New-York tribune., 1868-10-06
SPEECR OF JUDGE RICRARD BUSTED or
ALABAMA.


enclosure ed to its utmost and the utmost enthu-
sissrn prevailed The meeting addressed N eloquent
terms hy Rufus i. Andrews, esq, Dexter A. Hawkihs,
asaac Dayton, esq. and the Hon. Richard Busteed,
Dnited States Judge for Alabama Tie Judge spoke AZ
1,llows
MIN coz Nrw-Y0EK once again We find ourselves in
te midst oi an exciting political canvass once again
tLe American people are called upon 10 choose between
rival candidates for the first Office in their gift. Once
gain republican institutions, and their chief characters
nc universal suffrage upon trial before mankind 10
not claiming too much 10 say that every liberal gov
ernincnt ~ world is directly interested IN this. Our
Ficsdom al struggle. II concerns mankind thai Grant
shall De elected Freedom and heemen de
Inand TIC defeat Of Horato Seymour. This
~ not mere rhetoric. A long array Of historical
ic,s stands witness for the sObrety and uthtunoss of
these propositions. What the salient facts underlying
tbs contest IN lSco the nation was called upon to choose
Chief Magistrate FOR four years ensuing The Govern
uent and It's alunisraoahad then long been under the
control Of the Democratic party. All ts vast power ana
patcnage were held and used TO continue thai dynasty
one section Of the country II had almost universal
sway Here and there might be found some person WHO
voted the Whg ticket bat such electors were as scarce
Gs wells of water IN the Great Sahara Desert The Dody
Of the people into every political struggle as nn'
and their shbboleh was There is but true creed
ana Calhoun is It's prophet In the same section there
were four millions Of human beingsw according to the
solemn adjudication OF the Supreme Court OF the United
states lad mo ghts which white men were bonud 10
respect" -Four millions doomed 70 perpetual bondage
DEGRADATION. and ignorance not as a punishment ior
crime but because Od had incased souls III
black cucle, -Four millions Of men, women and children
rreated the image and likeness OF the Father Of rs all
bat reduced 10 the condition OF ehattes to be pawped
,old or exchanged nc the viii Of other men and women
because Mcg Glanced 10 be born with white skin The
growth of this monstrOus evil was as rapid as might ne
erected III weeds are always thrifty, and this most
IN fNn
-nle In 1850 Abraham Lincoln, he Of blessed aud mar
tyr memory was chosen President The defeated party
aade no allegation that the result was Otherwise than
Cons,tutonaly gained. IL not even pretended tho5
any the forms OF law regulating the election hau De'n
Violated. The saveocracy put their RESISTANCE ~ DO
npon The plain broad proposition that the fact itself far
Aisled ncOntroyerible proof that the North mcddied
direct interference wish their peculiar institution Iif
600, m face Of the most emphatic pu6ic uecIaT.iloi'
10y Mr.. Lincoln himself and others dOilnS tno '.,',
That the Republican laity inteuded no hleilt tico VIZ
nuy ., ,lt9c as"'i eIGn,naD blood ana bones Th,
1he n1hehels ~ MTihSn Sroe state sraIoved and
kept IN its system tho Dauseous o u"NSs s,,t%fD ~
phal10aceutss. This. although despite the sshns 81
the good and the groanihss Oh inc 9l,is ,,j mi
bad never failed 70 return INTO o0b,nre 1uS pHs iSe
bruised fugitive from licensed laOoi-siedhhs. ~ loti'
eleven of the Southern States Ofgauilcd teulI 'VN
eminent for themselves 3ud WIN an ar ar ., iIV,a ,
asin aul gravity. made solemn appeals 10 Go" ana we
1stions that they nstigated 20 and Justified n th'
course by the wrongs they had endured from thcF io
lnor associates OF the United states ito theI CpNc"
Sasehood and fraud. and The logic Of accomplished
results" has stamped the act oi ihe ,,eoei"cl a
cellar and gallOws. Allow 10 the Rebes i's lnuch OF
motive as yoq please and u Ieq.LrgS ,aNen am
ped Charity allow tbcm any, the taCl ana htif chh'
siln remain They made nnpIoNoked anu tfte! wa
upon unoiending peacea6e 'nd Jaw a,as g%eiII @ ~ ~
tn 20 ,bis bSi'" Il" IN" horrors Of AnGcrson,lle
,Teak AvDFRsONVHLE! wbere n - poor Union
pfisouer in his physical weakness p'tteied mars
breadth beyond the dead line. he was deliberately MN
,er~df Where our own lith aud KIN. taken in battle.
