Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-06-11

In reply 20 the notification of his nomina-
tion for Vice President by the Cincinuati Con
vention, Governor Brown has written a long
response, in which he says:
81 ACCEPT INSTRUMENTATION as candidate for
VICE President, and endorse m6st cordially the
resolutions setting forth the priaciples on
which appeal is made TO the whole people of
the United States, a century is closing upon
our experience of republican government,
aud while that lapse of time has witnessed a
great expansion of our free institutions. vet it
has not been without illustrations. also grave
dangers TO the stability of such system
VI those, successfully encountered, it is need
less to speak OF those which remain to
menace US, the most threatening are provided
against, as firmly believe. 10 the wise aud
pacIhc measures proposed by your platform
st has come to be The practice of those ele-
waited to the position OF national authority to
regard the public service but as a means to
retain power. This results in substituting a
mere party organization for government it.
seu, which constitutes control amenable to no
laws or moralities, impairs all independent
Thought, enables few to ride the many. and
makes personal allegiance the road to favor.
1t requires little forecast to perceive that this
VIII wreck all liberties, unless there be inter
posed u timely reform of administration from
its highest TO its lowest station, which shall
not only prevent abuses, but likewise take
away any incentive to their practice. Wearied
with the contentious that are carried on in
aparice of spoils. the country demaud, renose
The Union is fortified by more power than
ever before lie remains an ;mperatiye du,y
t. cement our nationality by perfect reconcile
alton. at the North widespread sympathy
Is aroused IN behalf of those States of the
South which, long alter the discrimination of
resistance to rIghtiul authority, are still plum
dered uader the guise of loyalty, and ,yran-
niZed over IN the name OF freedom a long
with TINS ieeIlng Is present., too, the recug-
n'tl"n that III complete amnesty alone eau be
found the hope of any return to a cousti1u-
tional government as OF old, or any develops
ment OF more enduring unity and broader ma
tionai life in future. Amnesty however. to
make 1t efiicacious, must be real. NIT nominal:
genuine, not evasive. 1t must carry along
with 1t equal rights as we'll as co qual protection
to all, Tor the removal OF disabilItIes as to
some, with enforcement as t. uthers. leaves
room Tor suspicion that pardun is measured by
political gam; and especially will such pro-
tcsSed c!emency be futile in the presence of a
renewed attempt at prulOnyin. the suSpensiVn
OF tue hAbeAs corpus. aud persistent resort to
mafliai rather than civil law in upholdIn1
those agencies used t. ALLEVIATE the races when
concord Is must essential; and in preparing
another elaborate campaign on a basls OF dead
Issues aud arbitrary lutervention Ali will
rightly cred t such conduc, as but nockerv
OF amnesty, and demand an administrator
winch can give ii better warrant OF honesty in
the real work of Reconstruction and rctnrm
In tue array of sectional interests a republic
S" vide as ours is never entirely sale frnm
serious conflicts These becoming still more
dangerous when CON mpI.c"ted til questions of
taxation, where unequal bnrdrus are believed
t" be Imposed on Que part ut tue cxpeuse of
ano,her part
81 Was a bold as we'll as an admifuble policy
In the Interest of the prc,cnt as well as tutur.
tranquility, 4" " thIra" the drcis!on of in
duatriai amG rcveHue matters from the virtu.l
atbItratiOn Of AN electoral culleyc. chosen
with The single auimatIug purpose of nartv
aace"dabcy, aud refer Lluin iur more direct
popular cxPre>sioh tn each Congressional dis
tnrt. Instead of being mnzz,ed by some
e"as've declaration. The COUNTRY is thereby
lnV't-d I" trank"st u'terance. aud sections
wh'ch would revolt al beluy deuied voice.
Oul OF deierreUce tn other success would be
c"ntcut To acquiGsce 10 the general Judgment.
Honestly elected 1t local government
1855
pie OF our INSTITUTIONS, much advance will be
made toward establishing it by eDablin. the
people 10 pass upon questions 80 nearly affect
ing their well being dspassiunately through
their local representatives, The precipitauco
which would force the controlling declaration
on the tax or tariff through the Presidential
candidacy Is only disguised form of ccntrali
zatlon Involving hazardous reaches of execute
influence a conclusion will be much more
empartlally determined and with less disturb
ance to trade and fnahce, by appealing to this
most truthful and diversified local expression
industrial issues can be likewise emanci-
patec from the power OF great monopolies. and
each representative held to fidelity towards
his immediate constituents. These are the
most prominen; featured of that general con.
cer' OF action which proposes to replace the
present administration by one more in ,mDa-
thy with the aspirations of the masses of our
ccuntrymen. Vi course such Concert cannot
he "tta'ned by thru>t,ng every mlnor or past
diherence INTO the tnrcgruund aud it will be
Tor tho people t. determine whether these OBJ
JectS are "t such. magnitude and present
urgency as to Justify them in deterr,ny adj
Jns'ments until the country shall be fist re-
tered to tree suffrage, uninfueDced by official
o'c'at'on, aud ours becomes in fact free re-
Pnhilc, released from appreheDsiOns of central
domination. Without referring in detail TO
various other propositions embraced in the
resolutions "t the convention. but seeing how
they all contemplated a restoration of power
to the people, peace to the nat.on, and pu-
rity to the g"rerument; that they condemn
the attempt to establish sn ascendancy of
military over civil rule, and affirm with ex-
Pllct'es the maintenance of equal freedom of
all citizens, irrespective of race, previous con
o,t'9n' or pending disabilities, have only to
pledge again my sincere co>operation."
WEDD1NG CELEBRATIONS.
Thtee days-Sugar.
Sixty days-Vinegar.
lst auniverssry-Irob.