The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-31


the service al the commencement Of the ear and
had raised the first company ever raise d therefor.
ana bad armed IL with arms purcbas d BY himsen
linn srms % aes ns Se aoSsnm ana himself
tie had Served through the er.dre war with sucn
ability az God had endowed hi.n with tCneers, anu
And yet q radical Senate-xne Summers and Wilson'S
mad deemeG him unworthy to be confirmed " w. ".
small appointment Of collector OF Inc p9rs Uam
nued IA Minister 10 Austria the same raulcal
SITTING In their red cushioned chairs IN the cap0 ~
Washington thought he was not diplomat ENOUGH ~
receive the confirmation Of their august Douy ior
that high position. They had also rejected ms uH-
Tor the same ofice MIR. Samuel s. Cox-better known
al Sunset Cox. uaughter.) He thought oOth could
AFFORD 10 be rejected for ONCE ny tne senate 20 mat
dorsement OF the people for higher onices.
He did not now speak N any complain
He ala not put himself forward even ~ type OF the
other brave men whom that Senate had rejected
men who nad served aae country lnfo9gno9, ahe en-
fered every hardship privaton and wounds that The
Union might be preserved-men who had been
manned and disngured, whose health had been de-
stroyed by the climate and bullets Of the enemy at
the South. Several OF those had been nominated
by the President for insignificant ofnces-for the
small Office 0f tax cOliectors-ofces that had been
filled previously by civilians and that still filed
by civilians who had enriched themselves during the
ravages OF the war In offices. For those men and
such they the soldiers OF the Union had been re-
jeced, and for the simple that they had dared
10 ulHer With the Taucal senate IN regard 10 tnelT
political duties to their country in time OF peace
and when their arms were no longer needed TO de-
fend 1t: Applause) General George b. Mcclellan
was observation-disclosures for McCcllan)-that lustri0us
man that saved Washington and saved the govern
ment by the glorious battle at Antetam. (Cheers.)
He, too was deemed unit by the radical Senate OF
the United states-ne was deemed unit 10 represent
the government at the court OF Great Britain, and
the senate had conferred The appointment on civil
Ian who had enjoyed his seat during the entire war
who had never taken q gun In his hand, but who had
yoted for the infamous and outrageous reconstruc-
ton policy OF Congress-he meant Reverdy Johnson.
iGroans.) He (Johnson) was confirmed by that same
Senate without even passing his name to the COM
mlttee, all the senators voting In their seats: The
pointment Of Reverdy Johnson-the same Senate
who had rejected George B. Mcclellan
saved the country at Ansssm cneers
DO they dare to face u.s. their old comrades, ami say
that is the patriotic party whose heart turned
an opinion Of our own on political subjects? /
was an anti-slavery man ct the beginning OF this
my own slaves long before the war. l contended
against my own Kindred on this subject was, as
Paul said, Hebrew among the Hebrews. ! stand
now as always stood, against savery-against the
enslavement OF my own race as stood against the
thradom OF the blacks. (Cheers) ! risked my lie
to secure the emancipation Of the Blacks viii risk
my souls salvation to preserve the freedom Of the
whites. tremendous cheerng) WIN you endorse
s Sy the q m ihs as
alter emo" '.Never.'o General Blair then went on
TO allude TO the whiskey rings and rings OF con-
was interrupted once or twice by the inquiry,
What about the spoon steangW to which he
thing he was sure, that those who went INTO the war
TO steal spoons kept long distance from the front.
loud laughter and applause.)
ticuate in the rear OF the hall that General Grant,
Horace Greeley aud other soldiers deserved some
notice. to which General Blair repied:-
Fellow citizens, have nothing TO say against
the soldiers who fought in the war who are OPP
P posed to u.s. l contend, however that while ad
on the other side. ! do no: want to see
the liberties Of the country bartered away.
The man who heads the ticket OF the democracy IL
one well known to the country and one whose SER
vices in the civil administration OF the government
OF TINS great state VIII be remembered wnen the pas
sion and prejudice OF the hour have disappeared. In
conclusion he begged them to remember the treat
ment radical Congress had extended to the men
who periled their lives forfour years In defence OF
the Union, to remember the manner in which the
names OF the gallant soldiers rejected for Offices
OF unimporrant notice. simply because they had the
manness TO differ from the party In power and be-
cause they refused to cooperate In the attempt to
fasten negro supremacy ON their white brethren OF
the South
The General retired amid q whirwind OF cheers
and many solicitations TO continue his address.
The CHAIRMAN next introduced s. :. Cox, who
peeled on his overcoat in regular business style and
proceeded TO the delivery OF his speech In real work
sa Me began s ny sys n %n na
beon should be put down mercy should be ex-
tended to rebels. This he held was the principle
which animated the democratic party and which II
n seeking to establish the only principle which
can ever succeed restoring the recently discovered
sections OF the Union To their pristine unity and
glory. IL was common assertion OF the republican
party that they had put down the rebellion; but
there was small statistical fact on record which
impugned the full veracfy Of this statement. While
million and three quarters Of votes cast for
Lincoln In 1884 Secretary stanton had three millions
of names on the muster rolls OF the army. Who
We're those that failed To vote for Lincoln and that
fought for the Untony II they not republicans
then they were democrats. Call them copperheads
n YOU please but still they pered their lives for the
sake oil the country. Nolce-"What about ButlerY'1
Well, when go 10 Congress shall defend General
Butler and especially his military career and shall
defend him In the words OF the classic poet
Butler a soldier brave,
And soldier bold he;
He had for silver spoons and SIGH
par-tiai-ty
tRoars Of laughter.) These republicans these poll
ticians who were always TO be found around VIII
lards Hotel in Washington when q battle 90
ing on were those who are now TO be found de-
nouncng such gallant soldiers as Frank Blair
James Steedman and George b. Mcclellan. Frank
Blair left his place in Congress TO take share In the
fight for the Union and he COX ana q few
others contributed To buy him sword on his de-
parture. He carved his name with thai blade on
many battlefield for the Union and could smile
with contempt on the radical Senate and its sup
porters
quenty on the leading issues OF the campaign,
though the audience appeared TO get tired OF the
performance and thinned ont very fast, and when
the speaker brought his discourse to close, but hall
the original assembage remained In the hail.
SEYMOUR IN PHILADELPHIA.
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