The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-16

sngineFy you can bring 1t to bear public sentiment
he'd and wisely applied and parties are these voluntary
organizations by which alone you can give point pith
and power to your political conception and beliefs
And therefore, while you nave right TO disown the
cesses, the foes and the coTnptons OF party, your
eensure must not to the life of parties for there can
be- free State with free discussion and froo action,
except through the organization Of parties This brings
ms 70 the question OF the hour Since we have got the
great work or reconstruction on hand, and since
through one Of them or the other, which Of these
pattlfs is 70 be selecteds That 10 the question
There ae great many other things that might be said
but my purpose night TO tell you which or these
Two parties ought TO be put in possession Of the
ment and kept in possession Of the government
cake OF reconstruction. (Appause) Which OF these
partes them best fitted by lis principles by s ante
cedent history by its ideas and sympahes and those Of
tion9 First is il the democratic partyg IOries Of
'No" ''uo') Gentlemen OF jury are never allowed 70
give verdict tili after the lawyers have pleaded the
pause wish TO dsclaim all intention Of assilng the
motives and characters Of the individual members Of the
democratic party. while undertake to show that that
party Is not Mt to be trusted with the Of this
nation loud and prolonged appausc) l speak
Of the democratic party As living organ
party discipline and an innate and inevitable tendency
and Ia the citizen who belongs to party but the
party itself that desired 10 charaeterze And rs the
democratic party powerful useful and honor
able, when the old federal party had developed general
dstrus Of the country and sympathy with the govern
which has always tendency towards aristocratic
form Of government II then became inevitable
.sas party should spring n.ous that
the government, and that take II, was the normal
origin OF The democratic party; and then was the
champion OF the rights Of the poor man. and it had its
life in this, that 1t thus far sustained snd advocated the
principles Of humanity, and nothing could break It
long as was true 70 the PRINCIPLES 81 Justice liberty
plause.) By and by there arose desperate
force in the country-I mean the force OF
democrat wanted the support OF the South, they
duplicated It's favor though that favor only to be
given out WIN promises tnas slavery snou oe preserved
democrat against whig, and thoy both sacrificed prn
cipe TO that balance Of power thrown their side by
slavery. Both corrupted but one sinned without
light aud tho other with light The whig party comprised
most Of the thinking men OF the country, and they
knew thai they were doing wrong put me democratic
who therefore sinned without conscience. Al any rate
they stood out better than the whg party Laughter)
They succeeded in winning the South by promises and
then they became tho fast ally and firm supporter Of
slavery. The abolition of the Missouri compromise
and the determination or the democratic party
the democratic party and this was the real beginning of
the From that date, as we can now see it became
Inevitable Now IL was the alliance OF the democratic
party with the slavery of the South that led to the wild
Drigandism which ended in rebellion. The verdict of
history when rendered will be that the brought
by the alliance OF the democratic party with slavery
Applause) Bit so further. When the North resisted
these the republican party into pOwera
from the necessities Of the and Lincoln elected
President. (Appause) II ever there was a constitu-
tOna performed under this government that cleo
tion was one. loud applause i evers man was
Justly elected that was the man. (Renewcd applause
His election was made cause OF secession ana
rebellion. If, at that hour, the democratic party
enough, the South would never have taken
another step. The South understood that secession
should not bring war, and II was that understanding
with their ally the democratic party, thai led them into
secession and because the democratic party had
them that they might safely so into that they
plunged into Rebellion and all the blood that has been
q Id nD---u
you give the South you have give the democratic
party Of the North another They are nearly guilty,
When The war began what was the conduct OF this
party bear witness that there many who sup
ported i Up g thai time that then deserted ts ranks and
You are that during the first three dark years Of
the there outward sympathy with the rebel
weights on the government that they resisted the rails
ing OF money, that they resisted taxation, re-
sisted drafts encouraged Insertion, and in every way
endeAvored thwart the Efforts of the government
suppress the rebellion. The elimination Of all
found in the chicago Convention. There by deliberate
the war which they pronounced failure and 70 submit
to the dsmemberment OF their country. Two hundred
thousand black troops enlisted and went forward 10 the
salvation OF the Union, and did cave 10; and the demo.
cratic party opposed the raising OF these troops and
oppose the full emancipation OF men who
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achieved their liberty. We only gave H. legal form.
sAlApse) The democratic party opposed also the
party with having lost and forgotten the grand funda
mental principle OF our government and our
history, our peculiar h political doctrine that all
suit OF happiness. l charge II with having become
the weak ssrsitor Of slavery. charge It with having
defeated the principles Of liberty in order TO divide the
spoils with slavery. charge II with having opposed
every that that the government has adopted 10
ameiorae the laws TO abosh slavery and thus by It's
history by ITS sympathies and by its present spirit the
democratic party is unit 20 represent the present
temper and spiri. of this nation. lAppiausol But.
70 repent daughter, IL party bunders i. IS said
might II not at least he trusted upon reformation
ways and policy But then even him Of rarsus was not
trusted until he had gone blind good many days.
uaughter) When party running through the dark
last to the light and asks the right to administer
to challenge lis history its au,seecnss and is
spirit, and to demand what rs there in the
present to enttie TO the confidence
thing with character, and like person who has got
character desires to change it, IL takes long time
tho right the confidence Of great they must
give strong evidence that their character has been sub
ected to such powerful influences that II Is changed
10 represent the desires wants and sympahcs Of the
pie. II must be subjected 10 regimen. In the field
when weeds and hisilcs crop up, would do
power to germinate which might brine them back again.
como things may be infected very easily, and dis
infected-a little line little sulphur would do; but
there some things that take everlasting sulphur
cleanse Great laughter and applausel Now, consider
the points The destruction OF slavery great object
70 DE seCur0u. Is tne ucmOcratiC party EXCLUSIVELY
adapted 70 destroy slavery That party spent ts whole
life bowng down 70 the feet Of slavery, and
70 expect with our feelings in favor Of the con.
siitution, Law and civilization that that parry viii
pronounce their 6at against and condemn slavery
Are they to oner the las act OF their party ex-
istence, having been opposed to those changes,
they the proper persons occupy the admiuistra-
ton the time these changer arg % take placer We
readus the standard and rule the States out
the Union Are they readjua their rotations having
been pafcsps ,~ssrss In oppoung the security educa-
ton and eniranchscment d the ncgroS That Ia the
most solemn, affecting and binding duty Of the hour and
yet these men have not felt thor duty these
advantages for the The reestabshmsnt Of good
win between North and South s v take placcsrc they
At messengers Of peace betvcei the two parties
In view OF all, ! then say deliberately that
cannot belong to that party uong and continued ap-
plansel Excuse me, gentlemen, hsve been invited.
Cheers and laugherl II the wssie that swallowed
Jonah, and be did not Ike his rnnedatons laugh
teri cannot countenancc their ASPIRATIONS their
ambitions, nor can advise any cne 70 join them,
OF remain With them. gaash,erl ! tel bound %
possess TO warn Oh my counrymen fom any scsing
whteeashIng of found lbaty. They are
unsafe and dsurcYous III libertv In to pycmotsd m