Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-07-24

SENATOR DooLITTLE's SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION,
| thank you for the great honor,
words can hardly tell how much, but
you will allow me to pass at once from
what is personal, to speak of the
great occasion, the duty and the pur.
pose which bring us here. Two years
ago, nearly five years,after the bloody
period of tho civil war had ceased,
the Liberal Republicans Of Missouri,
feeling kecnly all the evil of the pro.
scription, test oaths, the hates and
the striies, the passions Of war had
left upon them, long after the war it
sell had ceased and feeling keeDly tho
Executive Federal dictation in their
local elections, determined to organize
a movement to restore equal rights to
all our citizens, (applause) white as
well rs black-to restore local self
government, and TO arrest tho further
centralization of Fedral power. Ap.
plause They then said, "this thing
has gone far enough, if not already
too far" The time has come, when all
honest and patriotic Republicans
must say halt, and reassert the vital
doctrine Of a government; that under
the Constitution, the powers Of the
Federal government are defined and
limited [applause] and that the peo.
pie Of the States have right to gov
ern themselves in their domestic af.
fairs upon the basis of the equality Of all
the States before the higher law, and
before the Constitution, and the equ-
ality of all men before the law Zap
plauso] of universal loyalty, amnesty,
suffrage and peace. Taking no steps
backwards, taking no right and no
franchise which had been secured to
the blacks, ,pledging themselves to sup
port them in all their full vigor, they
at the same time, demand in the name
of peace il the name of liberty, in the
name of Republican government itself,
that freedom and equal rights should
be restored to the white people. Great
applause].
They organized nearly 10000 strong
and called on B. Gratz Brown to lead
the movement. They placed him in
the nomination for Governor, and then
what followed? Eighty thousand Dem
ocratic Republicans, looking on the
success of that movement, as above
any party triumph, resolved to sus
stain il with their whole strength
Love of country-love of republican
liberty-love OF the equal rights of al
men, inspired that union, and brought
men TO act together who had beer
politically opposed to each other al
their lives upon other questios and OF
other issues, and without violating
either honor, logic, conscience or con
sistency on either side. This patriotic
union was based upon higher ground:
than ordinarily control political action
[Applausc. Even those who had fought
against each other in battle claspeC
hands over the bloody chasm, and side
by side, like brothers, with heart,
beating in unison, beating strong with
tho same high purposes they helped
to bear its flag TO q glorous victory
That, gentleman, is Liberal Repub
icanism, (cheers), and that is Dem
ocratic Republicanism. Cheers. The
victory that came from that union wal
the end of prescription and test oaths
of pain and OF strife, and ofdisloyalty
In II word, the real end OF civil wal
came with that victory, and did not
come until then in Missouri. Cheers
1t redeemed that State; it gave the
rights TO 10000 men, who had been
bound and fettered Missouri is now
a free State in the Union; with all hel
rights, dignity and equality, under
the constition, and not one murmur
of disloyality is anywhere heard. By
that union, Federal dictation in Mis-
souri, in their local elections was over
thrown, and by that union, strife and
hate have givon place TO peace anC
good will; by that union liberty, witt
equal rights for all, have given to th,
State unbounded prosperity, to hel
people, a joy almost unspeakable. 81
great was their joy, and so complet,
their success, that the Liberal Repub
lcans of that State were not conten
without making an effort TO extend
the Same union Of Liberal Republican,
and Democratic Republicans anC
with it tho same blessings OF liberty
peace and fraternity to all othe
States. Grounds ofapplauso.) Accord
ingly, in State Convention March 24tl
last, they resolved TO invite th,
Liberal Republicans in all the State
to meet them in National Convention
at Cincinnati, on May lst. That in
vtation was accepted, and there
was indeed a good response They
came by thousands in such vast mum
bcrs that Delegate Convention of al
the States was formed, both fron
principal and from necessity, TO Civ,
form TO its proceedings. Many of th,
ablcst men of the county, lately lead
ers in tho Republican party, wer,
there and took part in its deliberations
They were assured that a large nun
ber of Liberal Republicans in every
State. and from all portions Of tho
country, stood behind them ready L
maintain them; and they were NOR
ally certain that fthe millions whom
we this day represent Cheers woul'
only como TO their support, the mum
ber of Liberal Republicans would reacl
half a million or more. (Checrs) Tha
convention presented q platform anC
presented candidates TO the country
for President, Horace Greeley (lou'
cheers) and for Vice President, u
Gratz Brown Cheers and that Con
venton, for tho promotion and sue
cess of tho principles declared in tn
platform there enunciated, and for tn
support of tho candidates nominated
by that Convention, have invited an,
welcomed the cooperation of all pat
riotic citizens, without regard to pre-
vious political affiliation. Those prin
ciples were so clearly and concisel
stated in the platform itself, and restU
ted in the letter of acceptance Of Nj
Greeley, and they are so well know