The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-01

tho gentlemen who have accepted and continue
the duties Of governing tho country, when We ask
~ aDcens footing, give more cnployment %
a3or 20 cheapon plovasloUs-vnat answer have they
What s. ther paacea for all The ml>ior'unes OF the
sue lu,sd Ssaesy 'Impeach the President" laugh
and checr.i have looked their inanifestoee and
dios for al troubles give the Suffrage 70 the me-
gioes ana impeach the President" thenewed laughter
sid cheers) Would impeachlng the President OF tho
North tend 10 alas the bad feeling In North and south
rho labor OF the country pledged 10 pay the national
debt and il must be paid and there would be no difi
Guilty in paying II the government Of the United States
ceased ~ be what II was-an Insane government. II
they went 70 work and encouraged emigration and
abored industriously the debt would be paid They
should get the South to aid them in paying tho debt
Where were the rice and cotton and the sugar that grew
in tho South. and that added much to the national
how 70 grow the seed were covering lest their throats
might be cut BY the blacks, who were low excited
against them. Give the South one year Of democratic
government and u would bloom again. Ho made
stirring appeal the Germans and the Irish 10 give
their unpurcbasabe votes to American citizens from
the ruin and the degradation that were impending
over them Russia. had endeavored to reconstruct
Poland by means Of the knout Now the Poles sgh
ing for some grand day when they might again bare their
breasts to the armed myrmidons OF Russia. And after
six hundred years OF reconstruction by Cromwell and
Ireton Ireland was a. dsloyal as ever. reands hope
America he called upon all the to register
their votes early and II they did this they would DO
sure to achieve splendid victory on the 5th OF No
SPEECH or COLONEL JAMES BABcocK.
CUorel s. ssS 81 con1sSaui was tho mex.
70 New Yorksends greeting. Lying close your side.
and proud Of you as OF the nobest OF her sister
States, she fondy cherishes the memories OF
tual struggles and mutual victories in defence OF
common heritage and she urges you, BY all these
memories, TO finish the work which she gorousy
began In April last We justly proud OF the history
OF State, and remember that tho leader OF the
little band that deed the hosts OF Britain on Bunker's
Hill was General Putnam, OF Connectcut and we renem
ber that in the 1872 the commander Of the old
rgato Constitution that gave US our first victory on tho
ocean, was Commodore Hull OF Connecticut tCheers.)
You have not forgotten that In this great contest in
which We are now engaged the flag that first waved in
Ss
tCheera) We all derived new inspiration from the
noble motto Of that Tag, Qui frdnsflI susne; and
faith and triumph, and echo back, Excelsior |"
YOU my fellow citizens, are in few days to decide
whether you are truly worthy Of the inheritance
bequeathed to you BY your fathers-whether the
Union shall be saved the constitution vindicated and
the whole people shall rejoice the peace fraternity
and prosperity Of which they robbed by civil
and are now deprived BY revolutionary ana unchrsian
legislation. stand before conservative OF Con-
nectic0t not Of the sort that know Of not many
miles away who, with all their protests yet willing
brush the radical boots carry the radical baggage and
until that party became radcazed under manipua.
tions Of Messs Stevens Ashley, Sumner their
Gates until It mad violated profession and promise
which had made to the democrats VINO Joined IN our
efforts TO flag from disgrace and Union ron
destruction; and now am with any and all parties who
will unite TO restore the nation 70 It's ancient landmarks
Call me s'copperhsad,n "rebe, raitor," what you
will nevertheless for the country the conetu
tion II TO stand by them s treason to the party say,
in the language OF Patrick Henry let them SNAKE
most OF iLn Look At situation. Are we still q
united country Ten States a. loyal now as New York
Connecticut refused representation In Congress-
In violation OF the plainest provisions Of the consu-
tion and 10 admitted by the chief radical leader that
there warrant in that instrument for such daring
usurpaon He urges in justification Of this outrage
the plea Of all tyrans namsly-"pubic necessity"
meanors; but chiefly with threatening reputation But
who the real practical repudiatorsa They are the
radical leaders, whether they admit IL or not They
spend nearly million day OF the hard earned taxes VI
the people TO support their immense ssadng army and
esctioneering scheme known as the Freedmens Blu.
fsau What possible chance have the people 70 iqui-
date the national debt under these enormous expendi
tures9 II an honest man 10 robbed OF his property ~
that he cannot pay his debts do you call him replda
G sy no .a not sv Da' .ooss are who robbed him
more bassly robbed chan ours and no system
o. taxalOa ever exh,bied 90 little statesman.
