The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-21
CARL sCHURzs SPEECH AT
N. NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 20.

NASHVILLE, Sept. 20.
Carl schurz made his promised speech
at the capital to-day. An immense audi
ence attended, representing all parties,
and all sections Of Tennessee. His arri-
val in the House Of Representatives was
greeted with applause. Governor Brown
made a few remarks introducing him.
The speech of Mr.. Schurz was of great
length. It was liberal, candid, and i'm
partial, and was well received. He began
by stating that, Notwithstanding the cap
tious remarks which have been made rel
ative to his accepting an invitation from
prominent men who had been rebels, he
was happy to meet all steadlast Union
men, and equally happy TO stretch out his
hand to all men who had stood against
the Government during the war
but are now ready to work for the
restoration of universal peace, harmony,
friendship and true brotherhood, and
thanked the Unionsts and Conlederates,
Republicans and Democrats, native and
adopted citizens, white and black, for the
friendly welcome extended TO him. He
had no selfish aspirations. His audience
had nothing to give him. He had at
tanned the highest political position at.
tainable to q foreign born citizen under
the Constitution, He would utter the
natural convictions of his mind without
fear and with impartiality Proceeding
to discuss the present condition Of public
affairs, he said general amnesty should
no longer be postponed, and 1t would tend
TO disarm the feeling Of alienation caused
In Ithe South by the results Of the war.
A just, generous and conciliatory poll.
cy should be adopted; II was necessary
TO return without delay to the sound prac.
tiCes Of constitutional government; local
selkgovenment should be restored to
that freedom which belonged TO 1t great
abuses had grown up in the civil service
and they must be corrected our system
of import duties needed q change taxes
must be reduced; specie payment must be
resumed; corruption In high places re.
buked; the influence of corporations Of
tremendous power guarded against, and
donations Of public lands stopped. These
were, he said, problems to be solved.
and his views were shared In by millions
Of liberal Republicans In the North,
Some of them were Of special inte-
rest to the South. He impressed upon
audience the importance Of the attitude
of the South in laboring Tor reform. So
long as disorders prevailed the North
would not yield TO It's liberal progressive
influences, lie said the war was not
ausedbyantagonism between slavery and
free labor, Slavery brought on the strug
gle and caused the defeat. II Isolated the
South from the world. France and Eng
land dared not interfere against free labor.
The South should profit by the result of
the struggle. It's cause was hOpelessly
lost and can never be regained. He re-
lerred to the change of affairs in the
South, and tho necessity OF q change
Of the social and political organ
ization based upon the principle
of equality. Tho reconstruction acts
of Congress were not tho offspring of
hatred and vindlctiveness, but Of stern
necessity to protect those who stood by
the Union, white and black. TO prevent
q reaction of future troubles, the South.
ern people would resort to all possible cx.
pcdients, except that Of free labor in Its
true form, and free labor must and would
be maintained, secured and developed, or
the struggle Would be fought over, for
these are political privileges by which
freemen maintain their rights. llo asked
II the South placed in the position OF the
North would have done less.
Mr.. Schurz was emphatic In his disap-
probation OF the policy Of the present ad.
ministration and in his frequent express
sion of the apprehension of the result TO
our republican institutions to follow Its
perpetuatiOn in power. The only dcllv.
Crence from which he considered to be
through the cooperation OF tho sincere
patriots Of all parties in n political organi-
zation which would insure the oblltera,
ton OF sectional bitterness from National
politics. 70 Such an organization would
command TIC confidence and secure the
party co operation Of his faith, who
would support 1t In preference to the ad-
ministration party, but could not Con.
scientiOusly act with the Democratic
party Such u movement would receive
tho support Of the entire German ele.
ment Of the nation and true patriots of
all parties, and result in agenuine restora'
tion Of the Union. " n. . AZ
The remainder of the speech was de-
voted TO the exposition Of his views upon
other topics mentioned In the outset Of
his remarks. He addresses the Germans
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