The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-26


Nsw YoRK, June 2o.-E.Govsrnor Ser |
mour delivered an address totght on national |
topics, at Cooper Institute, bore the Jackson |
Central Association. Nearly u OF the speech |
was devoted TO . discussion n tho financial
question, on which Gov. somour repeated
And enforced well-known view, He opposed
all forms OF regulations. Considered con-
traction imprscticable; advocsed the using Of
the public money to pay the tblic debt and
thereby restore the bonds Of 10 Government
to their par value. and mainkLn the public
faith OF the nation sntainted.
He sharply continued, and denounced as
wsstsful, unequal, and oppressive the f.
nsncial administration Of the Republican ad-
ministration, and declared that tho only
remedy was the restoration Of the Democratic
party to powers forthe political policy of the
Republican party, y declared IN Its Chicago
platform, would oay tend to pcrpetuate our
evil.
The Republican party has pledged itself to
keep up Its negro policy, and 1t Is impossible
to give tho untutsred Africans at the south
uncomfortable power of the Government prop.
orty and laws Of the people OF ten States by
excluding the white voters, without military
despotism. It csn,ot give tothree millions Of
negroes more senators than are allowed to Hf
teen millions OF white men without keeping
up great standing armies.
Without n general amnesty, and the restora-
tion of the suffrage to all the whites OF the
south, agreAt s,ahding army must be q stand
ing institution.
In order to curse the South with military
despotism, negro rule, and disorganized labor
and industry, they curse the farmers Of the
North with taxation, mechanics with more
hours Of toll, the laborcrs and pensioners with
debAsed paper, the merchant with shifting
standards, and the public creditor with = dis.
honored and tainted national faith.
The world not only saw the monstrous diver.
sion Of the money wrung from tho people by
taxation, but 1t saw that 1t made through a
long series OF years still greater annual ex.
penses unavoidable.
When the entire control of the Southern
States 10 given over, unchecked by the intelli
genee of the white race, to the untutored Negro
whom the people Of the North have said wer
S Saas ts b yossss1 whsn the unfortunate Afr
on by bad and designing men, shall make If
and property unsafe, and shall shock and dis
gust the world with outrages, we shall then b.
forced to raise and pay still greater armies.
Up to this time the South has at least an In
telligent tyranny In military Officers. Ever,
meh Whom ~ hsu ofhuueu W uuts Ut UiKOtTl
| looks forward with horror to the condition o
the South under negro domination.
On the subject Of tho future candidate OF tn
Democratic party for President, Mr.. Seymou
said, have said nothing In behalf or agains
the views OF any one who Is spoken Of as
| candidate for the Presidency on the Demo
cratic side, and have only said what each on
agrees to and 10 in favor OF.
No man has been named who 10 not In fave
| Of reducing expenses and then making GU
paper As good as gold. No man has been name
who In not In favor of outing down militar
expenses. No oman has been n AIMED who 10 nc
In favor Of using the money drawn from tn
Taxpayers to pay the public debt. No ma
has been named who Is not In favor Of generi
amnesty to the people Of the South. No ma
has been named who is not an upholder
| constitutional rights. No man has been name
by the Democratic party whose election woul
not help the taxpayer. the pcnsioncr, III
laborer, and the bondholder.
| The speaker concluded with an appeal to 4
classes, east, vest, north and south, to unit
| In an effort to restore the country to peat
| and prosperity, and to drive from power II
common enemies Of liberty, honesty, homo
rights and constitutional law.