The New York herald., 1869-08-25

which, while PROCESSING to protect American indus.
And he goes on to tell yon what Is the upshot Of the
whole system. And thus the wave OF taxation con.
tinues to extend and enlarge Itself until no man can
measure the breadth and power Of ta influence, but
breaking ultimately with its full force upon two
classes OF society those living on lxed incomes and
that the workngmen Is discontented,
subjected naked to the flashing OF such ptiless
turns incredulous from the silver tongued dema.
gognes who would persuade him that he is well Of9
Gentlemen he knows he Ia sinking lie reels that his
strength 10 failing hn 1t Is borne in upon hn that
he must drown II aid comes not swiftly And what
can we 90 for mmf Why, DO what Andrew Jackson
would have done, give him hard money and an open
market Take on your weights from him and let h..a
alone What Is needed, then to restore ns.sner,ty TO
LABOR and satisfactory relations :. capital, what is
necessary to alievals tha essure OF the public bur
dens and dlspel the 0dium Of the debt, and what
must be had before we can have real national wei.
fare is return to gold and silver currency ana
which our need for a larger revenue viii
permit The prosecution OF this demand - not no.
alone ths peculiar province win Of the a
policy. 10 1t the men who marched before us have
been IN succeeding ustres soemnly dedicated by
giant forms OF Jefferson ana Madison. Monroe and
Gallatn, Jackson and Benton, and Webster all
cheer us onward to honesty ana prosperity.
But dare not dwell on topics 30 extensive. Let
US glance moment at our state policy. TINS .Is is
principle that no mans liberty shall be infrnged on
while he respects his neighbours equal right, we
That happens TO be to-day the phantom Of prohiot
tory law, which has risen again In arms on the
sas Of ronS 5ne Suor asN laws pns
but Tor class Of persons mostly Of the weil-to-do
and we'll behaved kind who. while they repudiate
abstinence yet think that s their duty to protect
the poor and ignorant against themselves, reform
Stuart Mn declares to be an infringement Of pro-
per personal liberty 1t is law OF the patrlarchal
and patelnai kind, not inapt, perhaps for Russian
practice, but certainly at variance with American
theory for people do not readily realize In
ton that the invasion OF the legitimate liberty OF the
individual is just as much an outrage when ordained
by majority when ordered by Car. 1t is, how
ever, almost ridiculous to argue the principle Of the
abandoned BY egaizing the sale Of cider as bsv.
erage, and we must content ourselves with the TACT
that Its practice Is as arbitrary as we should expect
meddled withS OF when and for how long
respectively have the magnates Of the trade
pined in prison or mourned over depressed ana
empty cellars? The humorous Old gentlemen who
proposed that amusing literary curiosity the consul
tutIon OF Massachusetts, in one or their charmngly
simple Outbursts, which they call article one (of the
bin OF rightsl say ".The power OF suspending the
laws or the execution Of the laws, ought never to
he exercised but by the Legislature. or by authori-
W derived from It, to be exercised IN such particu
aS a s they ow up
sally by gravely affirming In article 80 that all
ials was Ito the END i may p be government Of
rom this, as John p. Robinson says "these
don't know everything down IN Jude" and that
than s Sa AND when we to
the real philosophers stone OF political science,
show petty constable who disposes Of the goods
and liberties OF his fellow citizens conscang here
and incarceratlng there, Furnishing the little and
negotiating with the big cnprlts, and In word sus-
notion OF the amount Of the public patience and the
state OF the popular pulse We are told that at the
0llHi or
lord OF the reve whose high prerogative 1t was to
regulate the ibatons OF the guests and rule the riot
and perfumed darling OF the reckless yorth Of Rome
reclining crowned with flowers. tue dictator and
Ss, @ 81 in Of 5Ssr ns osss Es 4Sa n9E s v" sg o IL
no longer content IN republic TO limit his sway to
But the rs ss dcHus in Is not T. 50 1acn S
htical stomach. In the letter in which accepted
your nomination o year ago yentpred TO SAY, sas
10 the license law, our pro6bory friends in the last
tie what kind OF law was passed, as In the Fresi
Dental election the license aw republicans would
Ss IfsSas apS Ss sss
success OF their state ticket will be equivalent
S is assSna sSsn CO ss sSe'S GJ aM . with
excellent friends OF the Daily Advertiser
responded es by laughing Snn a. M my audacy to sup
avoided adopting the peculiar tenets Of the temper
ance cause should do that thing, and 1t constantly
assures It's readers that 'the republican party OF
Massachusetts is strong enough to correct Its past
errors and TO conduct the legislation OF the State
entirely upon It's own responsibility, without aid
from outside influences and organtzations.n Now
my friends, II Is not very difficult to see which OF us
prognostcated arght but 1t is for all that no more
policy Will prove as futile next year as 1t last
and that the prohibition snake must be, once for ALL
ali
that our republican friends should be shy, and sus
pect us Of all manner Of tricks; for the path OF poll
have themselves in boyhOod helped to set them. Let
us, then, regard their scruples and While We OFFER
q hand in ali Kindness and Cancellation vet respect
their maidenly coyness. We can stand 1t as long as
they can.
One word more and / am done. Our chief oppo.
menus In this dispute being many OF them teachers
OF the gospel OF peace and ministers religion of
good WILL while all OF them, In theory at least are
ciay distinguished for tho kindness, courtesy and
moderation OF their methods OF conducting the de-
amenities OF discussion; let US all recoecI that vi.
tuperatlon Is not argument, nor abuse persuasion,
and DO not forget that we have no right to assume
exceptional oblquity to our opponents. Let us adj.
NIT that we may all be seeking the public welfare
then lot us act our part frankly, cneeriuiiy, con.
siderately and fairly. and let the best men viii
well that at the time you first did me the honor Of
holding up my name for the ONCE to which you
have now for the third time nominated me, one Of
ana Thought was "a mere boy;'' but friend OF
mlne OF the same persuasion as the paper COM
iorteu me py the assurance that he sure should
0e oM enough oefore got It, Now, whether i am
called upon to meet this high responsibility in INV
present state OF mitigated youthful afcton or wait
until am 80 chastened by years and disappointment
tDat shall see the usefulness oil maintainlna a
lower ground OF hlgh moral duty, while see TO Its
nonenforcement for reasons OF party expedIency IA
not or the first importance to But it Is of The
first Importance 10 US that VIC hold nigh o spotess
banner, that we show An honest war cry and man.
fully maintain the good OF all 1t is given us TO see
1t. strengthened by defeat and MADE wise by adj
verslty see that need not urge you TO do yonr
0eroU gayiy and stoutly, ] see in your eyes that
you are ieaoy ior the new route. Come On, then
Let the dead past bury its dead
Act set In the living present,
Heart within and God o'erhead.
The nominations were then completed of follows
field. SA
For Secretary Of State--John x. Tarbox, OF Law
renee law
For rreasurer--Mr Haywood, OF Gardiner
ror Attorney General-Josiah q. Abbott, OF Boston.