The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-19
Why Should tho Party of
Emancipation Die?
IT HAS SERVED GOD AND HUMANITY.
The North Carolina Election to Settle
the Presidential Contest.
A Grant Victory Will Be Gain of
Twenty-seven States.

Vice President spoke hero to-day at grand
republican mass meeting. A procession was
formed at tho City Hall and marched
to grove in the suburbs. where the
meeting was held large number OF
white and co!ored marsnals paraded.
liberal estimate fixes the crowd on the grounds as
not exceeding fifteen hundred nearly all of whom
were colored. Several thousand were expected
The enthusiasm was very great.
SENATOR HENRY WILSON'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Wilson said -
Five years ago last May just after the reconstruc-
tion measures had passed. visited your city and
addressed several thousands Of your fellow citizens
return here after five years of listening to the stO-
ries OF the ruin OF North Carolina and the despOtsm
OF federal government; but 1nd that your city has
increased In prosperity and your condition improved
cannot see nor do you feel this despotlsm Of the
United States government leone here to utter to
you the sincere convictions OF my heart. do not
come to tell you that every republican Is good
man and every democrat q bad man. There are
good and pure men in each party, and there
are also bad and ignobe men in both parties
But the country is arrayed to-day In two grand
organizations each have their policies and princi-
pies; they are arrayed against each other do not
propose to say anything against Mr.. Greeley or Mr.
Brown; they are both old political and personal
and Greeley are before you; but the con.
test is not between men, but between the
ideas and principles OF these two grand Or
ganizati0ns Some men will tell you, "You can
vote the Baltimore and Cincinnati ticket and claim
to be republicans" but you could as well have been
In Lees army and say that you had fought for the
banner of the Union. vote for Greeley is a
vote TO
DEFEAT TIE REPUBLICAN, PARTY,
and 1t means not only the defeat of that party, but
its determination. They say that 1t Is time for this
great party to die. Why, we have just begun to
live, ana we will live thousand years. We have
three and q half million votes, and these three
and q half millions we intend to give
for Grant. But what hes this organiza-
ton done that 1t should dieY Has 1t
committed crime against God or humanity? 1t has
done more for the country, for liberty to lift up
downtrodden humanity and to make the United
organization that ever existed on Gods green
earth Go to England, and you will ind no
champion e. the Of pa1 r Of there but ad
Go to Germany France and every European State,
and you will find that the of progressive ideas
party Of the Western World. It appeals to
the higher and nober sentiments OF man.
Years s re e. Msr to party Strike fought s ettss o
every man In the country. With this spectacle be-
fore us, there are men In the country who come in
must give way to those who have opposed every
measure that it has accomplished; but we have
GREATER WORK BEFORE US
than ever emancipation was to change the hearts
of three million American democrats. The reputhi-
party has been In the right in every issue 1t has
maintained since its existence; but If we are to die,
let us before we perish do something toward con-
verting these democrats. Something has been done
towards that already for Just the other day they
went into convention at Baltimore and nOmi-
mated two republicans. In the course OF my
political career have visited twenty seven States
m ar cod n md in
life, have written q line or uttered sentence tend
ing to degrade any man, black or white. God made us
ALL and care not whether man be black or white,
l recognize In him brother. have acted with
the republican party because IL advocates this idea
was born democratic boy my father was demo.
crat; but when came or age i went heart and
soul with the mob the denounced anti-savcry men.
have acted with the democratic party and against
1t; with the wing party and against 1t; but have
made the cause of liberty the supreme doctrine OF
my life After many years Of struggling the great
republican party was brought into existence to up
hold this great principle, and has pursued its work
steadily. We have now arrived at the summit, but
have yet to put the browning work upon it. wish
been right-we wrong We confess our errors and
hope you will accept our faith, but they must prove
this by the campaign. They are preparing FOR 1t,
and In the next four years may have shown them
selves worthy to be with us. Holy Writ says, "A
tree shall be Judged by its fruits" but they have
got fruits that tOuchr yet they have IL is
true given us words in the past few DAYS: but
words are not fruits. We propose to
ELECT GRANT FOR FOUR YEARS LONGER
and Congress to support his administration. Let
the Greeley men work and talk, we are going TO
beat you. but we can't trust you. You may be
prove you are worthy next winter. Come to
Congress and vote for Summers Civil Rights
e m aaa h 1slp what to build the comfy
the grandest government on the face OF the earth.
Democrats, stop talking about the despotism OF the
federal government when you know there is no
despotism. You cannot open any book OF history
and show where any country on the face
Of the earth has been so mercinil. No
mo- mn hnra Al
TO the contrary. From the time OF Adam
and Eve there has been disposition on the part OF
one set OF men to eat bread not In the sweat Of
their own faces, but in the sweat Of other mems
faces It has brought shame and sorrow upon both
North and south. Finally class OF men grew
up In this country and held the doctrine that
emancipation was not only the duty OF the
MASTER but the right of the slave Another class de.
MED this doctrine. and that the government had
right to touch the question OF slavery In the
several states; but we had determined
THE SYSTEM OF SLAVERY
ahould not touch the Territories and by Gods help
carried IL through. We elected Abraham
Lincoln, that charitable, just and pure man.
While we loved the slave, we never hated
never entertained sentiment Of hatred for the
southern section OF my country and speak the
sentiments OF nine-tenths Of the people OF the
North. Before Lincoln was elected the banners OF
Instruction had already been raised I'm the South.
Education, no doubt, had much to do with it,. Had
would have been with them, but In
the providence OF God, was born and educated
elsewhere. we nad bloody struggle OF IOur years.
No Drawer men lived than you OF the South You
gave your lives and property for your cause but you
expected at the close OF war sub ugaton, that some
OF your men would be imprisoned and tried and
some executed; but not man has been tried for
treason. ] have In my possession letters from
numbers OF Southern soldiers, among them thirteen
Confederate Generals, thanking me for Kindness to
them while confined In my state during the war.
and one from Alexander II. stephens, who was re-
leased from Fort Warren and finally altogether
through my intervention stating that
HE OWED HIS LIFE TO NE.
When the last flag disappeared in the southern
sky forgot the struggle, and only wanted TO lift the
poor slaves into the position Of citizens and that
we should be a free country and all live
friends together again. No unkind FEELINGS
meant towards the men OF the South
when Congress passed the reconstruction measures.
l made thirty-two speeches and wrote numbers
OF letters to Southern men, begging them TO help TO
give rights TO coored men, form good state govern
ments and help TO restore the country. What was
the result Many, exasperated by following the
policy OF Andrew Johnson. took no part. A few
loyal men. whom call ..scalaMalra.N had nc