The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-22
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NASHVILLE. Tenn, September 20.-Carl
Schulz, at the Capitol to-day. addressed an
immense audience. representing all parties
and all sections Of Tennessee. He began by
stating that. notwithstanding the captious
remarks which had been made relative to
his accepting an invitation from prominent
men who bad been rebels, lie was happy to
meet oil steadfast Union men, and equally
happy to stretch out his hand to all men
who had stood against the Government
during the war, but were now ready to
work for the restoration Of peace, har-
mony, friendship, and true brotherhood.
A GENERAL AMNESTY
should no longer be postponed. 1t would
tend to disarm the feeling of alienation
caused in the South by the results of the
war. A Just, generous, and conclllatory
policy should be adopted. 1t was neccs:.
snry to return without delay to the sound
practices of constitutional government.
Local self: government should be restored
with the freedom which belonged to it.
Great abuses had grown up in the civil ser
vice, and must be corrected. Our system
of import duties needed change. The taxes
must be reduced, return to specie pay
ment must be made,
CORRUPTION IN HIGH PLACES REBUKED,
tue IIlNutl1CC Vi cpIpulUGloliS GuIi uSN5 ahu
The donation Of public lands stopped.
His views were shared by millions OF lib
eral Republicans North. Some ofthcm were
of special interest to the South.
BE impressed upon his audience the lD-
portance OF the attitude Of the South in IL.
boring for reforms. So long as disorders
prevailed the North would not yield to its
liberal and progressive impulses. He said
the war was not caused by the antagonism
between slavery and free labor but slavery
brought on the rebellion, and caused its
defeat. 1t isolated the South from the
world. Fran, and England dared not IN
terierc against free labor. The South should
profit by the result of the struggle. Its
cause was hopeleSsly lost, and can never be
revived. He referred to the
CHANGE IN AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH,
and the necessity of changes in the social
snd political organization, based on the
principle of equality. The reconstruction
acts Of Congress were not the offspring OIL
hatred and viDdictyenesS, but OF Inc stern
necessity 10 protect those. both white ana
black, who stood by the Union, aud to pre-
vent reaction and luture troubles. :,
The southern people would resort 10 all
possible expedcnts except that Of free
labor in its TRUE form, and free labor must
and would be maintained, secured, and de-
velaped. or the struggle would be fought
over for those political privileges, by which
freemen maintained their rights. He asked
if the South. placed in the position OF the
North, would hGye done less. lie was en-
pl a.ic in his
DISAPPRoBATION OF THE POLICY OF THE
PRESENT ADMINISTRATIONS,
and in bis frequent expressions OF apprc-
tensions of the result to our republican in
stilutions to follow its pcrpetuation in
power; tie only deliyerancc from which
he considered to be through the co0pera-
ton Of the sincere patriots of all parties in
political organization which would insure
the
ABOLITION OF SECTIONAL BITTERNESS
from national politics. Such an organlza-
ton would communal the confidence and
secure !he hearty cooperation CT those who
would support the Administration party,
but could not consent TO ac5 with the Demo-
cratic party. Such movement would Sc
cure the support of the entire German ele-.
mcnt OF the nation aGu of true patriots OF
all PARTIES, and result ii Il genuine re>tora-
ton Of the Union.