New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-17
The RepubIcans of Eastchester, Westchester

The Republicans of Eastchester, Westchester
Coz n " fully alive to the great interests involved
this campaign, and they have displayed spirit Of
enthusiasm worthy Of imitation. The Grant Cuh. which
was organized December ~. 1867, with tho Rev.
James II. Sheppard as President. among the first
IN the country. and the satisfactory meeting Of the
Chicago nominations held at Mount Vernon June
/. 1861 Indeed glorious epoch in the
history OF Republicanism in this town. Upon the
resignation OF the Rev. Mr.. sheppard president
for the purpose of stunpng the State. John NJ. Master
tonIwas unanimously elected ia I'LL the vacancy They
have held regular weekly meetings. all Of which
enthusiastically attended and the crowded Estate ~ the
large hall where the meetings held shows the great
interest manifested by all Ia the of the campaign
splendid banner .caimed 10 have superior In the
State has been raised In Mt Vernon Among the en-
n4mt speakers who have addressed their meetings
Coils. Hancock andsThope and Major James IIaggarty.
the Rev Mr. Sheppard and the Hons J. NJ. Van Colt and
J. b. Miligan The meetings still Increase ininterest-
Democrats, Conservatives ana Republicans allimiugng
together. and many Of them cheering for "Our Great
Commander" The Boys in Blue have large and power
u organization, aud weekly they parade the streets OF
the village.
The disngenuOus Democratic newspapers
have described the Hon. ~ NJ. Turner the recognised
leader OF the cOored OF Georgia negro OF Forth
ern birth and Northern education The contrary is the
fact. Mr.. Turner born In South Carolina and reared
a South Carolina cotton field. He obtained the ele
mens Of his education at night while his was in
bed at the risk of beng severely logged If caught With
the assistance Of Mr. John II. Wilson. Gen. McGOwan,
aud other lawyers Abbevie. S. c. 10y whom lac at
one time employed nc made considerable improvement.
and received the first inspiration that subsequently made
him leader OF his orcsccing the fearful results
Of the secession movement IN 1882 he fed with his family
70 Baltimore. and there identified himself with the
of the Union He is the first OF color TO whom Pres
dent Lincoln gave a commission chaplain Mr. Turner
"A
saye but he knew nothing Of his freedom until be was
nearly grown he hound ont 10 be raised and Jared
with the slaves His influence in Georgia is unequaed
among his As orator he commands The attention
His defense before The Georgia Legislature is said to have
been mastery er Hso aS S S @ maRe ' t5e
proposition to every member Of this House that ! VIII
win agree to leave this hal. or will go out il you can
read 1t III more languages than can The oier was LOT
accepted and, OF course, Turner was expelled.
The London Spectator has an article OH the
Presidential in TINS country, in which the issues
10 be decided In November are thus summed up
Nothing has believe, impressed itself more deeply
the minds of the Northern people than the evidence
that there has not existed and does not yet exist In The
Southern States any apprecable party Of that moderate.
ria ediGlOvDg prudent kind which forms the bulk Of
Northern society, In "A word, that there IL hope VI any
guarantee for peace union, order mpartiaty In the
south In the caution prudence ana common sense OF the
existing We must say that everything we read
OF Southern society of the mode In which the Northern
immigrants the carpet baggers are treated there, and
of the denuncatOy speeches in which the old leaders
denounce the new legislatures, proves to ns that this
widespread impression among the Northern voters is
true; and that IL they do not want another war, they
have but two alternatives military occupation for
Of years, or to insist negro suffrage. which will
the loyalty OF the States, and completely pre-
vent any return TO the old caste laws, though
am expedient which Is. doubt.
have always admitted, coarse and dangerous remedy
for still dangerous disease. This. however H.
remedy which, the whole, the Northern Republicans
think the mildest and safest and they have accordingly
decided upon 1t their platform and indOrsing 10
most vigorously at the polls TO that Is uncODsti
tutiOnai appears precisely the saying that
the Itself unconstitutional (which very possibly
was) To pay in blood and money for the most tire
mendOus war the world has known, and then TO
scrupe at debating the only terms likely TO secure the
Union against another and hercer internal divisions
than ever is piece Of legal folly far TOO refined for
great people TO appreciate or understand We are sin
cerey glad that there is danger OF the act of
popular weakness to which able correspondent, "a
Yankee" evidently nclines All the signs seem 10 prom
great triumph at the polls not only for Gen. Grant
personally, but for the Republican policy toward the
South Of which he is the representative.