The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-17

sion 70 eo,, a 70 aan admission fingered around
l,,e building III the hope oil beiile auoies 90
from the balconies. -. ,oo,rsa Of
,,eon,e ever collected in this great hail. the
pprocecdinps were opened promptly at 0
pp'clorl, Inv the election of presiding oncers'
o,nong whom were many of the most proini-
mont Republicans Of the city. : The Greco or
nlatform of the Liberal Republicans OF ne"
York was then read the main points o OF
which arc that the political action OF lnul-
viduols and conventions should be free lroiI
nolitical patronage that public offices shon ~!
he for public convenience, and not ne us ;,
nosed Of in the interest ofpartisans VINO nolu =
the appointing power; that the lnteIes ~ III II
the country demand thorough reform ~ ., a.,
departments of the public service, anu tn. :,
the enforcement Of the "one-term p,i'0'i'0
| is the best way to secure TINS reloiln. ,r,e
Mr.. Trumbull being now INTRODUCED, was
greeted with three rousinS cheerS, anu aiIei
nSoriay,;ng the career of the Republican party
nrocaaded ia attack the abuses into which 1t
has fallen. and to give the reasons winch are
Inducing the Liberals to withdraw from the
Rour,on or Radical brahch Of the party.
| The first ground of dissatisfaction, he said,
/ was the continuance Of political disabilities
| in the South, tending to perpetuate the AMI
mosities engendered by the war, and to place
that section of the country at the mercy OF
| ignorant adventures who cell theirallegiance
to the powers Mt Washington for the privi-
lege Of plundering the people into whose
midst they are sciit. The next cause OF conf
| plaint was the abuse of the Government
| patronage--not in behalf of 4 party, but of a
small clique of q party. Then the cncroacll-
ments of the military upon the civil power
| and of the General Government upon tic
| functions of the States were vigorously at
| tackled. Grant, instead of communicating
| his messages to Congress through the
secretary, for which The law provides, sends
| them bv Il military officer, &c. Redress for
| these and other grievances had been sought
in vain at the hands of the party in power
| TO every such demand the Bourbons nave
no reply to make but 1--WE put down the re-
bellion." or owe abolished slavery; but
the Liberals do not think that these services
! entitlc the Rourbons to plumber the people,
to violate the Constitution, to rob the Urea
sury. to traffic with the public patronage, or
TO overthrow the rights of the States; there
fore they mean to purge the Republlcan
party. to drive the moncy-changcrs out OF
the temple. and Cincinnati is the place to DO
it. The proposition venturcd by Mr.. Trun-
bull that Grant is politically rery dedd was
received bv the audience with the most &c
| monstrativc shouts Of applause and laugh
| ter: and this opinion seems to be gaming
ground daily in all parts of the country.
Nr. TrumbuIl's speech was able and logical
| and received the repeated sanction OF tue
audience.
Mr., Schurz. who followed him, necessa-
rily dwelt upon the same line of topics and
advocated the same reforms, but his treat
ment of them was different. His speech was
full OF logic and argument, but 1t was mark
by greater enthusiasm and stronger 1altn III
the business of his cause and its triumphant
success. They both did ycoman's service IN
the cause Of the new movement, anu Il lew
more such blows will make the Liberal or
Conservative Republicans the strongest party
in the field.
But perhaps this meeting derives its great
est significance from the declaration which 1t
called forth from prominent New DIX he
publicans in favor of the Conservatives. Mr..
Greeley appeared upon the platform, anu was
checrcd repeatedly and enthusiastically.
When the speakers OF the occasion nau mn
ishcd, he cllne forward in response to the
calls of the audience. and, in conclusion of q
short spcech, announced himself unequivo-
callv :" for the Cincinnati Convention and its
consequences" which announcement, it may
he imagined, caused unbounded satisfaction
to his hearers.
Thus we have fairly inaugurated in ma.
tional politics the Conservative or Liberal
Republican PARTY, which has proved so
etTcctual in securing reform in the affairs OF
Virginia and Missouri. National politics are
taknn the course set by the mother Of States,
rs in former times. and II, with the platform
which is almost sure to he adopted at Gin
cinnati, they put forth q candidate who Is
not for some grave reason rcpuslVe TO the
South there can be no doubt the whole OF
that section will unite to lend the movement
their most vigorous support. In the South
there is no Republican, no Democratic party
There is carpet-bag or Administration
party-thc party Of plumber and proscrip-
tion-and Il Conservative or antl-Admlnls'
tration party, which is nothing more than a
partv of self-preservation. In some OF the
southern States this party of self-preservatlon
is called Democratic, III some CONSERVATIVE
and in others the Democratic and ConserVa'
tive party, but by whatever name it is called, il
is nothing more nor less than an anti-carpet
bag, anti.proscription party, and only seeks
to cooperate with that national party which
displays the greatest disposition and ability
to relieve tho South of the heavy burdens
which have been unjustly, laWlessly laid upon
sion, "The South merely asks to be LEI
alone.' The southern people, politically
speaking, are not disposed to deny that slave
! ~ was every wicked" nor that the abolition
of slavery was an act Of which the Republi
,, can party ought to bc very proud. They dc
not in the least object to being called traitors
rebels, or that sort Of thing, but only say tC
the honest men of the North and West, I" il
Gods name, gentlemen. take the iron grip o.
the Federal Government from of our Threats
in order that we may raise our crops, invite
immigration to our wasted fields, build vi
our industries, and perfect our railroad con
: nections with the West. Give us genera
5 amnesty, ease up that villainous reconstruc
ton legislation a little, have some conscience
and honesty in making Federal appoint
i mcnts in the South, and you may manage
affairs at Washington pretty much your owl
way until we make little money and get GU
households in order; after which it will b.
time enough for us to begin to look after ou
atlilirs in Congress-"
Unless the Liberal Republicans fall fa
short of their present promises they will har
the power, us they undoubtedly have the i'll
clination, to grant this moderate demand
. and from personal knowledge am warranted
in expressing the belief that there is not
Bourbon Democratic PAPER i'll the South
not even the ablcst of thcnl--that can com
mand any political influence worth consider
ing if it makes difficulties about co0peratin!
with such party. But festina lenie; tn
:, South will not have much to say in this bust
ness until after the Cincinnati Convention
has adopted its platform and named its can
didate. ACTON.