The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-09-08
freedmen in the nbiect condition Of serf.

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dom. Seldom in history has Their
been imposed upon anybody Of men ,
work OF greater magnitude or dia'cul
ty. Tho Republicans might hav,
shrunk from and avoided it. Thcy
we're sorely tempted to 10 so But
hey resisted the temptation Of oiIicis
powcr and patronage, tho threats o
Executive dietatien and all other ad.
verse infucnces, and With sublime 6del
lty and courage addressed thcmselvc,
to the horculcan task. To aid tb,
rcorgnizlng kinrcd industries, caring
for, protecting and instructing tho
emaucipatcd bondo'an 10 the new du
ties of their changed condition, th,
Republicans established the Freed.
mems Bureau, which by the wise ex.
pendture of few millions Of dollars
did an incslculable work for order
peace, aud the Rehabilitation Of south
ern society. To reconstruct, rebclliou,
States on the solid basis Of equal rights
they gave suffrage 70 the freedmen 10
cure citizenship aud civil rights TO a
wrong and hat cd race they proposed
aud adopted the 1ith Amend'neo,
and enacted tn bill of Civil Rights
70 establish by irrcversible gura1,ees
equal political rights apd privileges,
they adopted the Fifteenth Amend
ment, aud as . crOwbing act f,r free.
dom they provided by law for the en-.
forcement OF these amendments thus
newly eushrinei within the copstitu.
ton. That the Republicans, against.
the sternest opposition, agaios, misrep-
representation, against appalling oh
1tacles. have struggled on until the
'c5el States reconstructed on the ba-
sis Of impartial liberty, have been re-.
stored, and the sublime doctrips Of the
declaration Of Independence made
prsctical realities. 10 the progress
OF the ages it has been given 10 feS, 10
any form or by any modes, to achieve
work 20 vast, 10 grand, 30 benef-
eient, so sure to be recorded by history
and applauded and remembered by
coming generations.
Having achieved this grand work
having passed through these three
cras Of its history, the Republican
party, entering upon its fourth era,
was summoned I. deal with questions
relating to the national deb;, the eur.
reocy, finances and Ia axaiion, 10 reform :
n the military, naval aud lud,an .er.
ice, snd whatever remaining bardeos
and iesaeie. we're lei. by the slr. Goa
cerning these questions there are sp-
,arar. di-er.i;Ies Of interest and rea!
differences OF opinion. The solutisas
OF some Of hem are embarassei By
grave aitiiculties. They require time
and fina,eill skid and practical state.
meLship for Ihei, adjustment. Differ
ences OF opinion on matters so recon
dite and compiler, IN All orsanits.ion
embracing 50 many nen OF large in-
iel.igence, trained to habits Ell inde-
pendent ,boaght. expression and
modes OF action, are inevitable They
are indeed TO he expected AMI de>ired
for iIop such freedom Of diseassiop
ruth is elected sni prc,er modes OF
ction ar, dedueed. The men, there
ore, who stood 50 FIRMLY while in
nicority, sHid ibe demonstrations. a.
rogancs aei seorn Of poacr; the m.s.
who met the stern exIgeuciss OF civil
war sith such beieie courage, sho As
sal.ed the s.iss power .od eI,er.pa,si
g.. slave sy,tem the u,ce who gap
-ied % successfully With lie psrl,isx.
ing and pfegnan: issues Of recOasl' &c.
:ou, li,'e The aeirle>. freedmsn Up 10
citizenship. exalted then to The
'eisats of si, I aud political light. and
privileges, and maze the naLoa free
n fac a. well as ~ ssRe. sasai IN
shrink iron the less msnes,oss aaI
.s>s embarrassing ques,iUa aos ..sCSrs
hem.
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existene-. rernta,iea ssi -eRsrn q
iie "spublicsn patty, and doe stssc
Of .elf.res?ect sNI p de II ehaIA ser.
iea.ni ih>l Republicans Rew. o, i.
'b- past, should have si,a 10 tbs cS-
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