The Portland daily press., 1872-09-13
The Straight Out Movement.
1T ASSUMES FORM.
Charles O'COnOr Accepts the Lou
iSVille Nomination.. nE


New YORK, Sept. 12-Charles OConnor in
reply to an address of Major Moran rendering
the nomination of the Louisville convention
| spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen: My views
as to the duty of the Baltimore nomination CO.
lncide with those which you have expressed.
Unlessltheir lines are kept firm and their an
tagonism on some real or supposed principle
consistently sustained, political parties can
produce 40 good. They are on their face mere
factious combinations to delude the people and
divide as profits of trade such
portions of wealth be wrung from
them under the forms of law. Con-
sequently in a country governed by
parties on avowed coalition of elements, before
deeply and vitality antagonistical for the mere
purpose of carrying on an election is not honor
able. The participants in it part with their
regard Tor decorllm and it is familiar knowledge
that this is the last reliance against
dishonest action after virtue and pub
lie spirit are extinct. Undoubtedly in all
things there are degrees and in imaginable in
stances there may be wide liberation. Indeed
L am quite prepared to say there are a large
number ofaeminent men 10 the Republican
party who might have aspired to the Presi-
dency and whose acceptance as candidates at
Baltimore would not have been unjustifiable.
The nomination which is in fact made, is.utter-
~ SO. Its folly is manifested and its failure
inevitable A public coalition though it has all
the inherent qualities of a conspiracy, has not
the same chance of success. The people may
be sacrificed by secret BETRAYAL but thew will
never consent to an open sale Ever since the
snap judgment against popular sentiment OBJ
tanned by 1.-THE. deed of Baltimore, arguments
very inapplicable or very unsound, have been
used to prevent resistance. There is said to be
no fit choice presented and that of two admitted
evils, it is wisdom to choose the least If all
this were true it should not result in favor of
the Baltimore nominee. OF transcendent abili-
ty and of energy unequalled, there i, no room
for comparison between himself and his rival.
Justice and common sense forbid the compli-
ment acceptable as it seems, that he is little in
anything. The cutlery 'too late is not Just,
even now. Men travel by steam and commune
by electricity. 1T to-day a popular sentiment
exists it can be stimulated to action in an hour.
Had we only the appliances of antiquity,
national impulse could light its fires upon
thousand hills and arouse the whole people.
With our superior modes of communication, let
quate space for an awakening. ltt teA go
In promoting the objects of your convention
there was no commitment to become its nomi-
nee, and until the body adjourned L could not
have imagined such a result as total omission
to name or even suggest any other candidate.
1t is assumed that this action casts upon Mr.
Adams and myself the sole responsibility of
leaving without power to express itself. the an
tagonism which we had done our part to evoke
and in which we earnestly participate It is
tutTGIOTe, assorted tnaC without nv intervene
ton all Democrats who dissent from the Balti-
more coalition and many patriots who revolt at
its origin or dreadl its consequences will be left
without power to record their protest against it,
If such were the facts it would present case
in which the citizen could have NO moral liber-
ty. The path of duty would be plain. ieayin,
him no choice. His country's defence would
require that he should assent to the conscrip-
ton and take the place assigned him in the ma
tional army, whether in the ranks or at the
most for reasons ouite different from tbo..
iikely no he imnntsd T cannot 90 rerard the
present SIipency.- A part of the vile code adj
yocated by the hireIinps of misrule is that di-
rect and immediate success is the fret and mr.
amount object in every human effort On p tn.
contrary. nv morality incnlc ates bonorabl. and
manly STRUGGLE, for the right. however sliobt
the prospect of Immediate ADVANTAGE to the &c
tors OF even to the course Neithrr the nar.on-
al native. sugr,,ted nor annrrbensions that
vopr contemnlafe,l movemrpt mn.t fail 70 ,' ac,
con,nliS oh nv nssf,l rasnIt. ;nhn.nca - w az
In regard ITO the Baltimora nono;nat;o :.
oxhbt;So in tb.;r cIima~ the x;cs. Of tho r,,'a
5000 -, LEI -. nlad,,as u 'ho noii
shocI;nn 70 ho,na.t nr;da and sound pp,nrois;
the CASES Of barga;nina wbjcl, IL now nenara Il,
iv ranr;rad 70 nnaonda -,ucb ,,om;n.t;o,sS M,
nlotfdrn, ia tb;n~ ,otten nm for tha a,,'ar.or
rv On II tbn csndd;data !, made - III 3,
Stool Of ran.nt.ncs or nlaced in stooLs H. W. -
of boIding him to the nle,lces now fnrc.S r n"1
him This nitifnl attitnde' as the most con-
.n,cuou. ;ca h.goar in tbe land ,,nst h %
cpn;e1 Inv the c;f;5en before he nan rsc al az
Vote for the HIGHEST and most bonorahla ofa;co.
Faith teaches that the Moor in sn;rt viii rs.
ceive the richest blessings of a ! fmt,ra iif..
hut n ;s no n,rt ~ nv roI;ticaI cr..d that -
erty of spirit in worldly affairs should be a
passport to the respect and confidence of great
people, or quallhcaslon for their maglstracy
Whatever might do in respect to any other
ofhce L could neither accept a nomination or
become candidate Tor successorshlp at wash
lngton. ,,5-,s. .--.---- --
Like many otners, which my tasge ana Juag
menu nave concurreu IN adopting, L KNOW tnat