The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-10

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publlcanism. Great applAuse The Vic
tory which. came from that union wa
the end OF prescription, test oaths, Of nail
and strife, and disloyAliy. In a word, Nh
real end oil the civil war came with Ina
victory, and did not come until then h
Missouri. Intense applause. It re
deemed that State, 1t gave the rights Q
freemen to 10000 men, who had beel
bound and fettered. Missouri Is now
free State in this Union, with all he
rights and dlgnities and equality undeI
the Constitution and not one murmer o
disloyalty Is anywhere heard. By thai
union federal dlctation In Missouri in theil
local elections, was oyerthrown; BY tina
union, strife and hate have given place Il
peace and 70 good will; by that union lib
erty with all full rights for all have piyel
to the State unbounded prosperity, ant
to her people q JOY unspeakabie. Sogrea
was their Joy and SO complete the success
OF the Liberal Republicans in thai
State that they were not conten
without making an effort 20 extend tht
same union OF Liberal and Democratic
Republicans, and Withitthe same blessing
Of liberty, peace and fraternity to all Other
States. Rounds Of applause Accord,
tngly, In state Convention, on the 9th o.
March last, they met TO invite the Lib
eral Republicans IN, all the States to meet
them In National Convention In Cincin.
natl on the 1st ol May, and that invitation
was accepted. There was indeed a great
response. They came by thousands
Many Of the ablest men OF the
country, lately leaders IN the Re.
publican party, were there and took pari
in Its deliberations. They were assured
that large number OF Liberal Republi-
cans in every State and from all portions
of the country stood behind ready to
sustain them, and they were morally
certain that II the millions whom we this
day represent Cheers would only come
TO their support, the number Of Liberal
Republicans would reach half q million
or more. Great applause That Con.
yention presented platform and present.
ed candidates to the country, for Presi.
dent, Horace Greeley, [Long and contin-
ued cheers and for Vice President, B.
Gratz Brown, More cheers1 and that
Convention, for the promotion and success
Of principles, declared in that platform
there enunciated and support of the
candidates nominated by that Convention
have invited and cordially welcome the co
operation OF all patriotic citizens without
regard TO previous political affiliations.
Those principles were clesrlyand concisely
stated in the platform itself, and re. stated
In the letter OF acceptance Of Mr.. Greeley,
more cheers and they are so well known
10 you all that l will not point at them.
For weeks that platform and these candi.
dates have been before the country.
Meanwhile the Convention called to nomi.
nate Gen. Grant, [hissesl and to endorse
and continue the principles, practice and
policy of his administration, has done its
work [hisses. Between the Liberal Re.
public2ns and the followers OF Grants
administration, the issue is now made
up-it is Grant or Greeley. [Great cheers
and cries oil "Greeley."l While these
events were passing the Democrats and
Republicans held their conventions in all
the States. The Liberal Republican
the example Of Missouri, the
Cincinnati Convention, its platform and
lis candidates, with their letters of &C.
ceptsnce, were all before these conven.
tions, which were very largely attended
BY their ablest men; and the paramount
question before all these conventions was
shall we accept this invitation TO Co.
operate with the Liberal Republicans |?
Great applause Shall we adopt this
PLATFORM Loud cries of"Yes, yes" and
some cries Of "Never"l Shall we nom.
mate the same candIdaIesH [1Yes, yes;"l
and shall we elect them? ["Yes, yes,
yes" and loud cheering;l or shall we re-.
luse 10 cooperate and nominate other
I'No, no; Greeley, Greeley" |
and strain 10 elect them over both tickets
In the field? Gentlemen, these are the
questions which you are TO decide here.
That you will decide wisely, l cannot
doubt, nor can any one doubt who looks
over this body OF men, representing as
they do 100000 citizens, and who
'eels, as every one must feel, the high
and patriotic purpose which inspires
you, gentlemen. What means this great
rising which you everywhere see2 What
means this proposed union Of three
millions OF Democrats with q mil.
ion, 1t may be, OF Republicans What
means this union upon the Cincinnati
platform and this proposed union upon
The same candidates A union so sud.
len, so compact, so earnest as to surprise
is friends and TO confound its enemies,
applause, which comes as the winds to
borrow a figure to overwhelm the ordin.
lry currents Of public opinion, as great
storms always run counter 10 surface
What means oil this? There
lre some things, gentlemen, 1t does
act mean. 1t means no abandonment
of what Is true, OF what is Just, Of what Is
good in human government. Applause
L means no union of the dead upon dead
ssues, but union Of the living upon liy.
ng issues Of the present. Applause It
means no union for the spoils of office.
Applause But it means a union Of men
u the same faith upon the great and para.
MOUNT BSutS VI INC present nOuTi IranK,
manly, honorable and equal union Of men
Who have sagacity and moral courage 10
accept the situation. Cries Of "Good i"
Loud cheering. 1t means a union of
men who have the sagacity to see what is
he past and TO deal with the issues OF the
present, and for the future to do their duty
% their country, their God and their fel.
ow men. Applause The issue Of
.o-day Is not repeal Of the Missouri
nor question Of slavery in
he territories, on which alone the Repub.
ican party was organized in 1856. It Is
not upon that which followed, which, the
Lecompton constitution for Kansas, divid.
ID the Democratic party In twain, and
elected Abraham Lincoln TO the Presiden.
~ In 1850. It Is not question of seces-
lion, nor Of war, TO put down the rebel
ion, nor the abolition oil slavery In the
States by military order or by the Consti.
tutionsl amendment upon which Lincoln
vas reelected in 1854, nor yet Is 1t q
question Of reconstruction, nor of the
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