The New York herald., 1869-10-21


quered and maintained, AID iaR respected on land
nd sea. lie concluded by calling on the Empire
state to support the present administration BY its
course of action In the coming campaign.
General J. L. SWIFT followed, and touched briefly
upon the subject previously alluded to.
ADDRESS ny MIR. Il. DELAFIELD SMITH.
Mr. Il. DELAFIELD SMITH next addressed the
meeting. he said:-one year ago you met IN tins
hall as you meet tonight. From early evening to
midnight's solemn hour one name inspired your
songs, your speeches and your cheers. The hopes
OF that day were realized. The predictions OF tnat
hour We're fulfilled. leaf from the HISTORY OF
Washington was copied form page In the
biography OF Grant. The General became the Pres-
yet have died away. On the Attn OF March ne heard
them renewed at the east front OF the Capitol,
and they followed his footsteps to the portals ais
OF the White House. You promised teat the
hearts OF the people should warm the cold
halls OF tnat dreary mansion and give sunshine 10
its shadows. We're you not slnceref Have you ele-
waited your favorte beyond the reach or your
sympathies2 II you have, 1t were better Tor ms
happiness that he still wore the graceful plume OF
chieltaln. lAppiauseJ Our fathers reversed tne
inaxms OF Europe where FOR centuries Tue
subjects and 10 serfs and monarchs nave
reigned by fright divine" In America the ruler
Is the servant and the people the sovereign.
But while we rightly glory IN the change let US be
ware lest the one be treated as slave ana the other
practise the caprcions tyranny wncn De,ohEs ,a 70
ence may be paid TO Official position In the United
States public man is fortunate who IL not dis
paraged ana traduced, however upright, laborl0us
or successful. We pour upon the candidate the oil
OF adulatlon, as II to make hotter the fires
OF reproach with which we surround the
to which own arms have borne hlm.
Truth and fair play are the boast OF one nation aud
the glory OF ali. II is surely just to assume that
wnere man serves his country in held OF council,
and is advanced to higher official trust, he does not
lose either che rights VI manhood or the sensibtes
OF human nature. II was to the Immortal honor
OF the men of the American Revolution that
after marching with tneir chief against Brlton and
tory, they subsequently stood by him with equal
coIlstancy when the sun or peace had bred In his
pathway a swarm OF Shiny detractors. The pride
OF nation Is SAID 10 be Its great men. the
glory OF people is TO honor and exalt them. Who
narvelS that the name OF the great Napoleon Is dear
to France Frederic TO Prussia Wellington to Britain,
Emmett to ireland, Garibaldi TO Italy, Washington
the country he wrested from tyranny, or Grant to
the nation he saved from destructionl The muse OF
history VIII em5alm the memory OF democrats ana
wings OF other days-the Irst for their fidelity TO
Andrew Jackson, last Tor their devotion 10 Henry
Clay. hazard the prediction that III spite OF the
howiings and the growhngs of the few the true
republicans and the patriotic people Of the United
States VIII be equally faithful to the President OF
their choice.
The lessening column OF the public debt represents
the diminishing stature oil his enemies; while a
rebuilded pubic credit rises, day by day, monu-
ment to his name. All political organizations
IN the Southern States pretend to honor his
fame and to belong to his party-an unanswerable
evidence OF his popular strength So at the North In
the midst OF the personal dlsappontments, the gen.
era apathy ana the local dssensions which charac-
terize the first year OF Presidential term his poli
Cal friends stand erect and triumphant In the great
States OF Iowa, Pennsylvania and Ohio. For thirty
respected abroad, so supreme at home. The conflict
OF international law involved IN our claims against
England on the one hand, ana In our sympathies
with Cuba on the other. shall yet, under wise and
mastery diplomacy, directed BY hlm who presided
at the conferences OF Appomattox, produce indem-
nlty from the one and freedom to the other.
