New-York tribune., 1868-08-12

crazy alk about equal taxation" with equa vaualons
"upon every species of property inciuns i
bonds and other pubic securities y CUM 'o, S' %
% Co. oo,oi non is only another name for repnda-
t6n and III ANYTHING Ia the history Oh MI lou me-
moi excepting his appcaa &c before the mon oi ~,
~ in td stIeets of New-Yorf, In 1863 when he hailed
te, a. mia friends br infamous, IL Is hS acceptance
of tbis nomination with that declaration made IN
their platform equal taxation Of every species OF prop
ertv p0n equal valuations including Government Dohua
%eiyed that nomination, the 27th day Of june 1865 IN
the City of EewYO:k he made speech ID whlch ne Ie
oared any man will see by reference TO IT, thaV tne
why our legalteuder notes were below Palt1e
reason why our National bonds IN all European alhI'
were below par-was that the National credit was ois
trusted and dlsh0norcd VINO dishohOIeu no ro
trusted l They dstrusted II who doubted inc PoIrc
tuity Of American institutions. Thcy dshonored IL VINO
DabDed about breaking your NI.lSh 20, GOV ,o , ciiga
violating your contract about rcpudlduhg youi ugl'-
the 27h OF June II nc hau 9niy StopSu bg bg uttered
he had made good his words Whlch he uVUcIOu
of that Convention. a. cannot without dlshonOr
accept your nomination., because yOn ASK me 10 accept
IT upon the condition that you VIII NJ"o0 U suiiect
nant and tax the bonds equaIiy, TiiOd Hii wI,l INV
them TO equal taxation, state ana Fcueral. M1y, NY
of your nationality Is absolutely lmpoSSDie IN tle
words Of your Supreme Court OF the UElted STATES
uttered long through the lips OF John Marshall l
that Will live as loug as our language nNeS, lG M
Won admit authority OF state 10 tax you AUNT lts
power to tax without limitation H. therefore, the state
OF South Carolina may tax to morrow your Itoai % sVcu
rites ono per cent the same prluclplc they may TAX
against the grievance III States are permtteu 70 t@N
your national securities they be taxed out O exist
yet these Democrats have come before the people
frage and their confidence My countrymen, nation
diShOnOred is a nation dead ana what dealh fol
dead nations there Is no resurrection For them theie j.
no new heaven and new earth" DishonOr the nation
by violating it's plghted falth, ana you are poWeICSs
and left naked 20 your enemies You no longer uceic
to have defenders should not argue INC qucS1,ion
further. leave honest men 10 decide II Tor themselves
Mr. Bingham then eulogized Gen. Grant i0r baaJiih iihE
that, as President ne SHOULD carry Out the WIZ ~ VI @
people, and cOurasted this sentiment win the w eIdhce
of the Democratic candidates and closed his address as
follows: do not think the American people are @ yer
ready to pray , iGf & AiLs irsoric9n peope are vet
ready to give up the great experiment so long on ua
among them Of mans capacity for sGlifoVerlllhent
ditonal declared policy Of the American people ihat
their Executive shall De their minister 10 do their Will as
expressed through the law What more does he say hat
iushes the criticism OF those deamers who undertake
TO call IN question HIS capacity ill the Executive Office
He concludes his letter brief and yet SO suggestive
with the words OF supphcauon, Leu us haNo
Peace Let US have peace IL rs tno NOR nor
1t is essential TO the growth ard develop
ment Of individual men, and of nations. Let us have
peace-that may bind up the bleeding wounds OF the
nation Let us have peace! that our people may leSI
more, but beat their spears into prunlnghOOk
that the places yesterday backened and blasted by
war may grow green and beautiful under the mana OI l-
establish our broken fabric Of government Let us have
peaCe that America may reassert her supremacy III he
family OF nations Let us have peace tlat ts alu oI
ours washed by the two great oceans Of the world large
enough and broad enough TO furnish homes OF abundance
NAV be- filled with the works of peace and the arts
of peace, and develop under the benign in
huence OF her free institutions the grandest, the
most powerful people upon this planet there
by teaching all the world the right well the capacity
OF to govern himsef-tO govern himself IN wisdom,
to govern himself righteousness tO establish In the
words of Constitution, Justice in the and-that
Justice which secures TO every man his right at justice
which is the attribute Of the God OF nations, which dwet
Him before the worlds which VIII abide win
Him when worlds perish, and by which we shall be
Judged for this days proceedings My cOnntymen, you
hold in your hands the words Of the fathers OF the Re
public the greatest trust committed To pOhucal
society Let us prove ourselves equal the trust
and for the sake of common humanity in the present
and for the sake of a humanity i'll the great
hereafter let that trust suffer detnent at our hands
! CheeTing and continued applause.