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

ruef the war ceased mo- % than three years since
has not been brought nack 20 its accasomed chan,
nels the nau0ns lit is xaned IN the msriels OF
n sso mot anu .entuse to say that at no other
business our ~ meo been more perplexed than they
are. to1ay with regard to the conduct OF
aborer: In some PORTIONS Of Ae me UniSS 1n there
great dlstrcsa while throughout the country there
not that allpervading prosperity and orderly spirit
wa.ch formerly characterized 1t. The reason for
this depicrHble condition Of affairs was to be found
IN the fact that at an early period OF the war; and
during Its progress, men in power In many respects
adopted measures which were very far-reaching In
their consequences. Democrats had magnanimoasly
sacrifced their own convictions, in many instances
during the war; and had gwen tho men In power
generous support, but at the same time had admon
gantly, with disregard for constitutional law and
the great principles OF judicial independence and OF
suit therefrom. The present condition OF the coun
try clearly vndicates the correctness OF the prcdic
Referring to the depreciation OF our securities. he
c0ntended that that cause was due, not TO any lack
OF material resources in our country, but TO want
management OF the nations finances. Upon what
other hypothesis could IL be expainedf How was it
that with the enormous sums which had been drawn
from this people by taxation the party in control OF
the government had so signay failed In the conduct
OF our financial affairs? 1t had been charged upon
the democratic party that 1t was not disposed to keep
the bright honor Of our land and that national Ob
cations sit more lightly upon them than upon
s .a,o lepuulican p,y' Dus III uetermining .me
not be governed by their declarations, but
pyeSiGnn1 ~ snne,red that Tron ~. p AZ uy n
the government up to $780, period OF more than
seventy years, this government spent only about
two toreaU War; nmrchssed an axep ~ ="
twice as large as the original area OF these United
S anu o' as o , ~ y. raclnc Ucea;
that party which, while spending only ST. 700 600 OoO
made our country one Of the wonders Of the world.
nnrtn fha nf fhn lnfA
st or o ,h nn ooo 600 'he a,e wa, WAT We
~ NJ Os aa . ~ arsS ",S me- u. es ,ia. pas,.
we nad peace AZ ieng'n, ana we were tnen told ny
our ,h,s h. We woala allow lopCe
70 seCte thls question: Wtn0uv the ara OF statesman
snip, snen our Union snuuio ne restored ana lhese
S,s ms : NAV. now, were .ne
nan nv ,h @ ~ sme es'na.es ol Tue ex
p lor .ne year W eliu IN June next lnere
mas peen spene ~ tne adminislrat0n In power SIX
.e e nu a TEL. Hons VI auaIs ms eApsndture
won mau ~. ueen ies.vleu, LOT, III Inree STATES
y ~ t DIN .nI Psese VI an AMERICAN
Furthermore, he charged that the republican party
mau unansea 'lon. upon me recons.ruction policy,
icv naa nroved ccaus Nov nn, .mas INA,
poicy Hau proven success, tley now Represented
.as .hx Sou. vas one SCENE o ou.rage anu vIolence
where lie and property were insecure and where 1t
Iatners taught us that In republic ike our own
military should ever De held In subordnaton to civil
authority; yet we had now become so &C
customed TO military despotlsm and TO military In
tererance with tne most sacred rights OF American
among MS. The republican party may not have in
tended 10 DO wrong, but l0ll0wlng the mistakes OF
policy under the lead OF unwise and violent leaders,
they had brought our country to the very verge Of
ruin The reason for this was to be found In the fact
that the work OF mad not been carried
OH IN the same spirit IN winch our constitution and
our Union was originally formed. The speaker said
that he appealed to men who had fought In the
arInies-men who knew what 1t was TO go
through deadly conflict IT. aIter battle had
ceased, and the smoke had blown away
such man found lying at his feet-a human being
writing In the agonles OF deatl-would he kneel
down by ms SIDE ana nurse MIN ike brother
without asking what had been the color of his uni
fornY Wond the good physician reproach his
patient with his errors or patiently strive to restore
him TO his right mind aud his healthY These were
the simple dictates OF humanity ana the teachings OF
that religion which we all protested 10 revere ana
that policy winch would prove most eiiectual IN the
treatment oil the South would most thoroughly en-