Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

candidate OF the Liberal Eepuohcsns Tor Pres.-
dent Of the United States. We also submit TO
you the address and resolutions unanimously
sdo7tei by the Convention Be pleased to sz-
nify to Us your acceptance Of the platform agl
the nomination, and believe us very truly yours.
c. ScHURz. Pretident.
GEORGE W. JULIAN Vice PEST
FL F. + : s5 B Bs!:5''.. s's'''r"''
Hon. Horace GREELEY, New Yosk City.
Nc. HoBAcg GsEELST's REPLY.
NEW YoRk, Nay %, 1872
C,eu.leaeu.-I have chosen not to scknoxl
eiye your letter of the 81. until could learn
hox The work Of your convention was received
in ali parts Of cur great country. and Judge
whether TIA. work was approved and ratified by
the mass OF our fellow citizens. Their response
from day to day has reached me through teie-
grams sud letter., sad the c1mmcats of ilur
uaiists, iniepenieat Of Cih;.Gl patronage and
Indifferent to the sIaes or froWrs 81 power
The number and character Of these unc0ustrain-
ed. unnurchssci and unsolicited ut.erGucss
satisfy me that the movement which found ex-
preston AZ Cincinnati, has received the stamp q
bubble app-ovsl su1 hsiled By a majority Of our
couutrymsn g. = hsrb,u9er ola becler day f-
the republic / Do no; misnterprer the approval
rs es1ecislly complimentary TO myself, nor even
{, the chivalrou5 and justly esteemed gentleman
with whose name. thank the convention for as
sccia.irg miGe. receive AMI welcome II a.
spontaneous and deserved tribute 20 tina. 2tuirs-
bic platform Of principles, wherein your clnvea-
tioa 20 tcrtely, SO luci1Iy, 50 torciolT SCI forth
the conviction which impel.et, aal the rur-
poses which guided it course. a Platform
which, casting behind it The wreck and rubbish
Of wora-5ut continuous and byg0ue ieuis, en-
bodies II aod Jew words the needs and asaira-
tions Of to-day. though Jlo11Snts stand r-siy
90 Coa'ielc yoa7 every zc-' hsrt.y syllable co
criticism OF casil has teen aimei st yCu- F,,,-
form. O; which tie substance nfT be fairly
cpii0n'zed az follows;
F.rat-Ai. the political zh's aal irslca.s-s
which have been acquired through cur lse
bloody coaYuison, mast AMI sha.l BE- granted
mz'l's.oei enJ1yei SUI respects- ever m1re.
Secou--A. the political rights AID franchises
wl.-a h2ve bl-a lost through that c.1rl.sl11
should 21t Rust oc promptly restored zni De-
esti1.l1ei, e. thar there shall 7s ne--...-tl o.
prescribed aa- 40 a-s.r4lch-sei caste
within tie Enits OF our union, r. -al-
es.rsn-eI people shsI re-ni,e All f.aterli1s
upon the urcat o-s5 -- c--'a'2t- slnes,r.
With .upa-tls. outrage.
IH.ri-I1s- l11jeo' 90 o-r al.el1 --1sa.--
toaal obligation TO u'in-aln t-e e4lal risH's &c
government AMI not A- ce1,rali-ail12 --a-r
civil authority 1lcu-I be t1lrsus over iha l.-
'lsy. That ,he haoea1 corpus s13rii 7e jealous
" upheld IS M saiegusri % persona -rsa! o..
Ila. The ilt.yii1al eiii- % should etl 'l5 .ar1-
esq l-os;T c1ns.s.er; VIE i1e Pi-.-5 ori=-, SUI
that t1er- sl0-ii oe no te ieai s-oTersila Of Che
---te-1sl policy O.. the se7s-Al States AID -llli,-
pa-i,irs, but tlst elch s1si l' .ei- re 20 en-
iJ'ct .-e 5lis -i- promote '-e "-- le.-s .. 10
Inhabitants, lJ sucl means as t-e I1t---a- -.
