The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

EXTRACTS ERoM MS NEw HAVEN sPEEcH,
JULY llTH.

Now, so far as two great conventions
would like to call your attention for one
moment 10 the contrast between them
There has been a convention Assem- Died at
Philadelphia: the great Republican party
was represented in that convention. tGreat
applause aud Kisses This is all right. ]
am rejoiced to see that any man ree.@snises
there is a Republican party left. 5houts
and laughter.l The great Republic;,n party
at Philadelphia Were appealed To hy the
most distinguished Republicans from all
States of the nation-men who had gone
into the very mine of conflict, and had
worked that party into life and Vigur-the
men who had confronted the hostile ele-
ments in slave States, and had made that
party name and a purpose and a potential
ity-the men who had gone into the Senate
and had given it dignity, character and pnr-
pose, and everything of that kind. They
were appealed to in behalf of that party in
behalf of these men, in behalf OF the very
stamina and soul and integral portion of the
party, to give it, tor Gods sake, represent
tation that could command the united sup
port OF the whole party. What did they do
at Philadelphia? Why, gentlemen, / saw
delegate going back from Oregon said he
There was no more chance to give You
voice there than there was to whistle against
the whirlwind." Laughter.l | saw gen
tleman that was representative from Mis-
souri,. who know went on there protesting
sing vote. III 9se~back. Said he: Il bad
not the remoteSs chance of having my voice
heard ISaW a gentleman from kentucky
in the same line and with the same views,
and he told me exactly the same thing; an d
instead OF listening to all the depreciation
of those who had organized this military
supremacy that has risen over the party,
that was making everything subServient to
its own interest. that was ruling everything
in its own line, that was making personal
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on earth. Applause. Instead of listen
ing.tO that, what did they do? Why, they
went to work, and with the subserviency of
the most arrant tools that God ever saw,
they nominated Mr.. Grant Shouts Of
Good, good" and misses, and that's right y
1t may be right, my friends; it might have
been right, but tell you it is not right for
the nation, however it may be for the place
holders of that party. 1t may be right for
the gentlemen who hold offices under him
[good,l but it is not right for the people; it
may be right for the men who run in the
military ring, and who have their profit
there, but the greas mass of the people who
believe in equal freedom, who do not be-
lieve in carpet-bag governments at the
south, Applause, and who do not believe in
unequal administration of the laws, who do
not believe in military supremacy in the
South in any shape or form. will never say
that it is right. Now ask you to turn to
that other great demonstration of popular
sentiment. to that convention which assem-
bled two days ago. [Great applause Now
what l ask, gentlemen, what did you see at
Baltimore? A voice; "a tuneral."l You
saw great party arrayed in its might, "a
party that might have contested, and con-
tested perhaps successfully, the control of
this nation. You saw that party going for
ward and celebrating. Gentlemen, whilst
We are distinct and separate organization,
whilst we DO not refuse to recognize those
binding ties that have kept us together
through years OF trial, yet we believe this
TO be an occasion in which the safety of this
nation is imperilled; we believe it to be an
occasion on which the safety of this nation
rises higher and above party considerations.
Therefore, and although we do not in our
own hearts approve in all respects the gem
tlemen who may be nominated. yet it is
question of saving the nation and not of
electiug anybody. We have, therefore,
come to the unanimous conclusion, as they
did at Baltimore, that we win recommend
to those who have heretofore adhered TO
the Democratic party, that they east their
suffrage for those gentlemen who have been
nominated at Cincinnati, believing them to
be honest, true and brave. Now, my fell
low citizens, | am not going TO make you
much of a speech te-niA hit; but L am going
to say one or two things that | want you TO
bear in mi, d. ["Go on"
Ii has been the custom and habit, that
when any of the gentlemen who may have
been antagonistic 20 us, and to some of the
gentlemen who have been in the Liberal
Republican movement. to say that they had
no confidence in that great chief who had
been nominated at Cincinnati; that they
were willing to recognize him as their
leader; that perhaps they were willing to
vote for him as President; but all the time
qualifying it with doubts, with questions,
with Interrogation, with arched eyebrows
and large mouths. L want to say to you
that | do not belong to that class; | believe
him to be a great and a grand statesman.
| [Applause.l L believe he has the largest
head i'll America, Applause. Now, my
fellow citizens, have some opportunity of
understanding this question. | have been,
as far as Greeley is concerned. In conflict
with him on large and vital questions. l
have known him for long years and have
| been IN relations with him through the
press. | say to you frankly, with the honest
| experience of an antagonistic journalist, /
| believe he is the ableSt man to-day in Amer
| lea. have differed with him in great, and.
as | believe. in fundamental questions; L
| have differed with him on great and grave
questions, with him in the public press; L
| have antagoniZed and L have opposed him,
and may, perhaps, occasionally have ridi-
culed him, but | am frank to say that of all
| the men who assume~Lhe opposing side,
| there was. as he represented that question,
| no man that undertook TO say he was ridlc-
ulOus or cautious. He took the plume from
| them all, and these men to-day who are as
sailing him were the Vipers who were
| praising him to the skies as their chief, their
| leader. Now, say TO you in perfect frank
ness, that if Greeley had been nominated as
| President of the United States on the dis
| tinctive issues of what are termed prOtec-
ton, should never have sustained him !;
but when he had been nominated on the
| recognized grounds of his craftsmanship,
| his patriotism, his pure AID nnsuIlled homes
| ty, and all the perYersities OF politics, then
| am ready to accept him as my chief, and
to say that will go to the last ditch with
Greeley
Now, fellow citizens, let me say to you
| that in these few mpromptu remarks have
made this evening. / have only dared to
assure you OF my hearty cooperation and
| sympathy with this great cause; but want
to say. too, this, and give you the word OF
a man who is Lot often mistaken, tell you
that there is coming from the great West a
grand swell of popular enthusiasm. you here
| in New England little dream of. II Is 60
/ ing to sweep this country from one end TO
/ the other in a manner that will make the
hair stand straight on some of your heads.
| | tell you that in the great States of the
| West where the power of this nation lies,
| and where its eventual control is going TO
! De, you will find that they will come up en-
masse for this ticket 4Ou will find tn 1t
! Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa, and Illinois,
| Kentucky and Tennessee, are coming up in
solid phalanx and casting their votes. You
will find that the State of Missouri, which
! gave 10000 for the Liberal Republican ticket
| in 1870, will give in 1872 not less than l00,-
600 majority. Hon will find that the state
of Illinois will be carried by 10000 majority
| You will find that all these great States are
coming up and are going to supplement the
votes that are cast in the Eastern States
and while l am no prophet whilst do not
pretend to be prophet, yet | can frankly
say to you, in my judgment L shall not bt
| surprised if Gen. Grant does not carry thret
States in the nation. Applause.
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