Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-06-01
ALLY GAZETTE.
auMNgR ON oRAnTloaa.
Al importans witness.

A important witness.
rA.,,,. Ssnass Aas bess the leading
s.,;oo Of tho Radical party for many ysars--
-.;,ht and influence has always bvrns down
...ls 70 tho side on which it was thrown.
4. Pdd.v asssrssoa Mr.. Samnss took the door
-. q. 8. Ssaats end spoks lsr four hour'. not
.,.,.pdi,r tAs 0saass was % close upon the
=. sor iss sajournns.t Ht speech 10 re-
~ =. one Il tAs most signiaoaat and import
|. :, ths Radical prsss that has been delivered
.;ns ths session, and they vent 70 ths snosmess
,,s,, Of tsIsgrsphins it almost entire for their
Ian tbb morning.
n. s..usr strikes some terrible blows ct Tie
an;o,,trstiou, and from the publiaAsd report Of
I. ,,..ch ~ copy ths following important tssti-
nav against 0rantism:
rasslpYNrIAL PIETE NsI oNs
~. vhst meat doth this our Cesar, feed"
~. .houId assume 70 much. No honor for
~, in war can Justly disobsdience to the
os.t;tution. and to Law. Nor can it AFFORD the
~ spoloey ior any psrsoual immunity. Privi-
~ az liceuss in the YrssidsntiL oaacs.
Srs,idsut must turn into . King before It can
1. said Of him that hs can do no wroeg. He is
saoons,bis always. A. President he - the
orsmost servant OF the law. bound T. obey its
E;shtsst mandate. A the elect Of the people
= cwes, not only the example Of willing obedi.
I'M. but also Of aislity snd industry in the
S,aahsree Of his conspicuous ONCE, with an ab-
6oIute abnsgstion Of all sslf. seeking nothing
|for sslf, but all for country.
And now, - We regard the career cf this can.
didats, " 6nd to our amassnsnt, how little ii
sccords with this simple rsquirsment. Bring It
md
Constitusiou and law d,srsgardsd. but the Presi.
Dental ONCE itself 10 treated ~ little more than
plavthing and psrquisits: when not the former
thea The lattsr Here the details are ample.
showing how. from the begauins, this exalted
trust has dropped to be . psrsousl indulgence.
whars palace cars fast horses, and seaside loiter-
inss figure m,rs than dnties how personal aims
and objscts have been moro prominent than the
public interest: how the Presidential oftice has
been used to advance his own family On Q scale
Of pspotism dwarfng everything OF the kind IN
our history, and hardly equallsd In the corrupt
sovsnmsnt where this abuse has most prevailed
how in the same spirit ONCE has been conferred
upon those from whom he had received Rlfta ol
bsus6ts. thus making the country repay his per-
sonal obligations hsw personal devotion to him
sslt rather than public or partysserviea has beer
msls tho standard Of favor; how the vast sp
pointing power, conferred by the Constitution to
The general welfare, has been employed at hi
will to promote his schemes, to reward his friend
10 punish nis opponents, and TO advance hi
slsctioa to . second term how oil these assump
tons have matarsd in personal governmen'
ssai-mllitary in character and breathing tn
military spirit, being species OF CosArism o'
psnsnslism abhorrsnt to republican institutions
wAsrs sobssrvisnes 70 the President il the 81
prsms NV.
DUTY OF TIE IsPUBLIoAN PARTY.
HArs I stop and now the question OF duty
prsssntsd 10 the Republican party. like tn,
word. It is ct the mandate of duty that We mu
set. Do tie Presidential prstensions merit Il
saastoa Of ths party2 Can Republicans, witho,
departing from all obligations. whether of part
oe patriotism, recognise our ambitious Cesar as
responsibility Of his prolonged empire
put these questions solsmniy - member
The Republican party with all tho earnestness
. life devoted to the triumph Of this party, b.
which served always with the conviction that
gave up nothing that was meant for country
mankind With me the party was country q
mankind. bat with the adoption Of all thsss Pre-
eAaraetsF and drops frea it sphsrs.
II erssd osasss - b rspueiieaaism and
eeass 0rantia0: II 0sobsn osaes 70 b Rspub
cans and hseons GRANT nss. Il u NO leugsr
political party. but . psssoaal PATTY. For myss
~ openly. an 20 AAa's Raa. nor do I bslo'
~ any PsrscnSl pisty.
took ~ 1oor and aid It wss his purpose TO d
ssas the report Of the Frsnch arns eonMittse.
No one could doubt the proprss&y Of this. T
psfsonal animAdvessions In this report were q
pNcsdsntsd. amounting almost = holding b
atot eecountabls for words spsken In debate.
said that while he would not cali the report OF
committee whits-washinx report, tbs facts
~. T.: e.ss wsss sno.hesed up ey paint. Ihs 70 B,
such fSpost Was % uuhsalthy that 1t Wo
y tmPosaibls sae ~ republic 10 hive long in II
III. 3. then weat into . review OF the cir:u
stances attsading tAs salss o3 arDa.