The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-10

once from what Ia personal to speak of the
great occasion, the duty and the purpose
which brings US here together. Nearly FIVE
years after the bloody period of the civil war
had closed, the Liberal Republicans OF his
souri,, [applause.] feeling keenly all the evil OF
the proscriptive test oath, the hates and the
strifes and the passions of the war had left
upon them long after the war Itself had
ceased, and feeling keenly the Executive
Federal power 10 their local elections, deter
mined to organize movement to restore
Equal Rights to all our citizens, [applause.l
white as we'll as black, [appause;l to restore
| local self.government, aud to arrest the fur
ther Capitalization of federal power, Zap
| plause.l They then said this thing has gone
| tar enough, If not already too far; the time
publcsns must say halt, aud reassert The
vital doctrine Of Republican government
that under the constitution the powers Of the
federal government are defined and limited,
[appause and cries of good good j and that
the people of the States have the right to gov
ern themselves In their own domestic affairs
upon the basis of the equality of all the States,
before the higher law, before the constitution,
and the equality Of all men before the law.
[Applausel Of universal loyalty, amnesty,
suffrage and peace; taking no steps backward;
taking no right and franchise which had been
secured the blacks. pledging themselves to
support them oil In their full vigor. They at
the same time demanded in the name Of peace,
in the name of liberty, in the name OF repub-
licau government itself, that freedom and
equal rights should be restored 10 the
white people. [Great appause.l They
organized nearly forty thousand strong,
and called upon B. Gratz Brown Zap
plause] to lead the movement. They placed him
In nomination for Governor. Then what follow
ed Eighty thousand Democratic Republicans,
[cheers,l looking upon the success of that
movement as above any party triumph,
[,heers,] resolved 10 sustain 1t with their
whole strength. Love OF country, love Of re-
publican liberty, love of The eqnal rights of all
men, inspired that uaion, and taught men 10
act together who had been politically opposed
| to each other all their lives upon other ques-
tions and In other times, aud Without vlolat-
Ing honor, logic, conscience or consls-
tency on either side. This patriotic union
was based upon higher grounds than
ordinarily control political action [Great ap-
plausel Even those who had fought against
each other In battle .'clasped hands over the
bloody chasm," lrenewed applause,1 and.
side by side like brothers, with hearts beating
unison, beating strong with the same high
purpose, they helped to bear Its flag to a
glorious victory. That, gentlemen, Is Liberal
RepublIcaulsm, enthusiastic applause,l and
that is Democratic Republcanism. [Great
enthusIasm.l The victory which came from
that union was the end of prescription,
test oaths, of palu and strife, and of all
disloyalty; in a word, the real end of the
civil war came with that victory, and did not
come until then In Missouri. Intense ap.
plause.1 1t redeemed that State; 1t gave the
| right of freemen to seventy thousand men
who had been bound and fettered. Missouri
Is now free State In this Union, with all her
rights, dignity and equality under the consti-
tuition, and not one murmur Of disIoyalty is
anywhere heard. By that union Federal die
tation in Missouri, in their local elections,
was overthrown; and by that union strife
and hate have given place to peace and to
good will. By that union liberty, with equal
rights for all, have given to the State un-
bounded prosperity, and to her people Joy
almost unspeakable. So great was their Joy
and 80 complete their success, that the Libe-
raj Republicans of that Stale were not con-
tent without making an effort TO extend the
same union OF Liberal and Democratic Re-
publcans, and with it the same bless
Ing of liberty, peace and fraternity to
all the other States. Rounds OF applause.l
Accordingly In State convention, on the oath
OF March last, they resolved TO. invite the Lib
eral Republicans In all the States 10 meet
them In national convention in Cincinnati, on
the first day Of May. The invitation was ac-
cepted; there was indeed great response.
They came by thousands; In such vast mum.
bers that delegate convention ofrepresenta-
tves of all The States was formed, both from
principle and from necessity, to give form to
Its proceedings. Many of the ablest men In
the country, lately leaders in the Republican
party, were there, and took part In Its de-
liberatIons. They were assured that large num-
bers of Liberal Republicans In every State
and from all portions of the country stood be-
hiRd ready to sustain them, and they were
morally certain that, If the millions whom we
this day represent [cheersl would only come
to their support, the number of Liberal Re-
publicans would reach half million or more.
IGreat applause.l That convention presented
platform and presented candidates to the
country. For President, Horace Greeley. rlong
and continued cheering and for Vlce-Presi-
dent, B. Gratz Brogn, [more enthusiasm
and that convention for the promotion ana
success of the principles declared on that plat
form there enunclsted, and the support of the
candidates nominated by that convention,
have Invited and cordially welcomed the co.
operation Of all patriotic citizens without re.
gard to previous political af1latIon. Those
principles were 80 clearly and conciGely stated
In the platform Itself, and restated In the letter
Of acceptance OF Mr.. Greeley, Emore cheer
ing and they are 30 we'll kaown to you all
that will not restate them. For weeks that
platform and these candidates have been be-
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