Year: 1872

arbitrary intervention. All will right
ly credit such conduct rs hut a
mockery of amnesty, and demand an
Administration which can give better
warrant of honesty iii the great re-
construction and reform. In the az
ray of sectional interests, a Republic,
so widespread as ours is never en-
tirely safe from serious conflicts.
These become still more dangerous
when complicated with questions OF
taxation, when unequal burdens are
believed to be imposed on one part
at the expense Of another part. It
was bold as we'll as admirable pol
icy in the interest Of present as well
as future tranquility to Withdraw
tho decision of industrial and reve-
nue. matters from the virtual arbit-
ration Of an electoral college, chosen
with the single animating purpose
of party ascendency, and refer them
for a more direct popular expression
to each Congress District, instead of
being muzzled bv some evasive de-
claration. The country is thereby
invited to its frankest utterance, and
sections which would revolt at being
denied q voice out of deference to
other sections would be content to
acquiescc in a general judgment
honestly clicited," If local govern
ment be, as it undoubtedly is, the
most vital principle of our institu-
tons, much advance will be made
toward establishing it by enabling
the people to pass upon questions so
nearly affecting their well-being dis
passionately through their local rep
resentation. The precipitance which
would force a controlling declaration
on tax or Tariff through Presiden-
tial candidacy is only a disguised
form Of centralization, invoking haz-
ardous reaches of Executive inhu-
ence. A conclusion will be much
more impartially determined, and
with less disturbance to trade and
finance by appealing to the most
truthful and diversified local express
sion. Industrial issues can be thus
likewise emancipated from the pow
er Of great monopolies, and each
representative held to fidelity to-
ward his immediate constituents.
These are the most prominent feat
ures Of that general concert of action
which proposes to replace the pres
ent Administration by one more in
sympathy with the aspirations Of the
masses of our countrymen. Of course
such concert cannot be obtained by
thrusting every minor or past differ
ence into the foreground, and it will
be for the people, therefore, to de-
termine whether these objects are of
such magnitude in the present urgen-
cy as to justify them in deferring
their adjustments until the country
shall be first restored to free suf-
frage, unintluenced by official dicta-
ton and ours becomes, in fact, q
free Republic, released from appre-
tensions of a central domination.


Without referring in detail to the
various other propositions embraced
in the resolutions Of the Convention,
but seeing how they all contemplate
a restoration of power to the people,
peace to the nation, purity to the
Government, that they condemn the
attempt to establish an ascendency
Of military over civil rule, and affirm
with explicitness the maintenance of
equal freedom to all citizens, irre-
spective of race. previous condition,
or pending disabilities, / have only
to pledge again my sincere co-opera-
ton. I have the honor to remain,
very respectfully, yours,


B. GRATz Brown.


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Private sincerity is public welfare.


The first new baby in Cairo since
the Cincinnati Convention has been
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