New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-17

Saratoga Races-Speech of Speaker
Blaine = Lecture of an Ex-CathoIic
Broken Up-Death of a Noted Cotton
Buyer.
SARATOGA, August 16.-Speaker Blaine
spoke here tonight. He arraigned the
Democratic party, which he accuses of pre-
venting the establishment of peace in the
country. He made particular reference TO
the New York Democracy as an example
of the falsity to religions freedom, etc.
Speaker Blaine spoke as follows:
The two great parties must be judged,
not by professions, but by acts. The Repub
lieans are in full power in Washington, and
the Democrats in New York. There Is no
need to draw the picture which this brace
OF facts presents to every intelligent mind.
In Washington every dollar of surplus
funds was applied in paying the national
debt, while in New York every dollar that
can be wrung from the taxpayers is used
for the benefit of a private ring.
Since the inauguration of President
Grant, $250,000,000 of the debt has been
paid, and this payment has been made
while taxes were repealed amounting to
5000, 900 per year. Without the aid of the
Tammany ring it would be impossible for
the Democrats to carry New York, and
without the State their chances in 1872 are
not worth reckoning.
The power of Tammany, with its money,
in the North, and the power of terrorism in
the South, are the weapons relied upon by
the Democrats to carry the national contest
next year. Were it not for this we should
have peace throughout the length and
breadth of this land. This brings to the test
the sincerity of the new departure. What
is the new departure A certain constitu-
tional amendment, having been regularly
adopted and ratified.
The Democracy refused to abide by
them. In several instances every Demo
cnatic member of Congress voted against
the resolutions in the House declaring these
amendments to be binding, but the late
incipient rebellion called hate, and the
party in the North generally obeyed, re-
solving that they would agree to submit to
the constitution.
Mr.. Blaine again adyerted to the Demo-
cratic party in New York as false to the
first principles of religious freedom, and
aiming deadly blow at American liberty
in attempting to interfere with the Orange
procession, and demanded for Professionals
and Catholics alike the right to celebrate
their anniversaries in their own way. In.
the course of his remarks he contrasted the
policy of the Republican party, which
showed no favoritism to any religious sect,
and was true to the spirit of the declaration
of independence.
Our differences with England were graver
than those which existed between France
and Germany; but we have settled, in
wise and Christian spirit questions which
might have lead to greater war than that
just ended in Europe.
The speaker concluded with a glowing
description of the progress and present
prosperity of the country under Repub-
lican administration.
He pointed to the continent without
slave, civil rights and personal liberty in
creasing, the financial credit and nation
of forty millions of the freest, happiest and
most prosperous people on the globe.
SARATOGA, August l6.-In the $4,000 match
the Hunter and Traverse colt, by Eclipse,
beat Cameron's FLY, by Lexington. Time,
1:472.
Harry Basset won the Kenner stakes.
Time, 3:354. Hamburg won the Summer
handicap in 4:0lA. Orlatan won the three
quarter mile race. Time, 1:I6A.
OGDENsBURG, New York. August 16.--
Baron de Canaan, who claims to be an ex-
Catholic priest, lectured Extensively to the
Catholics. The lecture was broken up.
De Canaan, protected by the police, adver-
tises to lecture again.
MEMPHIS, August l6.--Robert r. Pittman.
well known cotton buyer, died last night
of consumption.
Fort WALLACE, Kansas, August l6.--An
exploring party from Yale College, with
Professor Marsh, returned to this point
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