The sun., 1871-05-22
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paaua-The Nonsense Of the Presidents
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paaua-The Nonsense Of the Presidents
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From Me Cincmndn Commercial
NEw ORLEANS, MAY lS.-The following is the
speech Of Horace Grec!ey last evening at the recep
tioa given him by tue Ametieaa Onion Clue. pri-
yate club composed OF exUnion soldiers. Mr.
"rhis city and the presence Of this audience here
was an evidence Of The indivsibility OF the Union
n proof that q part could never be greater than tie
whole MISUNDERSTANDING the political neresy that tho
Union was tho creature OF the States. Tho CITY OF
New Orleans and the State Of Iouiaiana told q dii.
fereut truth they told that this great sea bound
city the metropolis OF the South, aud the territory
surrounding, was wrested from European dominion
by the blood and sweat OF the American people
that IL was acquired originally by the money and
diplomacy Of the Union, and was designed As ret
uge for the genius and Tor the development OF Tie
resources OF the American people.
Where, he asked. were the Union creature OF
the States, would New Orleans or Louisiana have
been todayf II was a monstrous mistake TO sap
pose the Union the creature OF eso states and tue
beiief identified as properly Southern, he consd.
cred heresy. That they belonged to the general
rights, he had always claimed. tApplausol HIS
political creed had been founded on the sentiments
Of the great men the South gave to the UuiOn.
lie knew Of no one who was more ~ be believed
In than George WashinEton--a Southern man. bat
national southern man. Never IN tue history OF
the country had its administration been distin-
guished by greater dignity integrity, purity, or
caDaety We ha made no real progress In govern.
mont since the days Of Washington.
Chief Justice Marshall. In tho thiriy-thrce years OF
his Official career did more to orpaniLe tile Govern
ment and put rs theory into practice than any liy
ing man. lie achieved more with his pen than all
tho swords ever used, with the exception OF two or
three. Washngton's farewell address was espc
eially designed to do away with all narrow ideas OF
dsmembcrmeut and no document OF ancient OF
modern times did more than that farewell
II these were Southern IDEAS, the speaker was n
Southern man ; II they were not, he was not. II
never contemolated that any Stat", however
large. should be empowered to uulity tue te. Dar-
ing HE trip south he had conversation with Mis-
sssippian who claimed to have been WING, and
opposed disunion. However, when his state went
should remain with his state. The doctrine. the
speaker declared, was never learned from tie wing
party
Haync OF South Carolina talked Qualification and
State rights, Daniel Webster answered It with
crushing denuncaton that resounded throughout
the whole country, and reiOiced Ihe hearts OF
southern men As well as Northern men. When at
n later day South Carolina attempted to carry out
that doctrine, Andrew JacKsop, another SOuthern
man. answered In n mHsterly prOsama ton, taking
even stronger grounds thau cil Mr.. Nebstcr. Ed
ward Livt1gston, lis Secretary OF state, and na.
tive ot LOUISIANA. very probably wrote that prOclA'
nation.
Washington, John Mars lall, Andrew Jackson. and
Edward Livingston, were not Southern men. As
Tor him. tnou-h born w Nov Hampshire. aud resi-.
dent oi New York for over forty years. ho believe
IN the whole country. lAppause.l Had the at
tempt 90 divide II succeeded, 1t would have been
another Poland. distracted b, fends, ard eventually
q prey TO foreign arus or another Germany, with
smaller States At almost constant war for years.
Germany delivered herself from that a1cilon, and
When nations or communities appeal TO the argu
meut Of war they SHOULD ABIDE Dy the decision.
The Amcrcanr are diverse race. We spring ron
different nauoualitts of tne world rs we'll as IRON
Cgerent races We have established the equal eivil
Gud uclucal rraM OF uii classes CIRCUMSTANCES &C.
yolvcd ON rs the reccssity OF making this dccara
ton: there was no other Nar. We wfo defended
tue national iu are prcparcd 10 give Il consistent
and logic j execqd'n; they arc not Aindrtd ~ race
or blood. but they here and not likely to move
away; we need all the t'ent and labor We have
aud have roou, for twenty times as many; should
| our limits become too small to ntil ail, thcy
| could bc easily enlarged. Cheers
Extension is only question OF time time will
come when tie Canaias viii be oass, Just as ltus
sian America ~ now aud toe West Indies, just a.
| Texas is. Let US 1--we up to that AL natuie ; jill
ference makes all natures pclce II don't choose
to iuvite you to nv house, cont nyite ne TO yours
1aKe your place and Win your spurs thcge i3 Op
portunlty Tor 40. When We can realize tuat car
stand on our oAn twG trct without trcadlng oa each
| others toes. We viii Md that instead OF being
cause Of weakness tqliy via be q source "a un'y
| and strength.
am disposed to acknowledge the equality OF al
races. God made some men black because the,
Ncrc IN places where 10 NOlid be an advantage tt
| be black. Don't desu.se him, oathe hm, or desir,
| to tramp,c on him II We had followed t1at rule
| We would have saved the aborigines, now nearl'
cx,ernnatci. believe the negroes arc destined
to increase and become a valuable element Of tht
| Unol. They are not my cncm-s who cuI-' 90 b.
| nv cpcmes seycn or eight years ago. a'devc "a
| sweeping away uro-crluiion AMI dlsir.nc-c -cmcu'.
| lecl that my country is crippled Whsn she IS not
allowed 70 avail herself OF all the talent IN tn.
country was the first aiyoclte Of tue ABOLISH
|
| Il was not right 10 allow the enemies Of the
Union to control mnuriant-tssucs aad irJsirlie our
! armies by Union ha!lOt-boxes But no such neccs
| tity exists now. Tuer1 would not DC q ku huX M
| l.r land now n there Lad been q aG,ncral amnesty
| i've years ago. II would have reunited the people
| and healed the wounds pro luccd hy the war, Fol
that he had struggled aud time was not flr distant
~hcn cyury American would have his lar say at I'll,
| balothox aud tho majority Will rule. The lessor
taught by the War had been dearly bought but u
was worth the cost PrOhunciamientos mignt &c
tor South America. but they not sutei to thi-
peoplc and be thought ,hey had discovered that il
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