The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-27

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THE seating of Mr.. Rogers, as menu
Der of the House Of Representatives, is an
event of more than ordinary interest. 1t
is not simply that one more member from
North Carolina has been added but 1t is
the complete filling up the measure OF
representation. For the first time in eleven
years, there is no State nor any Congress
sional district not represented.
We have thus made another notable
progress towards the full completion OF
the great work, not SO much OF recon-
struction as of restoration. 10 restore all
the states to their old positions, and to
secure to all the people absolute equality
in rights and privileges is the mission, end
and aim of the Republican party.
Whatever has been done not tending to
that end has been no part of the real life OF
history of the party, but only a step here
and there outside of its grand line of march
Andrew johnson fell by the wayside and
is type of class Horace Greeley also
fell out of line, and has the bad presmnence
of representing the worst class of both
stragglers and deserters, but neither the one
nor the other of these individuals nor theil
following, are the party from which they
have struggled or deserted. No more dc
their wanderings or vageries represent lts
progress, for while they wander it is still
marching on, solid, firm and steady, PROUD
of its past acts and confident of its future
achievements.
General Grant, the Congress, and the
great body Of Republicans are together
one what has been done in the party by
them is the pledge of what shall be done
in the future. The history of events trans
piring from the day of the surrender a
Appomattox to the day of the final pas
sage of general amnesty, is a chapter tina
no friend of his country can ever cease t.
feel proud of. First, by the magnanlmlt.
of the terms of that surrender and the alb
s,lute fidelity with which those terms hav
been enforced the event itself cannot b
contemplated by either the North or tn
South as disgrace OF disaster. Second
the steady, speedy progress which ha
been made by the responsible majority Il
Congress towards an absolute, complete
and unconditional amnesty, while it re
fleets the highest honor upon the goodnes
and wisdom of its authors, ought certalnl
to challenge and receive the thanks and az
mration of those who are benefited by II
Third, the rapid restoration of State
and people to their former condition
equality in the political society is the bes
guarantee that the party which has az
complished so much in that direction is tn
truest and best friend Of stable, just an
equal government. Fourth, the rapi
reduction of taxes, the speedy pay
ment of debt and the general reviv'
of prosperity throughout the who
country-East, West, North and Soul
are the best conceivable evidence
of the wisdom OF the financial policy
the party in power. And it is hard to b.
lieve that party, with such record, ca
fail to receive the cordial and steady SUI
port of the great mass of the people. Nc
is there single principle or policy in tn
chapter of brilliant history of which Gel
eral Grant is not to-day fair represents
tive and a standard part.