The New York herald., 1868-05-21
THE YOUNG NEWS TAMMANY GENERAL COM
MiTTLE.
Address by Richard O'Gormun ON the Issues
p of the Day.

Address by Richard OGOrman on the Issues
Of the Day.
A well attended meeting OF this committe was held
last evening in the Masonic Hail. Thirteenth street,
to hear an address from Mr.. Richard O'Gorman on
the political issues Of the day. 1t had been an
nounced that the proceedings would be commenced
at halfpast seven O'Clock, but it was considerably
past that hour when Mr.. O'Gorman made his ap-
pearance. AS he entered the hall he was enthusiast
cally applauded He was accompanied by Mr.. Ed
ward II. Anderson, President OF the Association.
Mr. ANDERSON said the meeting had been called to
more thoroughly organize the society and also to lis
ten to the distinguished gentleman who had kindly
come to address them. All the young men should be
determined to work as democrats to elect the next
President of the United States. (Cheers He declared
that the committee were without funds and ex-
pressed hope that before the end of the year this
wOu Id be the most useful political body in the city,
There was good encouragement, but they
must be united and loyal to that, party
the fall campaign came they would have the pleasant
remembrance that they had fought their enemies
like men, He hoped that victory would crown their
efforts. The speaker then in complimentary terms
introduced Mr.. O'GOrman.
Mr.. O'GoRMAN said ne thanked them kindly for the
opportunity their invitation had given him to adj
dress them. He was glad to tell young men Of the
memories in which they had no part-of giving them
the tine wayside & and Of speakOs
to them of the vital principles OF con-
servatism which kept alive the soul Of nations. He
who spoke to the young should fear lest by de gnO-
rant words he abused IN opportunity which II we'll
used would stimulate the grandest and nobsst feel
lips except such as would suide saer course.
Events new and strange now followed In quick sue
nE of his sae and d'et ose who
were dear to him. Hitherto whichever party
won ' or lost made no differences; the necessare.
buster and threaten there was peace all through the
the smiling land. eCheers2 The question now was
the midst Of q revolution. Cheers, KUHN in the
ruin to capital and labor; worse than all, ruin to
political morality all through the land (Cheers.)
be ey yyaus we're sweennp @ tem n ns fnn
how they might be still saved. This was not party
question. 1t was question in which all men ought
at stake; 1t the life Of the republic that was in
danger. tCheers) The present party appealed to
in power Look at New York During the past
year fifty thousand men were out OF employment
forced to ask aims There was also great distress in
Cincinnati and other cities In America some sources
Of industry had entirely ceased. That was the case
In Maine where shpbuildlng was dead. For seven
years the registry showed that there had been de-
crease OF tw0thrds In the tonnage Of ships and
loss OF nearly fourteen millions. AS to the carrying
trade there was not q single steamboat running
carrying the American flag. The whole carrying
trade across the Atlantic was now done by
the Congress OF the United States devoted
TO the serving OF the interests OF England than the
interest OF America tCheers.) For there
such taxation ON the people OF this country that they
were unable to cope with the shipbuiders and manu-
facturers OF other nations; Mr.. O'Gorman then
quoted resolutions passed during The war to show
that the war was not undertaken for conquest; and
said that now, after the defeat Of the Southern
people, there was no doubt, as 10 appeared on the
thority OF General Grant that they anxious TO
return To ways OF peace and commerce. The custom
into all the business relations Of fe JEFFERSON Davis
the head Of the rebellion was arrested and indicted;
and, therefore, what business had Congress with
reconstructon2 IL the Southern people had been
lett TO themselves-the white directing progress
and supplying capital and the black man supplying
labor-the ten States would now be blossoming
as q rose. Yet they had the extraordinary
paradox In the republic that these States were
nSt y T but tv S military SdespS
which, as far as he able to make out, cost one
hundred million dollars annually. And this taxa
man. lie compared the Reconstruction laws OF
Congress to the system OF reconstruction adopted by
England undertook, seven hundred years ago, 10 re-
construct Ireland, and she has not finished the job
yet. tCheers.) England DESTROYED the Irish Par.
lament, but the Irish people cursed and hated
their union with England, and they hoped that
yet the wrongs OF centuries would be wiped out.
lChecrs.) In the South what was the condition of
thngsS They had Freedmans Bureau which, In
place OF serving the negro, did him harm. IL cost
the country $4,000 900 annually and all this
came from the pockets OF a poor class OF taxpayers
Every man knows that the idea OF the blacks
voting In the South was ridiculous They could do
u
glass box; but what was on the ballot or what the
ballot meant, they did not know. The blacks at the
South voted at the dctation Of few white men from
the North, emissaries at the South, who held them
In slavery Just as bitter degrading and severe as
that in which they had been held by their white
Southern masters. lCheers.) The constitution was
the enemy OF the radicals and they therefore, made
war upon It, After adverting TO the action OF the
Congress towards the Supreme Court, and to the
acts which the radicals had done outside
the the a1st,. Constitution, , MT: oGerman ssid;Now
Dental power, had impeached Andrew John
son. lThe mention OF the Presidents name elected
loud cheersl Andrew Johnson was man Of repub-
lican choosing The radicals had supposed that Mr..
Lincoln would not be strong enough to carry out
their policy, but Andrew Johnson was q man that
would make treason odious. Andrew Johnson
showed respect for the constitution and
pustllanimous regard for the law. Hav.
ing adverted IN effective terms TO the evils
indicted upon the country By radical rule, Mr. 0'Gor
man brought his eloquent and powerful address 70
close BY advising the making Of combined and
united enor 70 restore the country TO the peace aud
happiness enjoyed In the days when the constitu
never pas away rom the mind Of the people.
Mr.. 0'00rman having resumed his seat, resolutions
were adopted In faver Of ESTABLISHING young mems
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