were automatically starved 40 that Wntn placed th '
rartel for exchange they could never nos ii~at 20
counfrv or even defend their hresdosl Where without
medical and the wounded Of our armies were io,eG l
rlow death Ivy exposure 10 Dfong sun upon te natcN
earth and sent through the gates OF delrlum mo m
eoined graves! OF all this let the ornla naeh3tTso
fbe shameless aud wicked y T. Forrest at Fort liL0"
speak FORT PILLOw where. after surrender the sur
yfVors OF the vanqushcd force were utlessy PM t.
the sword to the ralying cry oI ah9oI Asn
where 'no cruelty Tncn ipe noe, iieuui,h % niltn
buried with the already 9eh1i MheI1 M ni'u M ~ Te @
nailed 10 buildings which was then set on Hlt anu
1,ned mill patience Resolved -elf into Phreuzy
and Vengeance become the persOnhedton oi Iue''f
tnned against the country continued ~ The cost o NH
hons cf treasure and hundreds OF tnouslnds o ille''
continued uniil % was apparent 70 Davis ana fis con
Crc'ir was a mere 0nestion OF mc on the .h
say OF March 1854, Ulysses ;. Grant was placed ~ sn
& oaV,ea fbe distSc3n The batilehtds Of Eicts
burg and Doneson. and Belmont and shiloh atteated
lie stood confessed the great Captain OF the War.
5ietgelIan and Halleck had severay assembled before
Inn 10 ihe highess rnng Of the military ladder The ec-
oHd sblyed he,ei The right man and the right place
had met 10 last with Christian singeneSs 81 pal9,e
epeny: bis right. now on ms LETT, anon, on ms
1ncr, ana nnaLy eiioileiSSo Mn I'm, t,t ino tl i,iif
Rebellion grew smaller anu hi4aleI peIiehtn NJ W.
strategy Of the earnest pstriotcomnaDder The genus
of his trusty heutengnis perceived That the 1eheIaH
chief MAS equal % me wOih anu tDe 'olllO sVul'f
iBslinetvely appreciated the value ot ms authOri!
Iho m d9col Ai9 from il FTs Forti Zee vii surrender #
ihues are pushed" push things answered the acoMc
very soon afteryald tho surrender oi Ice Jushcd the
uedciiOn Of the hero Of the Valley Of the Shenandoah
fondy called the Father How stood theacoount hen ne
tvcc0 Treason and fealty SHgeyy the curse ana Dheh
the sin and shame OF the nation was destroy ed forever
5ts detestaoe I1Pis & wa fin WIN vi isye1
Was delvelcd The solidarity OF the Union complete
And now IN 1855, the people arc again summoned 70
choose ruler another term Of four years AMER ne
TfvonOuary strug gle, the Tories we're c0ntei 10 re-
main ont 81 public observation They bad not the e ont
cry of me Democratic Tories Of day. They did not
ca convention 70 nominate one OF themselves Io ihe
Presidency against Gen. washington; lAey were s""
sve, TO forget their own names and lher children nave
heon glad 10 forget their ancestry Ihls ,lOine a2suI
reserved for the odchem' "i , IAN
many IIall, and tber Conirerc, NHde ilahl-
tom. These isst alies o. I'eD6' IN ,n D1no W. ss
down the eIuntct 10 raluosln, hnu III. t, 10y, & -
accent the challenge. The men who f0ug me bttles nl
ie country o me fields OF sansunary strife are 10 fight
enemy az The Oailoi,DoX. ana ~ surely "a, @ the
an, i.rs the men IN the war VIII win al inc
fljls TIE handvilung b. upon inc wall hFeh n0W ino
bDe,s Of the DcmoeiaLc beis'zLalS IN S'b M " ~"
sany fear The ldes OF November Will see thein Scatrc
.ff1
.on ,s Tie lnyal millions shout o. Let s nave peace
Re m understood that IN all the essential iequl'lcslOftu9
Urre gen Grant more than the equal OF Ar seymour
~ .1od irdge o Gen John .. DIX declares oey-
,uonr has NOS "A single fitness iOI the Presidency. on e
,ber hand Gen. Grant m every pace, mas 1itf I>eH 10
the of Inc occasion. How any tnhhlhS pu
fry-l0yine man can hesitate between them j. marvel
t,Taut gave himself 10 fe Wai; seymour dtcaeu ue wa"
disastrons ftluir and It's prosecution crime 1lthJ
in Dsrsou led the Union soldiers t0 balue; sey-
. p,n,ir obsiructcd raising reelulis 70 supply, tn3
lrres Of those VINO fe before tie Hte al inc lseDei
horde Grant stands he representative 0f platform
.f, fDrsf
ieis 0f legislation seymour is the representative or
1ff1u fnaf proposes destroy. by me power OF the
t.,c.1 .lni I,. en neHcefnlly accomplished by legal