The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-08-29

hls place All oar victory wll tacH he
decisive and inspiring
Ard republicans II Vermont never
/. bad more reason 70 te proud 81 tAeir
position. og jealous q their lair fame.
They have always been ia the vaa Of
the army d freedom ID is victories
whether ga war GRIN peace, their place
at the front has never been questioned.
No mas doubted our loyalty 30 man
questioned our devotion 20 the rights
ofman. Mr.. Greeley has borne test-
mouy 70 tia huadrcd times Let him
BE- obliged reluctantly 90 BE a witness
o. il once more.
The single and commanding issne of
the campaign is q simple one. Ii is
no. reconciliation, Il is not reunion,
IL is uatrcf0m These are only the
glittcring geueralitics Of the orators
Of the new party The Republican
party is the true party Of reconeilia-
ton, reunion aud reform a reconci,ia-
ton, which establishes justice aud
equal rights, and maintains them, aud
is at peace with an who obey the law ;
a reunion which has kept every state
10 the union as well as restored it to its
place in Congress q reform that has
Disguised corrupt democrats and re.
publicans alike, and united them in OPP
position to General Grant. The SIM
gle issue is. Shall the new Constitu-
tjon-tbc constitution of freedom and
equal rights, be enforced by appropri.
ate Congressional legislation, or only
by state and local laws Shah the
Democratic party, which opposed the
three great amendments, be entrusted
with their enforcement, or shall that
work remain in the hands Of the repub-
lican party, through whose persistent
efforts alone the amendments became
part Of the constitution
If the government is surrendered to
the Democratic party and their new
but not numerous allies, these great
amendments become only words. Sla,
very may not be restored, but equal
rights and impartial suffrage will be
denied. These amendments have no
selfenforcing power. If the men in
possession Of the government will not
enforce them they are but dead letters
in the constitutions impotent at
the south as the old clause respecting
the rendition Of fugitive slaves was at
the north Can any republican fail to
see this, or seeing it, can he fail to
vote as he always has voted in favor OF
making these guarantees of the con-
stitution the protection and defence
Of the Union men Of the South, white
and black alike
We need not recall the brilliant
record of the republican party. What
the Republic has saved, as well as
what it has gained in the last twelve
years, Is the achievement OF this party
When others wavered ii was steadfast;
when others clamored for truce or a
surrender, it kept its face to the armed
foe when others negotiated for peace,
at any price, it demanded liberty and
justice, and through that peace when
others attempted reconstruction with
out universal liberty, equal rights and
suffrage, it demanded and obtained all
these ; when others talked of repudia.
ton, it stood fast by the honor Of tho
nation, and its policy has amazed the
world in the rapid payment Of the pub
lie debt. 1t has increased the revenues
while it has diminished taxation; it has
settled a grave difference with a for
eign power, by the peaceful methods o.
arbitration; it has adopted an Indian
| policy at once humane and successful
during its administration of the Gov.
eminent it has not only carried the Re.
public successful through a terribly
destructive war waged by traitors
against the Union, but its policy il
peace has contributed to an advance in
the prosperity Of every industry Of the
country unprecedented in our history.
We ask every Republican to give
one day to the country. The nation
has learned through the terrible expert
ence Of civil war, the cost of a Gov
eminent and a policy untaithlul to the
liberties and rights Of the whole people
/ One such experience should be sufli
cient for a whole generation, Tho
people see and feel this. From every
part ofthe State comes the most cheer
ing intelligence. Republicans who a
first hesitatcd are everywhere taking
their old places in the ranks They
see in the candidate Of the new part,
only the dress Of the old republican
the heart and life ofrcpu5licanism have
gone ont Of him; they see in the can
didato Of the republican party the Cap
tain who never turned his back to al
enemy ia war, the Chief Magistrate
who has no policy to enforce agains
the will Of the people, aud who ha