Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-24
ALLY GAZETTE.
4. Democratic State Executive Committee
At Dover on Tuesday. and elected A. j.
kht, Esq. chairman. aud ordered call be ,s-
far the State Convention to meet at Dover,
he 18th Of August.
tract from Carl Schurz's Last Great
Speech.
IN the North Thrust Aside tho
laauth for Rartlxan Purpoaea

Ian YOU ropeI the nAnu thus strStched out to
| Lp will you refuse tle wor, of friendly en-
' hrasemsnt which would ripen their promise iu-
patriotic action? Can you throw away sO
lrtsin chance to open to your counsel and
htriOtic spirit the hearts Of your late enemies"
I'M the people Of the North coldIy tell them
I'VE will have nothing TO do with YOU we
are for partisan power, and not for your
Tisndship and wrIl,ioing:" Are there dis
tshed Liberals who will tell them: "Well,
e would have taken you by the hand had the
Cincinnati Convention nominated this or that
nan; but now you W Ill have to submit for an
tbSr four years, and we may then, perhaps,
b 10 situation to do something for you'''
Fellow. citizens of the North, il II possible that
4 moment when the joy Of National recon-
kilistOn, reconciliation on the ground of all
Eou fought for may illumine the whole Re
pabIic II You but will II; Is 1t possible that you
hould think Of things small and paltry by the
bIde Of 50 great cons,immatiOn? Is it not
clear to you that IN that reconciliation you
will ind the best, nay, the only safe guar
hntse for future peace and harmonious pro-
gress, and that VIZ can never hope successfully
70 solve the other great problems pressing
upon US until this one is disposed of Have
yOu considered what the consequences will be
n you throw those who now approach YOU
with warm hearts and patriotic intentions
back into sullen despOndency-a despOnd-
sncy which must spring from the belief that
whatever evidence they may give of good will
| II will be rejected? Hone 1t Republicans, are
you still troubled by doubt? Do you still ask.
Twill It be safe 70 trust them" A Journal Of
this city addressed question to ME asking
how the colsred people of the South would be
protected by legislation, If In consequence of
this movement the majority in Congress
should change? will answer We had the
same movement in this State; the majority in
tho Legislature did change. and how were the
coored people 0f Missouri then protected by
legislatiOn? No legislation was needed to pro
tect them. They were amply protected by
the spirit OF the people, as it issued from that
movement. remember the predictions that
were made then To frighten US. That "re,i-
handed reboliOn" would rise again in bloody
ferocity, and Makeslt impossible for Union
and col0red people to live in some parts OF
this State. Well, the people OF Missouri were
not frightened. They did trust; they clasppC
hands over the bloody chasm' In 1870
Their trust was not In vain. The Rebels
were enfranchsed; they became not only yo-
TEN, but good citizens again. The right.
even OF the lOwliest among US were more Sc
cure and sacred than ever, and we have lived
~ friends and brothers since Here 1t is his
tory. Let the American people profit by tn.
lesson. Look At the South to-day. Is not III,
Liberal movement leading old enemies to.
gethsr in friendship aud inspiring all heart
with new hope? Is 1t not already doing NOR,
70 prevent disorder aud violence than pena
laws and violence could do? II you want tn,
peace OF Missouri everywhere, let her example
N nearly reconciliation be everywher
followed.