New-York tribune., 1868-10-22
THE PENDING CANVASS.

leuus anu belgiDors Mr. Jays address was snguarly
able and exhaustive, and heard with profound at
ention After discussing elaboraey the various phases
Of the pending canvass he said:
Wo are told that ithe Republican party since it
came into power has made many bunders, aud that
for tls reason Grant ought not 10 be elected Presl
dent We NAV admit the promise without admitting the
conclusion; That the Republican party and It's officers
have blundered it would he idle to deny He never
made war;" said that brilliant warrior, Turenne, who
never made mistakes" The Government commenced by
Europe that the President willingly accepted the Rebel
dogma that the Federal Government could not reduce
the secedlns states TO obedience by conquest erred
again IN assuring the world what t kuew TO be untrue
that the revolution was without cause, without
q prse3t, and without an oeJect, ana IN
adding the rash assurance that SO prtJndiced
cause with the working classes. and embodened
aud strengthened our enemies that the condition OF
Slavery in the several would remain just the
aF had actually begun in VI weakly dreaming OF cone
alton aud compromse and IN attempting TO conduct war
that resulted Ike BuchaDans tenderness toward the
Rebels IA prcongng the war ana sacrificing tens . oi
states officers 10 slayecatchers-and that, too
ing tho slave from our camps In violation OF the hiet
principles ~ successful IL bundered IN not sending
back Sldel and Mason the moment they were brought
in by Wilkes, with dlsavOwal or the act OF that
bs'o ths Ameyicnn tEcorv ~ tbe rights OF nentras
ins5oa Of wiling nm Sov we're pereinptoriIy demanded
under threat OF war with Aoet coast 10 back mo
demand and then snTtenderug them on prctcnse 70
the rights OF begcrents utterly at variance WIN our
policy aud Interests neutral nation, ana whch III l-
tnre years will return To plague lt buudered again
m extending Custom House facilities TO France for tho
iuvasou of Mexico which We denied 70 the Mexican de-
f,udcrs: and s again. have showed YOU In letting
our Minister o. France compromise tho national dignity
aud honor by suggesting that we mghttecOghe the I'M
pirc OF sayimau whose throne open insult 10
inc Am, rcan people Eut though this list of huudeTs
should be indefinitely extended they Nouia scacsN Ioi
the basis Of fair indctment against the EcDicns ln
Congress or tho Republican party that magnificent body
of Union OF ali opinions who stood behind the Coy
enment, aud gave 1t wisdom, energy ana si-ieug,n. -
Whatcyer msa kos they may have made they never ade
The mistake OF dividing tho country INTO Two paris ~
suggcstod BY Dir. seymour, when Ae sld ilaI II lno
Union could ouy De prrscrycd by c sacrifice OF tSaEey
the sav"hofcrs should be o"ed 10 sfp3iate ana h.P
their saycs; or into four as MI NaahaStm lnopo,u
by resolution IN Congress, Ihey never maze le hs
take 0f bcgayis the country or deserving IT, or despair
ing of 10, nf giving ad ana comfort 10 " eh'u'S p O
taIue counsel with the British Minister 10 secure lnio
ppau ufcrmcddinc With the domestic concerns 81 Amer
lean cillz,us With unp1railclci dHl',ile- 10 cnntnu
with, the Republican party achieved IN "aI ' uupFt-
aelcd succ,. ana y hat ley tEo m b ,t ~
tie rcreuchmcnt OF onr expenses anu lu w. s''H,
work of reconstruction VIII be rtgaIdcd m IN
recent srecchcs OF our distinguished senators, Morgan
and Cuuaug 40 the Cooper Institute, brilliantly luII-
s,,i" i. of congress are tituti1ual reyoiu
iouury, and yCl" ana Mr. Iar tolls bow they are 70 ue
Utorn,' and ylt Bairs letter and with TIC triumph
ant speechc. made their return by the southern dele
leagues had changed the platform, and how. n
SeSnouraud Blair were elected tiey Woul OBTAIN h loi
tlgi "n9 iad "Isnl .-iI.,,, '9 .t "a ' = tf D,uocrc
VIE, winch, ser "ht Getty ',' 4, ,ir"s tbc
PRINCIPLES far which you baited' Ana MI Jnnh f9r-
ty.h II Mobile approved Of liars itt3I & a5 y & @Se5 Ie
M ofuc t.utern states 10 tno Constitutional rights,
tbe real and only issue iu the contest Cen BAR MN,
srC hld said m his letter hlt II was idle to tak 81
bonds, gtveuhacks, and gold, the puhc I9Wi hu wy
Bio to suppose that seymour Uud Blair cQud DC eleelc
tie DauItracy WuI h..uue thcif orators ad papers
in us that tie American ptopio lad pronounced the
p rosrur,on act. Void and The old Rebel parry OF the
koWI-iiry now call themselves the Democratic party
,,,ni pr.c,1d t weep them away one by one, begin
ti, a.,tur ~ NON more bold than their platform
Gtclar,s with the Constitutional gmcudhent an"hshie
kr..f.. a Dol III. .su Il
tIKu;ion of the bonds aud acnih dlmul'"oN
~ BEN sr sTc Rp1%sdi R.,aad har m motive FyS' Taca he .d II
there any class Of mon would sooner tax II wod he
uuhoy. wicked, and cruel war la history. would Lpt
the face Of tcs" boudsa contribution to an unAoJ ahd
MR CHURCH AND r,E BovDHoLDERs.
