The daily union., 1852-10-13
BY BERr ARMSTRONG;.
SPEECH OF GEN. JOHN A. DIX,
NEW YORK.
Delivered OF The Democratic Meeting al Haisborough,
Nsw Hampshire, august 10, 1862 .r

- Nsw Hampshire, August 10, 1852. r
FrIIow- CITIZENS: thank you. sincerely thank you,
for this kind reception aud peg you 70 oe assured ha'
isrly grateful have come before you under the iniiu
ence Of feelings which no other occasion could call
forth. This is The hrsl i'me ! have ever addressed
Of nv BIRTH the graves Of my ancestors, the most faml
lar scenes oi my boyhood are here return with half
century Of my life ended and after lapse OF more Than
thirty years. But can YOU that in all this in
teryenng lme lproud as am OF the great and patriotic
State of New York. and grateful to her for numerous
marks OF her conhdence) there has been moment in
which have not looked back with pleasure and pride
The State which gave me bIrih--no moment in which
have not felt that whatever Of success have had else
where was due in great degree To the lessons OF in
dusy sobrtey, and order, received here in my early
years. and the good examples BY which those lessons
were enforced
by the reflection that am addressing the ass ,mbled de-
mocracy OF State Your political creed was the creed
OF my foefalhers and u also nine am sure. fellow
ritiyens none OF us desire be in0erant in opn
ions yet we hold ii TO be in politics the only true faith
Believing, do, that the collection OF principles
which have adopted Tor our guidance, IN the great
conhics OF party constitutes the only sale standard OF
political conduct intend TO adhere TO II while we ye
and rsnsm il 10 children the best security for the
preservation OF our free institutions.
There is no portion OF the Union III which the party
conflicts alude 10 have been more earnest, not TO say
imbtiered, in which they have had more enduring
influence than in this and The adjoining States They
are among my earliest aud most vivid recoecnons
doubtless because those who most nearly connect
ed with me bore active part in them. remember the
violence with which Mr. Jefferson, in The closing years
OF his administration assaed on the one hand and
the warmth with which he was defended on the other
Ii tIne had noi at that early age any just conception
Of the merits Of iAe controversy oul remember wen
the heat with which IL was carried on. And, fellow
citizens, these were no puerie contests. Great minds
were enlisted in them. Ga side OF the most
distinguished this Slate has produced. born in
this neighborhood. and occupying and honorng one
oil the highest official stations at Washington, MIR. Web
sier) Ga The other were the Lansdons and GardneIs
the Barteits and Halls, the Tarons and PROFESSIONALLY
resou,e in upholtng the democratic administration and
which their great opponent labored so ndela
gahly 10 pull down.
The war OF 1912 gave new vigor to these contests
Indeed il infused into them bitterness which is TO
be hoped may never enter again into our party d.
visions.
Ii in these contests, reaching back TO the closing
scenes OF the last century, that the foundations OF the
New Hampshire democracy were laid and II must be
source OF never failing qualification TO you all that your
saes ana 4 q yTu s, Is were oa s 10
successor were. during the excited periods OF their ad
mnislraon, the side OF the country and OF those
principles of political conduct under the influence OF
which the Union has grown up to Ills present dimensions
independently OF the personal interest which New
Hampshire has the pending canvass through the nom
ination OF OF her hearted the exponent
of her principles and those oil The democracy OF the Unon
] believe may justly say that on every other ground
she ought 20 this election with all the energy and
al The zeal which have distinguished her IN the great
political contests OF The country She has always been
among the foremost OF the States which. in spite OF all
Ins bad Influences pressing upoa them from without have
slood firmly up against the pecnnsry and fiscal denora
ization OF the age have had occasion, more than
nstance-when speculation public and private,
debauchIng The community, seducng States into the re-
pudalIon of their debts, and individuals into the quda
hon OF theirs by fraudulent bankuptceso refer to her
a. presenting in her example all that an American Com
monwesllh ought 10 be There never was more need
than there for the good influence OF such an
ample as hers in the financial MANAGEMENT OF the gov
eSnnent; and look upon the well.known prudence OF
afal all nnI
lie and private, aud, in a word, 10 the lormy ol
his character a statesman 10 The New England stand
ard OF economy IN expenditure as one oil the strongest oil
his numerous claims 10 the confidence OF his country.
men.
II were asked to name the obligation. which above
every other devolves in the administration OF the
political system bequeslhed to us by our fathers should
say IL 10 TO watch, with untrng vigilance over the
sources OF the public expenditure. IL is the duty more
earnestly. emphatcay and perseveringy enloned on us
by Jefferson than any oker. He saw with an intu,ye
sagacity, which rarely failed him, that eriravsgant
government was utterly incompatible with political ber-
~ The danger which The trainers OF The constitution
feared most from proinsion and lmprovdence IN ex-
penditure They believed that government could long
MAINTAIN republican character which was not admin.
istered with simplicity and economy
1he reputation ui these republican virtues 10 The great
~ The policy OF opponents They have no Just
conception OF the necessity oi prudence in the admnlsra-
uon OF the public treasure. They believe agoyemment
may be exrsvagant without endangerng It's republicans.
sm; and IN so believing they reject the testimony OF all
history.
L do not hesitate 10 say thai there has been more
reckless disregard OF the public interest in the manage
ment of our financial affairs since opponents came
into power in si9 than al any former perioI propose
TO review the conduct oil the administration IN this re-
spect in the bnefest manner an aware that the sub
Iect has no other attraction than it's Importance. IL ~
not should have selected for discussion as mat
ter oil choice, before assembly. know
well how difficult II is to gain the public through any
appeal 10 spirit OF retrenchment and economy when
the country is prosperous il now and when every
vessel which enels harbors from the newly dis
hurt n..ht
These are the great eIas OF danger governments and
especially TO those which republican IN form and al
the peril OF wearying you with discussion not alto.
geher IN harmony with The prevailing spirit OF the tmes,
must. nevertheless, call your attention for few mo.
menis TO a sober investigation OF figures and facis
intend TO show You that the present administration
u the wbig administration brgnnlng in March,
svaennt in the gross aud reckless and unscrupu
ous the dss than any other from the foundation OF
the government 10 the present day.
wish TO cay first. by way OF admission, that as our
country increases IN population apd teroFy some per-
msnent addition 10 s annual expenditure may he ex
pected New custom houses are TO be established, new
administrative officers 10 be appointed and these must
be proyded for by contributions IRON the public treasury
But This additional expenditure need not necessarily be
very considerable in amount Indeed, With single ey
cep,on IL has happened (doubtess because we have ba
Democratic sdmlnsiraops) that alter very large acces
Sons OF territory the public expendures instead oil being
augmented, have been actually dInin.hed Thus alter
the purchase of Loulslsna, IN lSO2 with territory Of
over i've hundred thousand square miles, Mr. Jefferson
reduced the expenditures OF the government, compared
with those OF The preceding administration under the
elder Adams, about two hundred thousand dollars per
annum. When We consider tha, the aggregate expendi
tuie nj that O The public