The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-24

revoutionist But who can hold anything to be safe
under the rule OF these Ignorant and these vicious
ycu ne mg and And
1t is the object, az plain as II were
avowed these men desire to reconcile the country to
ing the suffrage and reconcng the country to aban.
don an0 give II up altogether. This degradation OF
the salraSe again repeat my fellow citizens Is
that they have done that they are tending dir
meIt, aud l had occasion to say the other
day in the city In which l live and IN which
formerly lived, that believed that we were now
fighting our last battle for constitutional liberty in
this country that General Grand aud his party look
ping stone to permanent and despotic power. and
that believe that he would never leave the Presi
dental mansion while he lives. Wen, some gen.
man reported that / said that Grant ought
to be assassinated-that he would be assassnated
that he would be assassinated. because l said he
would never leave the Presidential madison while he
LIVED 1--we meant ,d 70 say my fellow citizens at ne
assasstaate ne liberties or the countrv-(applause
and cries Of 'good")-and l drew that Inference
men who had erected military despotisms
In ten States would not hesitate to
that those who had made themselves absolute in ten
States, who had stricken down all civil government
In ten States would not hesitate TO strike civil gov
General Grant, had approved OF that action. General
Grant had taken upon himself the duty Of executing
In ten States Of the Union, would he not also, would
he hesitate to have done that act to overthrow
civil government in all the States Of the Union;
what Is the difference in principles; who can appre.
ciate the dferencep These men pretend to say that
ay so TSe2 81 t sfl as mp na % e
ind dl at it. All that have got 70 say q,
Co be indignant wnen charged with the design
OF giving the negro suffrage at the South; and
in the election to that they
tention OF abolshng slavery at the South. Yet they
have come up and in one four years have abolished
negro suffrage and deprived the white men OF it,
and IN the same time established military despo-
tsm In ten States; and now rd tel you you
our heads, II Grant Is elected, before we see
military government established all over this land
well understood that meant to say. ala not say
that he aco,Id De Gssdsstnated sad that ne tcoald
s III M 40 e. q e co Ycu ana sav v os
viii not let them do 1t. (Cries Of mo, no.'D
MILITARY DEsPOTISM
lished In the free States While the army was absent
at the South fighting the battles soldiers surrounded
the polls in the free States Of the Union men, tell
you they have become famillarized with the art OF
governing with the bayo1et Elections were car
sdaye the last " ELECTION S s was car
bayonet. ('That's so.') Here, right in your
midst, newspaper were seized and destroyed
thrown into the river; the rights OF citizens were
invaded here in the free States as we'll as elsewhere
throughout the country. These men, say again,
have familiarzed themselves with the art OF govern
lsh tyrannical and despotc military power through
OUT this country, from one end OF 1t to the other:
Well, 1t depends upon how the people vote at
this election That is 1t, my fellow citizens VOICE
"SOmethng about a Know Nothing.'o do not
know how much OF q Know Nothing he i5, but he
knows well enough how to climb into place after
other have used the bayonet to put his enemies
that if-with all these examples before US
the people OF the country can calmly look back
upon what has been done by that party see
the aggressons which they have made upon the con.
stituti0n and upon the rights Of citizens. see the
manner in which they have carried elections with
the bayonet throughout the country. II with these
examples before you. my fellow citizens, majority
Grant-for General Grant-for President. tell you
that the day has passed when any resistance
can be made to that plan. (''Nevcr will do
it.'D We are. repeat and desire this time dis
tinctly to be understood-we are fighting the last
battle for free constitutional government IN the i'm
pending election. Ii we are overthrown-ift the demo-
cratic party is defeated, the republic falls with It,
We may as well say farewell farewell foreverl to
the government transmitted to us by our ances.
tors. (s'That's SON. But, my fellow citizens,
do not desire to add anything further TO this
speech. leave OFF at this sentence, and desire that
what have said may be pondered by you and by all
who nave heard it. 1t Ii not lightly spoken. 1t Is
In the midst Of the last struggle to defend and main
tain constitutional government-the free c0nstitu-
ti0nal government transmitted to US by our ances-
tors. Great applause.j