The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-05-30

Hf'i7tN 'tH't'Ftl pN tilt bHNttlbit. he blti~t-i
to signify to US YOUR acceptance ot th,. pialtorn
and the nomination. and helieNcuS
Very truly yours.
lSigne,D G. SCnURZ. President
GMo. v. JULIAN, Niee-rre>'t.
WtLTIAM z. MCLEAN,l
'lnHN =. DAVIDSON, Secretaries.
j. ii, RHODES.
Hon. Horace GREELEY. New York civ.
MR.. GREELfN'S REPLY.
NEW YORK. May %. lS-a.
GFNTLFMFN-I have choscn not to .,chnn>vl-
edge your letter Of the 81 INST. until | roulI
learn how the work Of Your Convention VA
received in all parts OF our great country am
JUDGE whether that wnrk was tppro,eI Ma
rh'liltd toy the mass of our tel ow-ritiL,ns
Their Response from day to-day Has rtarhr, me-
through tri"@famS, letters. aud the comments
of journalists. independent OF oliirin rltrpnaor
and indifferent to TIVE -mi-~ 1T fluWnS 1t power
The number and character of these Itucon-
strained. tnrurchaScd and unsolicited utter
inrrs satisfy me- that the movement W hich touud
expression A tiucinnnii has received the st1rr
OF public approval aud been hr-,l II, !. In;ii,,rty
Of our r"untr'm"n A, the hnrbinyrr VI a hrtter
day for thr RcpubIic ! To- nut Ini,iutcrprrt
thus approval aS cSPccllijv cumpllul ,niarv 10
my Sett, nor even u inc chivpIrutls Ana iu.tIy
esteemed gentleman with hose nam, | thouk
Your convention for aN>nrinln@ minr rrrniyr
and welcome il aS a eI'onj;rco,l> :nd deserved
tribute To thrt admirable piu form oI rriu,.inl4>
herein NOUr Convention 20 tpI ISrIN 81 luriIIy
80 tuirlhN set forth the conviction, which i'm
p"llrd ana the purposes which guided it, course
a platform, which casting behind if thp N Nrprl
and rubbish of Worn-out coutrntiuuS ,ud Nv
conc truo~, emhudir> ia iii and few words fine
needs and aspirations of today. Thou.h thou-
sands SiHndY ready 10 condemn Vour every arl
hardly Il y tlahl'. of criticism or rayil has boon
AIMED ~ your platform. ui WAlch the ~tIh.l .lanc,.
may hc fairly rri"nlIrd IS follows
FtESr Nll tie poIitir.ll rights lud franchises
which have been acquired through our kate
bloody r"nruiNlun mus aud >hll br Guaranteed.
maintained, rml"N"d l'td respected rvcriuore
SECOND. All the political rights and fran
ehi>r~ which have bcp, Io>f through that con-
NulSi"n should anG must hr promptly restored
1i'' r-cst;tbi>hed. that there ~llall be H. nee
forth N" prescribed cl1>> ana no di~ranchi>rd
caste within the limits ot oar Union, whose
long r>rlngcd people shall rtIIuiI,, lu,l frltrn
VIZ upon the broad basis Of universal amnesty
with impartial suffrage
THIRD. That, subject to our solemn conSti-
| tui"nHi obligation to maintain rhr coUHl right,
| OF MI citizens. our policy should ann 1t local
~rIi-goNrrnmrnt and not III rentrtIiIatinu. th:it
thr civil authority should lie supreme oyrr fh.
military; that the writ of hnboa~ coruu, ~hould
70" JraIou~ly upheld as tie Safeguard of personal
freedom; thHt the individual citizen should EN-
j"N the largest liberty consistent with pubir
order. and That there shall he no Federal sub
version of the internal poIity Of the several
N'HteN and municipalities. but that each shall h,
| irll IRE TO enforce the rights nnd promote the
Wtll-h'j ing Of its Inhabitants Nv such means Is
thr Judgment nt n own people may prescribe.
Fpt EltI. lhCrr Nhall Nv Il real AHA nut
merely a stimulated reform in the civil service of
| ne Republic, to which end # IL imdi-prn>abIc
| h1t the chni dispenser Of its vast official Ilt-
! r"nagr shall he shielded from the main tcnll,f.i-
tlon t" use ll~ power ~citi-hly hy rule Iur xnr-
| ably fnrNd'im% md prrcludm4 his re-election
! FIFTH. Tlt me raising ofrpycnuc. whether
/ by iii or otherwise. shall be rrcn,ruiIr,I ,nI