70 the 1uties on imports Tho heaviest Of
these e<fdens falls upon labor The aboring man finds
wages O. Twelve % fsssn hours si ansmns o and
the aborng Is often compelled 70 abandon the
paths OF honesty find the means Of keeping
herself and children from starvation. Industry 10 ev-
ery where paralyzod and commerce ruined. Such
some Of the effects Of radical legislation lCheerA, The
good viii ana the spirit Of patriotism the people
who have been aienatod by civil war; With them II u
Sns uo T.. . soa
country, and spread the Christian doctrine.
Of peace on earth and rood WI to. 70 nsa; I
and easy culture. they Wild unIess held in check
BY Christian principle and patriotism me Iadi-
cal leaders feed ana stimulate these pasrons ~ al tho
arts that deviish ingenuity devise. After the
civil wars Of England, there wsrs periods Of rspose,
whom the people could truthiully say,
Nov curl Used arms hung up for monuments;
Our stern Aias changed 70 merry meetings.
Can say all ths2 Arc your 'sbruised hung up
for mouumentsY" On. no. The polished sabre and she
brethren Of the Uuon and you pay for the
weapons and the wages OF those who bear them. And
ana meal policy are IN terms
those applied to the people Of the SOUTH
Yield PERISH b their motto to all who stand IN their
Chesra In this spirit they approach tho President
and threaten 70 imreach him Nay, more; they threaten
70 dcposs him before trai-thus reversing the first
and sacred principle Of common law, which pre-.
every man innocent unit he 10 proved guilty.
He has done nothing worthy Of impeachment; yet u
ne oe me m0c. ~ sIs 0Ons.'
date Of the court But he suffer himself 10 b dspossd
before tral he will deserve 10 bs lmpeachsd for he
would then be party TO the crime Of the revoutionss
Whatever his mistakes In policy moro honest man and
devoted friend Of the constitution and the Union
1ilsd the executive chair Abraham Lincoln said
to me some six months before his election that he
envicd the who should stand a the helm ri the
ship Of State in the then coming four years neolns
more 50 has been that OF Andrew J0hnsonS when
some Of you offered him carriage ard horsss he re-
fused 10 receive snsm, and there mot man living
who say he ever bought contrast or any other
favor Of him. At any price History wi DO him Justice
a00 place DIS name nRncr On tuv patflOtb C00iHn
than those OF his most distinguished accusen.
Connscaiion 10 another malignant threat Of the
party leaders Yet few OF them that mako
some slight pretensiops moderation tell that they
shall 60 that extreme In their perssculions But
that their whole policy 10 that Of universal con.
6scaton, both Of liberty and property They have, -
far they do IL given into the possesson Of
millions OF ssmi-babarians the entire governments Of
ten States which practically carries with the pro-
perry spd al the substantial Interests OF our white
brethren. These blacks. without property can and Will
tar tho white mcns property for any and al purposes,
under any and all prsexts both In their State IAgs
laturss and national Congress The radical plan Of
reconstruction Is simply dsunion -permaneut dis
unonworac than thas proposed b. the secsssionis w.
On the plan of disuni0n, II had succeeded,
We might have formed alliances and treaties with the
Southern sstss aud enjoyed their markets and they
ours But upon The radical plan you have white and
black section dissimilas ass Vie two colo There
can Re uniop IN fact however you may nx In law,
between such diverse snd disecrdant elements.
This proposition nceds no argument The pe0-
pie understand u, and shsy viii overthrow
this new form Of disunioa ~ they did
the other. You, men Of New York. have . momcntous
irtarset In tn0s0 duo0ttu0n Y0u have d vour