The Hickman courier., 1872-04-06
An Important Document.
Greeley,s Farewell TO Grant

GTeeley's Farewell TO Grant.
New YORK, March 29.-The follow.
ing appeared in the Tribune:
To Col. WM NJ. GRosvENoR, Chairman
Executive Committee of the Liberal
Republican Convention of Missouri
Washington, D. c.:
SIR: We, Republicans Of New York
wish to express our concurrence in the
principles lately set forth by the Liberal
Republicans Of Missouri. We make this
departure from the ordinary methods Of
party action from deep conviction that
the organization to which we belong Is
under the control of those who will use
it chiefly for personal purposes aud OBJ
struct the free expression Of opinion on
important matters which the gentlemen
whom you represent have laid before the
people Of the United States We be-
lieve that the time has come when DO
iitical ofFenses Of the past should be
pardoned; that all citizens should be
protected 10 the enjoyment Of the rights
guaranteed them by the constitution ::
that federal taxation should be imposed
for revenue aud so adjusted as to make
the burden on the industry OF the coun-
try as light as possible; that reform ! D
civil service should be made which will
relieve political action from the influence
Of official patronage; that the right Of
local self government as the foundation
Of American freedom shonld be reasseit
ed, and encroachments of federal power
checked. and we also believe that at this
time Il special duty rests on the people
10 do away with corruption IN otace
The exposures recently made IN TINS
State have brought 20 light evils which
are not confined sto one party nor TO ,
single locality. aud disclose dangers more
formidable than any which the republic
has vet encountered. With the hope
that the movement begun in Missouri
may spread through al! the States auC
influence every political party, we aeeep
the invitation 20 meet in a national mass
convention at Cincinnati, On the frs
Wednesday Of May next, and we invit,
all the Republicans Of New York whC
agree with as, To co operate in cur action
(Sigued), Henry II. seldon, Horace
Greeley. Frederick A. CoukEng. VIM
Dorsheimer, Sinclair Tousey. Sigjsmunc
Kaufman. l.. krackowiezjo, Ira O. Mil
Ter. Edwin G Reynolds, Vim. Ii Briggs
Chas W. GODDARD Henry d Lloyd. " IN
81 Go06rich, Waldo Hu;chius, Hiram
Barney. Freeman J Fithiau, George p
Bradford, Benjamin \. Willis, Horace
Bemis, Lewis Lowenthal.
TIE TBIBUSE's EDITORIAL
On the call says: The letter of certain
New York Republicans to Co: Grosve
nor, herewith printed, is the first une
quivocal response from the East to the
oyertures Of the Liberal Republicans oil
the West for consultation at Cincinnati
on Wednesday, May 1st. Others viii
soon follow Thes is no longer any ex
cuse for doubt tha- the Convention will
be held and be respectfully attended
We presume that should any important
action be taken at Cincinnati those pres
eat from each State would designate a
portion Of their number to east vote
of that State in Convention; but no one
is excluded from attending The ingi
tation is So broad that many will doubt
less be present who have never been 10
yited. Cincinnati protTcrs all a geuerou:
welcome Whether the Convention vii
determine TO put forth declaration o
principles. to present national candidates
OF adopt some other form of appsH' .
the country. Whatever II sham DO o
PROFOUND will necessarily derive oil itt
force from its accord with public senti
ment This Convention speaks with NJ
authority, claims no power but tina
which may be accorded to the intrinsic
worth of its acts and It's declarations