The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-19
THE POLITICAL WORLD.
Festival on Salisbury BeaCh-TWenty
Thousand People acknowledgement
Of General Butler-He FaVOrs
Equality OF Right, Equality i.
OF Taxation, and Equality
Of Punishment for
Traitors, Etc.

honOred social gathering on Salisbury beach,
about forty miles from Boston, and three or four
from NeWburyport. The first gathering was In
September, 1888, and the last took place to-day,
on which occasion there were present about
twenty thousand people, including many of the
old and prominent sons and daughters OF Essex,
and great number of outside natives, who
manifest deep interest in the annual social
festival. The beach itself is one of the most
Charming along the Massachusetts, coast. The
scene to-day has been one of rare speudor, and
the occasion was highly enjoyed by the thou.
sands who came to participate in 1t. hundred
years ago II was the custom to come in OK teams;
but as the age has advanced only few have
adhered to the traditional practice, and these
presented novel contrast to the seventeen
hundred and odd dashing horse team which
the tollgate keeper reports as having passed
him during the afternoon.
The forenoon was spent in general social
commineling, outdoor concerts by half-a-dozen
bands, baseball games, climbing creased poles
vain attempts to catch oily swine, and in wit
Messing a regatta in the rolling surf, which beat
heavily all along the sandy beach. These, and
other sports equally exciting, afforded amuse-
ment for old and young until about o'clock in
the afternoon, when the thousands who had
assembled gathered around grand stand which
had been erected, and from which various
speeches were uttered Streeter Evans, of Sails
bury, presided, and among the Vice-Presidents
were Caleb Cushing and W. w. Huse, OF Essex
prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Dorr, of New
York. Then followed a brief biographical
sketch of the old town and the early Salisbury
ing and appropriate addresses by Rev. Mr..
Moore, OF Newburg; ii. c. Godell, of Salem,
and Major Ben Perley Poore, of West Ne wburg
During the remarks of the foregoing there
were loud calls for General B. F. Butler, who
occupied prominent seat upon the stand. In
the midst of the calls the clamor was made
louder by the rim ging of large plantation slave
bell which General Butler captured IN Louisi-
ana after 1t had been sent to a foundry to be
cast into Rebel cannon. The calls having
ceased and the ringing of the bell suspended
for mr. President iOtr01uppn
Butler to the multitude as one of the very few
Union soldiers who had dared to punish traitors.
HI was received with rounds OF applause, and
10 response spoke as folloWs:-
SPEECH OF GENERAL BUTLER.
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends
and NeighOors 1t is good for US TO be here.
This festival was founded by our fathers, in
which to come together after the tolls OF the
season are over, and when they were crowned
with the blessings of the harvest. Here, In Joy
and gladness, with the sound OF the surf showing
the riches OF the sea, and with the bright sun
overhead giving earnest of the rich blessings OF
harvest here, with our wives and tamlhes,
may we, with hearts full OF thanksgiving give
praise to Him who holds all good quits OF men
In the hollow OF His hand. This festival
was well founded by our tathersi ana that
We their sons and daughters, keep II up Is
evidence that we have reliance in the same
great Being for His goodness-that we tol'
low precisely in the footsteps OF those grand ola
men who went before, humbly perhaps, put III
the true spirit of their prayeriul thanktulness
and reliance upon God for every good gift. We,
as tbey did mingle ioy with our religious fervor
We as they did, come together here 70 renew,
when our hearts are gladdened with tne olesslngS
of nature, our friendships and the ties whlcn
bind man TO man in social life, ana 10 oouueratei
as far as might be, every trace OF enmlIy
Friends and neighbors, let us forget an tne Olo
difficulties in party, village and school districts
and here be glad. Let us take each other pS
the hand and be as we are, irlends ana nelg u
bors; men-that, fellow-ctizens, Is the trues
title of all-men OF Old EsseX-men OIL Massa
chusetts the product of her common scnooI
and her churches. Now, then, my nlends, y
course my neighbors all differ IN thougnt, II
religion In politics, and In morals, perhaps, anS
vet agree as to the great results 70 be oDtalheo
although many, most perhaps, Will alner as " v
the course to be pursued to obtain ines
results. You will not expect me TO enGe
upon any topic which would offend thu
ear of a single neighbor, and yet l nay. aV
no doubt, from my position and from I'M
habit of thought which you know luaulge
YOU expect me to speak upon political suolects
and those politicol subjects on which all, doup
not, may agree. In war, in carrying out al
operation, there are what are known as gram
tactics. 30 in politics. / think there will b
found what may be known as grand polltlcs-
where every man may agree upon some gIea
principle. / will not weary you WIN tel, aa 1ar
ments In seeing exactly what we would IKE =
nave in government. (Crles from the crow
OF, "That is what we want") First Oh an y
want liberty-every man to DO Just What u
pleases. so long as he does no wrong. lCrles
''Good'D That is the first great requlslte' an
we want that freedom for ALT Let US ON
know that a man is in chains, bound IN slavery
whether TO man, to habit, or to any vice wha'
ever, and we want him TO be entrapchseo an
made free to stand erect in tue image OF 1os
as his Creator made him. (Ores oil ''Goou'
Then freedom from the thral iom OF man,
vice, and OF wickedness is the hrst necessis
OF the Government. What next DO we want
We have universal freedom, ana now
want universal equality of right-the rigl
OF every man to be the equal OF every otne
man II he can; and let no man under the law IL
tertere with that moral right. All laws, a
edlcts and enactments, all Constitutions, mui
fall, and ought to fail which interfere with tn
equa1ty OF right among men. Every ma
should nave an equal right under the law; bl
now Is that to be obtained! Many differeI
theories have been broaehed upon the subjec
but believe 1t Is now settled beyond all di
pute, In the minds of we'll balanced poltic
economists, that the only Way 10 Obtain IN
great equality Of right Is to give every ma
equality OF pownr in the Government ICriC
of THAT 10 rlght.") Let him be learned, and i
may have more power through his moral Il
fueDce. Let him be rich, and be win have mo
mower by influence Of his wealth, but in makiT
a law or enactment, and in the execution OF
allow every man to have equality Of Il
right because he is man. That, IN my jud
ment answers all that may be So
on the question Of negro equality. II
negro is q man, he has an equality
right: and ii he gets an equality
rieht he should have an equality of power. Sa
War vel Uh