Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-21

restored, with that freedom which belonged to it.
Great abuses had grown up into the civil SER
vice and must be corrected. Our system of inn
mort duties needed change; taxes must he re-
duccd; return TO specie payments must be
made; corruption In high places rebukcd; the
influence Of corruption, OF tremendous power,
guarded against and the public subsidies
stopped.
These were, he said, problems to be solved,
and his views were shared by millions of liberal
republicans north. some OF them were OF
special interest 10 the south. lie Impressed
upon his audience the Importance OF the south
in labouug for reform. So lOtig as disorders
prevailed the north would not yield TO It's liberal
and progressive impulses. He said the war was
not caused bv antagonSm between slavery ana
free labor, but slavery brought on the rebellion
and caused its defeat. 1t isolated the south
from the world.
France and England dared not interfere
against fire labor. The south should profit by
the result Of the struggle, or it was hOpelcssly
lost and can never be reversed. He referred TO
the change Of affairs in the south, and the
necessity Of a change in the social and political
organization, based on the principle of equality.
The reconstruction acts of congress were not the
offspring of hatred and vindctycness, but of
stern necessity to protect those, both white and
black, who stood by the Union, and to prevent
reaction and future troubles.
The southern people would resort to all posi-
BILE cXpcdicntS except that of free labor in its
true form, and free labor must and would be
maintained and developed or the struggle would
be fought over, for those political privileges by
which rcemcn maintain their rights. He asked
if the south, placed in the position of the north,
would have doue less. lie was emphatic in his
disapprobatiou Of the policy of the present adj
ministratlOn, aud i'll his frequent expressions of
apprChensOnS Of the result TO our republican in-
situations to follow its pcrpctuatiOn in power,
only dcliVeranCc from which he considered to be
through the cooperation OF sincere patriots Of
all parties, i'm political organization which would
insure the abolition of sectional bitterness from
national politics. Such an organization would
command the confidence and secure the hearty
cooperation of those who would support IT, in
preference TO the administration parry, but
could not COnscieuti0uSly act with the demo-
cratic party Such movement would secure the
support of the entire German element of the ma
ton, aud the true patriots of all parties, and re-
suit in a genuine restoration OF the Union.
TRANSPORTATION PROCESSION.
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept 20.-lhc tOrchlght
procession last night, in this city, of the oppo-
nCnts to the present state administration, was
the most brilliant display ever witnessed here;
five thousand persons were in the procession and
ten thousand around the speakers stand, which
was decorated with IA hundred flags, every ma
ton being represented. The assembly was adj
dressed by distinguished speakers from different
sections of the srate. Many negroes have been
registered as voters at Houston who have been
recognized by citizens Of Galveston and Hemp
stead as citizens Of those places.
MISUNDERSTANDING
ST. PAUL, Sept. 20.-The republican state
convention, this city, to-day, was the largest
ever held in the state, and nominated: For
Governor, Horace Austin; Lieutenant Governor,
A. Ii. Yale; Secretary oil State, z. S. Jameson;
Treasurer, W. NJ. Scager; Associate Justices, j..
Il. MCMlllime and j. NJ. Berry; Attorney Gen
eral, f. r. Cornell. President Grants admins
tration was endorsed.
ILLINOIS-REPUBLICAN,
SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 20.-lhe republican state
convention today nominated General J. G.
Bevcridge, of Cook county, for congressman al
large.