Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-31
cREELEY's ACCEPTANCE.
New YORK, July lS, 1872.
GENTLEMEN:

New YORK, July 1s, 1872.
GENTLEMEN:
Upon mature deliberation it seems
fit that l should give Your letter
OF the 10th inst. suulc further and
fuller response than the iu>iv unprc-
mcuiiatcd words in which | acknowI-
edged and accepted your nomination
at our meeting on the 18th. That
your convention saw lit to accord its
highest honor to one who had been
prominently and pointcdly opposed
To your party i'll the earnest and
angry controversies of the last forty
wears is essentially noteworthy that
many of YOU originally preferred that
the liberal Republicans should pre-
>cnt another candidate for Prr>i.
dent and would more readily have
united in the support of Adams.
TruInbull. Davis or Brown Is well
known. W my adoption at Balti-
more. wholly lo the fact that | ha,i
already been nominated ut Cincinnati.
alld'lhat Il concentration ui force upon
any new ticket had been proved imi-
practicable. Graiitird is am at
Your concurrence in the Cincinnati
nominations. certain as am that Won
would not have thus c~oncurrcd had
y"u not dr"nnrd me upright and ca
pablo. | find Hotllin" IN the cIrrum-
Stance calculated Ia IntlaImc vanity or
n"rri>h self ronrcit. That Your con-
,cnli"m SAW lit IN adopting The Gin
cinnati ticket. to rc#tlirn the Cincin-
natl platform. is L me Il source of
the p~rotounlc>t satisfaction. That
l,tik N.l. rnu-t i, ,I,l ., t,l-. Eli
important step by necessity, real or
supposed. 1t might have accepted
The candidates of the Liberal ltrpub-
Leans upon grounds entirely its own.
or it might have presented them A.
the first Wing national convention
did Harrison and Tyler, without
adopting any platform whatever.
That il CLOSE To plant itself dclibrr-
atclv by vote nearly unanimous
upon tn" fullest and clrarc>t% cnuuria-
ton of principles which are at once
inr"ntc>tahly Republican aM,l en-
pha,irally Democratic. gives trust
worthy assurance that Il new and
more suspicious era is dawning upon
Qua long distracted country. Some
of the best efforts of my life we've de-
voted 10 Il struggle against ~rlrarlcl
slavery: Il struggle not the less
earnest or arduruuS because respect
for constitutional obligations con-
strained me 10 act for the most part
on the defensive in resistance To the
rather than indirect efforts
for the extinction. of human bondage.
T~hr"u"iinui the most ct those Years
vision was unrhccrrd. my cXcr-
tions were rarely animated. 10y even
30 much ;> Il hope that | should live
to sec my c"untr. pcoplrl hv free
men alone. TIL" affirmation bv vuur
of the Cincinnati platform
is II most conclusive prsnt that not
merely i slavery abolished. but that
its spirit is extinct: that. despite the
protests OF i Respectable but i,ola-
teal few. 1lirr" remains anon" lis no
and M Formidable Interest
W hich regrets the overthrow or de-
,irr~ ti;c establishment of human
bondage, whether in lrltrr or spirit.
| am thereby justified in my hope
and trust that the first century OF
American Independence Will mot
before the grand elemental
truth on which its ri.hifulnr~S WAS
by jefferson an! the Continent
tai Congress of 10. will not be re-
.;.r'lr'l a. "%litirring "rn"raiitic>. bur
viii! have h"r"iI" In" universally ar-
aud honurru foundation Of
)ur political fabric. | demand the
Vr"ml'i application of those princi-
plr> to our existing condition. Hay
don" what | could Tor complete
Emancipation of III" blacks. | now
INSIST on III" fall cntranrlIi>rmrut of
Ill my "hllr country men.
Let none SAY I'll" bar la. iu-i been I
renewed from all lut u few rldrrl, /
gentlemen. to whom eligibility to
'iiirt. en- be of little rou>cuucncc:
ny view cunirmplatcs not the hum
irrh~ prescribed. but Il riuilliuu> who
ire denied the right to be ruled and
represented lay the mel of their
choice.
Prescription were absurd ii these .
lid not wish to elect the very men
whom They are forbidden I" choose,
hay" a profound regard tor the
'""rl" of that New i.m-lahrt wherein
was born. IN Wiio>r COMMON schools
was taught | rank NO other people
hnNr them III iniriilUri!cr. capaCIiv
nj moral worth. but while they do
AMY things wei! and some admirably,
her" i one thing / III sure they can't
wisely "r safely DO. ans! that i lI.c
tor States cInut from. and
nike their OWN. OF the persons by
'h"m ill0>" State >hHtli he repre-
'mir'i i'll Congress. Ii the: c"llI
" this !" rood purpose. then R"pui,-
can INSTITUTIONS WCr" unfit. and
Ia" only true p"l.tiral .
!
What lrtN" we Recently Witnessed : l..
chui"n Il. :li"r. the unqu",ti"nahlr
li"irc of Il large minority of tn"
resent legislature of Nor II Carolina, ,
majority backed 10y II ,~naj"riiy OF !
~ people VIII" voted III lis election.
fused :: seat in the Federal senate !
} which he was fairly chosen. and !
H. Legislature thus constrained to
another i'll his place. or leave
|" State unrrprr-rlIt"d for wears. ,
he votes of New England thus de- J."
North Carolina of the Senator =
+ her choice. and compelled her to
/" arbitrary and raprici"H> choice Of
neither in his stead. another who in
m lat" rnnt">t vas like Vance, a -
bel and Il fighting rebel. but who
al not served III congress before the
ar. a. Vance had. though the latter
faithful to the UuIun till
ter Tia" "l"-r OF his term. | protest
the Acknowledgement of a
late. lr">umpiivrlv of number of 8
iatc>. on grounds 80 narrow and |
IL this. The fact that the
me Senate which refused Vance, his
proceeded to remove his djsa-'
liiiC> for that seat which had been 7
.lrtt by another. only serves To place !
the strongest light the indiguity TO Y
Ortiz Carolina. -
Grniieunrn,-your platform. which 1
also mime. assures me that Dcmoc-
cy Is not l~rncriorth to Sra,d for
IL thin" and l;cpublirani>m for .,
thing. but that these terms
=" t" mean in politics n they ALWAYS
meant. substantially one and
e same thing, namely: Equal
Eht>. regardless of creed or cline or
Tor. | hail this IL a genuine new
'pariurc from outwurn fcul> and
ensures. les contentious n tltc
r"riI"u OF progress and r.iurnl. =
neither | shall be iOund worthy 10
ar the standard of the great move III
which the American rropl.
inau.uratc,l. : % he determined {
Il 10y words, bui by deeds.
| remain. gentlemen. YOURS.
HORACE GREELEY.
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