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revenue AMI p]torfcuon; if to have ear
neslIy sought to establish the bright but
too rare example Of party 10 power,
lauhuI 10 its promises 8, pledges made
when out Of pow"r-lf these services,
cxerlioog AMI enIeavors justify The accn
sation Of ambition, | must plead guilty
to the charge.
I have wished rho good opinion ri tie
world; bot | DEFY me most maIignan! Of
my enemies to show that / have at.
temped 10 gain it BY any low groVeling
arts, By any mean or unworthy sacrid.
ces, By tine violation Of any ofthe ob'iga.
lions Of honor, or by a breech Of any Of
the-ddlies which | owed to my coIn.
lry.
turn. Sir. from these personal alia,
sions and Teml1iscancas 10 the the vast
II more important subject Of the present
actual condition Of this country. lfthey
could ever be j~Jsrifah!e or eycusabIe,
il would be 90 such an occasion as his,
WHEN | am addressing those to whom !
am bnani b. 50 many friendly ties.
In speaking Of the present state Of the
country. it will be necessary f'r me 70
touch with freedom and independence
upon the pasta well as the present. and
upon tho conduct, spirit and principles
Of parties. In doing this, | assure my
democratic trethetn and fellow citizens.
Of whom | am TOLD there are macy here
present. tani ! Iender them my cordial
thanks for the honor done me by their
attendance here this day. with as much
sincerity and gratitude as il they agreed
with me in pojitiuca! S]cn'imenl.l lhal
nothing Is farther from my intention
than to say one single word that ought
to wound their feelings OF give offence
TO them. But surely, # there ever were
a period in the progress Of any People
when all we're called upon, With calm
ness and cand0r, TO consider thoroughly
the present posture OF public and private
affairs; and deliberately to inquire INTO
The causes ami remedies Of this unpro
piijous state ofthings, We have arrived
at that period in the United S'afe'.-
Ard, i fever a People stood bound By the
highest duties to themselves ard to
their pos,eritv. to sacrifice upon the al
tar O Ctheir country, cherished prPjudi
ces and party predictions and an'Jpa
)hies, we are now called upon 10 make
that sacrifice, if necessary,
What is our actual condition? 1t is
one oi unexampIed distress and embor
rassment, as universal as it is intense.
pervaIjng the whole community, and
sparing none. Property Of all kinds,
and every where fallen aud falling in
YaIue; agricultural produce Of every
description al the most reduced ptIce.;
money unsound end at the same time
scarce, and beCo ming more scarce b.
preparations. Of doubtful and uncertain
issue, to increase lis sounduess: all the
departments of business inactive and
Blagnant; EXCHANGES extravagantiy high
and constantly fucruating; credit, pub
lie and private, at the lowest ebb, and
confidence lost; and a feeling Of general
Encouragement ami depression. And
what darkens the gloom which hangs
over the country, no n can discern any
lie rminalion of this sad Stale Of things,
nor see in the future any glimPses Of
light or hope.
Is not this a faithful, although appal.
ling. picture Of The United States in 1912?
| appeal to all present, Why's and Dem.
ocrats, Ladies and Gentlemen to say If II
be at all too high culored.
Now let us see what was our real con-
dilion only The short time Of ten years
ago. ! had occasion. in February 1882.
in the Senate of the United States, when
was defending the American System
against the late Colonel Hayne, Of South
Carolina, 10 descrite it; and | refer TO
his description as erjdence of what | he
Iieyed to he the state Of the country al
that time. That it concerned TO the
truth Of the case, | appeal with conf
dence TO those now present. On that oc'
casion, among other things | saidi
II have now TO perform the more pleas
ing task Of exhibiting an imperfect
sketch of the existing state of the unpar.
aIIeled prosperity OF The country. On a
general survey, we behold cultivation
extended the arts furnishing, the face o.
the country improved, our people fully &
probably employed. and the public
?ounDenanCe exhibiting tranquility, con.
tentment aud happlness. And, il We de
scend into particulars, we have the
agreeable contemplation ola people out
of debt, land rising slowly in value, but
in a secure and saIuIdry degree a ready,
though exlravagaut, market Tor all the
surplus productions oil our industry, lnuu.
merable hocks and herds browsing ard
gan,boIIing on ten thousand hills and
covered with rich aud yerdant
grasses; our cities expanded, and Whole
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