The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-08-02
THE REAL END OF TIE CIVIL WAR

."hie "i'h tudI victory anu ulu HOT como
till then in Missouri. Intense ap.
plausc,l ] 1t redeemed that State: il
gave the right Of freedom to 10000
men who had been bound and fcttered.
Missouri is now a free State in this
union, with her rights and dignity and
equality under the constitution, and not
one murmur Of disloyalty is anywhere
heard. BY that union federal dictatior
in Missouri, in their local elections, was
overthrown, and by that union strife
and hate gave place to peace and good
will. By that union liberty with equa
rights for all have given to that State
an unbounled prosperity, and her peo,
pies joy is almost unspeakable. So
great is their JOY and 50 complete the
success Of the Liberal Republicans that
that State was not content without
making an effort to extend the the same
union Of Liberal and Democratic Re.
publicans, and with it the same bless
ings Of liberty, peace and fraternity to
all the other States. [Rounds of ap.
plause.] Accordingly, in the late CON
vention on the 9th Of March last, they
resolved to invite Liberal Republicans
in all the States to meet them III
NATIONAL CONVENTION AT CINCINNATI
On the first Ct May thatjnvitatiyn was
accepted. There was, indeed Il great
response: they came by thousands; in
such vast numbers that a delegate con-
vention Of the representatives, of all the
States was formed, both from principl ples
and from necessity, to give form to its
proceedings. Many Of the ablest men
of the country, lately. leaders in the
Republican party were there, and took
part in its deliberations. They were
assured that large number Of Liberal
Republicans in every State and from all
portions of the country stood behind
ready to sustain them, and they were
morally certain that the millions whom
we this day represent [cheers] would
gladly come to their support, anl that
the number Of Liberal Republicans
would reach half million or more.
[Greal cheers. That convention pre-.
sentcd platform and presented candi
dates to the country,
FOR PRESIDENT HORACE GREELEY,
| [long and continued cheers, and fol
Vice President, =. Gratz Brown
[more cheers. That convention fol
the prom motion and success of the princi
pies DECLARED in the pia, a,forla there emu
nciated, and for The support of the can
didates there nominated, have invited
and cordially welcomed the cooperation
Of all patriotic citizens, without regard
to previous political affiliations. Those
principles were nearly and eoncisely
stated in the platform itself. and resta.
ted III Tie letter If acceptance Of Ir.
Greeley. More cheers. They az
well known to you al, and will hot
rcstate them. For weeks that platform
and these candidates have been before
the country.
TIE ISSUE.
4 convention WIS then called t(
nominate Gen. Grant, [hisscsJ and t,
imdorse and continue the PRINCIPLES
practic and policy of his administration
That convention did its work. Kisses.
Between the Liberal Republicans az.
the followers Of the Grant ulniiuistra
tion, the issue is now
| GRANT OR GREELEY.
(checrs and cries Of Groeley,) Will,
these events were passing, tie Demo
cratic Republicans whom We reprcsen
held their conventions in all the States
The Liberal Republican movement, The
example Of Missouri, the Cincinnati
convention, its platform and its canli
dates, with their litters Of acceptance
were all before these conventions whicl
were very largely attended by thei
ablest men. The paramount question
before all these conventions were, shaI
we accept his invitation to co,operat
with the Liberal Republicans? (Grea
applause.) Shall We adopt this plat
form? CLOUD cheers of yes, yes, AIT
some cries ofnever.) Shall we nomina
te the same candidates? { Yes. yes, yes
and loud cheers, } or shall We refuse t
cooperate. (no) nominate other cand
dates Ono, 40, Greeley, } and strive t
{ elect them over both the tickets iii th
field?
STIRRING APPEAL.
/ Gentlemen these are the question
which you have to decide here. Tha
| you will decide them wisely l canno
doubt. nor can any one doubt who look
on this body Of men, representing a
: they do, three millions of citizens, an
who feel As every one must feel, th