MS reason 80 plainly stated by Gen. Bowie. aud tho
.oI fayat'on popular Ivy dcclring Of the holders
ihl hcy upt the men who rss early ia tlo mOih-
o ,S flc % golden wheels oi luxury" Unfortunately for The
sncce,s of this fine figure GOV Seymour hai honcsty
bond. were held by TRUST coliaIiGS 'ni sllliS
lfc Insurance conpln'rp" chli't'' i NY
and of tie woug classes aud the poor Ih'so ute o
pcopc-thc houscmaid aud the .eNuE oh'n, uu m ~ t1
DAY vhnrer-whon tde Democratic parry pr"po,e 10 YAK
wen thr{ I.|P'e' b"in Mr. church SAYS are people
WHO may rightly taxed because they rae past on TIC
golden wheels of luxury.
TAXING the roSDs-rrrARIsG ouR CREDIT ,,,
y
and ON vhomsoevcr II might fall, Tho grand ehg1t
would be-. aud none know u Dettet uiu uiu.,tT Jug
credit and prevent s from reducing tho burden oi onr
debt by borrowing ot lower rate Ino Bs'w e y p ot
"a ar M the rate OF $50 per cents BRUSH ceult ~
o. American ara5 Whyi Is the lhltsh natioh III = nos
t .fpu rs 10 numbers and Vc5lth aud fHturc prosper
nv look the figures from 1850 to lsCo-the popu1%1 %
OF Great Britain increased lcs, ia orc M AN n, r %S cent
Dnrug same period ihe esumaten iNCl'sco VI ut n
uoual wealth in Great britain vas 3 % c"t iwt cmr
- pffft
financial ability IS undoubtgd' Iuo u,iruV1,JJn u,iruHVnt,iJn
of credit is simply ana sn.'y rc,,.rJ NV
tIe uitcranccs aud policy OF the Democratic leaders Tho
49, 'i " t,,vI, mont The war to sympathro with tho
rbrIon md lfs chief he former Rcpreeouatlye OF MIS-
,.sippi Senator COnklnR mentioned Ht NcM lulh 'ii
t 5t of Ma.sachusrts after tho Revolution was sold
~ n cents on tne dollar aud paid IN ful, ana
that her last loan made In London "Ithh IL" i,
M five per cent was made at a. premium
""hich rcIucrs tho Interest TO little over
three pDr cent, oar NoNtIulh'hV, Ii"' .'i',,,I
,rcot Stride toward the establishing 81 the nauHhHl
crt an "A fr basil, by It's large reduction OF the pIvl
pal Of the debt since the war closed i t - so S ooo
which, reduced To gold, ~ actually e-H thl 'hat W ,o
last year OF Buchauuu's AdinnisiII'lyh AI tb"
the increased prestige ana power 3I ,i mo & t,t,ro
Pacific Railroad approaching c"mPl'toI' hH hsu ~ ~
opening before with visions OF masral Wsa, W h III
tUna prosperity, Of wide Sreiu a.,
v and hpiucss such as nation has enjoyed III le past
there Is absolutely nothing but the lear ol r'S W
los Of the national honor and hostile TO me h1toai %
credit which can interfere with our borrowing h Io
money market Of tho woLld on tsrig g,tScbnsctts as
as those enjoyed by England or by ~ ,,''
OGOKMAN, nor ihAN, NN' :
i'm the arguments OF our opponents haNo
found little that seemed 10 mo deserving oi su
answer When Mr. OGOrman, our Corporation oounsol o
vino generously allowed HIMSELF on one occasion SIVV
nm extra counsel feeraveIses the state 10 uehOuoo
official and to demand with Nl.5uos
nation a reduction of the taxes or when MI honn'u1
leaves behind him the CITY Hail. thht L9hs.tu @ u
mitless swindc for the complexion ol Miom ,riii hs
have been paid aud other millions doubtless VIII Do
asked and goes Buffalo TO lament tue t Nn.ioi d
;ravngancc of the Republicans in allowing fAIaSut anu
his little fleet 20 cruise in the Mediterranean ~ s Su S,,
that neither expect wish to be noticed III ora' nt
came of throwing dust in the eyes Oi tho people bs
There Is one suggestion often made ana SO H
nut that it deserves, perhaps, PassinS are