New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-11

| One of the ablest men in Illinois, Hon.
James C. Robinson, was renominated for
Congress by a Liberal convention in the
twelfth district presided over by that glo-
riOus old original Republican, Jesse K. Du-
bOis, Of Sangamon.
Judge Robinson, upon being escorted to
the stand by the committee appointed for
the purpose, returned his thanks to the
convention in a neat fifteen minutes speech.
He gave as a reason for not making any
extended remarks the fact that many of
the delegations desired to leave the city on
trains that we're nearly ready to start. He
said if he lived and had his health, he in
tended to make thorough canvass Of his
DISTRICT when he should meet the people
face to face, and discuss before them the
issues Of the hour. This was the fifth time
that he had received congressional nOmi-
nation, on each occasion by reclamation;
yet he would do violence to his own feel
ings did he not confess that no nomination
had so overwhelmed him with a sense
of gratitude, and so inspired him with
determination to at least try to merit
the kindly regard expressed for him by the
people OF the twelfth district. The district
was a new one, in which he might say he
felt himself to be something of a stranger.
There had resided before him in the district
other men Of great power, popularity and
ability who deserved well of the party He
He consequently could not but appreciate
the high compliment that had been paid
him to-day. We are, continued Judge Rob
insOn, just entering upon political cam
paign, the like Of which was never seen be-
fore. The honest people, appealing to God
for the rectitude Of their purpose, had
abandoned for the time all old political
parties, and rallied under common banner
u. f-4-- e
behold 0ld-fashiOned Democrats consulting
with original Republicans, opponents of a
lifetime, without regard to past party diff
ferences, in behalf of honest government,
equal taxation land genuine reform.
you may be sure that it means sue
cess. Was there not something in this
to make men work with an energy they
never felt before He thought there was
Up to the time of the meeting of the Gin
cinnati convention thousands of good men
believed there was nothing in the Liberal
movement; they believed that it would not
take shape The Grant Radicals, especially
while sneering at what they called the few
sOrehe8d Republicans who had gone, as
serted that the masses would stand firm.
They have been greatly mistaken. Recent
events have proved that when our institu-
tiOns are threatened the people come
squarely up to the work, and that the
party leaders who fad to join them will be
left behind. Grants friends believed that
they we're going to carry North Carolina
by 10000 majority. We have evidence that
immense amounts of money was spent
there by the administration, It was not
Grants money. nor the friends Of any of
the crew sent down there to help carry the
State. 1t was the peoples money that was
thus squandered by an imbecile and I'M
scrupulOus administration. Against all this
power and influence of Grant, against
all these disadvantages, the honest
masses rose up, as it were, in solid phalanx,
and carried the State for the Liberal ticket.
Whatever frauds may be committed by the
tools of Grant in fixing up the final returns,
the result has shown that the State is sure
for Greeley and Brown in November. The
party that supported Grant was not the
Republican party. The test for long while
has been, not are you a Republican, but are
you for Grant This has been the test dur
ing the whole of the administration. 1t was
the test at Philadelphia, by which the men
ton of every other name but Grants was
excluded. Judge Robinson closed by adj
vising the members of the convention, upon
their return to their homes, to enter upon
the campaign in earnest; to circulate dOeu-
ments among the people, and, in every way,
to make the canvass red hot.
Throughout his brief address the judge
was frequently interrupted by applause,
showing that his audience was in full sym
patty with the patriotic sentiments ex-
pressed,