Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-26
The Grant Demonstration IN New
York.

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throng, filing the great hall and the tquare
outside, of the intelligent and earnest Republican
masses Of the metropolis. The long list Of Vice
Presidents, 500 in number, was composed ofsuch
names az Peter Cooper, Rev. H. W. Beecher,
Gov. E D. Morgan, George 0pdyke, Robert
Hoe, John :. Griswod, Gen. Franz Sigel, lie
/ Grand s. Cannon, S B. Chittenden, Thee. W.
Dwight, Edward Pierrepoint, and others, lead
| ing mea in every profession snd calling. Hon.
Wm. Z. Dodge. one of the most esteemed and
eminent Of the merchant princes Of New York.
presided The leading speech vas by Senstor
Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts. lie replied
m5st effectively to the lishonest speech
Of Mr. Trumbull, at the " Liberal" meeting
| He resented, on behalf of the independent Repub-
+ lean masses, the ides that three millions
/ and 8 half Of intelligent men, could be control!-
/ Cd by a few of1ice-holiers He intimated that
there would be far fewer oficeholders at Phila-
/ delphia than oliceseekers at Cincinnati. 10 ali
the delegates elected to the Republican National
| Convention from eight large States. he could
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pronounced Mr. Trdm5ul's speech g disi1geu-
uous speech" he said that Trumbull and
/ Upton, who proposed TO 60 TO Cincinnati to get
Amuotty, both voted against Amnesty in the
Senate. Mr. Trumbu'l now denounced the dis
ablitiea upon rebels, for which he himself voted.
| He noticed TrumbaI's Measurements, such sc
that there was lsw forbiliing military men to
do civil duties, which is not fact; and in var
QUE wayr pointed cut Mr.. Trumbull's inconsis-
tcncies. We can copy but one or Two passages.
He said
Mr. Trumbull talked about entertainments
and assumptions of power He is the author Of
the Civil Rights bill lhst went further than any
and all other measures we ever passed ; and
nov he comes here snd reproaches you and me
with having exercised arbitrary power. Why
Because We followed the Chairman Of the Com
mttee on the judiciary. These gentlemen 60 to
Cincinnati to get civil service reform cay TO
You here, that these three years the depart
ments at VI Arlington, have been struggling,
night and day. to improve their condition, and
thev have done II and never in our history
have We hsd SO good clerks. Never have
the Offices in Washington been 60 well filed
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Mr. Trumbull tells US that We cannot reduce
the expenses TO any great extent becsuse the
ot6ce-5ollers are go powerful Now Mr. Trun-
bull has been seventeen years in the Sens,e Of
the United States. l want - s2y 90 you here
tonight that he hss never yet proposed any plan
boy which even one million Of dollars csL be
saved; sud | say here, further, that sixty-one
per cent. Of all cur expenditures grew ont Of the
war Take them out, aud the expgutes Of this
q .ylrumeut, measured by the c9,l STANDARD are
les gce0Iliug % the property Of The country, or
according 10 population, than ia the Ainlnis-
tra,iou %; l&m,s buchanan ; less, largely loss,
sccor ling 90 population, and wealth, taan they
were 10 1915 ! d5n't kE1W where we cSu cit Of
dollar today, and ;e.i yol here we have re-
llcel the expenses OF the Government nearly
500, 100000 under this Administration less
tasu they were under johnson Applause
row, gentlemen, there is no evidence tha;
ihele isl school district in the United Sates,
not o-e that has au anti-Graut republican ms
jlri,T. ! know that there il not one IN Masfa-
c1use-rs Applause / dos no; appear that
there isa asn Id the o-ste conventions Of four
teen states opposed % Grant No one 10 the
country who looks inside q a State convention
is 0rrcsei 20 him There never has been such
uuanimIty IN the world before lApp,Ause.
l hAve looked Into tie faces OF
more ue1 ia public meetings thz1 any public
Ran ia America, aat u more States think
have some Little knowledge Of public opinion and
public men In 1850 I state! before the election
aov the States would stand; did no. miss one.
