New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-12
A Powerful Speech.


The New Assoeiation-Kieths smith General
After transaction routine Saturday evening
the members of the New York Republican Association DESTROYS
selection of General Dix as the Republican
ddae for the highest official honor the State confer on any
of her citizens unanimously and enthusiastically adopted the
Resoed That hail with pleasure the nomination of Gen
eral John A. Dix for Governor of New York and admire the
umvrae formed upon the electoral ticket and hereby
our pledges to support and advocate its success
AS the applause which greeted this resolution subsidized re-
peaed calls brought the accomplished and able coored orator.
Keith Smith, to his feet who dscoursed follows upon the
and measures prominent in the present political
Mr.. PRESIDENT, FEILow-cITIzENs, AND REPUBLICANS:
do not before to night and persua
preston to those principles which espoued at the inception
of the great and glorious Republican party to which is due the
all the rights of ensaved and DISTINGUISHED race.
s a m m ny EDUCATION ana from e anG n
will do with all my mind with all my SOUL and with all my
ordinary feelings but am prompted by motives of most sacred
nature.
In period history our country not even
when the gallant boys in blue in the streets of our
Northern cities during the campaign of 1850, when the martyr
Lincoln was elected with large majority has our political sit
uaon been critical Then the strength of the Republicans
not KNOWN and defeat had met most sangne efforts
ing to hopes But to-day, knowing what have
pshed and have to accomplish the letter and spirit of the
gated, situation is unquestonaby important and
obligations to the millions that have been lifted from the h
dom of persecution and torture far sacred Applause
While the honeyed eOquence of modern Cccros Buuses
M e e ph he e e
Republcanm they have not the power tact to convert
@ of ds e bakt ye Thev
shrewd and sagacous and desire stronger evidence
the President of the United statesa man whom the Democrats
Justly their deadlest enemy; whose hate
Democracy led him say that be Democrat pyia acc
evidence that a vagabond thief blackleg; Or in
other words he had music in his SOUL and only fit for
treasons, strategems, and spoils.
And this same ustrous journalist and farmer
who has acquired fame and fortune in advocating the prnc
Piles Repubicanism, which embrace freedom and independence
to all regardless OF cOorhas recently been be-
seged his home in the good old State of New York the bit
teest Democrat the est and the most obnoxious
sonist the country infested with and eloquent but anspa
600 souls the ended and the slave-the life
blood their existencehs been taken from hem for which
ing his nomination, believing him to be the angel of peace
spreading his wings all the land that they nothing
closing up of that old wound so reachero inflicted by them
selves that they willing to huiae themselves the
promised them peace they he will give them;
relying upon his honesty they conded in his uthuness
But Mr. President, may ask what does this strange
drous strange procedure Does destruction to
country? usupaton of its laws? declaration that the
and void? increase and Reputation of the national debt?
for the slave that Colonel Shorter claims to have
owned and by whose emancipation to have lost the acca-
ton of lifetime?
Yes it all these grave and unprecedented violations,
and prosperity country whose principles honor
have been and with the blood of
fathers and brothers.
Shall We them wantonly ignore the interests of the rising gen.
eraons and surrender the sacred obligaons and truths be-
rebel while of tragic Wagner and Fort Pillow
fresh upon memories while the motioness piles of human
beings at Oaks and the Wilderness still haunt and excite
gnaons and causing whole being to shudder at the
peril under which the country a6oed while the santsd spirit
hearess traitor for defending the flag that had
and endeared him the sacredness of allegiance while the
perpexes of exhausted Treasury and impotent nation
ages of the Chicago Andersonve Libby prison
living horrors, and besides the thousands who
starved there still drag weary lives Streets
poisoned all through the dread cruelty; while the graves
white native Georgian loyal uhlessy shot down
hundred thousand households still freshly mouned while
grave great and exemplary statesman Abraham Lincoln
asssnaed within hail of this hall because he rescued
the country the rule and ruin of the Southern rebel is fresh
with the embems of martrdom while the appeals of 100000
slaves that from every coed and rice swamp inn
pong God his infinite mercy to free them from the pains and
castgaons of slavery are yet sounding IN our earsmsha we
party that is reckless, heartless and despOic?
No. President, must not will not surrender. The
Republican party yet young vigorous and active and until
Democracy dead and buried in the ashes of its rebuon
1t is argued by that there Democratic party that
lost its identity and its vitality when accepted the platform of
leve that the resigned power control
for when discuss the character of the who went Gin
the Baltimore Convention forced to the belief that
the advice and consent of the Democratic party that he
nominated.
Being select from their ranks, and there
being another in the United States but Horace Greeley
would fling ambition and accede to their
Wishes it is but natural to they would succb to their
peuces and accept him and if he is elected he will be elected
by the VOTE the party will be powerful than
ever Itpreends have adopted different policy but the
same wel-organized, disciplined Democratic party
When the banners upon the wa' announced Gree
eys nomination for President of the United States it hoped
and by the Liberals that would daect the coloed
men dividing their vote, and the Democratic
papers that they did vote with the DEM
and the Democratic party would tend to the
to deadly war of races.
While the actions of the coored North Carolina has
already made this assertion false upon its face proud
say neither the threats of the Democratic press the APP
peas of Mr. Sumner despite their and lmess devO
his greatness and goodness will have the effect neither
of
VOTE (Appausel
In every of the Union colored saying, Mr.
Greeley for yOu for behind the old
traitor Davis and behind him is the old lash and bondage
loyal citizens vote truehearted coloed should
yoe-for loyal man. Mr. Lncolns friend General Grant who