The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-02
POLITICAL.
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
CIRCULAR FROM NEW-YORK RE-
PUBLICANS.

! NEw-IoRK, March 29.-The following
will appear tomorrow in the Tribune:
| To Col. William NJ. Grosvenor, chair
man of the executive committee of the
Liberal republican convention of Mis-
souri,, Washington.-SIR: We, repubi.
cans of New York, wish to express our
concurrence in the principles lately set
forth by the liberal republicans of Mis-
souri,. We make this departure from the
ordinary methods of party action from II
deep conviction that the organization to
which we belong is under the control of
those who will use it chiefly for personal
purposes, and obstruct II free expression
of opinion on the important matters
which the gentlemen whom you represent
have laid before the people Ct the United
States. We believe that the time has
come when the political offences of the
past should be pardoned that all citizens
should be protected in the enjoyment OF
the rights guaranteed them by
the constitution; that federal tax
alton should be imposed for revenue,
and so adjusted as TO mako the burden on
the industry of the country as light as
possible that Il reform in the civil service
should be such as to relieve POLITICAL
action from official patronage that tho
right of local self-government, the found
alton of American freedom, should be re-
asserted, and the encroachments OF the
federal power checked; and we also believe
that at this time special duty rests on the
people to do away with corruption in Of
flee. The exposures recently made in this
state have brought to light evils which are
not confined to one party, nor to IL single
locality, and disclose dangers more
fOrmidab BILE than any which the republic
has yet encountered With the hope that
the movement begun in Missouri may
spread through all the states and influence
every political party, We accept the invita-
ton " meet in national mass convention
in the city of Cincinnati on the first We'd
nesday ia May next, and we invite all re-
publicans who agree with us to cooperate
in our action
Henry X. Selden, George =. Bradford,
Horace Greeley, Henry ID. Lloyd,
Fred. A. Conkllng, VIM. W. Goodrich,
VIM. Dorsheimer Waldo liutchins,
Sinclair Tousey, Hiram Barney,
Sigism'd Kaufman Freeman Fithian,
Il. krackowzer Geo. =. Bradford
Era D. Miller, Benjamin A. Willis,
Edwin X Reynolds, Horace Bemis,
VIM. II. Briggs, Louis Lowenthal.
The 'Tribunes editorial on the call
says "The letter of certain New York
republicans TO Col. Grosvenor herewith
| printed, is the first unequivocal response
from the east TO the overture of the liberal
republicans Of the west for consultation ut
Cincinnati on May l. Others will soon
| follow. There Is no longer an excuse for
| doubt that the convention will be held
and be respectfully attended, Wepresume
that should any important action be taken
| at Cincinnati, those present from each state
would designate portion oftheir number
| to cast the vote Of that state in the con-
vention, but no one is excluded from at
| tending, and the invitation is SO broad
that many will doubtless be present who
have not been invited. Cincinnati protiers
all a generous welcome. Whether the
convention will determine to put forth a
declaration of principles, to present nation
al candidates, or adopt some other form
ofappeal to the country, no one is entitled
to guess. Whatever it shall do or pro-
pound, will necessarily derive all its bene-
nts from accord with public sentiment.
ms convention speaks with no authority,