While the nero OF our triumphant armies Is pro-
longing i'll peace the public services which CON-
menced in war, he IS abused by partizan press and
malgned by disloyal organizations. SO we read in
lrvlng's ''Life OF Washington, ellis military and
political character was attacked with equal violence,
and 4 tfuG ayA thpf nn fntal allx
merit either as soldier or statesman" Referring to
OF the journals which those assaults appeared
the father OF his country said, IL despse all per.
sonal attacks upon myself but there has never been
an act OF the government which that paper has not
abused" In spite Of q blind opposition the people
adhered to washington to the end OF the eight years
Oh us Presidency, and they Will stand by Grant to
the close OF double Ierm The charges against
him are. IN substance, 1oows:-Eirst--Tnat he
has one distant relative in MISSISSIPPI and another
IN New YORK, connected by ties oil marriage not OF
blood, one OF whom is running1or Governor, with q
prospect OF defeat through the influence OF his
administration, and the other Of whom tried his
hand In the perlous navigation OF Wall street,
where he and a speculating crew In the same boat
were upset py an adverse wind from Washington.
Secondy-Inat, emulating the cultured manners OF
the Garner Presidents, when PAIR OF partrldges
sent 10 hlm by one OF Ills fellow citiZens mark
Of respect ana regard he accepts them like gentle
man. instead OF rudeiy returning them III imitation of
modern lastidiouSness, with a message branding the
giver as nworthy Of confidence Ihrdy--Inat he
often absents himself from the capital minges
among the people 10 ascertain their wants and
tlments fpr himself, instead OF receiving everything
at second nand from self-constltuted political advi
sers tnus again copying President Washington, who
took SLOW stages through the South, through the
middle states and through New England, ut time
when travel involved an absence or months, where
days only are now required TO perform the Jour-
neys. tourtnly-Ihat In making appoi ntments TO
oice he has not las has been well SAID revived the
miracle OF the I'VE oayes and two hshes and given
nifty onlces to 5000 applicants lie has morever COM
mi TIED the crime OF prelerrng his friends to his
mes-repu6licans to democrats Commlserating
MS traducerS, under ms Tag we are still marshaled
IN the State OF New York, and ION this ner Will
fight II out The key note OF his administration
sounded III that manly inaugural address, anna the
answering piaudIts Of his countrymen which,
declared the eternal unity Of the republic and The
equal political rights OF the humDest CT It's citizens
IL was ancient democratic doctrine often pro
claimed IN lammany Hail. that the blessings OF rep
resentative government ike tie dews OF heaven,
the weak and the strong. The stlll older laws OF
cnivary commented the helpless to the magma
ninlty OF manhood. The democrat OF to-day points
with scoTn TO race Of American citizens, and seeks
10 mount from their prostrato forms upon the
heights OF political power The bent bodies Of mis-
efaoe negroes now the caryatfdes OF tnat demo-
cratic .'tenple OF Iberty' whose entabiatures were
ancienty supported on pillars hewn out OF the
eternal rock OF humanity and justice Assume that
the black is weaker and less fortunate than his
democratic assailant VIII not a generous spirit
give nm helping hand the more for lhatY DID he
not guide our Union captains through Virginia mo.
rasses ana Carolina swamps to safety and to
victory Social distinctions one thing, political
Inequality Is another. Al the first be private right
the last is public wrong. The black man Is citl-
zen OF the United States. The fifteenth amendment
fipntluly orDds MS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. The Chinese
are NOT citlzens for their naturalization the laws
make no provision. The question is not complicated
as the democracy OF California have absurdly pro-
claimed. Men of New YORK, the people OF the nation
at large believe that last autumn your great State
ought TO have been recorded Tor the Union leader
his patriotic associates. Let our vote this year
discourge all attempts TO overwhelm or count IL
down.
Your state ticket is headed by name OF national
reputation OF cosmopolitan fame. 1t was glory 10
fight emit Sgel.n IL Will be honor to vote for
him. The organizing and working republican de.
mocracy or our city rejoicing IN the leadership
OF Daniel ID. Conover. The generous and vigorous
men OF the State at large UNI estrained by party
ties, are ralying 10 banner which bears many good
names but one pre-emInent-a synonyme Tor honor
and honesty Tor justice and courage for Industry
and intellect-l allude to Horace Greeley. TAP
plausc.
Although there were repeated calls Tor Major Hao.
garly to speak the lateness OF the hour prevented
any furtner oralioDs. and the meeting then ad-
lourned.
MnLana