The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-05-11

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public sfaits Of the nation, ha. beef
held at Cincinnati and action had By
large, respectable and powerful
body Of men, who have hitherto beer
the supporters Of the present ad
ministration.
The assembly was not a Demo
cratic convention ; II WIS not q
Wing convention; Il was not a con
vention Of ex-Federal soldiers to ths
exclusion Of Confedcrates, but wa:
the honest element of the Repub'
lican party of the nation, embracing
oil persons who believed IN the doc.
trines Of the Republican party, but
not the present corrupt usages OF a
banded set of vampires that were
fast usurping the freedom Of the PEG
pie and plunicring them of their
money.
The assembly was called together
by men OF one party who sought to
purify and yet sustain the principles
Of their party-men who believed
in the principles Of tho Republican
party, but not in the present usuages
Of power vested IN the hands OF men
Of their own party.
Under this consideration Of facts,
the action Of this convention is of
the deepest importance to every true
lover Of liberty and Independence
and the preservation Of the constitu-
ton.
The convention have announced
their platform, and while 1t 10 not
what we, the people Of the South,
would have made Il, yet the princi-
pies set forth are ss liberal as could
be expected, and have a ring Of a
desLe to have the government ad>
ministered upon an horest basis.
The one term Of Office plank in the
platform is the same as that In the
Confederate States constitution (; the
opposition to the Capitalization OF
power, the present civil service, the
grant of public lands to corporations,
the appo.ntm Mt Of parties to office
on account of favoritism, and the
pre- emincnce Of the military over
the civil authorities are principles
of the purcst patriotism.
The platform Is but little different
from that which the South would have
demanded, as a protection to them
and to the nation, in the administra-
ton OF the government since the
war.
The nominations Of the conven,
tion-Iiorace Greeley tor President
and B. Gratz Brown for Vice. Presi-
dcnt-combine elements of strength
that will pnt to the test the integ-
rity ofthe Republicans OF the North,
who, in their loud protestations of a
desired reform in the government,
have cried out against the present
administration, and will give them
III opportunity to vote for men who
are a. thorough and well-tried Re-
publicans as can be found in the nation
and in whom every Republican can
rnt implicit trust that the principles
Of the party viii not be subverted,
but upheld and indicated by a wise.
liberal and honest administration.
and that in supporting this ticket
they are not changing their politics.
but voting only against men who
claim to be opponents Of the party,
but who are, dishonest, corrupt desc
orators Of al tho high principles OF
free government.
While this test is applied to the
Republicans, 1t is also u test to the
Democrats of the North who are
nov clamorous for reform, and who
claim that there must DO coali-
ton Of all parties. who would pre-
serve the constitution, in one grand
movement to sweep from power the
present Office holders, who administer
the affair, Of the government alone
70 their personal aggrandizement,
md that to nominate . Democratic
il Of no avail, - the Re-
publican party have IN overwhelm.
'ag majority, and that # Democratic
49, put IN tho field all Re-
would, to preserve the con-
~ # their party, b compelled to
Sniis upSn one candidate, and tss
tke psrpesss 81 this election they are
y support : Republican can
peePls 81 The South,
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