New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-04
TERMS, SIG 90 PER ANNUM.
WHOLE NUMBER 1856.

| voice OF the Democratic party stricken doWn
in the house of its friends, called for our care
| fI1I consideration, and the APPLICATION of such
remedies as are III our power. lie learned
| his political creed in the school OF jackson,
| Madison and jefferson. He never han seen
| the time when he desired to abandon II Tor
any heresy. as long as the Democratic party
was true to its principles and the people of
| the United States were true to the party.
| Applause.
1t only lost its power when that tendency
to Capitalization get the control. lie had
no doubt that if the party had not been
sold out and cloven down at the Baltimore
convention the Democratic party would
have surely triumphed in the approaching
contesz. Their prominent representatives
sold out the party to old White Hat and
C0at-tor, let me tell yon, that is all. there
is OF him. applause The speaker denied
that those delegates had, by right, trans
fecred him or his hearers to the Republican
party or TO Greeley. [Applause.]
We are here to see if we can't correct
that, transaction. We owe thanks to Dun
| can, Flanders and others who were present
at that scene and protested apainst the sale
and transfer then and there attempted. He
was Democrat: was born one, and wanted
always to be one, and if ne was the last re-
| naming member, he would wrap the old
flag around him and lay him down to die
therein. Cheers.
Mr.. Duncan moved that William NJ. Ter
ry, of Michigan, be appointed temporary
| secretary. Carried.
8Ir. Spaulding. of New York, presented a
sealed letter from CHARLES OCOnOr, and
| three rousing cheers which were repeated
for O,Conorl Spaulding handed it to the
| chairman.
o'CONoRs' LETTER.
New YORK, August 81 1872.
To the Democratic National Convention appointed
TO assemble at Louisville, September 3. 1872
| GENTLEMEN "A representative Demo
cracy must necessarily degenerate in prac-
tice and become at least intolerably mis-
| chievous if the dominion Of its official
corps is allowed to WELD with
out etfectual restraint those powers
| correctly denominated regal, by which,
| from the very beginning and in every
! cline, civil society almost invariably,
| hitherto, has been made the prey of it's
rulers. When founding our institutions
| the fathers were impressed with this belief,
and in order to curb the tendency of power
to aggrandize itself they introduced regula-
| tions of unexampled completely, Rejecting
| two fundamental bases of the pre-existing
system, they yet adopted the English policy
| Of checks and balances However useful it
may be in the land Of three estates-kings,
| lords and perience has shown
that this policy IS inadequate to the main
tenance of public order.
Where this absolute quality is recognized
with us it has proven exceedingly mischieT-
Ous; by its enormous multiplication of Off
ces alone it affords no permanently effect
uaI Irestraint upon the power toinquire how
such a restraint can be imposed In our
country politicians have responded by tie
virtue and intelligence Of the people, bat
this is a delusive hope. Laborious atten-
tion constant watchfulness and combined
action are necessary 10 practical results,
and are Il attainable without them. If otlr
| people were placed on q sterile soil their
perpetual nandt0-hand conflict for subsst-
| ence with niggard nature might qualify
| them for resistance to the official plum
| derer.
Their poverty would diminish his tempta-
| tiOn and inyigOrate their defense. But in q
great. prosperous country such popular
| guardianship can not be had and the only
| efficient protection against official misruEe
is in totally prohibit ng those powers which
can not be efectually regulated by law,
This fact was asserted in the public coun-
| ellis which gave biIth TO our constitution
| but its recognition was prevented by the
! want of prior human experience. Under a
| Just system of government history furnished
no precise parallels, and consequently that
| patriotism which saw and appreciated the
|
ments or maintain its argument by
| convincing illustrations. Failing to en-
| graft upon the written law the limitation
| deemed necessary, the Democratic fathers
| sought a practical establishment of them
by advocating a strict construction. This
doctrine was never thoroughly enforced by
any party, and it is now totally disre-
| garded. Hence eur present p itical con
| dition. Far reaching changes are needed
to obviate the evils, and it is only by such
/ changes that we can successfully inaugur-
ate the second stage in that grand social
reform which was initiated by the fathers
of free and enlightened people.
With capacities matured under the intiu
ence of experiment, we can now detect and
remedy these defects in their glorious
though unfinished work, which experience
has developed They laid the foundation
upon us is devolved the duty of completing
the superstructure. The enormous growtI
of official malversati0u il this city anC
| State, which was brought to light during
the last year, invited the good men Il
| action The discoveries made afforded al
opportunity Of stimulating the gen
eral mind TO persistent effort To-
reform. The opportunity was improved
and except so tar as disturbed By
the in0pDortune recurrence of pFesi
Dental canvass, the current OF popu
| lar sentiment has ever since moved steadily
in the right direction. The desire has beer
extensively entertained that this move
ment, originating IN the nations metroDO
lis, should be permitted to run Its natuTa
course, draw into harmony with itself tht
honest masses throughout our country, ant
thereby tend to the establishment OF eff
cient, self sustaining and permanent bar
riers against prevalent evils. Facts, how
I eve. warrant an apprehension that til
pending conflict for the control of fedora
power has broken IN upon the tendency 0
reform, and may completely reverse il
Government jntermeddling with thos
concerns Of society which under judiciou
laws might benefcently be left TO indiVidua
actionsis the only real evil actually deve
oped in our system. This eminence is az
signed to it because it is the fruitful paren
Of all others existing and because tn
measuress required to correct it are pre-
cisely those which would extirpate the III
restrained powers now so mischievousI
exercised by our officials. If, instead c
prohibiting or diminishing this viciOu
practice, our people should impart TO
new sanctions and greater vitality, Tetorr
must become impossible.
Now of this practice, above all other hJ
ing Americans, Greeley is the recognize
champion. No body of organized oppt
nents to it has ever existed in the countr
except the Democratic party. Yet oy tn
decree Of a convention assuming TO ftErf
sent that party Greeley has been gazette
as its standard bearer Opposition to tha
proceeding has, IL m7 mind, far deepe
source than mere attachment to party; tina
/, at least, am not .unduly influenced b
that sentiment, may appear by the meas
ures adopted against the recently detecte
municipal defa9lters. In organizing th
{ forces employed, equal opportunities fc
{ purging itself from completely were COZ
ceael n aaaL Of the great Dolitical DaTtie