The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-03

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Of the Cosmopolilad o6nlefence held thii
day the following paper. was read and
unanimously adopted is d communication,
to be properly 90 ted by the Executive
board and forWafded to the President Of
the Cincinclanah Convention, with the
request that Il be read 10 tho Convention:
MIR. PREsmRHT AND dRNTLEMRN-
The Cosmopolitan Conference regards the
late attempt to break up and destroy the
government by rebellion ,as q sin Of the
deepest dye, and Of all SinS the most un.
pardonable, because directed against the
only form Of government upon earth the
flndatnebtaE principle Of which 10
the perfect political equality Of
oil men and which secures, through the
fundamentally Of the ballot at all times,
TO the majority the power TO amend, alter
or abolish any or all political inequalities;
but in the spirit Of concession and In &C.
cord with the golden rule, we cheerGully
assent to and endorse the proposition for
universal amnesty, The rebellion has
been the occasion Of changinga negative
to a positive proposition THE idea that
freedom Is the normal condition Of man,
and theincorpOrating otlthGt proposition
into the organic law oCthe land. Thatthe
issue thus made has resulted In having the
great principle Incorporated Into our Con.
stitution that all men are equal before the
law Is reason nOugh for the removal ofal
political disabilities Of the leaders Of the
rebellion. The three'fiiihs representation
rule being removed and the ballot placed
In the hAndsof all men without reference
TO their previous condition, the South Ia
Rs safe and rs loyal as any other portion
OF the country. The establishment Of the
principle that man has the right to him.
self and the proceeds Of his own industry,
in the spirit and letter Of the Declaration
Of Independence, the right to life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness, which pre-:
supposcs the right 10 land wherein to
live, and to enjoy libery, 10 pursue happi
ness, through industry assisted by an
equal opportunity Of education, was a
step in the progress OF free principles
that might othRve beengained Tor years
had It not been for the fact that those
false leaders were attained by philan.
thropy that chattel slavery was the great
stumbling block In theway Of progress in
this country. That institution being de.
stroyed by the logic Of events, backed
bh the military power, the government
committed an objectionable wrong to
freedom in not securing to them the
right TO q living portion Of that earth
which our great Father has created. In.
stead OF thatit appears that the country
Ia to be cursed by q gigantic system Of
land monopoly, that viii not only hold
the colored laborers, but reduce the white
laborer also To the condition Of hirelings,
or tenants, regardless Of the safety Of the
public, or the rights Of the individual.
We therefore appeal to the Liberal Re.
publicans in National Convention Assem-.
bled, in behalf Of all men, for recogni.
ton right in the platform about to
be framed by you, and ask. for o
proposition intended TO be kept for the
preservation and protection Of the public
domain against monopoly, and the protec,
ton Of the party and the successful enact.
ment Of homestead law that cannot be
declared by the courts as not conveying a
title; that such a law, embracing all the
public lands or just as needed as
the demand by. a large majority Of the
people, is admitted TO give the settlers free
access to the lands and secure them in
their titles, allowing them to make all
needful improvement, save perhaps the
Great Trunk road, which should be built
by the government US post road.
Let 1t no longer be allowed TO
our rulers to give away alternate sec.
tons, thus doubling the price Of the others
and thereby scatteringa sparse popula.
ton over large district Of the country,
and subjecting every settler to the priYa.
tons Of such conditions, with no facilities
for the education OF children or opportu.
mites for more. advanced schools, which
tends too vastly to the refinement and
enobliDg OF man. Js -, -
The following resolutions were adopted
at o meeting OF the unemployed, held
Thursday, March IS, 1879: y Il.
ReSOlued, That the further sale OF the
unoccupied public domain be at once
prohibited, and that the government
either employ thereon the actual settler
and superintend the cultivation thereof,
or dispose OF It in limited quantities to
settlers only, and aid such settlers by
loans of money, implements Of industry;
and provisions necessary for Immediate
use. s.s!sE 5-7-J II .-s'Dss..',. ~. ~
ReS0lued, That measures be taken To
amend, the Constitution Of the United
Statess and oi the several States and mu.
inequalities, SO that acts Of legislation may
be submitted othe people for approval,
or rejection gThus making the npOnle