The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-11

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you stood by the old constitution because you loved
its principles you must oppose the radicals for
nartv. there are to be found men who ike Won on
posed secession and fought under the old Dag and
constitution who are to-day embodied to defend
them at the polls, VINO resist the radicals because
they are trying to overthrow them and establish
military despOtism. Come and stand with them. II
you hate the seceSsiOnsts then hate them still. II
you hate for beginning the struggle for liberty do
II stu, II you please. Make my name infamous for
ever II you can and will it; but save yourself
liberty, save the constitution, save oh, save your
There is another and stil larger class Of my coun.
trymen who have co-operated with the radicals In
the late election to partial extent, VINO were called
reconstructonists. Among them were Union men
and secessionsts their present position having no
relation to their anteceden,s. Among them recog-
nize true, brave and honest men; men who detest
the principles and practices OF the radical faction as
much as any OF us; men who earnestly and honestly
seek relief from their despotsm: These men voted
FOR a constitution which they loathed, with men
whom they despsed, because they said and believed
that they could better defeat their nefarous schemes
In the Union than out OF it, They were willing 10 ac-
cept their policy the best means Of overthrowing
their principles. With all such wholly Differed but
would grapple them to my bosom with hooks OF STEEL
They were patriots earnestly aboring Tor the com
mon cause but | opposed them. / would "touch
not, taste not, handle not the unclean thing" They
did evil that good might come, In nv judgment. but
know how weak, how falble we all are. Perhaps
the result may prove their wisdom and my folly, but
tives and claim their brotherhood. To-day we have
arrived at point where these differences OF the past
are buried today we are together therefore let every
fellowship tremendous cheering and wild enthu.
sasm In the audience.l Thank you gentlemen, l
have not mistaken you, this Is peace between US.
There was another and still more numerous class
OF our fellow citizens who constrained against
their free Will to lend seeming support TO these VII
iains. That was the debtor GLASS; Thousands of our
best men were pecunariy ruined by the result OF the
their slaves. Many OF them were not involved in
debt at all nconvenient taking their estates into the
account they held large and valuable tracts OF land
debts were small as compared with their estates
they were surrounded with all the comforts, the ele
gancies the luxuries OF life. The spoiler came He
robbed them of their slaves their STOCK their house.
hold comforts the very ornaments OF their persons;
desOated their fields and left them with nothing but
their lands and their debts. In their desolation
the tempter came, not in the shape OF an
South Carolina in Calhouns district, four times
Governor OF Georgia, and whispered In their ears
though we are demons we viii be your saviours
The negroes have no debts, no home, no principle
no statesmanship. They care nothing for "their OBJ
legations of contracts ,, nor for the constitution
who have poisoned them never had credit enough
anywhere to fear a constable We who have joined
losses. We oiier you new the past, especially
past debts, shall die with the c0nfederacy. We are
thus the tempter came. There were equities at
the bottom which he neither saw nor regarded
He saw Jaw, only despair and ,, poverty He saw
caamities which they did all in their power to avert
reduced to the last extremity Of misery, dependant
wives, children and friends around them; the
creditors the door threatening turn them out OF
their ancestral halls, hOuseless and homeless, with
dawning upon new misefies. In this condition
Governor Brown promised them RELIEF. They felt
Sey 3 Tat wo o as is
of and the nature OF their property had escaped
destruction should share something OF the general
ruin. They drew from nature the lesson that, as
society rightfully claimed OF ali OF its men,
bers their lives and properties, it was
Tess because OF the lost cause and Yielded as they
supposed, to the great law OF sefpreservation.
pity and respect the tempted, but abhor and curse
the temptOr. Governor Brown knew that his crude
swindle. lie knew that the constitution of the
United States stood like lion In fhe path Of his
project of deusiOn and folly; but ne also knew 1t
might answer for one election, and he resolved to
betray those whom he could not benefit, and joined
In the shout OF .'Rah for Bullock and RELIEF ~ The
result was that his friends in Congress- not uneX-
pectedly him, struck out relief and left them Bull
lock and negro supremacy. One would have
supposed tina; such a man would then have
issues a new address AMI promises his
lei and put men on the Supreme Court bench base
enough to support them The express adventurer
TO do the dirty work. hoping that they might Keep
up the fraud and deception until after the Presiden
tia election The utter treachery OF Brown in this
whole matter OF relief Is demonstrated by single
statement. He everywhere commended that the re-
mad no force In Ieorgla that under those acts the
military government was the sole and lawful ruler
Of Georgia; that single general order from Meade
have eXtinguished every debt embraced in the
called constitution. If he had wanted the relief he
prevented, the remedy was IN his hands, the order
was not issued and the friends OF relief were
cheated.
the radicals Are YOU willing to be cheated againS
win you not rather trust the WISDOM the justice and
the good faith Of your fellow citizens Ito the
born" who are common sufferers with you, who
synpathize with you and demand wise and Just
system OF relief which Will protect poor and honest
creators well as poor ana honest debtors2 You
know that there are both classes, who have been
| made 50 by the fortunes of war. Come, join the
party OF honest and true men, VINO will do all that
can be done for you and themselves, and
ys these iHss'in a. hn.vss no more believed
| And break 1t to the hope"
know you will come l see your indignant bo-
have traiiicked in your misfortunes and Knocked
your calamities. Come JOIN those who have honest
sympathy with your caamities and will make honest
to relieve them. Brown offers you but one shelter
from the pitiless Storm, that is corrupt Judges. lie
proposes To sell his conscience for votes. Trust him
not even in his crimes; he has betrayed his natural
and foster mother. "More bitter far than serpent's
nature. He went to Chicago. What more can say
to commend this wretch to your detestatonf He
has fatigued public Indignation; 1t IL no longer
equal to his crimes. lgnoble villain buoyant solely
from corruption, he only rises as he rots.
Fellow citizens, am wearied with this loathsome
record OF radical crimes. l have pulled Off q few
strips from the bark Of this gigantic upas tree. l
leave Herculean task to my distinguished friends
lay it bare to your detestaon. To whom else shall
address myselfY Not to the Democrats for they do
not even need the word 'onward.n Not to the
ladies' for they are already 50 far above the men
that could lift them To higheg circle In the re-
gions Of patriotism | should SHOW ourselves I'M
worthy Of them. shall do no such thing; we love
them too well even to send them TO Paradise. Our
Old ancestor Adam refused to stay In Paradise with
out Eve He real man ana no sham. He ac-
ceped the Of his Maker rather than forfeit the
smiles OF Eve. This was the first case of "all for
love and the world well ost.u Right noby has his
descendants In all ages indicated the election Of
Adam.
some men have acted well In the drama OF life,
many died for the TRUTH many have laid down their
lives without nnchng ON the galows and the block
Tor liberty and law, many more have fallen In the
safety oil their native heathern but 1t Car
thagenian woman more heroic than Cato, the great
enemy Of her country, who, after q three years.
SIEGE after Carthage was reduced from three hun
dred thousand to sixty thousand Inhabitants after
the outer wall was battered down, after the inner
wall was ruined, after the fires OF the enemy were