Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-07-26
The Response.


The response of the people and the press TO
the nominations made by The Democratic Ma
,ional Convention is only equalled BY the una
nfmity with which they we're made But tive
weeks have scarcely elapscd and the inIeIli-
gence Of The favorable reception Of the ticket
reaches US from all parts Of the country-from
the prairies OF the west TO the savannas OF the
soath, and from the eastern and northern
slope. This is an angurr Of success. 1t clearly
shows thai the bearts Of The people are in the
movement, and that there is something terri
bly, wrong in tile administration of the gov
eminent to cause this upheayal The politi-
clans Of the fossil s.amp--and they are re"
and far between" stand aahast nj seeing
their couusels unhecded. The fat Of the peo-
pie has gone forth the people whose govern
n,ent ii is, and who are to be ruined or prosper
as the government is well or lily administered
have spoken 10 tones not 10 be misunderstood
that our rulers must give an account OF theiI
stewardship, and they arraign this admins
tration for wanton disregard Of the public
interestingly charge corruption on the part
of many gifts prominent officials, ncpolism
and gift-taking on the part Of the President
They charge disposition to centralize the
powers OF the government in the enactment Of
arbitrary aud unconstitutional laws By which
10 perpeluate its power. They charge that the
rights and liberties of the people would have
been invaded by the extension ofan unconsti-
tional law 10 continue in operation the sns-
pension Of hat great writ of right-thc habens
corpus--and which was prevented only by the
determination Of the Democrats and Liberal
Republicans They charge thata system Of
espionage hver the whole correspondence OF
the country would hive been adopted if the
Postal Telegraph bill had become law. They
charge that four years ago the hypocritcal cry
of Let us have peace" was made 10 the ear
10 he broken 10 the hope, and that the servile
tools OF the President 10 the American Senate
--regnrdlesa ofthc high position and the dig
nifty Of the oiice--are but the eohoes OF ty-
ranny which, if permitted, must eventually
subvert the liberties Of the people.
The bill of indictment is drawn up--the As
sizes are in session and the verdict will be reH-
dered in November On the issues now In
volved great interests depenl--even the future
wcli-beng of this country and its people. To
accomplish this, parties for time, have laid
aside their badges, they have buried the pas'
and only refer TO il TO draw lessons Of instruc-
ton for the future-those who had hitherto
been SO widely cstrangcd have met upon a
common PLATFORM ana the cry Teaches1lcavcn,
LET US have peace"
Seven years have passed since the war was
closed and. the imbiuerment between the Sec
tions--owing to the iniquity of the reconstruc-
ton laws, which filled the South with an army
ofcarpet. baggers who are eatilg up their sub
etance-has not been diminished, although
the South was yearning FOR peace. The olive
branch was rendered by the Liberal Republi-
cans Of the North, and the South, looking
upon /; as the hnrbingcr OF peace and a better
day, hailed it with joy. And thus it was thai
the union at Baltimore was so cordial and thu
nomination so unanimous. 1t was the desire
10 see peace and harmony restored between The
sections-the wall OF partition that divided
them having been broken down, hcnceforwart
they could be united people This is the OBJ
ject and this the aim Of the union between th,
Democrats and Liberal Republicans as well a
10 bring the government back TO the pcopl,
and 10 confne its administration within it!
constitutional restrictions,
Judging this administration by its past his
tory-and it is the only safe criterion-there il
nothing to cheer the heart OF the statesman oil
the phlanthropist in It's continuance. TIT
blessings Of n good government, like the dew
of Heaven, should descend alike upon all--anc
to effect this is the duty of all good men ant
true patriots. Defeat in such cause woult
be preferable to = victory gained by the oppo
sing party