Ia 1854 I missed none l missed enc in lslo,
aul that vas the Sts-a Of New YORK.. ili n1t
fully comprehend the clautine-p5wer OF fam
many Hall Laughter sui applause Nov.
gent. lneu, the republican party has 5,30j,0lo
yo.crs TweLty-elzht out q the thir,y-sager
>tate- on p far. square and honest vote, axe
republican to-day. [Applausel II there is a
combination a, Cincinnati, don care on whom
they make il, We viii take more democratic
yo,es than they will republican. (App.auss)
The nominees st PhiIaielphIa, gentlemen, will
be elected tAppiause) make thai rrciic-
Uou hcre t5-uIsat, and cay 1t 20 every man 10
America that ny voice can ltaca through
the press.
O;ler Effective speeches were made IL the hall
by Gen. sick.es, Senator Morton and Mr.. Rliney
the c.lorei member Of Congress from South
Carolina, snI TO the outside meeting by vsri5us
speaker.
a number Of letters were real from prominent
Republican, The one from Vice President Col
fax re have printed. Senator C5nklins said in
his
En- ,srinE Congress in 1859. have tried to
study closely four Administrations, and TO learn
their amer workings, ani my conviction is, Inst
in rigid honesty, in duties earnestly, wisely sud
success .'uly done, the last three years are the
best Of the lsst thirteen. Writing ca the au-
aiverssrv Of Lincoln : great proclamation. which
struck tile letters from 900, coo slaves believe
ths' Lincoiu's devotion 20 duty never rose higher
than Grants
Frederick Douglass wrote:
The colorsd people are one sui iuii7isit'c lor
'he Republican Party and It's nominees.
senator Elmuuds wrote:
share fully Ia the opinion o., I believe,
th-ee-tourths OF she whole people OF my STATE,
th.. undimiuishel gratitude for pre-emiuent ger
vices in the days OF our coantry's peril, ~ well
IS Just and increasing conf lence in the gen
eral wisdom Shd great success Of his aiminis-
tratI0n Of affairs, notwithstanding the c7es and
csbsls Of selfish AMI disappointed ambition,
which would destroy all undue pretsnce Of re-
form, demand the reelection Of President
Grant bail your meeting, therefore, a. +
timely contribution 10 the sure triumph Of No
vembar.
Gsrrit Smith wrote
Ny heart is with Grant and will DO what
little can for bis reelection.
Geo William Curtis wrote:
Eyer7 sign shows thst those patriotic citizens
vino, organized ss the Republican party, for
bsie TIE extension Of slavery, elected Abraham
Lincoln, neryel the country for the wsr. sb1l-
ishel slavery, reelected Abraham Lincoln, re-
stored the Union, and regeaersted the nation
having ouca elected Gen. Grant because they
trusted his devotion to their principles and rur-
poses, now intend "a re-elsct him because that
trust is unshsken
Dispatches we're also received from the dclegs-
lions Of the following States in Congress, sending
their congrs talAtiona aal sympathy to the meet
ing Pennsylvania, Chic, New York, Maine,
Vermont, Georgis, Illinois, Missouri, Wisoou,in,
Kansas, Indiana, Mississippi, South CaroIins
aud the Distric, Of Co'ambii. That from the Yer
mont members vas as follows:
The Vermont delegation in the Houfe will all
support the nominations made At Philadelphia,
ana they nave 10 doubt the entire Republican
Party in Vermont will do the same heartily. L. /
P Poland, C W. willard.
On the whole the demonstration was most .
effective assertion of the right of the vsst MAORI
ty Of the Republican party to nominate the man
of their choice, and singing rebuke to the /
dsorgsnizers who sre attempting By detrsc-
ton. f.lsehaod snd rickery, to establish minority
rule in the Republican party.
An Invitation and Defamation.
The San Jose, Cal, Patriot, publishes the
following correspondence
SAN Francisco, April /, 1872.
Thomas FGHoa-DEAR SIR \ few days ago
received from Grstz Brown (now Governor Of
Mssour) private confidential letter, with re-
quest thst I would see aud organize = body OF