The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-02
The Colored Liberals.


ton, at Louisville, KY, adopted the fol.
lowing platform, q synopsis of which
was given yesterday:
Whereas in the political history Of our
country, by common consent of ali.
equal human rights has ceased to be n
question ut issue between the contend
ing political partics, and all citizens are
assured OF equal rights, equal privileges.
and equal protection; and
whereas the nomination ut Cincinnati
of the most devoted Republican ever
nominated, and the adoption of the most
comprehensive and liberal platform ever
adopted by tho most exemplary Ropub-
licann ever assembled together in this
country, is fitting climax to the self
Sacrificing labors of the best men in the
lhnd 1or more than quarter of CEN
tury, and augurs q brighter and more
peaceful future to our common country.
and
Whereas it becomes the sacred duty
OF all citizens, of whatever race, origin
or condition, to contribute toward that
grand consummation which is the end
and aim of the progressive Liberal Re-
publican aud Democratic party under
the leadership OF Horace Greeley and B.
Gratz Brown, tending inevitably toward
tue unity of the republic, with equal
rights to alland reconciliation; therefore.
feSotoed by the colored Liberal Re.
publicans of the United States, in na.
tional convention assembled, at Louis
vile, Ky: l. That as citizens of the re-
public, We hail with Joy the prospect of
the burial Of all caste, class, aud SEQ.
tional prejudicos, and forgetfulness and
forgiveness and oblivion of the past
2. That our thanks and gratitude are
alike due to the Cincinnati and Balti.
more Conventions-to the first, for the
adoption OF Il platform which opens the
channel to the grand future in which all
men will be known hereafter as Ameri-
can citizens and by no other designation;
and to the latter, for magnanimously anu
patrlotically accepting the results of our
late internal convulsion, and for making
the grandest stride in the interest of
civilization and good government yet
made by political party actuated by
motives high above any selfish aggran-
dizement OF mere political advantage.
.. We Join our political fortunes with
those OF the party having for its stand-
ard-bearer that great and good man who
has devoted his busy life to attending to
the sufierings of humanity, and who,
while special friend of the American
slave, has not forgotten the requirements
and wants of Others who, in the Prov-
denco 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 peu.
pie, III the full faith and sanguine hope
that all mems rights will thus be assured,
and that we, as u people, will have more
cause to rejoice that we can forget and
forgive the past than any other class of
American citizens.
4. We deprecate the bitterness of the
conduct of the Grant people, and coun-
sci our PEOPLE everywhere, no matter
what their political preference, to use
moderation, kindness and Christian
charity towards those who differ from
them, and give moro attention to their
material interests and tangible udyan-
tages OF education than TO transitory and
bootless political frenzy, which at best
has no result but to few not of their
race or blood.
.. We dcpore the tendency of the
present Administration towards despotic
GENERALIZATION, and demand that some
deiiuing line DO ineradicubly fixed where
Iuo powers ol tuo Gencral Government
shall cease and the functions Of the local
governments begin, aud that there shall
be equality OF the States in the Union
as we'll as equality of men; that IA Go.
vernment like ours. administered by Il
single will, controlling the policy and
vast patronage of the States, when the
temptation Of self-perpetnntion remains,
cannot continue II republic except in
name, and must, in the eternal fitness of
things, culmlnate in an empire or oil
garchy Of Office holders.
&. That civil service reform must begin
ut the source of NIL power of ubuse-
official patronago-and that firm system
OF reform is impossible in the absence
OF the one-tcrm principle for the Presi-
dent.
7. We tender our gratitude to the
pioneers of the greatest Christian accom-
pllshment in human affairs, now on the
threshold Of final frnition, and give
our assurance of unswerving fidelity and
unbonnded admiration TO aud for those
grand men who have led tho way under
tho inspired and snperhumun monition
Of Sumner, Greeley. Trumbnll, Banks,
Tappan, Julian. Fnrnsworth, Clay,
Austin, Blair and other bright spirits,
pure men, and peerless and lncompnra.
bio statesmen, to whom We pledge our
t..s