The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-09

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NATT CONyENTTON.
sfs 8 g = q CINCINNATI. May !.
d AT in O'Clock to-day the Liberal Republic |
can Convention was called 70 order By Col
Grosveffor, sof Sc Louis. who nominated |
Judge Stanley Matthew's, of Cincinnati. tor
the Temporary Chairman Matthew VS., takinS
the el,airs tha1ked the eoHsentioal for the I'M
expected honor, and briefly addressed the
upon the eavses which had neees-
STATED It's assemhlage, and after the adoption
of a resolution THAT when the c0nyentiop adj
iourned it would be to 10 a. ~. t1-mofro1s Y
and that III the meantime the de.egatieeaa's
from the several States shall elect delegates
to their convention equal iHnumher e double e
the number that each State Is respectively
entitled the electorfaf college alnotion to al
iollrn till i'd a III. 'fhnrsday carried.
Tie following Is u synopsis Of Matthews
soeech on assuming the temporary q ail'laalnl1r
ship of the Liberal Convention. After thank;
ing the Conselirioiisin appropriate ternls,he9
said: ss si9s - $3.50 el9ssa slA1
The thing which prize most d myself as
4 treasure to be guarded and 70 loVe.and 10
witness In the breasts of others, is this, that
tl4e time has come when 4 large ard infnen-s
tial portion OF the American people are der
.ternined and will no longer fhe asldogs tos
~ ear the collarot party. aEApplaitse.l Ilel
cali for the,cohyention was limited to mem
bers OF the Republican partly am not
ashamed of that name; 50 far as the kepuo-ss
|lican party, under the RroYidenaeesot soa,f
has been Instrumental in maintaining the HI
tegrity Of the Union, and establishing the
equality of all citizens before theIlAW. they
are entitled to the congratulations ofFfiiis
generation and the approval Of generations
| 20 come. Il see in this assembklge, this re-
bcilion against the Republican party, the
highest cnlogy that could be pronounced upon
that party 1t his sufficient integrity to be-
Igin the work of reforming itself by ITSELF
| Parties cannot live upon their regulations.
lgThe Republican party deserves to live. not
because it has done good things but only as
| it shows its. presents ability to contlnue Tie
| work of reforna. Atsleep and earnest coli
lsyletion has spread universally through the
hearts of the peaple that hthe war OF the re-
| bellion is ended, that peace has come, ana as
|. war has ended so ought to end military rule
and military principles, everything ti,atis
arbitrary, everything that corrupts, every
thing that keeps alive and fans the dymglein-
bers of the dead past. The cry came up tour
years ago. and it was thought ali suspicious
omen, Let us have Peace bl.t We have
not had peace. 81 gE&tesi
II tsI'he speaker referred TO the condition o!
1.-THE South. where the sso-cailed governments
i were sbankruptiug tile people, the power
l,surped by strangers for the purpose OF cor
ruptly enriching themselves, and puslle Office
used as property, not as trust, IN every de
4 plrtnlcut Of the Government the slow pols ~
4 Of corruption has pervaded the whole admin
,fisfaation from head to foot. kepublieanssee
aud experience this condition ofapunle
affairs with pain. and sorroW, but cali nc
longer afford tic responsibility Of partner
Il ship III such wrong Their dnty is 10 leae
I out tie columns iii order TO restore the bless
/ inrs Of. i good, sound Just and honest GOV
I .ri!ment.
liz ssg4 sas s:rs,ss IS iNeiASAft, hay :.
Il, Tlietcsnventions te-assembled at 3o'clock
and IN. hall was densely crowded. The con,
4 mittec on permanent organization reported
+ Sch,,.z is President, with Il Vice Presien
from each State. Among The Vice President
] ara II. nj. Rpeeri,y, of California, Geo. q
4 Lyon Of Nes,sda,. and Z. VI Johnson IL g
=. Oregon. Us, s.
sclnrz vas conducted to. the chair anlit
4 tumultuous applause, and being pre- sented I,
y the convention said III substance s.,
I'M , ~ lnsa,,,d survey dis vast assenlblae
III "a mrs If fhe1 solntry without emo
~ 1, ~ astan;st,na,,f and hone. Astonish
mont considering the sp,oeaaniety Of inlpnls
4 ,,I;o,, hronoht # toeetber. and hope. consil
"a H. n,r,ose fnr whie, II had met. I'll
pan,,,,,an ,arfy could we'll BE- co graduate.
...,.ts~s,,eh ]. .naetinr was. possible. lie re
J, ;.,,.a,l ssbisrary of the movement, an,
mana ~ le,,aytb 10 the causes from which, j
III He spoke iot the corruption in tn
q, sresarl Of tl,elaw. unconsti
futi s,,at assumptions of power, the laxity .
ID ,nI,fic ,5ition. Ell. Referring TO heseoHd
H tio,iof tIie!soith me said 1asass States wer
suffering for sa policy iof eoatiliaiop,, and
Il .4..,,,a,,s,,i,, ~ ca,nu,trn sense : Of I'll.