The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-07-20
The Tammsny Celebration In New
York.

Tweed spoke as trilDWS.
"In accordance with time-honored Gus
tom, the members of the Tammany Socle-
ty have assembled here to day for the pt1r-
pose OF keeping alive the patriotic ire
which, in the FIRST place, caused the Or
ganizatim of this institution. We are
gratried to see so many of our fellow citi
Zens among us; gTatifed to find that the
interests which the Tammany Society has
ALWAYS striven to protect, to advance and
TO organize, meets with the appreciation
and approval of so many of our fello " -citi-
Zens. = sFsEE
"In these great and perilous days stand
point must be taken, and the Tammany So
ciety proposes to be governed by whose rules
which have made all governments power
ful that have follo1e ed them. We propose
that the interests OF one shall be the lnte-
rest of all We propose To carry on
strictly economical government We pro-
pose to recognize the rights OF those " no
elect persons 10 high official stations, and
to call The latter To personal account for
hemanner in which they conduct them
selves. We propose TO srest the govern
ment OF. this country from the hands of
those who now, in our opinion, are betray
ing it-who are trying to crush out all
principles Of equality, liberty and tolera-
ton Applause We propose to recog
nize the right of the governed TO say who
shall be their governors.
I'VE propose to let allissues Of the past
die, 10 strike forward into bright, noble
career to once more place power in the
hands of those who have always IN past
time conducted the General Government
in a manner satisfactory to the country.
From the foundation OF the Republic, ex
cept for brief period, the Democratic
party have been III the ascendeucy. And,
while in the ascendency, what was the re-
sultt Commerce thrlyed; shlpyards were
filled with workmen; our ships, built by
Americans, commanded by American cap
tains, and manned by American sailors,
covered the OCEAN; ana our iron mines,
and all of our great manufacturing inter
ests were projected Applause 1t is
not necessary to occupy your attention
longer, further than 10 Say that the pr esent
condition of these interests is the result of
the action OF those who now govern US.
Commerce is paralyZed. Where formerly
the ocean was studded with ships of Amer
lean build, sailed by American captains,
and owned by American owners, what
now does the register show? No increase
none whatever "a falling off; a great
dimiH utiol. We propose TO take the gov
ernm Mt from the ha.ds of those who
HOW uolu IL, anu 20 iOi " al VI d. VIC uli De-
fore; steadily adVal cling; steadily increas
ing the welfare and prosperity of ALL
Applause
A lengthy patriotic letter from Governor
Hoffman was read. g neral Mcclellan
wrote as follows
Il trust that Every Democrat will re
ognize the magnitude of the issues al
stake-no less, 1t would seem, than the
very existence of the tree institutions our
fathers gave us, the true foundations of
peace, happiness and prosperity-to be
queath which To our children we should
be ready 10 make any honorable sacrifice.
Il trust that, when the moment for &C
ton comes, there will be found none in the
Democratic ranks who will for a moment
hesitate TO sacrifice personal advantages
or private feeling for the public good Tor
our object should be not a mere party
triumph, but the rescue of the country
from the hands of those with whom per
sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and party ends out
weigh all reverence for the vital spirit of
our institutions and desire for the real
good OF the entire nation.
81 trust that our leaders will clearly see
which of the issues that have so long agi-
tated the country are irrevocably settled,
and that We shall not be called upon to
contend fol- a corpse.
" Let US leave behind us the dead issues
of the past, and look only 10 the present
and the future.
Slavery is dead-dead let 1t remain tor
ever, and let no one disturb It's grave.
The negro has the right to vote let
him ke ep it; but strive to educate him to
fitness for the high privilege conferred
upon him. Show him who his real
friends are, and we will eventually turn in
our own favor the weapon SO carefully
forged tor our destruction.
:" Let US hope that the enunciation of
the financial principles of the party will
be SO cltar that no one can cast the
shadow OF doubt upon our intentions as
To fulfilling, in the broadest sense, all the
obligations of the nation rather than in
oulgc IN abstract discussions as To the
meaning of this or that obligation, let US
advocate, and when IN power pursue, such
policy as will make the paper dollar as
good as the gold dollar, so that the ques-
ton will practically settle itself
To secure this result it must be clearly
understood throughout the world that
every dollar of the principal and interest
of the national debs will be fully paid
when due; the expenditures of the Gen
eral Government must be confined to the
sums requisite to meet the interest upon
the debt, and the expenses necessary to
maintain the efficiency and dignity of the
government; the sums drawn from this
generation by the tariff aud internal taxa
ton should be limited to the purposes
just mentioned, and the effort to reduce
prematurely the principal of the debt at
the expense Of the general prosperity of
nation should be abandoned.
" We have borne the burden of the re-
y l,,,n III, J.
no more than meet the full int rest upon
the debt; another generation, more
wealthy and numerous than this, can
readily take care OF the principal
The ISSUES of the present and the flu
ture are distinct enough, and afford us the
most ample and best battlefield for the
approaching contest.
Universal amnesty and suffrage; the
preservation of the rights of the States as
guaranteed by the letter and true spirit of
the Constitution once held so sacred; the
preservation of individual liberty; the in
volatility of the right of the hIbeGs corpus
the maintenance OF the purity and of ihea
relative powers of the three great branches
OF the General Government: strict econo-
my IN the administration of the govern.
ment; the relief of the business interests
Of the country from the ruinous pressure
of all unequal. ill-arranged, and unneces-
sarv burdens, these constitute some of the
main issues upon which we may confident
ly hope TO rest our chances of success"
A letter from John Quincy Adams was
read from which We extract:
The Union which was formed to cast
OF foreign yoke and repel external as-
gression Is now imperiled by petty
malice which seeks to indurate and fix the
hateful passions of civil war into q habit
government. 1t has unhappily become
the interest of a faction to blow the diving
embers of strife and TO revive the fading
memories OF traternal dissension. But the
day We celebrate teaches US lesson most
solemn and impressive upon the duty of
concession, self-sacritice and mutual char
ity tor the sake Of union. For our part.
let us remember to-day that the rebels y
are 81 the same blood with us, and must be
made OF one heart with us, if we are 10 re.
MAN one people and to remain free We
cannot long De held together by force or
united only by common and deathless