The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-05

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them. set out 10 make that sober, but Gould not
resist the temptation, though do assure you 1 had
H3s Mcclellan I'd my a an Grsas lsIgnses
was an army better served. better clothed and ham
died ard better organized Just so soon as they had
learned to adapt their military education to the pat
tern OF the magnitude OF this continent And three
or four years such fighting as they experienced
hcC that has been settled could not be avoided. But.
methnk there has been enough OF ana
God. Well 1t was predicted loudly that just as soon
as our army became disbanded there would De no
earthly power restrain the ambitious officers and
that there would be no peace from the dlsDand&u
sodiery who came home with the habits OF the
camp AS near as can observe tits certain mat the
camp spoiled good many boys, ana 1t s just as
certain that the camp saved q good many others.
great many went into the war good,
came bad, and came home sorrows To their
| friends; but it Is Just as true That there
| were hundreds ana thousands OF ame-mbed, pur-
poselesJ boys WHO went into tnat camp-ther patri.
otism became fired even TO their fingers ends, and
| they came home citizens OF whom we should feel
proud. And as 70 The decentralization OF The army
the snow that mets on the hisdes fails not TO leave
bursts over the mountains not to upturn banks and
undermine some trees but you are witnesses That IN
tae dsbandment o. this army In no CITY, OF coiy
any one suffered by the incurslon or by the miscon
duct Of our soldiers tCheers) III q testimony
| OF American soldiers went back to the farm and
shop and no order Of society and not law Of the
community furnished by their return. 1t Is teSt-
mony they deserve. 1t Is testimony to the insttu
lions under which they have had their training. 1t
| pay great debts. The bonds OF such government
could not be negotiated, and the people would not
VIII admit that II you had studied and got che devil
| to help you-ana he Is good student-you could
not have brought to bear Oil this American people
temptation that would be more trying This gov
| eminent was encountered with q debt OF three
pay that debt looked Win Interest IL il
would pay y. ] have Lrophesied other things aud.
nj pnuId nm a
other half should be better satisfied with myself.
! was abroad at the time was aware OF the
peoples WILLINGNESS to pay national debt incurred
| ln maintaining the unity OF the government and
had personal interest in Its iul1ment. Aud how
ourselves great people. but aver, take it man for
man, that there Is not such wealth
American people. We make more money per head
than any other people on the globe, and It Will be
continue 10 make it, We are q people to whom
poverty fsa spur, and 1t glrds nslup and makes US
do It.. and when this question was made the issue
between the great political parties, and when every
with one voice said the debt shall be paid principal
and interest, 70 the uttermost farthing Appause 1t
the worst possible thing for nation to have the
nation like ours that wants money to build up con-
tmen and its reputation Is deare to it than that Of
| the merchant No people can bear to lose their
reputation, and we less than any other, VINO want
money as loan. IL IS our plough our
| AFFORD to lose the reputation Of honesty.
| We have it and we shall keep it.
! We have refused to repudate our just Obligations
| expressed or implied, and we nave received the
benefit OF our integrity and honesty. lApplause)
ti0n but 1t Is not what expected. expected TO see
| you go wild. There Is another matter which think
has been demonstrated by this conflict and that Is.
| that this nallon peaceful nation well as O.
warllke one. The capacity OF war Is in us, but the
disposition of peace rules; and it ought to be known
fringe the itchy OF any other, circumscribe
Its freedom. God has given enough, In all con-
more than we can give away. We want no more
territory; we want to disturb no nation In their ter
are at peace with Mexico and with Central
America, ana the West India Islands. 1 am
aDas %ouo Wa out Goa anna Wn the
would Willingly 90 everything l could without
violating the proper nelghborhood Of natons to at
tain that end. General Grant and feel about alike
on that subject He would like to see that thing
settled In the right way, but we don't see how our
hands are to get into It, We want the world to I'M
derstand this Is nation Of freeboOters. FllibIs-
terlng has had it; millennium. We say to England,
which was disturbed at our magnitude and wished
to see US cut In two, and to France, who held the
babe In one hand while England raised the sword to
sever Its head from its body, America wants no
and she will put no soldiers on theirs Peace for
them; peace Tor us; for we hold that we have ad-
vanced IN the NE OF nations to The period ia which
we are to show the higher grades OF civilization
with the nations of the earth. Let us educate the
consistently with the rights one of the Others give
iull federation in religion give boundless freedom
dom Of belief, freedom OF trade, freedom every
where, and that Is abundantly sufficient for the
(pOinting to man In the Gro xd), and IL puts me in
peril. will shut up. II finger any longer shall
General Bo and Know areay by ad
vance that he Is getting impatient at this long
speech OF mlne and, therefore proud as an to be
Joyful as should be to stand on the platform ho one
day expects to reach Qaughter), do not think 1t
Is fair for me, as Ii We got profession already
ana have got along pretty well in life to stand III
his way. want MIN TO have far hearing and Q
good chance, and Will stop now, although the most
eloquent part OF my speech was that which was yet
TO come. Great cheeringA l1 l
CHEBRING THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Beechers speech being concluded Senator
Buckingham introduced with some lauaatory re-
marks Of the Russian government. Baron Caiacazy,
he Russian Minister. Mr.. Henry A. Bowen, CON-
Ing Forward called for three cheers for the imp ral
government OF Russia. These were gwen with en-
and the Russian Minister acknowledged
the compliment by repeatedly bowling.
SPEECH OF GENERAL BUTLER.
The Chairman then introduced General Butler,
who spoke as follows:-
Met here to commemorate the birthday Of the
nativity, made in the declaration OF human rights,
this day read and renewed to SO many millions of
freemen has been fulfilled In what Is even now, we
trust but the very youth Of its manhood. Our gov.
eminent, born IN revolution against parent State
and Kingly power, founded by men who, IN their
own person or immediate ancestry had fed from |
the expressions and religious thraldom OF other |
lands to establish for themselves freedom and |
equality OF right in the savage wids Of new world,
required the very law Of its existence 10 welcome aS
TO an asylum whoever, fleeing from tyranny AMI the
exactions Of arbitrary power, should prefer liberty
in exile to restraints at home; and. therefore, 1t be-
came It's very cardinal principle that whoever came
to US our fathers came here should become Q |
part OF u.s. to share with not only the benefits OF
our laws but the power which enacts them.
THE DisTiNCrION BETWEEN OUR REPUBLIC AND THAT |
OF ROME IN EXTENDING OUR TERRITORY.
The peculiar individuality OF our system, and which
cannot be Too carefully examined, Is that with the
extension of our powers and our civilization over
this territory we have also given to every man, from
what land s0ever he comes and under whatsoever
institutions he may have been reared equal part
of the power that possess OF governing ourselves
Roma frOn n ancient times. by l