The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30
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I - AHc hotihCduNu 10 MI. Nfitttt9 ~ hir
nomination by the Liberal Republican
Convention, and his reply accepting the
nomination:
CINcINNATI. May 3. lS72.
DSAR SIR: The National Convention Of
the Liberal Republicans OF the United
States have instructed the undersigned 10
inform on that You have been nominated
a the candidate of the Liberal Republicans
OF the United states. We also submit To
you the address aud resolutions unanimous
~ adopted by the Convention.
Be pleased % signify 10 us your accept
anee Of the platform aud nomination. and
believe us- very truly yours.
e.. SCHURz. President.
GEO.N. JULIEN, Vice President
WM. r. MCLEAN,
JNo G. DAvIDsoN, Secretaries.
To the Hon. Horace Greeley. New York
City.
MR.. GREELEY's REPLY.
NEW NoRK, May -. lS52.
GENTLEMEN: ! have chosen not Ia ac-
knowledge your lCtter OF the 81 inst, until
| could learn how fhe work OF your con-
vcntion was received in all parts al our
great country, and judge whether that work
was approved and ratified by the mass of
our fellOw-citizeus. Their response has
from day To DAY reached me through tele-
grams. letters, and the comments Of Jour
nalists independent Of official patronage
and Indifferent 10 the smiles or favors OF
power.
The number and character OF these un-
constrained, unpdrchased. unsolicited ut-
terances satisfy me that the movement
which found expression at Cincinnati las
received the stamp of public approval and
been hailed by majority OF our country
men rs the harbinger Of better day for the
Republic. | do not misinterpret this app
prOval aS especially complimentary 20 nv
sell, nor even To the chivalrous and Justly
esteemed gentlemen with whose names /
thank your convention for a.sOciatin9 me.
| receive and welcome IL a. "A spontaneous
and deserved tribute 10 that admirable
platform of principles wherein your con-
vention 80 terscly, go lucidly, and 80 forci-
bly, set forth the convictions which impell-
ed and tile purposes which guided it, course.
The platform which, casting behind 10 the
wreck and rubbish of worn out coutcu-
tions and bygone ieuds, embo lies la it In nc
and few words. the needs and aspirations of
to-day. Though thousands stand ready "a
condemn your every act, hardly syllable
of criticism or cavil has been aimed AZ your
platform. OF which the substance may bee
fairly epitomized as follows:
First. All political rights and franchises
which have been acquired through our
late bloody CONFUSION must and shall
be guaranteed, maintained, enjoyed and re-
spected evermOre.
Second. All the politicul rights and fran
chises which have been lost through that
CONFUSION. should aud must be promptly
restored and Te-esttblisked. 80 that there
shall be henceiorth. no prescribed class and
no disiranchiscd caste within the limits Of
our Union. whose long betrayed people
shall reunite and fraternilc upon the broad
basis of universal amnesty. with impartial
suffrage.
Third. That subject to our solemn con-
stitutional obligations To maintain the equal
ria AT nj al tpN ufn a
at local self government. and not ccutrali-
cation: that the civil authority should bc
supreme over the military; that the writ OF
habeas corpus should he iealously upheld
rs the safeguard Of personal freedom; that
the individual citizen should enjoy the larg-
est liberty consistent with public order, and
that there shall be no Federal subVcrsion Of
the internal policy the several STATES aud
municipalities, but that each shall he left
free to enforce the ights aud promote the
well being OF it, inhabitants by such means
as its own people shall prescribe.
Fourth. There shall be real and not
merely simulated reform Ia the civil SER
vice of the Republic. "a which end II T. in
that the chict dispenser of it,
vast official patronage shall be shielded
from the main temptation 10 use hi power
sclfishly by rule IincXorably turbidding
and prccluIing rr-elcchon.
Fiitl. That tie raising. of revenue,
whcth,.r by tariff ar otherwise bc rrcug-
business 10 be shaped and directed by them
through their representatives in Congress.
whose action thereon the President must
neither overrule by his veto, attempt 10
dictate. nor presume To punish by bestOw
ing Office only on those who agree with
him, or Withdrawing il from those who 10
not.
sixth. That the public lands must bc
sacredly reserved for acquisition by cult /
walton, and not recklessly squandercd on
a.. A.. .
people have no present need. AMI the pre- /
mature constructions Of which are annually /
plunging us into deeper and deeper abyss |
of foreign Indebtedness.
SeVenth-That the achievement Of these /
purposes of beniiiccnce is expected ana 4
sought at the hands of all who approve
them, irrespective of past affiliations.
Eighth. That the public faith must ut all |
hazards be maintained, aud the national
credit preserved.
Ninth. That the patriotic devotedness /
and inestimablc services of our fellow citi- /
zens who, as soldiers or sailors upheld the |
Nag aud maintained the unity Of the repub- |
lie. shall ever be gratefully remembered /
aud honorably requited.
These propositions 80 ably and foH.ibly /
presented in the platform OF your Conyen- |
ton have already fixed the attention and /
the support of large /
majority Of our cOuntrymen who 4
ioyfully adopt them as / DO, ~
the basis OF "A true, bencnccnt, national /
Of "A new departure from /
Jealous strifes aud hates which have no 4
longer adequate motive, or even plausible /
preteXt, into an atmosphere Of peace, fra |
ternity aud mutual good Will. In vain do /
the drill sergeants Of decaying organiza- /
tions flourish menacingly their truncheOns |
aud angrily insist that the files shall be /
closed aud be Strengthened. Ia vain do the |
Of parties Juce vital, because /
rooted in the vital needs Of the hour, pro- |
test against straying aud boiling; denounce /
men nowisc their Interiors as traitors and 4
and threaten them with infamy /
lnd ruin. 1 am confident that the Ameri- /
IAN people have already made your cause /
heir own, fully resolved that their brave 4
hearts aud strong arnSs shall bear IL on In 4
triumph.
Ia this faith. and with the distinct under
that, IL elected. ] shall be the Pres i
dent. not of party, but of whole people, 1
accept your nomination, in the confident /
rust that the masses Of our cOuutrymen. /
North aud South. are eager 20 clasp hands 4
across the Bloody chasm which has too long /
divided them, forgetting that they have |
been enemies ia the joyful consciousness |
hat they. are and must henceiOrth remain |
)rethern. Yours gratefully,
HORACE GREELEY.
To Hon. Carl Sehurz. President; Hon. G.. |
w. Julian. Vice President, and Messrs. /
WIN. T.. Mclean, John q. Davidson. J. II. |
Rhodes, Secretaries OF the National Con- I
vention Of the Liberal Republicans Of the /
United States.