Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-11

fixed determination to defeat its horrid
purposes and crush its appalling power.
To him is due the fact that compare
tive safety has been restored to our
state, and a beginning made in the vim
dication of the laws The work so well /
begunwill becarried to a just and COM
pIete end, and the lesson will be taught
that no political grievance, under our
form of government, can excuse re-
sort TO irresponsible mob law, and that ]
the rights and privileges of American
citizens are not held at the mercy of |
disguised midnight assassins." - = :
Such is comprehensive expression
of the loyal feeling of the South by one t
who, on the score of intelligence and |
fidelity to the principles of fIeedom, Isl
entitled TO high consideration as witt
ness But he is Northern man. Then
yet more conclusive, if possible, is thel
testimony of Gen. Longstreet, South |
efn man, and most distinguished mill
itary leader in the late Rebellion, but
one of the first to accept in good faith |
the reconstruction measures, and MAN.
fully to pledge fealty to the Govern
ment of the United States on its newt
constitutional anti-slaveryi basis. Het
has recently resigned. the surveyorship !
at New Orleans, and concludes a long
and interesting letter on the political
situation by: saying: 'ss ,.oi.i s01.si |
''There was q time. when 1 had seri-
Gus doubts of the possibility of success
full reconstruction; but the law was
before us, and we had no course tol
pursue except under its mandates. II
think that 1t has been faithfully erec'aed
so much so that in some instances it
is said to have been done with severe
Justice. have said before that we have
reason to hope that we shall. have sue
ceSsful reconstruction. / believe that
this is due to the firm hand of the pres
ent administration. Will it not be
better, then, toforego' the exercise of
onea good privilege of a quadrennial
change of administration, when we, see
and feel and almost realize that our fu-
ture will not be left in doubt! Then,
again, the personal claims of the Pres
ident are very great. All things COM
Isidered, / am constrained to say that i
think the people owe it to themselves
and to the President to return him to
the office thathe has filed so well and
with such entire good faith" 3t!l.
j 1.-The National Convention, to be held
at Philadelphia, in June, will embody
and represent the Republican party,
i through delegates fairly chosen and in
; the usual method. .All attempts to de-
; cry it as not authoritative will be in
vain. AS truthfully may stragglers and
: deserters insist that they constitute. the
: main army as the undelegated, d., ire
5 sponsible actors in the Cincinnati Con-
2 Vention claim to represent any consid-
3 cradle portion of that party. They
III n lexx a
t movement, by remembering that the
!, defeat of Grant will not be merely per-
: sonal to himself for any acts he may
S have done; but it will be the. defeat 'O1
: the Republican party, and the conse.
r quent triumph of its deadly opponent
= But their estrangement is evidently sc
s great that they care nothing for the
: lparty itself, though insisting that they
;, lare still Republicans. Hence the Ili
i fd,aae said nothing and did nothing tC
/ help achieve a Republican victory in
/ New Hampshire, when its hearty co
IS operation never seemed more needed
e It has treated the Republican struggle
e in Connecticut with the same marked
l. indifference. carrying water on Ebotf
Il fShoulders-thus: ssEach of these candi
: ldates FGov. Jewell; and Hon. Richart
Z of them is elected will
q glserye with advantage to the state anc
, credit to himself. Republicans will
Ie vote for Gov. Jewell, Democrats fo
o Mr.. Hubbard. as is right, Disparage
A. Iment of either will only operate to tn
20 damage Of the party that eountenance
E. 1.-The attack a very remarkable exhi
efbition of tsRepdblicano magnanimity
leland. under the circumstances, equal,
and note-worthy? AS if j
s. were simply choice between two goo
1meri. repfesenting only their persona
and having nothing to d
r-l'With parties; principles, and measure
r affecting the stability5of our institu
" tions and the liberties of the peopie -.
The tts,iDsas of the Tribune is stiI
lg5further eyineed in the letter. signed b
nj Mr., (Sfeely and others, addressed /
j. William Nj. Grosvernor, chairman {
o-l the executive COMMITTEES of the LiiIere
u Republican Convention of Missouri, i
utl which concurrence is expressed. in tn
toll principles lately set forth by the Lii
,nleral Republicans of that state: ssW
if make this departure from the ordinar
il. methods of party action from a dee
H. lconviction7 shat the organization I
ID (which we belong (?) is under the col
be ltroT of those who win use itchiefy fl
in personal purposes" A fine coinpl
IS ment to the Intelligence and patrio
kisnl of the organiza ton ITSELF : Frel
the local deduction is to
istdrawif that 1t is not to the Republics
bel party as such, but solely to those nam
'etffess knaves who control it, that I'll
,leferedit is due for the grand measures /,
,s-i peace and reconstruction that hay
1yI characterized the present Administr
In ttion! .Do men gather grapes
inlthorns, or figs of thistIess'' Is the r.
N. publican sioreanization'' but a me
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