New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

TbeAssociated Press dispatches published
yesterday morning contain tho following
report:
New YORK, August Ex-senator Schurs
addressed large audience in Farwell Hal
this evening, in German. In his opening
remarks he promised to unfold his views
without reserve. It was claimed that 9
few restless agitatOrs were the cause of the
confusion now existing among politica.
parties, and yet no reforms could be sue
cessfdliy carried through without it. The
agitation Of the present hour has brought
to view new order of things, with new
problem, new dangers, new duties, unpro
vided for in the old programmes of political
partiesg The civil war, in sweeping away
secession and slavery, had established the
civil and political rights of all citizens, but
had estranged the feelings of the citizens
of the different sections of the country, and
rendered necessary new system of taxa
ton, reaching every material interest.
The government growing with the coun-
try, welded constantly increasing power in
the political concerns, while the money
power was controlling the executives, Leg
islatures and courts. Amendments to the
constitution, as results of the war, should
be dropped by all parties, and the South
must cut loose from her old prejudices.
be removed. The speaker considered it
one of the most serious blunders of the Re-
publican party that full amnesty was not
granted long ago in republic when the
political organization of society is based
upon the universally of suffrage. Political
disabilities are antag0nistic to republican
ism.
Missouri to-day, by the removal of dis
reimbursement, enjoys perfect repose, order
nraT
ment is used by one party to keep the other
down. That's its object. The result is
that the most INSCRIPTIONS politicians,
under such circumstances being the most
useful soon become influential. If he could
not maintain the ascendancy of his party
by honest means. he would be willing to let
it go through purifying process. He de-
nounced equally as standing in the way of
amnesty the disunionists and carpet-bag-
gers of the South. The outrages of the one
and the populations of the other could only
be removed by penal legislation. 1t was
evident neither the Democratic nor the Re-
publican party was ready to act. So the
good men of both parties should unite to
restore good government. and the removal
of political disabilities would bring about
the result. To1resort to such legislation as
the Ku-Klux bill was dangerous, because it
gave too much power to any one man. He
ocfAoSous uohOfST, tudt q udlOr1ly VI CnOSc
who voted for that bill had no other object
than the protection of persons in the South
prom persecution and outrage. Referring
to San Domingo, Mr.. Schurz said:
81 have been severely censured and at
lacked for my attitude in this affair. That |
IAN not t0uce me /; but when a respectable |
Republican journal summons Mr.. Sumner
and myself to compare personal differences
with the President for the sake of public |
interest, it deserved an answer. can not |
understand this view of public affairs. 1 |
Snow no personal differences that could In |
iuenoe my political attitude. My personal |
Citations with the President were never |
than friendly. complain of moth |
ng, and we're it otherwise would certainly |
ose my selfrespect if, on account of per-
onal feeling, was capable of attacking
he policy of the President; but if the |
President were my dearest and most init
nate friend this friendship would not re-
train me from opposing the resolution"
The Senator was listened to with great |
'ttention by the large audience, and fire.
luently applauded.