Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-24
violence to Democratic principles; and
when he further distinctly s&ys, eff elect

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on this head is fofeY + y salnisheds y 81
tsWhen The Democratic party nomi.
mates Horace Greeley for the Presiden-
cy ofthe United States, it thereby .aban.
dons none Of those principles of freedom
ond popular rights, which are found alone
under the banner of n pure and unre-
stricted Democracy. It iInbibcs- none of
those despotic' and centfa1izing Or slave
elements Of Republicanism. It still
means freedom In its broadests sehfssee.. ssseahfse.ls
1t SIMPLY says our r. country is in dan
ger and and w!ss we must must combine mutual
safety Despotism the result. otleehtra1i,
zation. has usurped the place Of liberty
Che fires sectional hate arc kept burnt
ing by an Tins ,ff|a5lrt f|5l Fl sslf6ssh
purposes plunHdleFf, p Il II. ], and rob
lbpaary berry is fpqekki sucking put the very albloodpf
the S9uth.ri nsati sssi ig3igzi l aiid.II
/ In this State of'thihgsi there IS aitfthet
time nor aispBsiti6ii to aftlk ..Boht party,
Esaveothe country ifs, and then hen these
things sSa can 1f be attended ten to- Imagine
ship at seq, With, n mutinqtst crew, sud-
denly, caught Mitll,iifc.9bIs it tho iietnto
lofcommon sense that tile inieh w6uld4 20
oonwith tlicir argtimed6tg g ayGiie 4hcc Slip
was burning? Would they pott first
combine in tlieir efforts TO eputy utathcI
flames, and save the ship? $50 ssY,vc
now. Let the honest men of al parties.
unite to pnttluwn the robbers..al 2 9scr
The Baltimore Convention las inau
gurated q glorious movement, lt,is the
first National Reform Movement since the
war. ry bszii ! i2dssiw o1a5 ieu bib ]
1t means.peacc. Not The hypocritical
peace referred to by Grant when he says
Let us have peace" but, real sincere and
lasting peace. Peace, which, meddling
not with local governments, places every
American citizen under bond of com
mon brotherhood, and teaches men when
they goto tic ballot-box to enquire, not
for State, party or color, but;simply for
honesty. Its the first national effort to
bring the American people upon n COM
mon, platform, inswhichtlle Issue is hon
EsTY against DISHONESTY, and which,if
successful, must infuse !. wholesome sp;r-
it through the country. .t,;4,
The movement is now before the poo
pie. Will he ncccpteLonnot? tl4 81
Time alone can provo whether thciill-
feelings engcndcred by the war, will con!
tinue a barrier to rcform--whcthcr the
North forgetting the confederate victories
of Bull Run, Shiloh and Seven, DAYS,
and the South forgetting the disasters of
Fort Donaldson, Pillow and Nashville,
are mutually willing to bury the past past,
and live hcnceforth for n glorious future.
] have thus dwclt at some length upon
the subject of the Baltimore Convention
to,fhow, forth the spirit ofpatriotism and
concili alton which has characterized It's
action and l desire to say in conclusion
that | shall be actuatcd by the same
spirit in the conduct of:tliis paper. Our
principles are Democratic, but when the
common good requires it, we shall nevcr
hesitate to lend our voice and mid to tile
efforts of honest Republicans to redeem
the State or County.
We have thus cnleayorcd clealsy to.
define our position, and trust that it will
be thoroughly understood.
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