Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-10-11

cratic members to Congress. Read of tho
reckless use of public money in the elections.
Read of the President himself directing the
distribution of the surplus compensation from
one of the Printing Departments, for party |
purposes among party papers, instead OF re-
commencing that the ratio of compensation
should be reduced by Congress.
Is any party fit to be entrusted with the
government which not only thus abuses Its
powers, but asserts its freedom from Congress
sonal in vestgation into acts so detrimental ,
to the public service.
Felow-citizens, are these gentlemen fit to ,
be entrusted with the government of free
Republic. after their conduct in Kansas, where |.
they attempted to fierce, by violence, upon
the people a constitution that they utterly !,
repelled and abhorred then attempted to
force through the two Houses of Congress a
law to make that constitution the Constitu-
tiun Of Kansas, when its people had utterly !
repudiated it; and then when Kansas adopt
ed another Constitution, allowed it to lie for
months upon tire table of Congress, without
its having been taken up for action in the
Senate? Are they fit to be entrusted with
the conduct of the government, who could so
far forget the interests os the great arricutu-
raj classes, as to allow to be vetoed latter vo-
ting against it in the lower House, the Agri-
cultural College Bill of Mr.. Morrill,, of Ver-
mont, which would have given tie State OF
Maryland $3.50, 900 to endow her new Agri-
cultural College? Are they fit to be allowed
to take care of the public interests who pre-
fer to go on borrowing money, day after day,
and year after year, rather than remodel tho
TAR. rF. so as to protect all the varied inter-
ests of American industry? (Great applause
Even Mr.. Douglas, in his campaign through
Penn ,ylvania, found it essential to make a
slight reference to the condition of the reve-
nue. laws, and the tariff, as condition pre-
cedeit to asking vote in that great State
And vet the Democratic majority, in the Sen-
ate, allowed Tariff Bill, passed by an over
whelIning vote of tie lower House, to lie on
| their table for weeks and weeks; at any mo-
mcnt of which they could have taken it up
and passed it, and thus restored to life and
energy all the great material interests of the
American Republic. But there it rests, and
there it is likely to rest
tcllow-ciizens, these are the reasons why
we want change of government. These are
the reasons why we want to Dust from position
those who have abused or neglected properly
to exercise the powers of the government and
| to place some gentlemen there who will, in
these respects at least, restore the government:
| to its original basis, restore TO the commerce
| Of the country the protection of the federal
government give us the laws which are es-
| sential to the prosperity OF the industry OF
| the country; execute that great and necessary
| Improvement, the Pacific Railroad; rcirstatc
the system of improvements of rivers and
of harbors throughout the whole country !;
rcornaniZe and recrcate the Navy, which has
been allowed to rot to pieces under their ne
glect. (applmlse;l place the Army upon a
| footing that will enable it to be the nucleus,
around which the volunteer sons of the Re-
public may rally in the event of any great
public necessity; sweep out from office the
hncls of "unclean birds" that have there been
Nesting for the last eight years, tremendous
applause.l and put in their places men who
| will honestly discharge their duties men who
will honestly derote their time to the public
! interests; men who will cease to strive over
the matters which now divide the Democratic
party, and will allow the voice of the people,
calling on the government for the protection
and aid to their industry which it requires
to be heard and answered.
In my Judgment, that never can be, so long
MS the Democratic party is allowed to remain
in mower. So long as the Democratic party
shall remain in power, So long there will he
nothing bnt one ternal howl on the Negro
question to keep themselves in. There Is nc
remedy for that old conflict, except turning
them out, neck and heels d" to get an airing,
as Virginia friend said; and, take it
when they are turned out, there will he {
rest on that subject.
Now, gentlemen, we in Maryland, and ou1
true political friends everywhere. are doins
What in them lies to give to John Bell thu
glory of doing this. We make this effort
perhaps, under adverse circumstances. W,
have encountered adverse circumstances be
fore. We are not to he discouraged by any
odds that stand before us. We mean to cas-
our votes and to get ou: friends to cast thc
votes to secure as far as in us lies, that grea
result We trust that the division of thu
Democratic party may enable us to taxi
, great steps towards the accomplishment o
! that high purpose We trust that they vii
! be broken down in great portion, if not il
every one Of the Southern States. We trus
that the State organ iZatuns will be trans
ferred from the hands of the Democrats
j., party to the hands of their opponents, ant
, that again there will be an opportunity t.
hear the voices Of Wing Senators, from tn
r South, debating in the Senate, as Mr. Cla.
and Mr.. Berren debated in former days
, [Great applause.l
g Fellow-citizcns, there are before the coun
e try four candidates for the Presidency.
= wish to call your attention tonight, withou
g indulging in any bitterness towards elthe
gentleman or either party, to the real politica
opinions of all these four gentlemen. and
( beseech your attention. | rise here, thi
IN trT
o yersy | will ioin my voice to no portion @
: any party, the tendency OF which is to wide
I existing dpcrsitics; to indurate existing pre-
: judices; to influence existing passions; t
G ! mislead the public from the truth in order
G gain political advantage; but, stating eve
@ rything fairly and fully, shall leave you t
IS form your own judgment, as to how far dill
q ferent representations are well founded, as t
: how fa. different policy comports with th
A interests and peace of the Republic, as
IS how far partisan influences or personal am
= hilton NAV have tended to mislead gentle
). men. or to cause them to mislead the public
r. desire to misrepresent nobody; and | sha
: not hesitate to state whatever can be stated
l. fairly and freely, to set the opinions of ever
II one of thes, four gentlemen honestly an
70 truly before you, and then possibly we slla
be aDle TO lUTul IL W she PioP''N'
s. or improperly of certain modes of conduc.
ing the canvass, which have observed
n the newspapers to have become very com
Is mon. It has not been my fortune heretoiol
e in this canvass, to have the privilege of &C
IF dressing any of my fellow-citizens, here
= elsewhere. | have been engaged in arduot
y public duty assigned to me by those in az
IS ithority, and have had no opportunity eve
i to attend political meeting elsewhere; bt
is have had my eye upon the current of put
,e lie affairs | have had my ear open to II
s: echoes of what has been said elsewhere; an
Is whilst allow no one to speak for me, elth'
n here or elsewhere, [great applause, an