The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-05-30

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federal Elrcra0a 81 tho internal poiiy
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enforce the rights and promote the
wei being II lie inhabitants. hy such
mesns az the judgment 81 is Own peo-
PIE shall prescribe
Fourth There shall be real aud
BOT merely q simulated reform Ia the
civil service q the Bcpablic, b which
end / IS indispensable that the chief dis
pcnscf 81 is vast official patronage,
shall be shielded from the main tempia.
iiaa % use bis power sefshly BY rule
incaorabIy forbiddiug his reelection
Fifth That the arising Of revenue,
whether 81 tariff Of 0therw ise, shall be
recognized and treated as The peoples
immediate business. 70 be shaped and
directed by theta, through their repre-
seutauyes 10 Congress. whose action
the President must neither override by
bis veto on attempt 20 dictate nor pre-
sumo 70 punish BY bestowing Office on
ly. On those who agree with him or
withdrawing il from those who do not
Sixth That the public lands must be
sacrcdly reserved for occupation, and
acquisition hy cultigators and not reck-
lcssly sQuandered on the projectors Of
railroads, for which people have no
present need. and the premature con-
struction Of which is annually plung-
/ ing us into deeper abysses Of foreign
/ Indebtedness
Seventh. That the achievement Of
these grand purposes Of universal ben
efcnco Is expected and sought at the
hands of all who approve them, irres-
pective Of past affiliations
Eight. That the public faith must at
all hazards be maintained and the ma
tional credit preserved.
Ninth. That the patriotic devoted
/ mess and inestimablo services Of our
/ fellow citizens, who as soldiers or sail
ors upheld the flag and maintained the
rights Of the republic shall ever be
gratefully remember and honorably ac-
/ Quilted
These propositions SO ably and for
chilly presented in the platform Of your
convention have already fixed the at
tontion and commanded the assent of a
large majority Of our eountrymen, who
I ioyfuIly adopt them as / do, as the
basis Of a true and benefcent national
reconstruction, Of a new departure
from jealousies, strifes and hates, which
have no longer adequate motives, or
even a plausible pretext, into an atmos-
pbere Of peace, prosperity, and mutual
good win
In vain do the drill sergeants Of de-
caying organizations flourish their trun-
cheons and angrily insist that the files
shall be closed and strengthened. In
vain do the whippers in ofparties, once
vital, because rooted in the vital needs
Of the hour, protest against straying
and boiling and denounce men nowise
1 their interiors, as traitors and renegades
and threaten them with infamy and
ruin. / am confident that the Ameri-
can people have already made your
course their own fully resolved that
their brave hearts and strong arms shall
bear it on to triumph
In this fact, and with the distinct UNI
Outstanding, that if elected | shall be
President not Of part, but ofthe whole
people, | accept your nomination in
the confident trust that the masses Of
our countrymen, north and south, are
eager to clasp hands across the bloody
chasm which has too long divided them
forgetting that they were enemies in
the joyful consciousness that they arc
and must henceforth remain brethren.
Yours gratefully,