The Republican journal., 1872-07-18
Nj Oooiities Speed, al Ire Democratic
National Convention.

for this great honor, words can hardly tell how
much, hut You will allow me 10 pass at once
from what i personal to speak of the great oc-
"a>lon. the duty and the purpose which brings
n> here. Two wears ago. nearly five years after
the bloody period of the civil war had closed.
the Liberal Republicans of Missouri applause
feeling keenlN all the eNll OF Inc proScriptlNc
tests oath> the hates and the StrteS. the passions,
of the war had le1 upon them long after the
war itself had ceased. and feeling keenly the
executive federal dictation in their local cleo
tons. determined to organize IA movement To
restore oqua&ightS to all our citizens applause
whites well As blacks applause |. to restore
local >elt-9oNernment, and To arrest The further
Capitalization of Federal power. Applause
They then said this thing had gone far enough,
II not too far The time has come when all
honest and patriotic Republicans must say halt
and reaSsert the vital doctrine of Republican
government, that under the constitution the
powers of the Federal government are defined
and limited applause and cries of good,
''Eood' and that the people OF the States have
Tie right To govern themselves IN their own do
mestlc affairs upon the basis OF equality of all
the Sta t. before the higher law. before the Con-
>tltution, AMI the equality OF all men before the
law app ad>e of universal loyalty. amnesty.
suffrage and peace. Taking no steps backward,
taking no right OF 40 franchise which had been
secured To the blacks, pei9ing to support them
all III all their full Vigor. they 1T the same time
demanded, in the name Of peace. in the name
OF liberty. in the name of Republican govern
ment itself, that freedom and equal rights should
be restored Ia the white people. Great ap-
plal>r They organized nearly 10000 strong
and called upon h. Graft Brown fapplau~el TO
lead the movement. They placed him i'll nomi-
nation for governor. aud then what followed
Eighty thousand Democratic Republicans
cheers looking upon The success of that move
menl a above any party triumph Cheers I, re-
solved TO sustain il with their whole strength
Love of country. love of ftepuhcan liberty,
love OF the equal rights OF all men. inspired that
union ana taught men to act together who had
been politically opposed to each other all their
lives upon other questions and in other times.
and without violating either honor. logic. con
science or consistency ON either side. This
patriotic union was based upon higher graandS
Than ordinarily control political action. IGreat
applause. Even those who had fought against
each other in battle claSped hands over the
bloody cha>m renewed applause and side hy
side like brothers w ith hearts beating in unison,
beating strong with the same high purpose. they
helped TO bear its flag to Il glorious victory.
That. gentlpmen i Liberal Republic4nism
cheers , and that i Democratic Republcani>m
Great enthusiasm The victory which came
rom that union was the end of proscriptions
te>t oath> of pain and STRIFE and OF all dis LOYALTY
in 4 word. the real end of the civil war came
with that victory and did not come until then
in Missouri. Intense applause 1t redeemed
that State. 1t gave the rights of free men 10
It yentv thousand men who had been bound and
fettered. Missouri is now IA free State in this
union with An her rights dignity and equality
under the CONSTITUTIONS and not one murnur of
dj>lovalw is anywhere heard. Ry thin un,on
federal dictation in Missouri in their local elrc-
tons was OYt rthroWn, and by that union strife
aud hate have gwen place To peace and to good
Will BY that Hnion liberty with equal rights
Tor All has given TO the State lnboun led nros-
n4ritv ami ia het, ,ao,,Ia . low ,I,nnst ,In.,n.L.
able 50 great was their ioy and complete their
success the Liberal RppuhI.tns of Thai State
were not content without making an effort TO
extend The ANN. un,nn of / iInraI mi ba,,l
rratir Republicans. and with il the same hles,.
ING of liberal pearr and tratrrniiy 10 AN fhe
other states fRounds of annl,uSe
Accordingly in the state convention an, the
94Ih of March last they resnlvnd to in,ita th.
iher,I RAnublc-n. al an no Sttt.> tn ,nnat
hem i, NV Th.,t inIitatinn ,,.,s .,,.ca''toJ
There was Indeed . ornrt resr,onse rhnv r,na
nv thousands in surh yas1 Numbers that . jple
e.ta ron,nntinn of ra,ra.ant,ti,as Of ,II th
~f..tas U.s. tnr,naJ MN AN, r,;,,.;, l LII
trn,u uepesSity tn oiva farm tn lis ,,ro,.aa,;n,
MANY of the ,ble>t men Of the country l,tel'
leaders in the Recruitment marty were tl,nra mi
took mart in lis deliberations They ,ypra AZ.
sured that 4 large number of Liberal R4nulli
can, IN every State and from ali portious of tne
country stand behind ready ia sustain fha,n
ma Ihpv were nrn,.all, rerta,n that If the
millions vhom we M. ,I,x renrasent l.hoo,.4
yvnild only came In tl,.ir u,nnnrt TN. n,,,,lar
nt Liberal Remhli.,us ,yn,ild reach h.If :,
n,illinn ar more 4,;rn.t .hanr;ng That ,'nn.
ypntion nrasented , uI,tt,rn, nuL ,rn.e,,.a,&
randid.t4.S 10 the rountry-tnr pre,ijent Hor,.a
Greeley Hang continued .bnarn,,, mi Ia, 4 i
President p Gr,t1 Brown fnnr..' ,ntI,,si.y ~,
md that rnn,rnt,on for liz ,,ron,otinn ond
success Of the nrinrinIeS ,ie,.I.rad in ina ,it
fnrn, there 4uunri.tnd and the .,,,nnrt of tha
r.n1idate. nnmiua,e,l IN that convention h.ua
IifrL and rorJi.ilv Welcomed the ,o.n,,nratinn
1T all natriotir rjtiIeus ,vithu,,t ra,,,rd f., ma.
yI,I,. Marty .,ttfIi.Iinus frhns, ,ri,,.i,I4S u, m
"a Clearly and rouri.eiy stated in tha nlatfnrm
itS4f ana r.Statrd i'm the letter ot ,rrnnt.noa al
Mr. Greeley fmore cheerint, ! and thev are so
weU known la Won ali th,t viii moi ra.tat,.
tham For weeks ma nIntfnrm and thnSa
.,ndid,trs have been before the country
Meanwhile the convention c,Iial to nn,njnaia !
General d rant ,hi>seSl and Ia endorse mi ron
nm, The uriurInlps Ir4ctires and noliy of hi
a,tnin,stri,tion has dome its WORK (ui.Sa.l
A. between th4 liberal Hennl,li,.an. I'M Ma
t,lIowers Of the Grant .,Jninistratinn the issmt
Nav, ,.iaa,.lv madeun II i. Grant ~, ,!,.aal,,
Immense enthusiasm and cries of GreeJav
.r-.Iav Whi,. these events ,yarn ,.s>;n5,
~ naino.r4ti,. pan,hlic.n. ,rbnn, y., 1870,
.1nt hnId Their conventions in an the states
TIa IiLnr.1 ptunhhr.n mnvnmnn, the e,-.
.uinie nf Missouri The CINCINNATI 1,l.,tforrn .,nt
II. ran,liat.s vim their letters Of a,.,,,t,n,..
,,ars ali h,.tnre These conventions which ,yar,,
v,ry LARGELY attended by their ablest men md
The paramount questions before an these CON
I,.nf,nu, were. .iShall we accent this invitation