The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-25

$4,000; also the Exchange Hotel at Alllance.
The reyolutionists are within three miles
| of Panama. The American consul declares the
seizure of the steamer Montigo piracy. Bnsi-
ness Is suspended. "A battle Is expected.
The cornerstone of the monument to the
Confederate dead at lakewood Cemetery, Rich
mond. was laid yesterday afternoon. About
10000 persons were present.
GREELEY IN NEW ORLEANS
He Makes Speech-The Politfcal
IIeresy of States Rights-tIis EuLogy
on Southern Stntesmen-The Future
of the Country-amnesty, &c.
|. The following is a nearly full report of Nh.
Gfeeley's speech delivered at New Orleans on
Wednesday evening, at reception rendered
by the American Union Club, a private club
composed OF x.Union soldiers:
This city and the presence OF the audience
here was an evidence Of the advlsabllity of
| The Union, a proof that part could never be
greater than the whole, Notwithstanding the
noliical heresy that the Union was The crea-
| Cure of the States Tile City Of New Orleans
and the State OF Louisiana tod a diftsrent
| truth: they told that this great sea-bound city,
Lne metrOpous VI tue oou1n ti.iu w
surrounding. was wrested from European
dominion BY the blood and sweat OF the
American. people; that IL was acquired orgi..
| naly by the money Of the Union, and
was designed for the development or
the resources of the American people.
Where, he asked: were the Union
creature OF the States, would New Ut.
| was monstrous mistake to suppose the Union
a creature Of these States, and the belief iden,
| titled as properly Southern, he considered
heresy. That they belonged 10 the general
| whole, he did not pretend to deny; that they
have rights he had always claimed. Tap
blause.] His political creedhad been found
ed on the sentiments Of the great lnen the
who was more 10 be believed In than George
Washington-a Southern man, but national
Southern man. Never in the history OF the
country had its administration been dlstin-
gnished by greater. dignity, iutegraiy -riaEitxs
or capacity We had made no real progress
in government since the days Of washington.
Chief Justice Marshall, in Che tllirty-three years
OF his official career, did ME TO organize the
government and put lis theory into practice
than any living man. He achieved more with
his pen than all the swords ever used, with
the exception of two or three. Washingtons
farewell address was especially designed 10
do away with all narrow ideas OF dismemoer-
ment and no document OF ancient, or modern
times did more than that farewell. II these
were Southern ideas, the speaker was
Southern man; if they were not, he was not.
1t was never contemplated that any
State, however large, should be en-
powered to nullify the tie. During his
trip South he had o conversation with
Mssissipian who claimed to be Whig, and
opposed disunion. However, when this State
went out, he considered that his paramount
allegiance should remain -1ith his State. The
doctrine, the speaker declared, was never
learned from the Whig party. When there
was O war oil giants In the Senate, and Hayne,
OF South Carolina, talked OF notification and
States rights, Daniel,Webster answered 1t WIN
8 crushing denuncatlon that resounded
throughout the whole country, and reloiced
the hearts of Southern men as we'll as North
ern men. When at later day South Carolina
attempted to carry out that doctrine, Andrew
Jackson, another Southern man, answered III
q mastery proclamation, taking even stronger
grounds than did Mr. Webster. Edward Liv.
ingston, his secretary cf state, and q native OF
Louisiana, very probably wrote that preclama-
tion. If that was not Southern doctrinei then
Geo. Washington John Marshall. andrew Jack
son.and Edward Livingston We're not Southern
men. AS for him, though born ~ New Hainp-
shire, and resident OF New York ior over
forty years, he believed ID the whole country.
TAppause. Had the attempt to. divide
it succeeded. it would have been another
Poland. distracted by feuds, and eventually
a prey to foreign arms; OF another Germany,
with smaller States at almost constant war lor
wears. Germany delivered herself from that
stllicllon. and 10 that he attributed her sue
cess in the recent war. When nations or COM
munilies appeal TO the arSument Oh wal, they
should abide by the decision. The Americans
are a diverse race. We sprang from dlnerenC
nationalilies of the world as well as from oil,
fereut races: we have established the equal
civil and political rights OF all classes c!rcun
stances devolved on US tile necessity OF max
ing this declaration; there was no otner way
We who defended The patonal llle are pre-
nnred TO give il a consistent and logical execu-
Lion: they are not kindred In race or blood,
but they are here and not likelyto move away;
we need all the talent and labor we nave, ana
have room for twenty times as many: shoulu
our limits become too small TO contain all.
they could be easily enlarged: lCheers.l
Extension Is only a question oi time; lime
will come wheE the Canadas WILL De ours, lust
as Russian America is now. and the West In
dies, just US Texas is. Let US i've up 10 mat
All natures difference makes all natures
peace. II don't choose 10 invite you 10 my
house, don't invite me TO yours. LAKE your
place and win your spurs; lhere IS opportunity
tor all. When We can realize thaI we can
stand on our own two feet, Without treading
on each others toes, We will ilnd that, instead
o. being Il cause Of weakness, equality vii! be
a source of unity and strength: am disposed
10 acknowledge the equality OF all races. God
made some men black because lpey were ID
places where it wCnld be an advantage 10 be
black. Don't deSpise him. loathe him, or Gle. !
sire to trample OH him. il we mad followed /,
That rule. We would have saved thr aoorlslnes,
now nearly extermiuated. believe the ne
groes are destined 10 increase and become a
valuable element OF the Unien; They are not |
nv enemies who chose to- be my enemies |
seven or eight years ago. believe in sweeping |
away prescription and disfranchisement. / feel
that my country is crippled when she is not |
allowed to vail herself OF all the talent III the
country. it was not right to allow the ene- |
mics Of lne Union to control Important issues |
and Illustrate our armies by Union oallotcbox-
es. But no such necessity exists now. There
would not bea Ku-KluX in the land now II
there had been general amnesty five years
ago. 1t would have reunited the people and |
healed the wounds produced by the war. For
that he had struggled, and time was not far |
distant when every American would nave his |
fair say at the balot-box, and the majority
will rule. The lesson taught by the war had
been dearly bought, but 1t was worth the
cost. Prouuncialnentoes might be 1or South |
America, but they are not suited to this peo- |
Pile, and be thought they had discovered that