its own poop. shall presence
t1-7ia---l--re sl--. be- 1t--- AZ 11- merely
s.--l--ied reform ia '1e civl. f,rs'ca - t-s Pc
puo-c 90 "-.il en- Dc 'a -iit-z-.alatl 'aai Tie
c1i-- l-fpensar OK -A- vac. lLl--.- -ii la--
shall Re slis-ia'i from me naia temptation 90
use I-3 power se--ah.y' oy a rue i1e--ra7-y ;9--
hil-irg an procuring Dis Ie-e-ec-io1-
tut1-lhai the raising oI revsn-a, whether
by tArlH or otter" lts shti- be recognized anl
treated az he people e imneli1te 1-sluess. % be
shspai anu 1-le;te- ~ tleI tlt9-sl tl9-r r.
pres -atiVes IN congress. Nn1fe act3n tl=re-
On the President must neither over5u-e ry bis
7elots, ai.ehp- 20 i-----e ro' presume @ pl1li-
hT tes-oNins l-I;as only o. t1Qs1 Wn7 s-rae
With nln- or vi'airzVi1s j. from those Who D.
1st
alz,l-llsl me Fuo-c -4--s mus, Be 5z'-ei
ly reserved Tor occupation AMI acquisition n7
d b. . l..
The projectors Of RAILROAD. fjr which our rs7r's
nav 10 n-cssnt neei. and the prrus,u-s --.-
r--u,ti1ri OF vric. is -1-t,trrv -fr-7-ir- 1s Is-
sr suI lseoss in s5vF.s, of f5-si-a i5.l---sl.ss.
Ssvsar--Tnlr rAe enforcement Of these -re-f
rurp1ses os universal be-efceac, il sxDsc--i
s14 SOUGHT az the laris GA who urb5II then
irrespective % iaft il..-;i11s.
-lzI.n-Ilat TIE puoac ia-la must a at
hazards Be- maintained, slI the nations. credit
preserved
N.u;b-T5at the rs.rie.s. .i=v5,eI1ss- AM 10.
s,ti1ls5ls ss-v-.es If ou- fir,v CITIZEN. u5, a.
s.li;ers and sailor u7sslI Tho s,r,rfm
tanned the rights Of h. rspublis. s5,g ever
s-.-efulIv remembered an ! bc-B-st1v -elrirsi
There r-cpo-ti31s. - sblv .n5 f,-.i7ry me-
scented in the platform Of v5ur e-rvs7-i.1. have
already fzs5 The attention ana e,rDsDis3rts
ssseutcf 4 large usi5ri-v Of ou-c-u.tr-rs-
,7h5 f5vfuIIv sI5p. then, a. I j,. .s tho bssis1s
. true, bsneaceut. nstiolaI rsc51s.ruerio1 sai
new departure from the ie.iousies. sr-itss
la.es watch have no longer sle3uare motives OF
wen plausible rre;ext into 8 s-rlt.pbs-e Of re,,s
prosperity sni mutual good will To vain Do
he -driIi s,--esrts of l.s-.y,r-- o---,-i-.-;,-.
i5urish ueuscinglg their trupcbs5us sni .DyriIy
usist that the flies shail he closed and s-r.irbt-
H. In vain 30 the whippers-ln Of p,rrie. once
vital. bscsusc rootrl in tba vital rssjs M ,bs
llur, pr3:es- sraiast rt-svin- and boltin, All
isuouuce men ao-aiss their interiors =,
raito-s AID rsae-. lee All t,-sat,a them wis
1rtr,y ana mia .-, ,,-ss,-. - -.
luerican recrle havs Arcade made r'u- c,uss
heirorn, fully ressl-eI th.r their brave hearts
nd strong arms shall tear IL on % triumph. Ia
h.s fact. sni win the dist-pet unis-sisnjig-
lat, if elected shall &c ,hs president. not II
party hut Of the whole pe5ole, I accent v'1-
in the confident trust thsttbe rns,ses
( our couutrymsn. north and s5utb. are e,-s-
O clasp hands across the Bloody cb.sn which
las TOO long divided them. f5r,etti1- tb.t tbsv
ave been enemies. in the i3vfui c5n-,.,1,ne-s
hat they ara SD must henceflrth remain broth
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