The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-09-26

ont Il tear without a doubt, and with an
earnest, confident trust that Indiana will
take her place in the van OF the great col
umn OF States that moves in defence OF
constitutional freedom
Opening Of the Massachusetts, Campaign
The fist Liberal and Democratic rally
OF the campaign in the Bay State, took
place at Faneuil Hall, Boston, on Thurs
day evening OF last week. Hon. j. X.
Tarbox presided, and delivered speech
in his usual happy style. He then intro
GINA, who spoke as tolloWs:-
FELLow-CTTIzENs: The question with the
people OF the South is whether II this time there
shall be policy of recrmination or of peace
and reconciliation. They choose the latter
have never voted as you must remember that
We have not Vote'l for Pres ident for - wears
This class OF yolln@ men TO winch have refer
red are well educated rs any let of YOUNG
men ever seen among lis since i,G. EhrV have
had no party affiliations, and do not care tor
the Slavery question. They look upon the mat
ter of State Rights rs settled by the war. You
will lind those young men a cia$- Of peopl, rs
ready and rs face IN taking new ideas and new
principles OF government and IN absorbing new
information as any set of men you have among
YOU, North AMI South. We oppose Slavery
ourselves at the south, and would rot tolerate
IFS reestablishment. We oppose il on political,
economical, ana moral grounds. The Great
lesson taught us IN the ionr wears struggle
through which we went WAS that Slavery was
source of national weakness and not of nation
AT strength. and therefore want no more nl
it. IApplause. II was developed and demon
stratefi TO our compfehen<ion That wherever
There was large save populaiton as III Louis
ltita, Mlssisslpll' or Sonlh tll"iillt. He ter
rltofy wa easily conquered by the Federal
government ana quickly pafhyzed w here
ever oh tle contrary, III the valley OF T@inia
where sree labor pred"mlnated-lhe wave
rolled over IL again anu agaill' ana The people
eNlnred a power OF recovery and strength
which demonstrated the difference. That il
the reason why we are opposed 10 the nStitu
tlnli nt slavery AT the close OF the war Viz!
9lnla was anxious u do her best for the negroes.
and passed several itts III their favor when
had control of our affairs. We started at once.
m'eIliGentlv and wisely, for the purpose OF pro-
vidino for the new state Of things which The
war lett US. We ana not believe iii inaugural
ing impartial Suffrage hnt we believed in pro-
Vslin@ for the representation in political power
OF some portion OF HAT large population rs il
was absolutely necessary. We could not exist
with four millions Of people deprived OF public
rights. We saw il rs clearly aS you did. We
We're preparing to lnau9uratc some proper
gradual method By which thai light would he
extended. Applause. The census returns
on this point are very instructive. The figures
show that the whole population OF Maine is
100000, Florida and Georgia out vote il with
Il population Of 639,o00 blacks. New Hamp-
shire has BIS 600 people and the black popula-
ton Of Louisiana is 364 900. In Vermont there
are $50, 600 people, while that State is ont voted
by i, colOred population OF 39l 900 in North
Carolina. The population Of Massachusetts is
| 400, 900, while there are 900 900 colored men
in Georgia. Mississippi and Nm4init. Rhode
Island has 2l7 900 people. while Kentucky has
222 900 blacks. Connecticut has population
Of 80. 900 and is ont voted by colored peoule
in A Arkansas and South Carolina with n total of
5s7 900. You do us more than Justice if Won
believe that under any circumstances we will
ever consent TO give no This Great element of
political power that has been pul in our hands.
Applause. The people of the South are Salts
fed with the aspect Of negro suffrage can
only say that if Il crusade comes, if any attempt
is made to change the Constitution and to de-
prive the colored people of their rights. it will
be our people in the South who will stand up
to defend them against oppression or attack
from some other quarter. Applausp.I
The South desires peace because if is nprrS-
sarv for us. The sole controlling desire why
we went for Horace Greeley for President
loud applause, was because we expected
that would hasten it. The South thought he had
been eminent for kindness and generosity he had
been Liberal and brave, and was the only public
man we knew of that had taken such a nosltion
and could promote our welfare. Applause
When we took up his support we thought In,
character was so far above dispute and cavil
that the laet OF our support would he a pledge
iionor. we nave teld you once mat we intend
not intend to reiterate that same pledge over
aga'n, hpR Ha ' 11lr wore Is as good as
we supposed our support of him would remove
ar ' ' b a ,i ,l1 - ' go , n" t 'il ana we
tons Of peace and reconciliation in which we
n 'riS Of 'ie "r S ~, , II you
we could point to him as one of lis strongest
tha SIavary [nal;nn We iho Sne" ,a'o'''
point to him as one who mad been foremost ard
the negroes rights we could ieIy un" ,n u o'n
Greeley because he always had been prominent
there will be an attempt to pay the Conederue
aeDt IS ""rihiesS' - all Union soldier know,
nonnrement that it wond be redeemed II six six
months ailef p lreaty OF peace between The
sold soon alter the war at , . CENTS n nound
can nn nestr t, ''u (tuteed WIN re&afl t" the
be pensroned, do not discuss that non IN Until III
we, we asa lor Sueh pens,onsi put y1n all know
take Them If vn ntasJ ann, .,. T'''' 'ot
Al, M;ohon1 d o,UaI O
'''7' "'''' V, '''"'" N''-
olih' was next introduced ana had most
enthusiastic reception. He made 4 stirring
speech. which elected lrenuent ,nnl.nsa
shoc,;,a ,,a oand;t;on ~ d. ,,~,,tl
~ NV '>'''''' VI ''' ''"'''h "'i''er
Carpet-baS rule and the necessity OF Mr.
Greeley's election to insure peace at the
South and prosperity and ,Jv,ncemnn,
:, ~ aoa,;. ''' 49, ~ ~
III .'l' Sec'"'''s Oh our l''hd'
The Hon. G. A. Collins, the candidate
for State Auditor, one OF the most promi-
mont vonn., ,,wvo,.s Of Ro,to,, a ,,,,,
'' "''' '''''o'y
c''''e'' ior' an" mace oflel speech At
10 40 the meeting closed with cheers Tor
the sneakers. and for Greclev Rocnnc;l;a-
tin, Tho In roo ana;o,oo a;s,,a.,,I
','"' ''"'.'e"'' uiNf''iae" "hi'e
the bahd played Away down South in
Dixie"