The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-04-25
QUESTIONS THAT DEMAND SETTLEMENT


.iemands an elaborate consideration {,
when | snail not now have opportunit,
/ 1 STALL merely state my convection Ia.
m"t only IA continued political aisabi;tie
! no. only III the tendency 20 uisfegarl Cpl
! sfitut.onai limitations, nat oaiv in ia
! abuses IF patroua-e bat ol-o in atr matf
DDS of taxation the needs and labiLs of RI
| var have left b. hind them grave evil.
| prominent among them the practice Of "a
Ju>tlEg taxes not with Soe regard Ia RI
nee Is of the whole people, bat with inten
! u secure special advantages to ,mpprtu
nare interests. he broad prime p.e Iai
iown III the call for the Cincinnati Couven
on, that needless burdens shall not be I'm
l'osed upon the people, and ii genuine tarif
rvfoIm ~ accor iaace with that prncin.
viii rid our system of taxation ef many o
Il, greatest abuses, aaI IA fetI-a 10 recor
n.Ze this prime pie Will n,t stftsi, the de
inands OF public " flare Or pubic opinioa
Such were the duties imposing them
,elve. upon the party in power after tn,
close OF the war-,tutIes worthy of the
highest ambition OF any organization o.
patriotic men. They could be appreciate,
ANA fulfilled only il the grea. objects to BE-
accomplished stood to ttuse in authorit,
above the a!luremeuts of power and the
-eductlon OF selfish party interests Il
,no,e duties were not appreciates. and
iiihlied, 1t becomes patriotic citizens t1
,9ok for means by which their apprec.a
ton AMI tuiilmnnt can be secIrel without
rr@a:d To mere party interest. And IN
III spirit | speak 70 y,l, for the great in
-erests of the repui5.c have always been to
ne something higher tHau praty aIegianre
All were 10 bring about true peac.. fuInd-
Ell upon reconciliation, a return Of that
cordallty Of feeling which alone can hold
thls nation permanently together This
great object could not be accomplished bv
mere means of force. 1t demanded Il
l,ollcy rising above all narrow-mindeI re-
>.ntments: policy dictated by something
ligher than partisan spirit.
THE DUTY OF AMNESTY.
here was il lu>rIicatIou for res tr.ctive
measures as IOng as tne legitimate result,
II the war were not constltutlonllv AS
,Ired. Then that Justification ceased, and
Ae, the vIctors in the great civil conf .cf.
were cailoi upon bv al! cousi leratIoa, If
Patriotism an p1i.ica, WIS lom, to m.Ac
the Southern peoP.t fee tuat IN ail oar N -
irea OF "ar an poIcy, we mai been gui e
y the necessities OF the State, an nut b.
ne feelings OF resentment or vlu.tictiyeue,S.
hat we desired to be to them not naughty
.ononerors, bar sincere ami w,,I a,'.,,-,,,-. -
friends, that they might see in the hag of
The kepabiic not the symbol Of defeat and
ezra .ation. bar the symbol of - ',bts anI
protection cquaI,v olarr,,teeI IN ,bo,, =
to al others: that they miybt feel onr.
more the pride an Patriotic ln>pirati,,p, uf
uN American citizenship.
4 general amnesty tthn removal ,orit
cal dlsabil.t.e-) wa, Gaman lea, nor :. =
measure of mere sentimental r,unr,..+r
Dut as measure of the plainc,t ryatj-
al WIS tom Year. have e!aDseI since the
esults of the war were fortified with i'm
prvgnabie constitutional plarantars and
ne genera amnesty has nnt h,,, .r..,.,-.,,
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