New-York tribune., 1868-04-04

weather government IL will very well SO long ~
wash When the time comes when the time Of trial comes
IL will all fade out and disappear. There notng i'll "
strongest government I'm the world because based on
the affections and the intelligent love ana appODatOn OF
the masses OF the people; bnt We never GoulG mat
inOnarchists understand this They believed that the s
storm. the first serious tornado, would upset ms epuDe
aud send its Fragments whirngtbfGugh spsec we nave
tried that OUT aud think no man wiz uely lh
the American form of government Is one OF te STRONGEST
IN the world Ihefc Is scarcely anol1o b"' ~ t
remaining that was ever sulJtSeu 70 - soAui,t ~ 'es
Here rebellion grasplng ana cOnfOuing al tne re
Of l00O0OOO OF our people ana at the same ho
maintaining strong hold on the sympathies the anee
ons the hopes Of very large minority OF the people
OF the lOya States ana yet We nave sen wa.
crushed out by sudden blow, which might nave Dtch
stroke Of forunewe have seen II Iut down by the de
tcrmincd persistent, patient sefdenyng sefsacrhcing
efforts OF common ptOpiea people bound toSetheI ny
the pride and love Of republican for the government OF
stronger test than subjected 10 and when all
the civilized world around looked on and sald your
government gone IL al to be talking about re-
storing Il. You know better. You are lighting on for
pride after You know your government Is goneI"hen
$40 so u kgu t6a Rce6 ,Stn lawn heford MS From
that tme man could possibly say that ours was not
those best fitted to endure. 1t is not the power to resist
sudden shock, but the ability to endure persisentth
how strong old Rome was il generals mighty aSPyrfhns
and Hannibal had not assacd her 1t was because sue en-
dured the shock Of the brayest and most s generals
that the world had known that talk OF Eternal
ROme-Of Rome the mistress and tho empress OF tne
civilized world. And such trial this Republic has en-
dured and nOby overcome That our people we're brave
that should MI our armies with gallant volunteers
and refill and fill them again, unth SVVOVV had lari,o
paed in the and 100000 stood at thef aiHs wn99
the last flag OF the Rebellion went dOwn-was what nlgt
have been predicted but say th,s iha il az Ihe ni
and statesmen OF the earth had Deeh asReu 7ucts
svey 10 say how many millions or dollars Gun the
their Government, doubt whether there would have
been ten in hundred who would have put the figure so
high az and yet fought on, aud borrowed
untll debt had been rolled up to S26000C9o ana
the Rebellion went down When the first battle of Bun
Run had spread panic among our friends an ana n5 our
eTnment urgently 10 bc paid balance OF some So~p
owing them They Thought they were gong to lose IL
once that they had been dsbusng for IL abroad answer
ing lis drafts and they found Themselves some $4,000 our
their money Now let them get their Confederate bonds
paid Laughter and applause | say orr last loan was
taken freely the hrstthe loan OF some $jCOO
which had 10 borrow TO carry the Government be
fore there was any war. We proved that tho people
would loan their money and would give their money.
