New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-18
THE CAMPAIGN.
DEMOCRATS ON THE STUMP.
SPEECH OF ROBERT TOOMBs.

Toombs
Thanks felow-citzens, for these noble cheers Ihey
show to the world that desposm OF thousand days
If not thousand yeas-and the loOsng upon us not one
but ten thousand devs-haYe been unable TO influence
the great heart OF the people Of Atlanta would not
have otherwise from you for in the darkest days Oh the
recent past the first voice OF defiance to tyranny came
OF the ashes OF Atlanta. Tonight we may roice ana
be exceedng glad for the electric hash-the great IN
sirument OF modern science-which has been made to
obey the will and minister to the wants OF man. sends
this broad land from TO ocean, ana from
the lakes to the gulf such asw gladden. the heart
OF every the universe We find placed be-
fore the grand inquest Of the Democratic party
Of the United States, the greatest criminals
the world ever saw. The brave. wise
earnest and honest OF the country have been coun
selling together, without haste and without passion and
have laid down the principles upon which they have de
tcrmined 20 grappe with the enemy They stand to-day
upon the old landmarks, which safely carried our British
ancestors through six hundred years of toll and trouble
and boodshed landing them finally on the rock OF liberty
and OF hope. They have adopted the great fundamental
principles II human liberty as developed IN Magma
Chara they adopted principles having for their 90
iects the security Of the citizen, and the safety OF the
laws Having proclaimed these principles upon the pan
of the Democratic party, the next thing to De at
tended TO was 20 place at the head OF the move
mcut who possessed tho requisite ability, and who had
sufficiently proven himself This man has been found in
are echong through tho land and thousands and humid
reds of thousands OF glad voices crying. This shall
be White Mans Government" II IS right too
that one Of the noblest sons OF Now-York should
have been presented TO the people Of the
United States for their SURFACES IN behalf OF
truth right. would scorn, gentlemen, TO deceive
you therefore wish TO say here that the fayorite
son of Ohio whom have known well and long, my
fayorte above all other menrue in peace, and true in
war. He has proved sacrifice TO the hottest Of all
causes-pOpuar liberty. Ohio did II herself backed by
her noble 10 must not now be question OF
favoritism, it is question Of principle; and where Is
man, honest man. in all the country, from one
end TO the other who object to the principles OF the
platform presented to the people OF the country hey are
the same ithat are given in the Constitution OF the
United understanding alike the rights OF the people
and the rights OF the States We have now arragucd be-
fore the bar OF the whole world the whose acts for
the last six years have shamcd human nature Itself, and
violated every principle Of virtue and of truth What Is
good for OHIO, Michigan, nor Radical Name. is,
according to the doctrine Of these men, plenty good
enough for Georgia" and the other Southern
states, which are now being brought. they
say into the siStefh0od, haisstcrhood Is any man
going to accept terms that degrade him and his children
foreverl What these people call " Decentralization
measures" are null and void and not hir They over
turn the Constitution OF the United states, and all the
rights privileges and securities q; citizens Tor lie,
liberty and property. And because they could not work
these uqutics through the Courts they took our Courts
away. The judiciary must fail before them. Congress
has an the power. aud keeps IT, y for ourselves, we
have Courts ConStitution,nO Civil law. 10 iabcas
corpus-not even Military tar. They set mp Military
Courts without even the restrictions of Military law and
they stand before the world to-day their cxpouudcs
OF law and justice. No man has one hours exemption
from tine imposition Of power. You are all tenants 40
VIII, in your property, lives, and liberties. But there
to the mighty army, with is thousand, OF
banners and bravest OF men, from California and from
Oregon; from the rocks of NcwEugand aud the plains
Of Ncw-Yorl and the IRON regions OF Pcnu,yl.
vauia Come, every man, and join this glorious
band! We ,irW effect the object. Il every honest man
does his duty. Take away Tn, chance ana where are
youl DOwr-rodGcn. robbed insuitcd, pluudcrcd with
law to but the rrcmodabc measures enacted 10y
God himself. Come them every mani Let the good
come: let the bad come; let everybody comet The wO
men will come too. ! never saw a woman yet who re-.
fused honor her country let lin that hath slnucd
sin Come. rally to our standard. and cover.
like mighty hosts. the entire breadth OF the land This
standard OF ours Will protection TO every honest
man In the Republic. Then say, We VIII resist to tho
death this measure Of niquy, this measure that compcs
YOU 20 admit the negro 10 pclptu'y OF suffrage with
yourselves" These laws! strkc az blow, al these
brave and noble men from among You, who have been
with you for the last sixty years Your legislators, your
udges-yOur ricnds-those who in all seasons stood by
YOU and with you, cast off 10y horde Of carpet
baggcrs and negro slaves who the legislators
Of the present. So numerous and powerful
the evils which these people have indicted
upon you, that | shrink from recountIng them. The
euormitles which We daily behold in every part Of
our country need portrayal here. do not, therefore
believe that there is Within the sound Of my voice
nor an honest anywhere, who will require any in
duccmcn to join the ranks Of the Democratic party Of
the United States Gen. Grant tells you he wants peace
Of peacc The peace Of the tyrant Of Russia
when he sent the poor Poles in chains to SIBERIA. and ai
ter having disposed Of them in that manner Issued his
proclamation that order reigns in Warsaw" Laugh
ter cheers That is the peace that Gen Grant wants
will tell you another fact which is enough for this time,
that as the late war was produced by the dcntd Demo
cratic party in 1900 snail have peace until 1t Is
restored in II Cen Grant wants peace let him join
the Democratic party lChcers.l l say, by God that
neither desPOtsm tyranny nor injustice meets with
peace in this world or the next We want no peace in
chains; peace worthy of Freedom we want; aud AZ we
have now no possibility OF fighting with the sword, let
| us ght with the ballotbox
SPEECH by MIR. PENDLEToN.
| At the Democratic State Convention of West
Virginia held at Grafton the 10TH Mr. George H. Pen
deton delivered the following address:
! Mn CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN u will be impossible
for me make myself heard in this immense audience
unless you keep quiet, ana shall ask That while am
speaking yon will allow me TO proceed without Interrupt
ton. thank you, gentlemen for the very cordial recep-
| tion YOU have given The Chairman OF your State
Executive Committee when he invited me TO attend your
meeting to-day told me that had no ruer friends IN the
| Union than would meet here in West Virginia. You
have proved his statement 10 be true. came Obedent
your bidding desired 10 you, TO make your per
soal acquaintance and to return to my thanks for
the and constant support OF delegates 10 tho
National Convention. | TO show you that no per-
sOnal disappointment fingers III my breast or dapens
| for an instant the aTdor Of my efforts for the
| success Of your party Icheersl but that, far
! above all personal considerations. ] rate the
| cess Of the principles in which l believe and that
| whoever shall bear the flag which these prin-
cplcs are inscribed shall DC found close by his side in
the thickes the fight to cheer HIM with my voice and
10 aid him with my came 10 urge upon you, Dem
ocras Republicans alike to trample under foot every
prcpOssessOn and prejudice and passion, II II were
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