, 1873-07-28
POLITICAL.
Important Letter from the
lion. w. s.. Grocsbeelz,.
of Ohio.
no, Advises tho Democracy TO Disbantl
aud FoEm a Now Party.
All Monopolies to Be Opposed
and Free Trade q Oar
dinal Plank.

NAAAAkSA ~ At*AA--*
Hoycment to Carve q Now State Ont Of
Portions Of Tennessee, Kentucky,
and Mississippi.
CINCINNATI, O July 28.-Tlo following Ia a lot
now departure and Liberal movement by Mr..
4roosbock
O1So,xaXr1, O., July Is, 1873.
My DEAR Sin: feel very much Obliged to you and
tho gentlemen who called to-day for tho honor which
ronRder the n1,awcr that then maflo. will not &C.
Wllilo this Ii no. war1nty aympathizo in whnt you
pronoae to accomplish, and hope tho time is near
when tho present pon9srata and fermor Democrats
untted unler eingle organization.
don't thnk there itanything sacred in mere party
bo repaired When cit Of ore and renowcd wl,un too
much worn. coi,atitutY - Of government ia moro
o don't hesato 10 pull down constitution il order
to put up now ono. Wo hayo convention at Column
bus now engaged In Tint work.
written to q gentleman in New York before your
movement began, and without referorco to 1t. It waa
have writon il viii int Wow: but YOU arc At lpor.y
to publish 1t If you think II may contributes In tic
least degree, to closer and htner union OF all who
spectfuly, VS.. anoEsDEoH.
c1No1nsArl, 1tay s, 1873.
My DEAN SIR: I Ihsvo your letter Of April a. I
thould hare answcro II sooner, and have sufficient
apology for not doing Permit mo to say that tho
ropy here 1uako to it il not for publication but per-
sona to yourself and those at whose suggestion you
heliove tho historical Democratic Organization Is
spos hs1ng constantly 1ng the Lat e
fnny, at the last Presidential election. It cannot
call tint surrender, it's confessions thon mndo aud
1t has no longer strength enough for victory. In tR
organization and and ontcr Into -" now '' one. ' The
done Mt Baltimore and 1t should accept them
in good faith aud 80 aa to command tho confidence Of
Of tic ooo tho now organization should ba something
di!osont from recast Of tho old ono; There should
B. saS 9 oq q It. 1 merely
crats nnd former Democrats, Rnl Of I'll Republicans
who are offended by tho policy and tondcncisa Of tho
The now organization should be the joint work Of
Democrats and Republicans, md both should 10
equally ut homo In IT, nelhar being tho guest Of the
You ask whnt should be ita namo2 Call 1t tho Lib
csal Democracy: Tint will mean tho FREQ, unsclaah
And now, to It's doctrines principles. YOU ask,
In THIS connection, how tho queation ofnegro nuGrago
u. Negro suffrage is lhe bloody consumnstion of
crest war aud nothing short Of wur can undo u our
s as Gas ss ho
objections 10 It, and think 1t granted too aoon to
that part Of our population recently emanc'pated.
We deny suffrage 10 tho ioregnsr for time, in order
thst ho may prepare f9r T. and we have schools Tor
le grantcd and It cannot bo recallod. Nor do think
1t wirc, ~ such Government aa this, to keep pcr-
ssI sgaf ss s%sss sa
hold this population, now FREQ, III degradca con1t-
on o%ld s awas trouble u.s.
douGtfai o1pedienoy, su for tic remainder Of Il my
esnsso an a an a.,' atar 4es
for good voting aa much upon tho hcas as upon the
1 concur In what else you suggest. The new Or
Is too rlain to need argument Monopollca aro IN
ea1dsS
advocate home government in al local afaiEs and to
You cannot keep people free, sturdy, and lntollt-
gent without t. home homo government =. It T. home
th"s tsans .t ns teaches 3 and
disappears. ccn.Ea1izo pswer at Washington, and va
arc transferred to outside e.. 1nAnagomen-no
Defonding upon Washington, vo loae our sef-depend-
cncc, and tito free citizen aooe dcgoucrates into
md whoso desire Is to 10 aiasad IN tdieaoss. '"
You refer me, also to thu question Of free trade
M Tepo shon bo It Or
donble-neaning abop. Ills, a prolibItory .arG Il in
plan contradiction to tho character Of our Goyeln-
munites. There should b. iscrinnatiens' no favor
ltisus, no psrsalitfes, personal financial! and,
nge, almost barbarian, and belongs to tho t!moa
when nations wero walled and commerce via without
wings.
holiovo have substantially answered your letter.
The now organization may properly antagonszo the
party nov ,s our % siats n o. aest
everything at ouco, push reforms without Bono
gard. for Immediate consequences. Changes that
We shoulu never forget sound principles. and we
should move toward them conatantly, eurely, and
asg or l. I oon
nlcnt Of pubu affairs. Let mo suggest doc
tna9 neaa e ahs doetrns of Strict ~ eonatlucon Of
Tho Constitution. Have you considered
found IL ho faithful appeaon q liz Doctrine
elievo such IN application Of would correct alnoat
oyery public cyl of which wo complain. II ss worth
your while TO eet its roach md efficiency. And what
eplcndid doctrine for such Government ours I
How It s1aIts the individual man. mud how 1t nubordi-
ynt. now and then but tho cltizon. na always
remains upuartuOat mud master.
you should mako such movement as YOU proposo, It
should bo conducted 70 as to gye tue strongest assur
hs ponosas snos :hoaa sna M e. m to
tho Democraoy move out Of a old organization into
now one; You will not auccecd unlaaa thoy do. II
they arc for the BALANCE Of tho century, md Until
they hI the meaning Of tho reaoutons Of W8 II
SO, suppose shAn tArry with them. After ail, t
like them, and ike thu old political homestead
confcaa It ~ somewhat dslapidatcl. There aro no
no longer heard within, but 1t Ia homo still, ind
sLal not leave 1t until 1t Is pulled down. Very ro-
Hpactfully, ". s. GAoEspEoE
MEMrn1s, July 28.-The movement to create q
new stato out Of Wostorn Tennessee, Northern
MiaolaHippi, aud Southern Kontuoky, moets with
but lttlo favor here. 4 small meeting was hold
ks1Ar lnr 1utn.
convention at Jackson. but people generally re-
gard 1t as the work Of politicians and Office
Beekors.
BAN FRANo1sCo, July 26.-The Republican
Chineso platform. Tho resolutions favor
Eonoral eybtom Of Wator-front extension, aud