The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-15
GRANTS INTERFERENCE ~ Ms
SOtRI pOIIIICS.
Crutz Brown Throws Down the Gauntlet of
Defiance Teaching the PrCsidcut what
Freedom Means in Miss0uri-The People
Ncithcr 20 DC nOught nor Intinli datcd.

Crutz Brown Throws Down the Gauntlet of
Defiance Teaching the PrCsidcut whnt
Freedom Means IN Missouri-Tbe People
Neither TO be bought nor Intinii dated.
In speech at ST. Joseph, Mo, Oct. g. tho
Hon. d. Grltz Brown, the Liberal Rcpubl can c.ndi
cate for Governor alluded % the dismissal by toe
President OF MIR. Bsnncu PIKE, Ua.ci S,atcs Di..
tic; Attorney at St Joseph, because Of Ma being in
favor " Liberal principles.
lie said he had been one OF those who were re.
lIctant believe that the Pres.d,nt intended to Ia.
augurate in the STATE OF Missouri system OF re.
1Oyals from pubic ollcc, with a view OF cou
trolling .rc pubic sentiment o. the S,lte IL al il
Sas ouy upon Ia arrival AZ 81. Joseph tuat no al
been ADVISED Of the removal OF gcntemln ngl ia
character pure in integrity, o. admirable legal Mt.
tainments, from oaicc, because OF his sympathy with
the Liberal movement In this S,atc; that In re-
Spouse to any sucn action he had doubt thht The
free people OF Missouri NOuld fad the way to ma e
their voice heard, tat uey might even resort TO the
language Of their ancestors IA an Old aud more
memol able conflict when they had dccasi in a
rhyme that had rung through the realm
" Aud shall Treawny cic' Ana must Tre.awuey die ,
II so Ten thousand C1ruhh M Will know the feaso
lie went on 10 say that. so far rs this Indicated a
p"cy 3D. uthAli o' the irrllrht a.d au in.'n ION Il
ruoyals Tor the purpose OF cuftrun. lht action Il
people ~ Missouri 10 had Only 10 stv IL would
De- utterly without on,,t; that Tor his wn part, tr
IA. s.npy this e. rIr, thas ne wou r-.4 esuut ,h.s
r.a' upa Ing OF freedom in our state
he would then aui now cast down tho gauntlet (
den noe 10 tuc President of tho lHtCt S'1tcs. a. |
.iNt,c luTl to come on Win his removals, ana sec
Nv tar he could curta tie soyufci .uty nt 4 free
rrople, 10 OPPOSITION TO the sea.iuents oi petoe
fraternity, and brotherhood that ne IN inaucurltod
90 the beginning OF us stration; tuat 20 flr
Nuger or ire oriuings % the President In tA- cues
ton IT Internal pOh.cs, int he had been one OF
uI,sc Nuo hld helped to teach the president y hat
freedom meant when he came to Missouri 10 lsOi
declaring that II tins VAR meant the liberation Il
the slaves lie Wouli strip on hs epauiettcs aud
abandon the service; that ne inlendc" TO teach lin
iurjler tndt freedom meant the bcrIt on at al toe
white men Of TINS nation u well as the liberation o.
All the bllck men OF tbs nution and that he could
lot 20 back under the spacious pretouce OF party
policy ulOn tie freedom ~ TIE white miu utter
iaying accomplished the freedom Of tue black mln
AT, Brown then proceeded N say that tor HI,
own part he desired hefe ana now to throw down
the gauge Of batue TO the Pres ent Of the United
'tatcs and 10 invite him to the encounter, ana to
make tits an issue IN the State OF Ms, vi, and
That he would risk his reputation upon the issue.
That he v ould find that The people OF this state
were men neither TO no BOUGHT nor 20 be intim
Gated and that 1hoy would give u majority AGAINST
am such sinister manipulation OF MY thousand
votes NJ Brown aided that II the President sun.
| poses that he could purchase a denomination from
| The Rcpublican party by a system OF intimidation
| Jud removal from once he mad mistaken the people
That tie President ofthc United States woull hnd
that IN Missouri at least freedom hai been declared
and there were no longer any slaves, either to tue
tenure OF once or to the tenure Of property That,
IoT his own part, he smp wished once and for all
TO bid an elective defiance TO tbs whole - stem o.
intimidation the part OF the General Government
aad say to Presidents, aud COngressiu nal Comm
tees and .biue officers, and beads oideparlfents
that he did mt the snap OF his finger for an
| tucir influence In toe SUITE Of Missouri, and hc
wanted 10 odd that, ifany OF them wanted to try It
| on IN Missouri, be welcomed To the conflict aud In
| yited thGm 10 the ibruc, and II ho did not
| satisfy tlon before TINS canvass Was ended
| that they had mistaken their market, thea he
| would never make another appeal TO the people o
Missouri; that he had only TO add in THIS connect
t.t the idea Of President OF the Uni'cI States uu-
GCtaking ~ influence the vote OF afo,e.ctln state
u O great question OF internal policy was simply in
| rIhi6.
VINO made Gen. Grant and what was he N / lee
| should Ia X IN this Mlset When the war BEGAN he
was ono Of mo humblost citizens VI this O. uutry
| without voice aud without fluence Wao had mover
! given direction 10 the pubic opinion OF the nation
| and by rhat right does lie assume to d. SO nOwf
Does he stand as enc OF the accredited leaders a.
public thOushtt Docs he stand hs one NJ TIC men
| who have beer identified WITH tue uiumphs Of free
dom In tho plstY Does ne stand as one " tlt
monuments tlut we Lave been nccu toned 10 loOh
10 lOr our inscriptions o. freedom herctulOtcf
II not, then | have only u say II would be VIE,
and well for such men 10 leave lhe completion Of a.,
heedOm OF this count TO u @ achievement OF th,
Wen who have undertaken 1t ana have accomplished
| II without interference on tho part VI those wnC
| have simply rclpod LIS rewards,
| This portion OF the speech WIS received wit
] thunders OF applause from the whole tudience, an
! created an immense furnrA