The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-24

An Eloquent VIndIcation OF the Plat
form-The sPresident of the Whole
People,
The following Is the full text Of the notifca-
tlon to the Hon. Horace Greeley of his nomi-
nation by the Liberal Republican Convention,
and of his reply accepting the nomination.:
CINCINNATI, May 3, 1872.
Dear Sir-The National Convention of Lib
eral Republicans of the United States have In
structed the undersigned to Inform you that
you have been nominated as the candidate of
tA2 Liberal Republicans for the Presidency CT
| the United States. We also submit to you lhe
address and resolutions, unanimously adopted
| by the convention. Be pleased to signify to
us your acceptance of the platform and nomi.
nation, and believe us, ever truly, yours,
G.. ScHURz, President.
GEO. W. JULIAN, Vlce-President.
WIN. E. MCLEAN,
JOHN G. DAVIDSON, Secretaries.
j. q. RHODES,
To Hon. Horace Greeley, New York City.
MR. aREELEY's REPLY.
NEW YoRR, May 20, 1872.
Gentlemen-I have chosen not to acknowl-
edge your letter of the Sd instant until could
learn how the work Of your convention was
received In all parts of our great country, and
Judge whether that work was approved ana
ratified by the mass of our felloW-cltzens.
Their response has from day 10 day reacneo
me through kilograms, letters and comments
| of Journalists, independent of official patron
age and Indifferent 10 the smiles or frowns OF
| power The number and character OF these
unconslralned, unpurchased, unsolicited ut
,erances satisfy me that the movement which
found expression at Cincinnati has received
the stamp of public approval, and has been
helled by the majority Of our countrymen as
the harblnger of better days for the Republic.
| I do not mislnterpret this approval, as espe-
clally complimentary 10 myself, nor even to
the chivalrous and justly esteemed gentleman
| with whose name thank your convention for
associatiDg mine.
receive and welcome 1t as spontaneous
and deserved tribute 10 that admirable plat
form of principles wherein your convention 80
tersely, 80 ucdly and 30 forcibly Set forth The
/ convictions which impelled and the purposes
which guided Its course, platform which,
casting behind 1t the wreck and rubbish OF
WORKOUT contentious and by-gone feuds, en-
bodies In fit and few words the needs and as
pirstons OF to-day. Though thousands stand
ready TO condemn your every act, hardly o
SYLLABLE of criticism or carll has been aimed at
your platform, of which the substance may
be fairly epitomized as follows:
First. All the political rights and franchises
which have been acquired through our late
bloody convulsion must and shall be guaran-
teed, maintained, enjoyed and respected ever
more.
Second. All the political rights and fran
chIses which have been lost through that con-
l.YulnIQp- should, and must be promptly restored
and re established, 40 that there shall be
henceiorth no prescribed class, and no dis
franchised caste, within the limits OF our
Union, whose long-estranged people shall re-
unite and fraternlze upon the broad basis OF
universal amnesty with impartial suffrage.
| Third. That subject TO our solemn constitn-
tional obligation to maintain the equal rights
of all citizens, our policy should aim at local
selr.sovernment and not at Capitalization;
/ that the civil authority should be supreme
over the military; that the writ Of habeas cor
pus should bs jealously upheld as the safe
guard of personal freedom; that the lndivldu.
al citizen should enjoy the largest liberty con.
sistent with public order, and that there shall
be no Federal subverslon of the internal poll
ty of the several States and municipalities, but
that each shall be left Tree to enforce the
rights and promote the well-beIng of the In
habltauts by such means as the Judgment ol
it's own people shall prescribe.
Fourth. There shall be q real and not mere
" simulated reform In the civil service Of the
Republic, to which end 1t Is indispensable the
chief dispenser of lis vast official patronage
shall be shielded from the main temptation to
use his power selfshly by a rule inexoraby
forbiddIng and precludlng his reelection.
Fifth. That the raising of revenue, either by
tariff or otherwise, shall be recognized and
treated as the peoples immediate business, to
be shaped and directed by them, through
their representatives In Congress, Whose ac
tion thereon the President must neither over
rule by his veto, attempt to dictate, nor pre-
sume to punish by bestowlng office only on
those who agree with him, or Withdrawing II
from those who do not.
Sixth. That the public lands must be sacred.
ly reserved for acquisition and occupation b.
cultivators, and not recklessly squandered on
the projectors of railroads, for which our peo'
pie have no present need, and the premature
construction of which is annually plunging uE
Into deeper and deeper abysses OF foreign in
debtedness.
Seventh. That the achievement of these
grand purposes of universal benefcence is ex
pected and sought OF all who approve them
irrespective of past affiliations.
Eighth. That the public faith must, at oil
hazards, be maintained, and the national ere
{. dit be preserved.
Ninth. That the patriotic devotedness ant
inestimable services OF our felow-cltizeDs who
as soldiers or sailors, upheld the flag ant
maintained the unity Of the Republic, shal
, ever be gratefully remembered and honorabl.
requited.
, These propositions, so ably aud forcibly pre-
, sented In the platform of your convention
, have already fixed the attention and com
| mondad tho oeaant of q largo maturity of OH