Southern shield., 1870-07-30

exciting our Republican 1rlehuS apoSe measure. When the circumstances are fully understood, and the status clearly defined, we are persuaded that our position is correct, and our Ian guage temperate. Wehave nothing but the prosperity of the country at heart, and believe that a wise, prudent and just policy adopted and adhered to, by the Republican party, would nave strengthened that organization, and caused it to be the leading party of the land.
 gdru JU rIt SrdDIIIIy LII party UnaIl the character and qualifications of its public men. Where their power is wielded with a just and firm hand, good results are sure to follow. On the other hand, where selfish ambition dazzle their vision, they too often lay aside their dignity and descend to po- sitions which make the veriest plebrian blush the country becomes disgusted and partyiSm becomes anarchy.
 r4 Our people as mass are resolved to do right, and only ask that we have men of character and competency to fill our important offices. In these things we all have an abiding interest, and as a public journalist, we cannot too often allude to them. In fact, these matters should be kept constant ly before the public. It seems to us ruinous policy, to send set of jackals to the Legislature to make laws for a wealthy and intelligent people. We cannot consider men sincere WhO advocate such measures; but we be- gan more particularly to say something of the immediate situation and the course to be pursued.
 The Convention of the 18th inst, was, we understand, dispersed by law ful authority and will not be called to- gether again. We have heard the pro priety of calling another Convention, discussed on the streets, some advocate, some oppose. The Cldrs0n newspaper of this city, we notice, take the same view of this question that we do. Under present circumstances, no har- mony could be effected, no good pur- poses accomplished by another Con vention. Bitterness and strife would be kept alive, where these feelings should be allayed. Besides, the ma jority who attend these meetings are poor, and many of them are in debt, and but few of them ought to leave home at this busy season; these are bread and meat, pocket arguments, that should not be lost sight of. Let the agriculturalist attend to his part of the work and the politician his trade, let not the laboring people of the country be duped by political gam blers and town politicians where there is no necessity. We are opposed to any more Conventions this fall, and urge the people, yea, our Republican friends, to select their best men for the LegiS- lature, announce their name and our word for it, if they are worthy, they will be elected, and harmony both to party and country will ensue. This we feel convinced is best for all.
 AS to representation in the Con gressional Conveinion, we presnme that steps will be taken to lay the mat ter before the Convention, and II they --,lo eur county out we guess lnere will be member sent to Congress any way. We have not heretofore at
 o+h~~lrigs. This arose not from the fact that we felt constrained to stand aloOf and let events take care of them selves, but from the fact that we did not intend to place ourself in condi- tion to be dictated to by few men in whom the country have no right to have a spark of confidence in. It is only question of time, when this saicidal policy, will blot any party out of eXistance. When the best and purest zen of a party, are looked to in good saith as leaders, their principles become formidable, their conduct descent and oommendable, it's stability firm and settled. Such we had long hoped would be the political status of the Re- publican party, and such we hope will 9e its policy, or it will pass away like
 
 2aye preceded 1t. The conduct which turing the last few weeks has disgrac- ed this party must be altered, or it will soon be numbered among things of the