Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-08-03

conscience, Cr consistency on either sue.
This patriotic Union was based upon high.
cr rrounds than ordinarily control political
action [great applausel Even those who
had fought against each other IN battle
caspcd hands over the bloody ehRsm re-
newcd applause, and side by side, like
brothers with hearts beating unison, beat
ing with the same high purpose, they help
ed 10 bear the flag of fgloriOus liberty. Ihat
Gentlemen is Liberal republicanism
fcheersl, and that is Democratic republl-
canism, [great applausel The outcTy
which came from that union was the end ol
prescription, test oaths, of pain and strife
and of all disloyalty-in word, the real
end Of civil war came with that victory.
and did nOtcome I'll then in Missouri "
tense applause It redeemed that Stale
1t gave the right Of freedom to seventy
thousand men that were bound and icttrr'
ed Missouri is now free State IN tins
Union with her rights and dignity and
eanality under the Constitution, and not
one murmur Of disloyalty is anywhere
heard. BY that union Federal dictatlon
in Missouri in their local elections was
overthrown, and by that union strife and
hate have given place TO peace and to
GOODWILL By that union, liberty with
equal rights for all, has given to the State
unbounded prosperity and herpeople a JOY
unspeakleab So great was their JOY and so
complete their success that the Liberal
| Republicans Of that State were not content
without making an effort to extend tlie
the same union of Democrats and Liberals
Republicans, and with it the same bless
ng of liberty, peace and fraternity, 10 az
the other States hounds OF aPplauScI
Accordingly, in the State convention on
the 2ith OF March last they rcsolVeu 10 M
vite the Liberal Repubhcans IN al lhe
States to meet them in natlona! conEen-
ton on the LIST Of May lhat inYlIatlon
was accepted. There was, indeed, great
response. They came by thousands-lh
such vast numbers that delegate cchVeh-
tion of the Republicans ol all the states
was formed-bOth from principle ana irom
necessity, to give form to Its proceedlhG5'
Many OF the ablest OF the country lalclJ
leaders in the Republican, party, were TV IlcIc
aud TOOK part IN ltS ueiloera1lons' ,,It if f;i
were assuTeu lat larsu Sano' S,nto ard u frnm
eTa! Ipuuies,I &c H. ~ r,., e,ery 80, stooJ hobinJ
al portIo"a VI ';io .t Ioum'' "a IN tIov yorn
reauy 10 suseu[h 'nen % ,,;iI;nns H. & ,rLou wa
horaIy certain lna' 'iJ ILnnrsI .pns 1o~iJ m ouIy
thiS uay tepreSon. loupo'9j M b"n ~ of H.
come 70 lPeir support ,,j ang Hu, rnnch Tns "a
LTgra' ,';r ~ nePuuin'"TT1G publ TGroot % cbocrsI Tbot
convention presented a platform and pre-
sentcd candidates to the country for Pres
;Sont Horace Grcrlpv Icoptinued cheers1
and for Vice President d. Graft Brown
Tmoro obeers1 And thnt convention, for
Tho nromot;op and success of the princ-
Mas io declared ] in that nIatform there enur-
rr;otod r;,t and Tho sunnort of the candidate
nnn,;notoJ rl"rin NV that convention have invited
and cordially welcomed the cooperation
Of all natriotic citizens. without regard to
-. l.: n,l;,;on, Those priu.
ptplcs piS,n were clearly and concscly stated in
the platform itself, and restated in the
letter of acceptance of Greeley more
cheersl, and they were so well known TO
YOU all that will not restate them For
weeks that platform and these candidates
have been before the country.
Moooxb;lo ,ho convnniion called to
,,on,;nnto Gon Gront Ib;ssns1 and 10 in.
iorna"nd oont;nno tbo nrincinles nractices
u"I ut' III "ia en- Admin;strotion has done
- T., - TIi;ssos1 Rotwann tho Liberal
PonnIi;nona "GiH, ond ibo folIowsrs Of the Grant
HJp,"in;s,r"t;on Jp%D''S% % tbo ;ssne ;s now clearly
II, ', 7, 10 Crort Nv Groelcv rCheers
nnd n,"Io or;ds :p &c 10 roolovrl
A.,
W ME !hGSe Gvgnss "rJ IT,, pa'n,ns, ro rorr' ,m
Dom0cra,'c hepuphcans m,.oN' W. III H.
sent hei1 tueIr con'c1tion3 III o." .n
States. INC LlperGI nepuG;iiTT"n Tn C;no;p mo;
mem, the example oi Miseouli' my I'M I'M
1an UohtGhtlVil, l'S piatLorln' anu 9,ra 10 80"
diualeS WIN tuelT lel'ela VI ~;
were all before tleSe GonSonl.1ua VI, III
were very l9rSely atteAueu ny tiieii E 49,
men ana the paramount qucaspun qt5s,, y uo'oi'
all thc,e conventions were Dnail We
II D..~iI:nare9 TGroat onnlaneai
Shall We adopt this platform Loud crle2
of yes, yes, and some cries OF never
shall we nominate the same candidates
yes, yes, and shall we elect them
yes, yes, yes, and loud cheering or
shall we refuse to cooperate NO!
nominate other candidates lNo' no
Greeley Greeley J and strive TO eject
them over both tickets IN the heiii uehlle-
men, these are the questions which you are
to decide here That you Will decide WIS.,
ly, | can not doubt, nor can any one doubt
who looks over this body OF men, repre-
senting as they do three millions OF cluzena'
and who feel as every one must ieel the
high and patriotic purpose which inspires
you. Gentlemen, what means TINS great
uprising which You every.where. see "hat
means this proposed union OF three NH
lions of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WIN "
million tmay be OF Republicans what
means this union upon common platform
and this proposed union upon the same
candidatcs-a union so sudden 50 com
pact so earnest as to surprise ITS friends
and confound its enemlest lapplauSci
which comes as winds come which, to
borrow figure, overwhelm ordinary cur
rents ofpublic opinion, as great storms al,
ways run counter to surface currents
What means all tmsf There IS somethlu&'
gents, it does not mean, 1t means not
abandonment of what Is true OF what Is
just of what is.good IN human government
applause 1t means no union OF thc
dead upon dead issues, but a union OF the
living upon living issues OF the present
[Applause 1t means no union Tor tue
spoils Of office LapplauseI; but It means
the union Of men of the same iauh upon
the great and paramount issues OF the pre-