New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-29
SANFORD E. CHURCH on THE STUMP.

Sanford T.. Church-a con, but not "the favorite
con of Little Orleans made a speech in this
| village last evening, in lis own behalf.
Mr.. Church mas a few pecuiarities as speaker and
| politician rot universally known By the people of
this State. He has very faculty of dis 5uising
| himself and gaInsbiDg the strange " facts with
which his spec ,hes abound. He commences speech
by assuring bis auditors that he regards himself as
only one of the people, neither better nor wiser
than the average Of enfranchised morials He does
lot presume TO instruct any one, but simply desires
to ADVISE and with his auditors for the mu-
| tusl advantage Of speaker and nearer. 1t is not
his purpose to make speech, but OILY TO talk y
with his eIgent fellow. citizens, as negnbor con-
verses with neighbor and friend With friend. And
nothing can tempt him to make false s.s.emert
in any to misesd any person within the sound
of bis voice. Indeed, he has no object 10 so doing
1t is his interest," it is the interest Of every
before him. to secure the election of thoee candidates
who will faithfully wisely, and underst4ndingly dis
charge the duties of the several offices for which they
are named. Like every other hoaest elector, be
wants the governments and laws of the State ana Ns-
ton administered eh an honest and intelligent regard
to the interests Of the people. And what possible
object has he to deceive mislead his audience
He sees before him bis neighbors and friends, and
would suffer mayhem in any of its terrible
forms than induce of them to vote against the in
terests of his State and Country.
Thus Mr.. Church proceeds for the space Of full if
teen minues at the end of which time be stands be-
fore bis audience perfect picture of ''genteness,"
" nnocerce," "candor, and simplicity" And, With
the faithful" of the party his style of honesty"
takes remarkably well. Those who unsophs.i-
Gated touching the mysteries of sham Democracy
IL ~ l. c.-A.
that abound in the balance of tho speech. 1t seems
hardly possible that the man deal In falsehoods
after thus emphacay certifying to his own character
for veIacity and candor. 49,
as usual and after such introduction he proved him
self only as regardful Of truth as he has
been known 10 be during his political wsnderings
and erDgs in years past and gone. Judge you,
therefore. the character Of his speech last evening
Alas that man with such prepoesesslng exterior
8 man with suoh priraa tdcie proofs OK honesty and
fair desipe-sbould be thus woetuly Obvious OF cur
rent and patent facts
Mr. c. said be had great respect for the masses of
the Republican party! In fact, he thought the Re'
pubhcans were generally just as honest IN their -
tepticns as the Democracy. Unfortunately t." them
they lacked ipfC nation 1hey oid not rdersisud Do
even as the Democrats themss yes! The masses of
the Republican psty-sip yie innocents were in IA
yor OF wbolescns lays and honest sdnipittrations
But wcsed politicians like Seward Greeley
ard Need-had blinded them and led them ss.' ay and
in their infaustion they voted for abominst ms that
were fast sinkDg the State INTO the lowest dePns Vi
poverty and digTace.
Concerning the Canas, Mr. Church wac psr,icu
larry " al home. He doubted rot the masses OF
the Republican Party were, like himself honestly 10
favor Of the completion Of the Canss with the least
possible delsy, and with little expense as pracics
be Blu. the Canals never could be enlarged under
Re publican rule. The thing had been demonstra ed,
and there was 10 longer room for doubt Toe Repuo-
L Al q .saaff s.als
as were the "leaders" of the Wing Party during the
existence ofthat organic alton. But the Democracy IN
general sud Mr. c. in particular were the warm, con-
Slant ard consistent friends Of Canal Enlargement.
The State cebt amounted to full $io,oooV ana tne
Wig and Republican parties rere resPoH'eJ'. .as
| rhole ofal Not dollar Of it had been borrowed oy
| the Democracy The Democracy had plan of En-
argipg the Canals without mourning public debt, and
had they been Pc med TO rule the State the Canals
J would lors sNte have been fully completed end the
I State out Of debt. -,
such il al eptone Of portion Of Mr. C.'s speech.
The whole was thus characterized BY reckless as
regard Of truth and this facts tau mar 70
every intelligent man that listened 10 nun,
IDENTIFY bis nienon-his cole dssgn-to bhnd ana 10
lead the ignorant. He did not state that me Cena
Railroad interests and the Canal interests OF tne oa1
were at ar with each other and that the Democratc
| party of New-York is wholly in the keeping OF Cor
nil e. Dean Richmond & Co., the Owners AID rulers o
the Central Railroad. He did not state that the ex
ample Of borrowing money for the State Canals was
set by TIE Democracy-thst, as long ego as e2, the
Democratic Amin stration Of the State borro we'd
1887 GOO; ard that every year during the eleven con-
.eeutiye Democratic Administrations that followed,
norey was borrowed for Canal purposes ard the SaIs
debt titus steadily increased He did not state that o.
the $40l47 49, borrowed since the year 1874 only
SIS So 5l5, was borrowed by Wing and Repubieso
Administrations and that the Aance Of SIi $50 20
was bono xed BY Democratic aud Americas Ad1lnIe'
tons $l; s35 :s of it being chargeabie 70 the Dem
| ocracy," and the balance 10 the Americans. ~,
deed, he made candid statement Of fscts-gaVe W
truthful history of the political Affairs OF the sn'e
presented faithful statement OF the Issues OF tne
campsgr-but, from first to LAST, used tue moot des
picabe erdeavors 10 blind and deceive his nearer
by chareip everything wrong upon the Reprohcanr,
| and creditiDg the Sham Democracy with everything
| glorious and good.
| But the meanest portion OF mis- speech was thai y
! which he dealt with the recent Democratic godseno
- Old Brown" and the Hsrper's Ferry lnsurectiop
| He chsiiisby sckpowlet ged that the a." masses o
the Republican party did not Ges1gn any such result
ths, Seward ard other leaders hsd probably net bee
aiming ST that particular revot-but that the blood!
Tragedy al Harper Ferry Was the legitimate resot
| Anti Slaysy discussion, ard directly and wnoh,
ctargesbl- to the Republican party For ever.
blow that WAS struck every shot that fired, ever
life fhst sacrificed every drop Of blood inst va
shed upon the occasion Of that bloody revolt the he
pubbcsns were solely and wickedly responsible Ia
did lot have the manhood 70 refer TO the great snc E
famous Ksnsss which produced N due time TIL
ssrguirsry aod retributlve sf,ot He did not nav
honor epough 20 inform his auditors OF the Manner y
which " Old Brown had been converted into u 80
man ard fitted for such ruthless deeds ss Yer
witnesssd at Hsrpers Ferry; did he name IN
party who armed him with vengeance and created
bis heart fhirst for blood
Such Infamous charges would have been more to'eI
| sh'e had thew me from a NirainAn Lcr,