The New York herald., 1869-10-28
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY oUADRUpLE

from foundation TO turret. II would be remembered
it had no republican party IL would not be denied
that there was In the democracy South as well as In
other Southern parties, an immense number who,
Dut Tor precipitation and provoc6tioD, would nave
acted with the million aud half OF democrats
whose leader was stephen A. Douglas. There were
one hundred thousand more votes for Bell ana
Douglass IN the Union than for Lincoln. Hence JUS
tice demanded that the democracy North should be
clamor OF their opponents, chief among whom was
Judge Perrepont, who, in 1868 before Tammany,
said that when the democratic party Joined the war
they did II to preserve the union-that the democ-
racy maze the rebellion. That sander was often
reiuted The speaker then proceeded 70 review the
condition OF affairs since the The party IN
power proposed To give repose-that repose which
knit up the raveiied sleeve OF war. Threats
were made TO prescribe whole States unless certain
changes were made IN the organic law. Threats
now hung over virginia, MISSISSIPPI ana IexaS
Wnlch they dared not make on New YORK or Penn
One OF the Presidents orotherstn-law, aud the best
OF the lot, was running for Governor IN mississippi
Would ne be In or outg Another or his brothers-in
law Is IN place unmentionabe. Here arose a
grave matter. Tne question OF the validity OF such
States was before the Supreme Court OF the United
States II Congress could refuse equality and REPRE-
se1tas9h 70 Mssssipp unless % sae aaopsed sne sne
could do the same IN New York. (Cheers.) II the
three outside. States adopted the amendment under
compuslon was 1t not just as vain and useless as
contract made under duress or briDes tApplausc.l
The Supreme Court might make an amendment
Grant and his Secretary Mr.. Fish, nigh, pronounce
. it adopted. loud checrs,) was not the advice
At each stage Of the proceedings Of the radicals the
democratic party had protested against them. They
still protested. Perhaps it would be in vain. Their
protests SO far had proved SO vain that great body
Of the conservatives, North and South, were ready
to welcome negro suffrage and to use as an ebony
party IN power has degenerated into party OF greed
Of ,ns a'0 snsr sas ' ns ass1s ssse
be the party OF courage and progress,
''made towards Of US, !" then the republican party
was COURAGEOUS. CHEERS aud aughter.l II to grow
worse and worse were progress. then 1t would
'Thats so.'l II the party had thus progressed was
II wonder that Judge lierrepont, who made Tanl-
ma many speech IN a 1859, when ne nominated Hoffman
thousand D dollars contrloutioa' Was .neis
in his inky cloak OF solemn black, with silver
(Cneers) lie held pamphlet OF his in ms nand IN
which he charged that General Butler took n.ty
thousand dollars geld, from some q his clients in
New Orleans--(cbeers and groans)-that he not only
took it. bat kept it, and that it belonged to HIS
clients, who were forced III The South to slnu-
late secessionists Cheers and renewed groans
the radical to save someih,nsa Vas he only reSiInT %
his old friends from lucrative motvesf Did he
expect to return the democratic party, and would
he have their forgiveness? When tho radical party
was sincere and earnest the Judge denounced them.
Now that they were old, corrupt and mercepary ne
was Win them. tApp!ausel But his idea OF the
party 81 courage ana progress Wns,ovss as
the Judge might be he was not the man
to tell them OF the sins he once was proud TO share
with them. Nor was he the man to arrogate purity
to the radical party any more than to derogate from
the democracy. Had Iadicalisln been improved by
The accession OF that radical attorney aud leader
by the side Of such man Corpin became saint
aud Butterfeld beauty. tChcers and Iaughter.l
Neither Of these were renegades, and even II they
were, tney would hardly reyile those with whom
cOilDQrel
The speaker said 1t was the great duty OF the
democracy to arrest this process OF acgregating
power in The federal government Ii the symIletry
Of the fabric could not lie maintained some OF the
gaps made py radcalisn might be covered over
lation and consolidation of power If this was
allowed TO go on local and state interests would
We Ne are paying ing an @ enormous nc s. price @ 'n now
for this proscrlptive policy OF the radical
party. The enormous public DEBT which had been
saddled upon grew out OF the great standing
army which 1t was necessary 10 maintain .or the
purpose OF dispacing civil government In the South
with chaos. II there had been prompt restoration
81 peace the cotton crop OF the South would now
have been three times as great as It was II would
were paying tribute to the millionnares OF
Frankfort-sixty mllllons OF geld a thousand
millions OF bonds. We pay abroad double the
gold and SILVER we produce from our strong box OF
the sieiras. Give US said the speaker honest, local,
taxes and the tide may turn rs II ran before. Radi
calism ruled This was the keynote OF our future.
SoHBTcSs uuTiHg tHe itst yeu IiNc dWHJ TWO
dred and forty million acres ol land TO rail Dads
ana other scheines, making inilIon ana nan OF
1arlns: Ihese we're the Httie titDts oI shefiy
and bitters before big debauch. We could
forgive Congress Tor tncir scented nandkerchieis
anu fancy penknives II they w0uia ony loroear lne
gigantic swind!es OF the whole people. An over
moving treasury wos the irn,ini cause OF thls ex
trayagance. IL was an oid democratic doctrine,
uttcreu ION. ago py ntherai daehscn. mat iu!i
treasury was the fruitful cause OF corruption aud
exffayagance FROM some inscfataeie cause anu
Tor some uhdenneu OBJECT we alWays nave IN tle
United States Treasury hundred MILLIONS, and
.hat IN gold. rus was Corrected from the
customs. HOW was y used 10 ou.i anu 70 S pear "
gou 10 Duy anu 10 shave our own ponus ano 10
feed radical harp,es. Applause. No wonder you
Near OF lamentations from radcals aoout lne wants
OF lanor. lne country prosperous wnen tie
treasury ls iui Oh yes; tne sui SOW IL - true, Is
leedlnR III tne sWi,i over her ears III we tuo. AZ
you can near from ner II an occasioha Rrun, Whe
there are slueais Irom tnc uhieu. tAppihuse. II
YOU wouu stop specuia.on N iauu aou anu ron a
Ieuuce yuuI taxes W .iS neccssie'es vi husai ~
w @ ~ ae III ~ ,,o, ,, ,.,o