The Portland daily press., 1867-07-24
Wednesday Morning, July "a, 1857.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
ION TO Richna ond. -

Not this time with the martial array of '61,
but carrying thither only light. The PRAYER
of Ajax has been heard among the Southrons
too many years. 1t Is to be answered at last
thank Heaven! and with the light will come
forgetfulness of all the old-time feuds and bit
terness. that for half century have disquiet-
| ed all our souls, and wasted vast deal of en-
ergy that otherwise would have been directed
to nobler purposes than civil strife. The
| golden year has come when we can meet the
Southern people face to lace, and devise with
them in fraternal deliberation measures for
the advancement of the common veal. The
thousands of brave men that are resting
where they fell on hard-fought fields, if they
still take cognizance of the fortunes OF the
Republic, will think it worth somewhat that
the old wrangling of fierce partizans grows
quiet round their graves
The extent Of the revolution wrought in
the social fabric by the gigantic efforts of the
last six years can be measured by the fact
that it is possible for Fred. Douglass to speak
in Virginia, not only with safety butwith ap-
plause; and that speaking, as it were, at the
funeral of his vindictive foes, he utters only
sentiments ofkindness and conciliation. But
the work is only begun. 1t is not enough
that Guelphs and Ghibelines cease to stab
each other, they must be made to embrace.
There Is always foundation for the strongest
friendships in the character brave and mag
unanimous enemies.
How can the social and political reconstruc-
tion be corsummated? The Union Republ-
Schenck is chairman, have an answer. They
have published circular in which the i'm
portance of flooding the South with docu-
ments that foster loyal sentiment, is
fully explained. This Committee has already
accomplished much in this direction, but has
been embarrassed by want of funds. The
eighteen thousand dollars already expended
was derived for the most part from the two
Houses Of Congress. Small as the sum was,
it enabled them to distribute several hun
dred thousand documents through the South
and to employ over seventy active and intel
Egent speakers and organizers, of both races,
who are at work in the unreconstructed
States and to a limited extent in Tennessee
1t is in part due to the efforts of this Commit
tee that Republican party has been organiz-
ed in erery State, and that the number or
Union papers has increased from fifteen to
seventy. Twenty of these papers are lilies.
1t is now established beyond question that
only means are lacking to carry each one of
the unreconstructed States, both at the cleo
tions for Congress, and in the presidential
campaign. The Committee have the names
of twenty thousand loyal persons to whom
documents are regularly sent, so that one
hundred thousand copies of any publication
can be distributed at once when il is found
necessary to do so. They will continue to
confne themselves to the particular kind OF
work upon which they have begun, without
attempting to afford any direct assistance to
the Republican press. The friends of the
cause are assured that hundred dollars de-
voted to these ends now, will accomplish
l more sh~rs Thousand twelve months hence
This cannot be regarded as merely politi-
cal movement. If it is, then eternal glory
will attach to the party that asks only for
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umph of its principles-a party that goes in
to an unfriendly country, not with bribes or
with threats, but with schoolbooks and news
papers. The bad reputation which political
parties formerly had will no longer follow
them if they are to become chiefly instramen
tai in civilzing the inhabitants of benighted
regions. Persons of different political views
may find it difficult to regard Gems. Schenck
and Logan as the leaders of new school of
philanthropists, but whatever may be their
motives, they are certainly doing missionary
| work.