Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-09-07
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Republican journal which supports Greeley
and Brown and the Cincinnati Platform. IL
believes that since all the distinctive princi-
pies of the Republican party have been accom-
plished, and all organized opposition to those
principles has ceased, there is something bet
ter to engage the attention of the people than
to fight old battles over again. IL holds that
the most important thing to be done now 10 to
effect complete reconciliation between the
North and the South. These two great sec
tions of our common country have been Ill
bitter hostility toward each other more than
quarter of a century i'll reference to the lnsti-
tuition of Slavery. Eleven years ago this hos
tty broke out in War. Seven years ago the
War terminated, the Rebellion was crushed
and SLAYER, abolished both by force of arms
and by Constitutional Amendment. Since that
time the Southern States have been recon-
structed, Impartial Suffrage has been estab-
lished, the payment of the National debt Sc
cured, and the payment of the Rebel debt
prohibited by Constitutional Amendments.
All the old obstacles to Permanent Peace and
Reconciliation between the North and the
South have been removed. To effect such a
return of friendship and fraternal feeling, to
the end that there may no longer be any enc
mics of our Government in our own midst, IL
the principal mission of the Liberal Bepubli-
can party which assembled at Cincinnati on the
LIST of May, whose platform and nominees have
been wisely and periodically Endorsed by the
Baltimore Convention.
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GREss. 1t believes that there are multitude
| of abuses to be reformed, and that no time
should be lost in combating them. The Civil
| Service of the Government has become an
instrument of party tyranny, and an object of
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public morals and legislation. The Federal
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| fact is presented to the public every day, and
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