Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16

wrong policy to bring about recon-
citation. To reconcile the Southern
people: to the Union government you
mast first reconcile the Union gov
eminent 10 the Southern people.
[Applause.] There must be q new
edition of human nature before you !
could make men loyal by the present
policy. England tried the expert
nent 700 wears ago upon the Irish |
people, aud Ireland was just as re-
fractorv to-day as she was 700 years
ago. Old Frederick William tried
that policy on the people of Prussia.
He would go u imto the street
armed with y stout cudgel, and if he
saw a man whose ~coun,enancc was a
little sour, he would say, My friend,
you don't love your king; you
are not loyal :" and straightway pro-
cecded to thrash him soundly, in Or
der to make him love his king.
There was one thing that the South
ern people could not long Withstand
treatment in accordance with
the principles of eternal justice.
Try that and you would find til"
Southern people IS they had always
been in early days. the first to rush
to the front when danger threat
ened.
The speaker ti,en reviewed briefly
the financial situation. He said the
currency Of the United States seemed
to have been made especially for
stock jnbbers, spc%culntor- and bro
kcrs. Il man there in Washington.
the Secretary of the Treasury. could
one day give a screw to the Treasury
wheel and down goes gold ; and mil
lions were paupers. Next day he
gave it Il screw and up goes gold {;
and so it went on. What a currency
was that for 4 free and prosperous
country? Look at the condition of
the tariff. The American citizen was
paying taxes from the time he lit his
old pipe in the morning with IL match
until lie sunk to sleep at night.
Everything he touched he paid taxes
on. The very life blood of America
was being drained out Of it, SLOWLY
and perreptib'v: producing no great
catastrophe, nc treat CONFUSION. but
constantly going down. Look ut the
railroad rings, the banking rings. the
manufacturing rings, the iron ring,
the Indian rings. and even the county
rings. What old MAJ present ever
heard of rings in his younger days.
except a marriage ring: [Laugiter.l
ten. Shields concluded by predict
ing financial ruin for the country UNI
less the %ruinous policy of the present
administration were improved. and
urging his hearers to renewed and
vigorous efforts as the day Of the
great struggle drew mea
Gen. Shields was followed by Col
JohnF. Phillips of Sedalia,nme of til,
most eloquent champions of Drmoc'
ra"y in this section of the State. Hi:
speech showed at once the scholar
and the orator, Astounding as it die
in the most happy illustrations from
history and classic literature, ant
having every sentence rounded of
with rhetorical accuracy. His II
lvSis Of Grants character. his bril-
liant expose of the usurpatioms of TIN
administration, and his masterl,
dissection Of some Of the 0diou,
legislation Of the present congress
were striking and impressive feature
of the speech. The name in which
he "rid'llcd'' John =. Henderson b,
going through his past record ail'
touching it up with sarcastic com
men,s, was highly rcli>ilcl by til
audience. We took extensive note
of the speech, but cannot give it il
this issue. We hope to present por
tons of ii, at least, TO u readers II
some time in the future. This endc,
the speeches for the day.
At night Col. Strothcr addressed
respectable audience. His speed
was characterized by sound sense All,
, good logic, and impressed his nearer
f, that he was not only well qnalifie
I for the State Senate, but fitted for
u more exalted position. Capt. Ricl
! ard Collins of our W county, col
cludrd the evenings entertainer
e with n short and brilliant etfor'
Thus ended tho great political feas
. imLafavctte. and there is nc doubt.bu
the days work will tell upon til
; masses. not only i'll thiS county, bu
: in all counties of the district.