The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-07-17
"SpcCCh Of Senator DDuIililc,

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| thank you for :Ais great honor,
words en- hardly tell how much, but
| you Will allow no ~ pass al once
from what is personal to speak of tho
great occasion the duty and the pur.
| pose which bring US here. Two wears
-.rcarly five yearS--a!',cr the bloody
! y :riod of the civil war had closed,
tae Liberal Republicans of Missouri,
larplausc1 feeling kccn!y al the evil
Of the prescription, the test oath, the
hates and the strifes, and the passions
OF the war which had been left upon
thom long after the war Itself had
ceased, aud feeling kecn1y the cxncu-
tive and federal power in their loval
elections, determined to orynni2c Il
movement to restore equal lights to
all our citizens. EappIau>c.] white as
| well as black "rplause, to restore
local se'f.ggvcrnment, and to arrest
the further Capitalization Of federal
power. Nrplausr They then said
this thing has gone far enough, il not
already y too far. The ,imc has cj,nc
when honest and patriotic republicans
must say "h -, aid must rcas,ct
the vital d"ettlne of Republican
government that, undcr the Consti,u.
ton, the Iuwc:S Of the Federal Gov.
crnmeht arc defined aud limited, rap-
plause, anil cries Of &C ,od -
"Hood!' | and that the people Of the
States have the right TO govern them
selves in their own domestic u!iairs.
upon the basis Of the equality Of all
The States before TIE higher law
before the Constitution and the
rpna'ity Of all men before the law ::
l.arp'auSe i loyalty, amnesty, suffrage
and peace taking no step backward
taking no right ard franchise which
had been secured to The blacks. I'lcdy.
ing themselves to support them all
III their v'gor they at the srmctimc
demanded in the name of peace
in the name liberty in tho name
Of Republican Government itself,
and freedom and equal rights
should BE- restored to the white pee
pie, great aprlnsc.I They o,ganix.
cd n"arly forty Thousand strong aud
called upon B. Gra;z Brown Tap-
pl"nSe. to lead the Increment they
placed him in nomination for Cover
nor; !hnn what followed eighty thou
said Democrats and Republicans,
(carcrs) looking upon the %u"cG..s o:
that movement as above any party
tinuphS, tahcCrS,> resolved to sus-
tain it w.th their whole strcn.th.
love of country, love Of Republican
liberty, love Of tic equal ri yh;s Of all
men, inspired that union and taught
men to act together Who hnA bucn
POLITICALLY OPPOSED to c,ch other all
their lives upon ether quc:tio,s and
IN o'hcr times, and without violating
honor, logic, conscience or consistency
on eithcr side. This patriotic union
was b@scd upon higher grounds than
ordinarily control political action.
Great applause l.vca those who
nad fought against each other in bat
tie, c'aSpcd hands ever the bloody
eh"sn, Ercwcd applause aud side
hy >ide, like brothers, with hearts
betting in unison--h"ating strong
with the same high ru.po*c - they
helped to bear Is fl.g to Il glorious
victory. That. gentlemen, is libc.
raj Eepntlicanism, en'hu,iasm and
that is Democratic RcpublicaniSm.
[Great cnthuaiasm. The victory
which came from that union was the
end Of prescription and test oaths, Of
pain and strife, and Of all disloya.ty !;
in a word, the real end of the civil
war came with that victory, and did
not come until then in Missouri.
Intense applause. 1t redeemed
that State it gave the right Of free
men to 10000 men who had been bound
and fcttcrcd. Missouri is nov free
State in this Union, with all her
rish'*, dignity and equality under
the C"ns'ituiion, and not one MUIR
maj Of di<loya!ty is anywhere heard.
By that union for frecdom, federal die.
tation IN Missouri, in her local clnc-
tions, was overthrow, and by that
union, strife and hate have given place
TO peace and to good sill by that union
liberty, with equal rights, have given
to the State an unbounded prosperity
aud to its people Il joy unsroaklble.
50 great was the jry and complete
their success that the liberal Rcrub-
licans Of that State were not without
making an effect to extend the san o
union Of Liberal and Democratic Re.
publicaDs, ami with it the same bless
inGs Of liberty, peace and fraternity
to all the other States. Round Of
aPplausc.f Accordingly in State
Conventions on the 2l;h Of March
last, they o.'oIvel to invite the Libc-
raj Republicans il all the States to
moct them in National Convention in
Cincinnati on tho lst day of May.
The invitation was accepted there
was indeed great response they
came by tho sands in such vast mum
bcrs that 4 delegation Convention
Of the representatives. Of all the S,atcs
was formed, both froa principle and
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