The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-01

which certainly .tlcipste--the restoration
of your Constitutional rights. tApplause) |
Let u.s. then, stand still aud quietly await de-
veiopnents. The men of the Norm, IKE
love their government and under-
stand their rights, and mel OF the North pave
no idea of surrenderiDg in their own country
those great bulwarks of constitutional liberty, |
the right of trial by jury, the right to elect |
their own officers, and the right to determine
their own internal policy, and as soon as their |
preiudi"es and hatred against the South are
removed, and they see that by the unlawful
action OF those in power toward the South
these sacred rights OF theirs are in danger OF
being invaded,
THEY WILL BECOME YOUR ADJUNCTs
and you will hold the Ealace of power; and in
that hour your power will be great and your
success will be great. (Applause) | have
SAID, and here repeat it, that despair not
OF tue restoration OF our liberties They are
not ours Only; they are equally the liberties
OF the people OF the North and the South, and
when they at the North see that laws are
made for their oppression. do you not believe
that the men who have descended from revo
lutIonary sires will raise their voices against
them? Do you not believe that When tney
come to look calmly upon the question De-
tween the North and the South they VIII form
parties and platforms upon which you can
stand? And when that hour comes then
will come the fulfilment of the promised era
Of constitutional liberty, which SO confident
" anticipate and hope for to day. may not
| live to see it but, ii do not l shall die con-
fdently believing that it will come. know,
my friends, that in this run counter 10 the
feelings hat are prevalent in different por-
lions of our country, but believe this is the
| true policy for the South to pursue at present
l Nha SOuth aan ha eff tho do of har
liyerance by attempting to assume leading
part in the politics of the country to-day
| Let her people quietly and earnestly devote
themselves to the work of improving and
building up their material prosperity. leaving
those who have the power to settle these
questions among themselves, simply saying
to them, 1--WE know our riehts-know the,
are invaded" and then wait patiently until
we see them divided and at issue with them
selves, and join the party and support the
candidate and the platform that promises a
restoration OF constitutional liberty. 1t is
then that you will hold the balance of politi-
cal power in your own hands, and it is then
that all your rights will once more be restored
and guaranteed. Applause.
l am not of those who accept the "situa-
:ion."
l. 1. ACCEPT NOTHING.
These cant phrases that we hear SO much
| of about accepting the situation" and about
our rights havineIbeen submitted to the Ear
btLament of the swOrd' are but the excuses
of towards. (Applause.) l admit that rover
prevails over truth; admit that power is so
| great that it would be folly to resist it, and
therefore am in favor, myself, of being ac-
quiescent, and I advise you to the same
course, but do not admit that our rights
have ever:been submitted to the arbitrament
| of the sword. Who has the power to sub
init your liberties to the arbitrament of bat.
tie? You never delegated that power to your
representatives. l, as your Executive never
claimed it, and never, dying or living, will
admit it. Applause. And then, my friends
about this much talked of subject of "accept
ing the situation" You are not called to ac
knowledge that you have done wrong unless
you feel it.
| IDON'T BELIEVE DID ANY WRONG,
and therefore 1 don't acknowledge it. All
that government has right to claim from
any Of its subjects is that they will quietly
submit to the law. Liberty of law is their in.
heritance, and submission to the law as long
as it is such is their duty aud their obligation,
and II should be their pride. Now, my
friends, having already SAID more than in.
tended, it only remains for me to say how
happy am to see the evidences o. prosperity
that now surround you. The first time that
| saw the place where your city now stands il
was little more than wilderness. When
saw it again looked upon black and desert
ed ruins, upon the sad wrecks of noble for
tunes. upon desoIated hearthstones and upon
ruined and stricken people. Your city has
been devastated ands laid waste BY an act Of
vandalism darker than aught that ever dis
graced the fame of Turenne. But look up
| on it again to day, and the traces of desola.
ton and destruction are no longer visible
butAln their stead magnificent Structures rise
i upon every hand to mark the wonderful ad-
vance of Improvement. prosperity and mate
rial greatness. l rejoice in it. It is but the
beginning OF the grand era of prosperity that
is yet TO come, and rejoice to see you going
on building your railroads, establishing youi
manufactures, inaugurating new enterprises
of commercial profit, building up your town
improving your lands and developing the ma.
terial resources within your reach. You will
thus 90 OH increasing until you become
wealthy and powerful. say 1 rejoice in
these evidences OF assiduOus, earnest labor in
things material, because there is little ir this
that foreign government can interfere with
Persevere in this direction; wait quietly and
patiently until the tide turns-as, sooner OIL
later, turn it will, and the day is not far dis.
tant when the sun will shine upon you free
independent and sovereign State. Applause
With these expressions, and with this &C vice
to you, l have done. l feel that cannot
fully express my gratitude to you all for the
kindness you have manifested towards me
ard the heartfelt desire have that your WAYS
may be ways of p-easantness, that your lives
may be prosperous, and that your eyes at last
may close upon your country free and your
children standing erect, proud representatives
of the grand old Commonwealth of Georgia
(Great and prolonged applausc.)
Mr.. Davis is making a tour of the Southern
States and speaks to excited crowds at every
important place. The South is awakening
under this inspiration and the TEMPEST il
brewing.