Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-10-10

4CE La3ssAls IN Corsca-
8 KSsiel Celcrsl Liberal coeveasian,
l<fpA rsG1y assembled in Loaissil3s. .
~, ad1eed BEL pre- adjouraing the lSl-
! ing nDlSrmN of principles. which re
n1nenl1s Reconsideration of tho -
] vetats efaklxessnsy. promising! lat
isuts the Democratic party Of Maryland
that fSzs placed .fou the statutes Of the
State law securing the right Of the black
man 70 vote. law appropriasins money.
drawn from general taxation. TO educate
ftsFhildepsf l.i sIlSFps ID q tssilt'
in the Courts, and that ID has eovcnanted
FissAsmoss solemn manner 10 respect and
! saassases every risAs ,sesaredto him BY
ths lsse three amendueae 70 he constitu-
I4ssns, sa7i 1 ss<lass .1frT sf.s.t '.e -ssns
l. go s. s,i- 3 sdi alaE -
f. Whereas in tie yolksis.t kiascvy u eur
tsosntey, By eemnioa consent Of "a. equal
hdmas rights has ceased 10 be questioa
O. issue between the eootsnding political
parties, ard al sitisens are .sssred Of equal
Iigh.s, equal Priviisss. and equal Peosee-
wilkes The Ilsais..ies a 'ciueiou..i'
Of the most dew ed rspuSlicsn ever pomi-
,.ted. and the 54optioa Of the most con.
prehensi.e .pd liSssas rassiaER ever adopt
| cd By the ncse exemplary republicans
eve. sssembled together in this country,
is fitting climax To- the self-saeriieing
labors of the best meu in the land fur more
than quarter Of . century, aud augurs a
brighter and more peaceful future 10 our
common country; and a'' 49,. -'-''
Whereas it becomes the sacred duty Of
all citizens, Of whatever race, origin. or
condition, to contribute toward that grand
consummation which 10 the end and aim
Of the progressive liberal republicans aud
democsatic party under the Leadership Of
Horace Greeley and b. Gratis Brown,
tending inevitably toward the unity Of the
repubiic with equal rights to'ah and recon.
ciliation; therefore. = -:,,,s-. ~
Resell ed BY tie 'ccSored Liberal Repab-
lieuns Of the United States in national con-
,vcntion assembled ut Louisville. KY:
/. That AZ citizens Of the republic We
hail with joy the prospect Of the burial Of
all caste. class, and sectional preiudices,
aud forsetfulness and forgiveness and OBJ
lision Of the past. '...'
2. That cur thanks and gratitude are
alike due to the Cincinnati aud Baltimore
conventions: to the FIRST for the adoption
Of platform which opens the channel to
the grand future in which all men will be
known hereafter as American citizens and
BY no other designations; and to the latter
for magnanimously and periodically ac-
cepting the results Of our late internal
,.eosvulsion. and for making the grandes'
stride in the interest Of civilization and
good government yet made BY political
party aetuased BY motives high above any
selfish ACCOMPLISHMENT Of mere political
advantage.
8. We join our political fortunes with
those Of the party having for its standard.
bearer that great and good man who has
devoted his busy life to attending to the
sufferings of humanity and who. while q
special friend Uf The A%srisan slave: hs:
Of others who. in the providence of God
have need Of helpful hands; Of those who
as instruments Of the divine power, are
permitted to be with US in that struggle
upward which makes civilized and God
fearing people, in the full faith and san
guine hope thai all mems rights will thus
be assured, and that We, as people. will
have moro cause to rejoice that we can for
get and forgive the past than any other
class Of American citizens.
4. We deprecate the bitterness Of the
conduct OF the Grant people, and counsel
our people everywhere, no matter what
their political preference, to use modera.
ton. kindness. aud Christian charity TO-
wards those who differ from them, and
give more attention to their material in.
terests aud tangible advantages of educa.
ton than to trausitory and bootless .poli.i.
cal frensy. which at bcs: has no result but
to few not Of their race or blood.
S. We deplors the tendency Of the
present administrator towards dcspotic
centralization and demand that some de.
fning line be ineradicably 6xed where the
powers the geaeral government shall
cease and the functions Of the local gov.
ernments begin, and that there shall be
equality Of the States in the Union ~ we'll
a. equality Of men that a government
like Ours. administered By single will,
controlling the policy and vast patronage
Of the States, when the temptation Of self
peTpetuation remains, cannot continue q
republic except in name, snd must, in the
eternal fitness of things, eulminate in m
empire or oligarehy Of ofiicc-bolders.
8. That civil service reform must begin
at the source Of all power Of abuse-oiieial
patronage-nnd that firm system Of reform
is impossible in the absence Of the one
term principle for the presidest. ,.a .
l. We tender our gratitude to the pio-
neers Of the greatest Christian acc omplish-
ment in human affairs, now on The thresh-
cid Of final fruition. and give our assur-
anoe Of answering fidelity and unbounded
admiration to and for those grand men
who have led the way under the inspired
and superhumaa monit;on of Sumner.
Greeley. Trumbull. Bsnks, Tappan, Ju-
lian, Fsrnsworth, Clay. Austin, Blair,
and other bright spirits. pure men, and
peerless and incompatible statesmen, to
whom NC pledge our best efforts in this
grand labor of reform and redemption.
8. We denoupee - anrepublican and
unAmerican' the sillainy of rulers who
have foisted themselves upon ssne Of the
Southern States, aud who. By the most
unblushing cupidisy. have reduced the
people Of those States. Of both races, to q