New-York tribune., 1872-06-04
THE REFORM RALLY.
Continued from Fifth Page.

mandate but a decided majority of the whole House
present answered back the stern reyocable command
| OF the people, that their servants must obey
the laws and administer them TO arrest and
in Philadelphia the experiment was made
two years ago 70 famlliarze with bayOnets Mt the
polls that the grand purpos. Of defying the
popular will II necessary might be consnmmaed our
| saw fles of armed marines marched to the election
grounds under the petense that disorder must De
pressed neither the municipal nor the state author
ite had been called upon TO maintain the public peace
There was not even the ordinary pretext Of political
Of Philadelphia The municipal and State authorities
were Of different political faith and could not have con
party II was merely an exhibition OF the m insoenee OI
election OF 1872 IN NewYork the experiment was also
made The spectacle was presented OF the nrst ey 81 ~
me Union holding general election under tne gedI mn NJ
less by the arrogance OF military commanders Inc pre-
text the assumption that the party in power meant
Granted that il was So IA the President whose election
may depend upon the result % Judge when elections arc
10 be practically taken possession OF Dy tne n.a 9 he
Can he that others mean TO commit fraud ana DO
tops bv violence when the continuance of his power Is To
be passed upon by the people When the civil laws are
thority end There be no divided authority
election day except IN the suppression @ & 4I aGal
Where military authority begins all civil authority ends
! commonder wellington has defined it, and Grant has
| demonstrated 1t beyond the possibility of dispute
| MILITARY ELECTIONS AT TIE SOUTH.
But the chief field for the military control OF eecohs
is the South and there the President and his unscru-
! pulous advisers turned their eyes with hopeful
longing for bayonet achievements at tho polls.
| The Southern States rebelled against us, but they
| fought us with heroism that made the whole
| civilized world respect them TO the inli meisTo m SURE
| that siDned they have suffered and they nave
| borne it more than manfuly. Their whole 1alr
! their MANNED and Scared are thick among them. Thou
sands Of millions OF wealth have passed from them Tor
ever and the slave Il now the political peer the snpe
rfo of tbp THROUGH
and treasure have passed the ordeal OF our national
| regeneration aud North aud South mourn as brethren
th errors OF the past confined wholly to section.
which made tho peaceful dedication OF continent to
But inclculable as was the sacrifice Of the material
interests Of the Souh by rebellion It has paed before
tbo vvttherino and hopeless desOlatlOn inflicted upon
those states by the rule Of adventnrers An aggregate
debt greater than the aggregate debt OF al me states Oi
the Union before the war mas neeh loa9ed UPON te
Southern states by the rule ofmbeee ana eharaceress
oppressed And their rule has been without
Even the tempest that the land Win uesructon
bnpderIots purify tho air we breathe, but the reign Of
! the carpetbaeger win stand out in onr history or
| degree OF its unmingled wrongs against mankind.
Whatever may have been necessary for the purposes OF
! six wears ago. there is nothing TO extenuate
| the maintenance of punderers IN ONCE by ar,
! btrarv Congress enactments enforced Dy the
| grmv Least OF ALL should tolerate tho continued
desolaton Of those States merely to make tnem @ onG
brethren speak not merely in obedience 10 inc die
taes OF conviction and of PATRIOTISM put nave Deeh % p
TAUGHT by the President who would now DfIhg IneIr
electoral votes military trophies into his ponuoa
The second soldier of rebellion of the first to
receive lucrative and responsible once at hs nah1s anu
aTotber-unberaded by fame, civilian without disne
i ANA Cnpfederate soldier without stars-was called
! ~ the Cabnet and scores Of lesser enemies IN
10 or % are trnsted onice-holders Of the Adminstra
tHor "iT sneak of them as accepted citizens
| OF common country, ana, uhnsT ouP r .gg JUS
Government needless wrong to the humblest OF them
no, Il a wrong TO the nation. An assault upon their
rights is assault the rights OF every efsn zen o
the Union and the overthrow of civil anthoIlty nere
and The violent control Of their elections III he choice OF
uotionaI ruler but the destruction OF cyli authority
and The subverson the popular will In every section
u 'D0 i''i''" WHAT WE BGr1rE TOR.
| Citizens OF New-York, the Of arms ia over; its
lingering relics which preserved in Government
are maintained by mean ambition, or meaner passion
We are battling for peace, for Liberty, for Law.
H Amnesty must be universal civil authority
must be supreme in NewYork, philadelphia, Charles
I'm the busy, progressive North, or In the
desolated Sunny South. or in the golden states
this wear in obedience To his convictons and the de
posm prostituted power will learn the lesson ior All
tme that here OF freemen expressed without
awlessness coercion IS the sovereign power OF the
nation WIN such great m m Issues majority Of The
people Of the Union, the pain OF uuA Is plin, a ~
1T DemocTts be Democrats il they will and let Repub
cans Republicans II they prefer but et patriots De
nariots above all Let save our threatened free IN
tuops before we decide questions OF the details OF
government Let first free government to our
Selves and 20 children and then we may struggle TOT
issues we respectively deem wisest In the administration
| EULOGY OF GREELEY.
The and the duties OF the hour point 10 tue can
ddate with unmstakabe distinetness. Horace Greeley
"a the embodiment OF the nations greatest need Ever
indenendent fearless, and honest and pursuing pro
fession of daily utterance, he has antagonzed warmly
and erred as moras ever do. But he has crowned his
calling with its greenest aures and humanity progress
and peace have enlisted his best efforts in one or our no
bles lives He ia wise enough 10 know that ITeses eeu
tbe highest STANDARD of statesmanship and that nc
personal government however pure ana ennSndehed
Iv
f.aemen He was brave enough to defend the
| rights OF the lOwly and oppressed, wneh POpuai
rreindice withsoOd his efforts like walls or adanah
| and ne was wise enough to labor eheciYey VIII
stumbng, besitating progress untll thc harvest %'
| ripened and could be gathered IN completeness Nnel
the passions OF civil intensified ny the mrler o
beloved ruler, were sweeping over our ulatlacSu oon
but one voice was heard above the storm calling fo
amnesty suffrage and peace. IL seemed ike hurnnE
the pebble at the thunderb0lt. .,.- A.. h,.. 81
In the frenzy Of sectional hate that even the best
men excused he was assaled and reyied for ms WORDS
OF truth and sOberness Tens OF thousands ceased 10 Ie
his daily counses TO bleeding and stricken people.
was the rich harvest OF fdemagogues Ihey cOu rue ~,
poWer upOu the tidawaye OF passion Wnen, IN tueS O
The consideration Of merit, they would DO fe1eeteI
with But the honest man ana laG-seeing @
sunervceabe yotary of power as the passions OF tht
day ruled I'm the Naw-York Legislature But the naoI
will gain law-abldlng pStrouc anu TIi Of is5s
II The Keystone will Join hands with the Empire 3Ilut
in this restoration Of land to peace Inc passeS
South will speak from the homes OF enlIanoniisoe it
sIoVes and masters for her safety and prosperity
II The column OF the East will be broken, as NV
England divides her states DetWeeair nso rSr tbS
mighty maiortes given in the name or peace IN leoo n
they renew tina demand for peace in 1872 ana IRON IN.
businesses OF the Rocky Mountains anu oie M firry vii
coast will come unbroken voice. whose Datt,eoty | -.
be peace for the living and setgOVernlenI IT, "a
the priceless legacy of successive ages 10 eo' "' u"
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