The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-18


backs, and make their party a shn-paster party
aughter, proposing to issue two thousand millions
low prices for the people put forward . financial
scheme that every schoolboy in political ECONOMY
Knows must double the prices OF everything that
the mechanic has to buy, and instead OF tightening
the burdens Of the people adds six hundred millions
OF additional expenses TO the national exchequer.
Wen. we had often heard and q good many Of us
believed. that the democratic party respected labor
and desired to uphold its dignity and Independence.
We endeavored.that is all OF US In military COM
mands, as well as those in Congress and in
civil authority-when slavery was abolished TO put
the freedman IN possession Of civil rights We en-
rights in the only way the freedman CANDY the
possession Of the ballot. Then we hear from Wade
Hampton, q distinguished democratic leader, the
South Carolina that they must vote the democratic
ticket or starve. But we did suppose, however, We
In the refusal Of the democrats to accept any OF
their old doctrines when we presented them Tor
adoption-tmt when Grant, IN accepting the nominal
eventually did look for large accession of demo-
cratic strength for they all knew that they had been
for peace throughout the war.
He saw throughols,. the South determination to
wage war OF exiGnnation against what are
called the carpet.tsageers: Who are these carpet.
exercise Of undoubted constitutional right have set
tied in the Southern Sases since the war. They are
discharged soldiers, mechanics merchants, school
masters and railroad emrloyes-thousands and tens
OF thousands OF people, who, to better their condi
have ss right 70 g to 99ss
general declares war OF determination against
them, and not only against them, but against
the doctrines and principles Of the republican party
And this war Of determination Is echoed by Frank
Blair, the democratic candidate for Vice President.
1t is taken up by Forest and TOombs and the cry
goes along from the Potomac to the Rio Grande. My
friends, there are several kinds Of carpetbaggers.
We have had one in this country within the past
few years. The rebels sent few OF the sort here
to New York during the war. They came
mysterously with thu. their black bags contain;
very large quantity Of cOmbustibe material. With
this they undertook to fire our hotels and burn our
tinguished rebel carpetbaggers Of whom we hear
occasionally. John Slidell Is one in Paris. Benja-
min is another; He carries, l think, green carpet
petbagger. The chairman Of the National
Democratic COMMITTEES is 9 carpetbagger from
nne specimen Of the carpet Dagger from from
Old Observation-Disclosures has taken pos
session. and II O'Gorman's carpet bag is not full
his opportunities, which no one suspects. laugh
ter Then there Ia George Saunders, the 'Jem
But there is beonsn Syt to so%e
what different race. The whole West is peOped by
q race Of carpetbaggers: William Penn was one OF
Cass, Stephen A. Douglas, Of Illinos-these were
al carpet-baggers; and 80 you find that our
ee by
brought colony Of them and planted it upon the
shores Of New England William the Conqueror
and captured 1t and founded nation that has sent
its carpet-baggers forth all the world, most OF
they Or TO not own %
telligence, civilization and enterprise wherever
they CO. but they not to be bored out excluded
from the South at rebel dictation. Had 1t come to
this that In three years after the war 1t is question
to be decided at the ballot box and proposed to be
enforced by the bayOnet whether or no q Northern
man has right to live in Southern Statep II this
be serious question. as recent events have shown,
1t is high time that Grant should not only be Com.
mander-in-Chief but that he should be President Of
the United States. Great cheering.)
This brings me to brief review OF the candidates
presented to the people. Seymour you all know.
know him WELL He says his friends have plunged
him into of trOube-(A ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ons suppose they sent him that BECAUSE they knew
he was addicted sometimes to melancholy Uaighter1
i say know him well, and am not here to dsparage
HIM in any unjust sense. desire to accord to HIM
all that can be properly claimed for him. He is GER
tanly smart politician, but he oftener out-ma-
npuvres his associates than his adversarics. His
nomination was the triumph OF poti-
full politician. Governor Seymour Is man
OF force. He has filled two Offices respectively
OF local employmen--a member of the Legislature
and Governor Of New York-never held ofice under
the federal government, never In Congress- never
abroad. He distinguished for his provincial views
Of public affairs. His speeches-and they are almost
innumerable-upon almost every political topic
abound In fierce and exciting discomfort against the
BILE phases OF his character and OF his pol
icy that he seems TO have a natural hatred
for the government OF the United States
excite national jealOusies between different sections
OF our Union, and he Ia especially l-plcased with
everything that comes from New England; and sup
pose nothing has dispeased him more than the
recent misconduct OF Maine In giving us 20, 600 ma
jOrity Uaugllter.) Governor Seymour, in 1861, was
unable 10 decide whether successful rebellion or sue
cessful coercion would be the greater calamity.
Grant about that same time drew his sword and pro-
posed to cut the Knot. seymour I'm 1868, you re-
member came to New York, derided our disappont-
ments, sneercd at reyerses and proclaimed that
the doctrine Of public necessity was as good q
doctrine for n mob for "A
and then he pointed TO his mob and dened
Lincoln TO reinforce our decimated armies by
CONSUMPTION AT that same moment Grant was be-
fore Vcksburg, toiling day and night through fcrty
days and forty nights TO achieve what he did achieve
al ne Asked ow % s %aT s1
before vicksburg he made very short speech. He
said al shall stay till take It," In 1854 Seymour
went to Chicago, and his reflections and speeches
about the war and about the national government
eliminated in "A resolution passed by the Chicago
Convention when he and his associates solemny de-
clared that the war was failure. But there were
some brave men IN the held who were
resolved that IL should not DE failure
and sneered at our reverses and smiled over our
taxes Farragut, dashed TO the maintop Of his nag
ship destroyed the last rebel fleet in the Cult Great
cheering.) Thomas-n0t an interim Thomas
Caughterl-but the real Thomas, crushed Hoods
army before Nashville. Sherman marched to the
sea. Sheridan swept through the valley Of the
battle and siege, has toied night and day, through
carnage and death to victory and peace. Grant ls
Grant fights battles and wins victories.
(Cheers.) While Seymour suggests compromises
and a cessation OF hostIiities to talk
with the enemy Grant demands unconditional
surrender. loud applause.l At Paducah, where
Grant first showed his genius to command, he saved
Kentucky to the Union by march. At Belmont
when surrounded by the enemy and asked
II he would not have to give up, he said,
fNo, we will cut our way out as we cut our way
IN" At Shiloh, when asked by Buell. II he had
transports enough In case 1t became necessary TO
retreat TO carry or his forces, Grant answered, 81
have not despaired OF whipping them yet:n but
when pressed by Buell. and told that the transports
that he had would not take more than ten
thousand men across the river Grant answered
him In way worthy of Spartan. He
said, "If have to retreat ten thousand Will be all
shall need transports for" Grants character must
be sought for always In his acts; Seymour's In what
he has not done. Grant, In 1885, after he had
achieved the final overthrow Of the rebellion, Illus
trated instantly the magnanimity ana generosity Of
his character. Amer he had paroled Lee and his
army and laid down basis for the action of other
commanders he was asked by President Johnson
how soon the time would come when Lee, Hampton,
Forrest and others would be punished. Grant re-
v,fia at Not 10