Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23


rendered much Of what be said inaudible
at the reporters desk
He repeated that Mr.. Greeley, after
three years Of war. had still held sud pub
lished the same sentiments, and they still
stood unreversed. Was o man fit 30 be
elevated to the Presidency who stood CON-
mittsd to the doctrine that whoever desir-
ed 10 dissolve their connections with the
government had the inalienable right to do
sof t.t..r Ella.
That might cemmend him TO some peo-
pie. but it would not when his subsequent
course was called to mind. Some of the
highest men Of the South had told him
fVocrlIees), with tears in their eyes. that
more than one thing which satisfied them
that they coGtd have separate system
and form of government 10 su;s .Isc,sselves
was the voice Of the then victorious Re-
publican party speaking through its ac-
knowledged organ and vet when the
Southern people did what this man had
told them they had the inalicnable right
to do. no wild beast, hungry for blood,
ever screamed over its prey as he (Grce-
levy had shouted "on to Richmond" to
kill every one Of them for doing what he
told them they had perfect right to do.
That was a solemn page of history. which
could not be reversed. The waters Of the
ocean could not wash it out mortal man
could not gainsay it. A red sea Of blood
had hot been enough to satisfy this man,
tut he had also insisted upon the con6sca-
ton Of the homes and property o. the wo-
men and children of the South
Others might do as they pleased, but
for him (Vcorhees) and his household he
would not do this thing. Parties to be
successful must be banded together on a
common principle. No other combina-
ton Of men was worthy Of success. He
was told that his party desired success -
Against this admistration no one desired
it more than himself, but there was some
thing which was better th,n success and
swecter TO the heart than success. A
great man had said that it was better
to be right than to be President, and SO
he said that il wss better to be right than
to succeed. He entered his protest against
the attempt to transfer the Democrats oi
the country to camp where there was
nothing belonging to them
Mr.. Roosevelt asked Mr.. Voorhee w:,sth.
er he would support the candidate of the
Democratic National Convention at Bal.
timore. whoever that candidate nigh: be
Mr.. Voorhees, replied that h /. was not
in the habit Of voting against Democratic
nominations. He believed Il at the gen.
leman him self would have ,me Difficult.
ty in answering his own question. laugh.
ter. But he did not despair Of success
His position was in favor of standing BY
ths principles Of his party, md he would
vote for the man who rep resented those
princi : lcs. He had no fears. however. OF
what tl.s Baltimore Conve ntion would do
but he ct>ld not vote for man who spoke
of the Democratic party \. that to which
all the haun< of debauckery gave niue,
tenths of their support.
1t had been Nmesim IS saiJ that thi.
nominee had goa bail for Jefferson Da
Wis when he was in prison. but that wa
too narrow platfor. for any rcrty tc
stand upon. Taught : 1t wouu be :
most dangerous thing " raise au issue n
between the man who lrT Mr. Davis il
jail and ths man who bailc1 him out. [
would not he safe issue, al he implor,
cd his Southern friends not to make tt
It might provoke CO.. lpar;son which
would not be favorable to the nominee o.
the Cincinnati Convcnt ion. Mr.. Davi.
had not been helpless. 4 hundred mil.
lions Of property at the South had beer
ready to bail him mlt. 1t sometime.
seemed TO him (Voor hees) that it wa.
merely piece Of .,estl IS impertineuce or
the part of the noi nine of the Cincinnati
Convention TO offer hi mself as bail for Mr.
Davis. When Andr w johnson and Ed
win NJ. Stanton, Sec etary Of War. desir
ed and proposed rs he knew to be fact
to arrest Robert f.. Lee. Joseph E. John
ston and other prom ine mt Confederate N
ficers. there was ln"t on man who coult
prevent that thin., beins = done, and tha
was the present n>c ,umt'ent Of the Presi
dents office. Ger eral Grant had stcppe,
forward and told hem that these men hao
given him their arole rs soldiers. an,
that their parol, ,hodl 4 be respected -
Applause from 4 lie IL publican side ofth
House,. IL he 81 ,ould be driven to tax
the stump aud p, ess the claims of MI
Greeley, he "a' j End candidate oppos
ing him who hud don, more and kinde
things for the go uth than his nominee ha
done.
Mr.. Roosevelt xxgrested that Mr.. voor
hees had been n rsady in conference Wit
President Grin,
Mr.. Vocr ses ssad he had not crosse
the Threshold ct the White House "a
three years. an | whoever made such
statement had n-rcd vile calumny.
Mr. Roosevelt i~xid he had made th.
statement on in: srDstion given to him =
tie had heard { - ,or three days ago III,
such an lnterrie v had taken place.
Mr.. Voorhes &. Then the gehtlems
associates with rnsn who do no, tell n
truth.
Mr.. Randall: .sled Mr.. voorhees, whetl
er he would ha N voted for Judge Dav
and advocated hi election IL he had r,
ceived the nom irstion at Cincinnati.
Mr.. Voorhe es Judge Davis repr
sents many The ,es in common with n
own views.
Mr.. Randall He is Republican,
Mr.. Noorhe' -. That is not the poin
I cannot Join conbina.ion which resr.c
nothing that I ain for. On sreaf cons,
tusionalsqaessi ,us Judge Davis stood
troublesome Ii mes where I ssood-;n h
half Of the rig hts and liberties Of the eli
ZEN. while sue b men as Greeley xere b
rying them 10 10 the earth. The s,rc.
possibilities !: ~, in nv judsuen,, tha,