The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-05


martial law and military power.
1t declared that all the reconciliation
of all our people, purity of purpose in
public service must precede all other re-
FORMS and are our supreme necessity, and
waving all other questions, IL invited all
who agreed on these to u hearty and zeal
Gus cooperation. That appeal stirred the
heart of the Democratic party. Politi.
clans debated, thoughtful men doubted,
bold men hesitatcd, timid men were
frightened but the heart Of the Demo-
cratic masses, instinct with patriotism, an
swered the appeal, and ut Baltimore de-
clared that the highest interests of the
country, the best hopes of our govern
ment, the assurance of liberty required
this cooperation that the republic must
DO maintained and preserved before it
could be administered, and that rs for
itself and its adherents it would compose
all minor differences, lay aside all party
prejudices, forget all past bitterness, and
unite with all who would restore
peace TO our people and purity to
our government. Gentlemen, hui
manity has been ennobled 10y deeds of
self-denial and self.devotion. Men have
dared and died for their country or their
God. Their es-resplendent in the
ages--mark the advance of our race to u
better and nobler beng. But never, in
all history, has there been an act of more
unselfish devotion, OF purer magnanimity,
than this of our party.
AT the call of patriotism, i; stitled the
cry of party, at the demand Of the coun-
try, IL silenced the voices of ambition, of
pride, even of an earnest and honest and
lifetime antagonism. 1t said 10 its oppo-
nents, in the presence of this impending
peril, to avert this threatening danger:
We accept your invitation. we will lay
aside our preiudices, We will hold in abey-
ance our differences, we will accept your
PLATFORM We will adopt your candidate.
He has been our most constant, most able,
most inveterate, most demonstrative oppo-
nent on the questions of the past, but he
is right on the great questions Of to-day.
We will be faithful TO him as he is faith
ful TO the cause. We will bring all power
Of our organization, all the persuasion of
our authority, ali the fidelity cultivated by
our principles, our history and tradition
to aid you in their struggle, and if we shall
succeed we will bear to YOU the honors
and offices and emvluments; we will ask
from you nothing but that you restore
peace to our people and purity to cur gov
eminent
Heroic, patriotic party worthy its
founders not degenerated in the hand OF
their sons. 1t has proven itself great in
the triumphs Of its wisdom and its power;
greater still in Its untlinehing constancy
amid dangers and defeats, but greatest of
all when in the sublime selt-abnegation il
sacrificed every selfish aspiration, every
human weakness, to the hope of averting
calamity from our country. do not know
that the effort will succeed but it was an
act worthy the faith of martyr, worthy
the courage of devotee, worthy the favor
of God.
Gentlemen, the significance of this
mighty movement is-we have been told
reconciliation and publication. 1t is
this, and it is more. 1t is--we have been
told-a pure administration of con,titu-
tional legislation. 1t is this, and i, is
more. It's highest Significance, its chiefest
value is, that beneath the struggles Of
party, and animating them, too, there is
IN the American heart a love of country, II
spirit Of patriotism, which rises in the
presence OF the countrys peril, and speaks
to stiffness every aspiration except tor its
safety.
That spirit is abroad now; that spirit
calls and consolidates its forces now il
appeals to you all, Democrats and Repub-
licans alike. While it appeals to your
patriotism, il promises safety to your
material Interests to commerce, protec-
ton abroad and freedom from oppression
ut home to manufactures, stability in
legislation to agriculture, exemption
from the weight OF an unequaled taxation
to capital, freedom from governmental in
reference, and subsection to the laws of
trade to labor, The free enjoyments of
the results of Its industry-and to all
laborers, merchants, manufacturers, cap
italst, banker, professional man, the rich
rewards to be gathered in the fields of in
dustry throughout reunited and peace
full country.
That spirit will show no WEAKNESS and
seek no repose, except in triumph. 1t
will move on steadily to agreat and crown
ing victory. whatsoever shall fall on
this stone shall be broken, but on whomso-
ever it shall fall it will grind him into
powder"
Republicans, what more could you ask
than the Cincinnati platform and Horace
Greeley
Is there any Democrat who halts and
doubts as to his course Is there any who
icdIb iOE ulo COHsIsteuCy UT uOuDls the duty
of patriotism / love the Democratic
party; know its courage; know its
purity; l believe in its principles | re-
we're its wisdom; when it speaks / will
obey. "All men are wiser than one man.
When its wisdom and purity shall
point out the course and lead the
way, what Democrat shall say he
can not tread that path with honor and
consistency? When its patriotism shall
counsel, what Democrat shall say that he
is too pure to follow the advice When
its lofty spirit shall Danish partisan pride,
what Democrat shall say he is too proud
TO follow the example? / do not expect
Mr.. Greeley, if elected, to give US a par
tisan administration. / would not respect
him If he should do SO; it would be con.
trary to the spirit of this movement; but
he has promised that he will restore Il true
fraternal affection to all our people that he
will give us purity and honesty in admin
lstratIon, and it is folly to refuse these
because we can obtain no more. He has
has himself said-I use his words
That subject to our solemn constitu-
uonal obligation to maintain the equal
rights ofall citizens, our policy would aim
ut local self-government, and not at CEN
tralization that the civil authority should
be supreme over the military that the
writ of habeas corpus should be jealousy
upheld as the safeguard of personal
freedom that the individual citizen
should enjoy the largest liberty consistent