The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-30
ernment Is to be vindicated, and the Federal

Government restored to its prestine purity;
and the newly-coined phrase g local aelf.goy-
ernment" means nothing more TIM, the old
fashioned States rights.
The doctrine Of centraization was even
more dangerous than that Of secession. Each
involves a destruction OF the Union. En-
dorsement OF tue Administration in Noveln-
Der is another step towards the establish
meat of despotism at Washington. He
closed by an eloquent appeal to the people
to prevent by their sutfrages such an en-
dorsement after which ne introduced
GENERAL sCHUHz
Us one of the great apostles of the new move
ment for liberty and honest government.
Governor Walkers was speech of great
ability. He was loudly applauded.
SENATOR sCuuRZ
was conducted to the front by Captain }. c.
Mills, who c,llogiZcd him in high terms.
The General commenced hy saying that hc
did not propose to amusc his audience by
rhetoric addressed to the Imagination. He
wished to make plain argument. intended
to convince the honest inquirer after political
truth. His auditors were requested to i'm
asine, if they could, that they never
belonged TO 4 political party. Viewing
the political situation from this standpoint
he thought all must know that from the
close of the war to this time the most de-
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ton between the people lately engaged in
deadly conflict. TO this end the first thing
necessary WAS constitutional provision en-
bodying the results of The war, and guarding
against redCtionary movements. In the next
place it was desirable to show to the fullest
extent the bencticcrcc Of ,t General Govern
ment. Whatever is imposed by the dic!ltion
OF that Government cannot stand i'll he long
run save by the operation OF local seli-govcrn-
men,. 1t was Of the first importance, Il cr.-
fore, that the southern people should be nmde
lo feel rs little as possible the sting of de-
feat. and made to work with the victorS III
developing the new order Of things, or, "a
the phrnsn is 10 accept the situation. There
should lave been amnesty, removal Of all
political disabilities. and all such dcmons;rl-
| tionS as would make the South feel that the
northern people WIRE not Gml;. uonqucrnr>
but fricl;tts. Thirdly. The constitutional
restraints, disrcgarded during the war from
should be rcc>tabli>hlcd. Fourthy. Good.
honest governments should be rCr.tabiiShctl
throughout the country.
THIEVES SHOULD he DRIVEN OFT
| Of the temple whenever they showed their
faces, and higher moral spirit infused into
| our whole political life. These things done
| the great results of our great revolution
would bc firmly and irlcyoc.hlv secured
| the Federal Goyr:nnsni would resume il,
| legitimate and bcncirCrl sway, and the re-
united nation would march forward Will
| confidence to common glorious destiny
| The speaker had hoped that these results
would have been accomplished by the Re-
publican party, to which he was warmly at.
| tlchcd, and to which the hCst service OF hi:
life had been given, Such had been tho
nature OF !hr>c services that none wouC
hardly question his right to call himself Z
| Republican III III" best scnSc uf the Wu{d
Had the course hc marked out been IulJEwc,
it would have had powerful anlIsalutar,
effect upon the southern heart. yhe Rcpul
lican party had great opportuYitics-duti
appealing to the uo'lcst ambition Of the hll
man hcart-but it had lifoXd Inefficient il
the hour Of its higbcsY prosperity AM
promise. 1t saved the Union; it freed tn
slave; it cntnnchised II race long in bond
age; but it was incapRblc of solving the grcr
problem of reconciliation. aud had not mad
the southern people, satisfied with the nes
order of things.
General Sthtirz y Hhen reviewed at length tn
| history Of the Libel lul Republican movcmcn
amdShoWcd the ne3 3.c:sily for its organization
Not until
TIE cINd1ys.r, .n.rnHN.
had assumed forEuilahlc rropcrtionS. IN
then WHEN IL could 10 longer he ref Use
with impunity, Iid the Republican part
pass al act OF amnesty, and thrn they gay
only such Il med sire Of if rs they could %
OIL WIN. ADD {c>ty, he repeated. was til
first great victtrv Of the Cincinnati nov
mcnt. lie thta, shuwr,l that the policy I
| r." i,CiT;fT'icSstnf party had been the rcvcrs
If what might have been expected. ri
party had, IN national capacity, S,tstaine
the governments, Of robbery in the South b
patronage, aud haA been themselves allies al
ahcttors SO tarffrom having restored col
stitutloml government. the Constitution wa
never more SEVERELY dealt with than in I'll
last four or fly4 vcars. lie spoke not {
| the constllnllonas amendment, but of I'll
abuses of power e,v the Federal Goycrnmei
| in all its branche4. The President had take
the war power finto his own bands; give
orders to the Se3rctary of the Navy to sustai
| by force OF sho4 and shell foreign Govern
ihent III il real Xestate speculation member
of the Republican party who opposed hi
were denotncea rs traitors to the party.
is the theory OF Rhe President that laws al
very well FOR the& governed, but should NJ
aliect the goVernqrS. Tic Secretary of I'll
Treasury MlvingS to negotiate loal
was authorized toy nav 30 much. He know
ing the law, &ys more without an
compunction, andA Congress saws it make
no dlllerelacp II heXdid disregard the law,