The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-14

that have so long aud so successfully manip-
ulated Wall street and Congress, may gather |
wisdom from the career OF their special cham |
pion. In his own State, having used him |
and placed him In the front line OF fire, and
by all the principles OF fair play and common
honesty, being bound 10 sustain him when
pressed by opposing forces that must have
prevailed against him, they, In effect, de-
serted and turned him over TO me, from
whom he could have expected opposition
rather than assistance. And yet, strange to
tell, he occupies his prominent position Of
to-day solely by my timely aid and my gen
erous bounty.
was his main stay and support, and the
most liberal contributor to his elevation.
Abandoned by those M now defends, he was
supported by those upon whom he had no
claim, and whom he now nssails. win his
old enemies In the future prove more faith
full than In the past VIII those he leads
stand steady to their guns In defence Of
their self-constituted exponent and his Alp
pant utterlngs In time Of peril No, gentle
men, no The first breath that comes up
from the people and from such assemblies as
this will dissolve them away like the mist
before the rising sun.
Your House OF Representatives, your Exec
utlve, and the judiciary, are to-day Influenced,
and In effect controlled by the Senate-and
the Senate itself is under the control Of one
Idea, porsr, and every agency to advance
that idea.
Thus 1t Is that the machinery Of the Gov
ernment Ia so constructed, so narrow that
the interests and aspirations Of the people
find no proper vent, but are stined, corrupted
and destroyed.
The great trouble IL, the would-be leaders
of the people are dwarfed into more partisan
Adventures, who have cut us of from the
greatness and goodness OF the past without
supplying and bringing obear In the present
superior Intelligence, experience, virtue and
courage.
Recent events in Europe are my answer
TO the fears Of small States In holding to-
naCiously to their power In the Senate. II
| the Senate become obnoxious by reason OF
its efforts to magnify and extend Its power,
II will some day find itself In the condition OF
the weak and impracticable petty munich
| palitlcs OF the Old World, with Prussia at
| Sadowa to settle the question. Where then
will be small States and little communities
| come to preserve not to destroy.
There Is, admit, good reason at times for
compromises Of opinion, mainly In arrang-
ing and carrying out the details Of affairs,
but when, as has characterized our whole
history compromises OF principle come, forced
In by mere party discipline and caucus drill,
then the whole people suffer, and float and
drift to their ruin. We cannot now compro-
mise. The principle we advocate In the In
terest OF the people Is higher than mere form
Of government, or society or business. Half
way measures will avail nothing now, either
In the advancement Of the one or the security
of the other. We want settled principles,
not wayering compromises.
All classes and conditions OF the people
are anxious for something fixed and de-
termlned, not for to-day only, but for the
future, for all time. Few understand the
cause Of their anIietles. Something burdens
and casts Its shadow over all. Is Il In the
corruptions and shortcomings Of officials !
Is 1t the arrogance and power of money and
consolidated capital Is 1t the debts and
burdens Of the nation and people 1t is
the scandals, shortcomings, and corrup-
tions In high places; the upheayals and
uncertainties Of society generally, resulting
| in all manner Of immoralities and crimes.
| These are seen to the common eye, and TO
the common understanding. These are oh.
vious indications OF wrong state OF things
| below the surface.
Ifthc people were gathered compactly in
State instead of scattered over a continent,
there would be more light than now thrown
under the surface, and by that light remedy
would be provided far easier than now. As
1t Is the people are in the condition Of a
country whose population are unarmed and
dispersed over q wide extent of country, with
an invading and destroying enemy quartered
In every household, whose exactlons increase
| every day.
All this Is intensified and exaggerated by
eXorbltant rates of interest, and the constant,
daily want Of compensated employment and
distributed capital.
Nothing but an Organization Of greater
strength and similar character, operated d.
rectly in the interest Of the people themselves,
can certainly relieve the individual and his
household from the enemy, "want and the
wolf"
My plan Is a simple one. II Is because OF
Its simplicity that 1t Is not readily under.
stood. 1t is to use the great debt of the
State, national and individual, that Is crush
Ing us as now managed, In the form of cap
ltal and power against the combinations aud
inscriptions power OF the quartered enemy
When this is effected, the problem ID solved,
the people are free. In short, we propose
to turn the cnemy's guns on himself.
| To effect this great object shall devote
the summer, and the interval OF the session
OF Congressman on Its assembling, shall
present to Congress and the people the build
ing complete, Of which the frame work only
has thus far been presented-eonfning my.
self to clear explanation Of the superstruc.
ture as the remedy necessary TO the end.
| would, II / could, place II before you to-
night, more fully than have yet done, but
there Is great principle involved, and the
results beneficial to the people are compar a,
bic only to the greatness Of the principle.
must bide my time, make haste slowly, that
those who act with me, on the side OF the
people, may act understandingly, fearlcssly,
| certainly, so that when the smaller orgaui-
cations Of the people come into the great or.
gnnization and power, which will be certain
to follow, there will be no mistakes commit.
ted, no errors perpetrated.
Clearly seeing the true path myself, and
the right, It Is now my purpose and object to
| make 1t clear TO all.
bid you good night, Be true to your.
selves, and the impulses and interests that
izations; encourage and extend them all owe
the country.
Although Senator appointed by q singh
State, | owe equal allegiance and represen
all the United States.
II Is as such ! have addressed you. Pom
der well my sayings. With the resources
and capital have Indicated, In cooperation
with the people organized and In regulated
action, led onward by the brilliant star O
President Grant, which, be 1t remembered
always paled at the outset only the better 4
illuminate and render brighter the clear ligh
OF bis uniform victories, the great cause o
the people VIII wax stronger and stronger
and must and will end In true, substa utlal
and enduaring benefits and happiness to all
| Farewell
At the conclusion of the address, Senate
sprague was warmly congratulated by O
number Of friends who were present; and
after the performance OF several choice Sc
lections by the band, the assemblage dis
persed, after giving three hearty cheers fol
| the recipient Of the compliment.
Chief Justice Chase was an attentive lis
teuer 10 the address.
SIXTH WARD RBPUBLIcLN CLUB.-The
regular weekly meeting Of this club was
held at Mission chapel last night. Mr.
Champion (president) presided, and Mr.. s.
g. Riley acted as secretary.
After feryent prayer by Rev. J. l.. Rob.
erts the roll OF membership was called and
the minutes of the last meeting read.
Several names were proposed for member
ship, and they were elected.
Mr.. Michael Duty, Of the Third ward,
was unanimously elected an honorary mem
Der OF the club, whereupon he addressed the
meeting, saying that he desired to co-mingle
with the members of the club In order to
Gust the copperheads and Democrats now In
position In the nayy-yard and other depart
ments.