, 1870-12-03
MISSOURI,
Tho Governor Eject Screunued hy
Liberal fecpnblscnns-AiHS Speech

A]s~S4s 90 kH SkEEG%A4
From ths 81. Lout4 Republican, .tos, 81
A eerenAde YES giren 1sst night 10 lie Hon.
B. GIatz Brown. Governor elec:, at hia resi-
dence, corner Of Sheridan and Wabster xvsn-
uea. by Ibera! Republicans. It VAS plrtici-
pkttd in by the ofii-efs OF two cam p1n1es OF
S'nfe milit1a, which htve betn re.ent!y org.n-
lied. and The officers Of tho Simpson battery.
GcverDer elsct responded ~ fol1o7s
FEILew-soLD1ERs AND FELLow.crrIZESs
When those who fought the battle OF itee-
dom in the telG and those who IN .rgizsd ita
roliciea in tho State thus unite thar c,u3rAt-
nfAtione over cur victory, feel we'll assured
oEly we'll doEe Int Was worthy to be done.
When the Republican Convention met 1t JEFF
ferrOn Cry, it was found that various poli.i-
cal oEt1lVat ces had been employed to divast
ltet Any truly rept tesentatlse character aud thit
t waB determined under core, Of uuch frAudu
trance snd for the sole beuetit Of personslrioga
Aid cfiqnea. They Echei upon an osteneibio
majority. and supposed that taey could ig-
ucIe the principle Of equal citizenship that
ecletitntes the grounds ork Of all fEaa inssi-
tu'ians. With courage almost unparalleled
in our annals, ycu determined to rsctify tho
lines Of organization =; to em,h.>izs the great
scl,le vemtnt Of the wsr-eauaf r1ghts-oveu
in the peEseu Of ycur sdytrs A1iea. aodto make
your appeal to the people Of Mi.Roun upon
platform that embodied tho cardioai srusha Of
Ltmau iLeEty II TO persons and pr Jperty Aud
sfljc1,l tcnuie ard cenmeEciai re.traiats.
S'u1rerderng no principle yourselves, you ssk
TO humiliation srona othets, but, aecsoting ths
tAeis OF accom- p1iehtd iaess- your pur~
pore 10 garland tto gravo Of our late conflict
with the iH.nsorte!les that typifg freodon and
fraternity for Ill tho r4cas of uen that m1y
Dwell under the fag Of our republic.
:Cherrs And the victory has been QUO
II which you have every re.aua to bs proud,
So.disrs: Wlorayer haya gone in the
caLv7ss OF this great State, I hare eyet
fnund that those who bore tba bruns Of bat
tie v. re the firnt to extend tho right hand at
cupri1iatiou-[ cheers t-ptomps 10 forget all
animokity, ana to consign to 1b iviou obs 1late
issuta, hyRoEe F!1lrAeeoloRv, past nomen-
c1afure- it WA only those nho held high car
n,v4l in the rear ttiat would still pro,oog tho
rote Of d,scoFa, hoping for continued pil'4ge.
CAcers.t
ReI Iutlicans: Fou have been vindicated
in bath Judgment and attitude, for when you
cen-e to count upl2 l20. 600 fteanen. WHO rallied
to .ortr htaIdsrd, you ftud that = large snaja1i-
" II tnose who hare co-operAred Hith you
Mt.o lave supported yonr ticket in the reeeut
election; ana even ct those who we're cou-
strained by sinister methods into opoosit,op,
1he sjgus are already .igrificant thtt. rnooc.
uiziuE The truth OF The situ.tiou. they arc de-
cisrirr ttem.clyes. div by 5Ar. a. ofoue m;ud
for tile fn,,1rr. and mt sz,i1 Ia he bardeJ
! into hostility to YOUR achievement.
And nov nv fIieutr. oae sad III. lot ma SAY
that The tHeriieth century sill b. uuon u
Lrittty-th.t rresept ceutr&tion OF men vii
have 10 ,1o its life vo,E in tho tntfry.f aithout
siint. and thet W csunot afrara IL have il t3nd
us wrsnrlrr s,ou: he sam ,atai M: :,ci,s,es
| Of human fteetou. 1; ws are to acsou,1:.-1
| auytbiug WORTHY al our sce. thera sh,uld be
unaninity Amop- Amoti IN ptou1.. On tucaa
rointa. concratul la yuu. thun. that Mis-.
routi has u,,do fno iuit;at;ve IN thnt t1trecfnn
And IA I had occasiou !. fas ny.n;n.a sin.e, If