Where they bad sent their sons they did not hesitate
TO let their money follow, until the largest
debt ever contracted by nation in the space Of
time had been rolled mp htting out IN paying arpng
and equppng the men whe saved the life Of the republic
do not regard National debt blessing. regard
burden. l regard Il much 10 be boruc until
proved herself able to borrow much 10 save bor life
and am proud Of Iu1 countrymen, hat nearly every
the tongue OF te who ,alks about regulating or
sea ug tno debt or any other form Of sWndllng the pub
Ie creditor; Loud aud long continued applause Inc
pubic creditors took very great risk for the life OF the
nation was ut stake they took II freely ana for my part
ana 60 not OWna dllne OF ", ana dO not suppose
ever shall own dime Of IT, or any one near me own
dime OF it'll say should feel more disgracod more hui
inflated, il Iepudiated the debt than should have
If had been beaten by tho Rebels for defeat but
ealamiythe prOudest and best have borne deisal-Dut
rcpudaton s rascaty aud that brave men, and honest
mem are not called np9n 70 bear Yes, a deeper and
national debt than would have beenthe practical triumph
of the Rebellion lAppausel We shall not npudiatc:
as we meant 10 pay thom. Just as every body
knows we promised 10 pay them when the debt was In
that one more child win 90 hungry 10 bed because OF that
debt admit that II is a burden. admit that shall
same time, ] say II adjusts Itself so to the
public ability that 1t does not make the poor 20
hungry nor deprive the industrious OF the fair reward ~
their labor Wen, then, In debt t25OoO0OOO But
hear Democrats talk Of this reason why their party
should be put in power. Don't you sce they say, that
since the Republicans have been IN power, they have
rebeed would there have been any debi Who are 70
Whorob or fbe sher who carries ln biz aud
trying the theyesi Are the honest men VINO have -afes
10 be blamed because there are burglars ahh lheNe ~
Which taxesl cannot how party that syinpa
hzed with the Rebellion from the beginning to usend-a
party that never had hard word JOY lho,e VINO NsIe
trying 10 break down the country or cheering wofd oI
those who were trying TO hold II up can come forward
and say that because there great dee tncisiS lo
Republican party should ~ put down there had been
none but Repubcans III this country lheIe WOuu nave
been debtnot dime. CleeIs. We ae III uepl hiI9
py because Democrats and ton-crIaiNts ~ lhty eau
Them selves, undertook 10 break down the Union and ln
the attempt compelled us 70 spfud aGe! o our Dloo' az"
treasure; lt wss their repelLo not our req 'tacT % IT, IT,
the officer is the cost Of maintaining ana enorcngJus-
tiee fairly chargCabc. -, ,,.
thai we have disspaied in the course of this long trial
have spoken OF real pcrs, OF formidable Iefs snch as
proceed 10 9pS ~ The tirt was one which you have
heard aed over and again from the barrooms and
stands in this city: That slavery we're ever
oIoIjsbpd the egrocs would all rush up North, and
d,iye the laboring men away from their work
They were going 10 be so Internally lWl llRl ey HOuu
al live by Stealing; and they were going 10 do 80 much
ln ~ ~, ,fc Wi7,e joicrg man would not De able to
find anything to DO. Laughter The negroes W"uid &c
numerous, and would work 80 cheap lhai thelC NVuu
.,u
resolutions ward meetings, ana ia general ineensH
they would be entirely deprived Of living
by that enormous avalanche ot sooy hettoes com
ing North the moment slavery Wa hpon,i'on, N0M
arprehend that the next census wilpobaly SHOW icwer
negroes IN the Northern States lah eit EtIo teu 49,
ago and for very good reason III INC Oiu hlos, Tne
Slavery existed the South, every negro VINO could ran
aSay-ran not from tho south Dut ron slavery; put @
slavery being gone, there Is no huIry Oh ~, part ~ Eel
away And while would make them free over all the
country to 80 wherever they ehoos heie - nnqneSo
Southwark than Northward. II they have on cqua!
chance to live and that tremendous bnga-boo OF
OF the land has disappeared forever The next 0nSas
bsloo! What "a Tremendous outpouIlng OF inkshed!
negroes got their freedom they would want to
cut their masters thrOats aud every body throa= Ter
ribe blOOdhrsty race II you did not hold them down,
they would certainly have thelr knives at oler Dod!
put down, have been enlightened ny sonthetu
elegra~s Sng that great ca 6bS negro Tas
tiOn conspiracy. There was never any broke out
never except on the telegraph w!res-never anywhere
else The negroes would be perfectly Obedcnt and happy
while they were slaves but the moment they got their
freedom they would want to cut eyepbodys throats!
lIaughter1 I think we'll over that We have tho
report started about month sn that the Blaeks
are abou rising but pays any attention toit The
report like Of those postponed eCses never hkey
10 occur Laughter and applause Meh the cry was next
raised J'Ie negro won't work! - That terrible
trouble lie would work without pay; aud he was op
pssed 10 doing any work as long he was sure that hc
cOud live without IT, II that be true, the but
semblcs other idlers Every year. there lands on our
shores large number OF valuable, worthy emlgrants,
and along with these come u smaller nuInber Of worth
css pcOpe-drunkards and yagabOnds, street beggars
and all Kinds Of useless people. who here to
et their living other Well: they away.
You not find many of them living after time. They