The New York herald., 1866-03-31
THE CONNECTICUT CAMPAIGN.
Members of Congress SturAp-
y ing the State.
National Importance Of the
Election.
Grand Rally Of the Democrats
of New London.
SPEECH OF GENERAL ROUSSEAU.
The Breach Between the President and
the Radicals Irreparable.
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The Radicals in Congress Endeavor-
ing to Destroy the Union.
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THE PEOPLE WITH THE PRESIDENT.
Republican Mass Meeting at
Bridgeport.
Speeches by 0ongressmen Banks
and Boutwell,.
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fhs Talk Of Congress Reiterated to the Con-
necticut Republicans.
&c. &C. &c.



GRAND Rally in New London-specehes
Der.
NEw LONDON. March 90, 1899.
Acrowded and enthusiastic democratic meeting was
lid this evening In the Arborn Hall There could not
vo been less than eight ten hundred persons present.
end the Of the meeting demonstrated that in New
London there many warm friends Of the administra-
tiou
REMARKS OF COLONEL TAYLOR, or rHNHRssEE.
me meeting having organized, Colonel TAYLOR Of
zsnnossce, was introduced and made eloquent and
sGsctive speech. He denied that the war had been
wased for any other purpose than the preservation Of
sAs Union The supremacy Of the constitution had
Teen established the rebellion had been crushed out,
and only right and proper that tho normal rea-
tsns Of the Southern States to the general government
sAoaid DO resumed. II was remarkable that the
nsn who wers now 70 loudly proclaiming thas
shs suhugated States NOT In The Union during
IN the supporters Of the docrine that
9aiss could by possible get out Of the Union
That state could be other than States MODERN
nswsnsled idea gotten up the purpose q bostcrng
Assgns that looked beyond the present n The radical
theory the blood and treasure expended IN
shs war have ben expended In vain Besides, 10 that
ono the President not actually President. but an
ellen usurper The c0nstatou required that the Chef
Magistrate of this country should be natural born c
son. and since Mr. Johnson-f Thad stevens right
bslonged TO stafs which had ceased 10 exist, he
not legally entitled To MI the Presidential chair Colonel
Taylor concluded by giving graphic account OF the
aoes which the people Of Tennessee had made In behalf
sf the Unon aud pointed out the enormous wrong and
injustice OF refusing her duly elected representatives
admission into Congress
SPEECH or GENERAL ROUSSEAU.
General RorssgAU then said
rnLow CIrnkNs-I need hardly tell you, for you
already know well that there difference existing
bstween tho President and Congress- but want To tell
you tho break between Charles Sumner and Wendell
Phillips and Thad Stevens and the President is wide
a. between the heavens and the earth, aud trust thai
IN all time come Il viii never DO healed. For four
years the people have struggled the government
Of tho United States For what else did they 90 the
w.7 The resolution passed by Congress the day after
ths hattie OF Bun declared that the waged
for purpose OF subugaton conquest or in any spirit
OF resentment but for the restoration of the Union and
Of the rebel states all the rights they possessed before
tbs war We siaksd the Union the result Of the war
DO you suppose IL Southern had known that tho
Union be dissolved whether succeeded fAcd
In tho war; that We should have entered into the
conesf We Of the South entered into The war with all
be pledgse that the people In the North could give
that should be prosecuted 10 secure TO all the people Of
United States their rights under the constitution
pscaly the loyal people OF the inEurectionary stafes
.ecsssful s.rminsop; and now wSe" sodsv wc re-
mind these gentlemen Of those pledges Ne told, 1t
dd mot matter In the Least whether Jsn Davis suceeed
laled, the Union Ia alice destroyed" Now that the
for and gained by a. We nud that We have expended
million liycs; and ~ thp stcvens-sumnor shoo are
right we are no bettsr on than when ss begun;
,~iss,ssdns & the % oS ' o. the SSsisa the The
yrcbel states are oas of the Union, and must be
s,s :. military dss ss y Ssssr H;s
aaS s ne 20" !" SsS . we
sS steven. and tn sse -ss 20 ses@plsS .S.a sea
psyr had failed 20 dcs ut hss been said BY my friend
prompi this action of the sssaca is~ders I DO know
their notvea sm not lev 90 guess theta or 70 learn
ihem BY hsar,. Ihsd .ssscs sms sss nz ,'s'sa q
the sseendancy ihs republican, party Ne has svowsa
that on several occasions he noor Of congrcs<
,,ssm ssss no Of "' paey .. Utterly ssd entirely infamous
Think of Yielding ny sue ~. soss,. sss,nmsa' -
this and enable half of ,hs people o. 70 fa's y
Keeping in power parcel cf NJ scrupulous politician,
drawing from the coicrs q ID. sssanmsns ,"s hs.y
upon vhih they subsst while the thus st-hi W mp
pansc And SHALL we Union men, sno losc onr ooanlry
b. called upou 70 follow Mr. sfevs ~ thts policy and
M >, All the world could not icrrs 70 follow hn
want 20 know az an honest man mls' ras'nc. m ~
my country for the ssccndency ofs s"a' ,,ns,. ~
nag which gives frceiot every novs
and corner of the land tiWlauscl l " e'P ,ei y va
tonight that thla break between tho ms tiy ~ eo..
ersss aud the President has been dehcr.Ney sougn,
snd forced upon him BY The radical leaders unaef nc
lead Of Thsd Etevena l want % say w yos
that when this Frcedmen's Bureau blil was
there more necessity for u than VT w.
Stevens % 70 Houth TO enforce ~ WI
10 asrure my republican, friends that that blu "
thrust upon Andrew Johnson In order 10 elicit his ~ y
aud then 20 dcn0unce him for H. The r1hicct-to W.
ftc negro raccwag wc chosen " was one upon whcht
q my ceFian knewlodge certain people North and soufh
have been insane fof tic last thry year The freed
mems bureau law, which Ia now In operation in the
Southern states, u tho most oppressive that can DO
imagined n authorizes nay requires s aecnts 70 ds-
regard the constitution and the laws of every stsse
wherever negro Interested IN any way these agents
have right 10 Try and decide his case no matter whom
may involve nor 20 vhat extent The Civil Rlxbts-of
rath~r "civil wrongs''-hi b yet odious ssrc