Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-30
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tieaItNt tStt-ttrfHtte CobeSsioIi w tI.C
minds ot llu committee and Of the
people, SD that neither i:is reception
from the Lex. & -. l.. depot nor ia,
attendance m the court house were
Nv ANY means such as the warm nd
mir"fiUn Of the people oi this county
for his character and talents would
hGvc prompted them 10 extend. ha!
his arriv'.! been longer or more deli
ni!cly loOk cd fnr. Bat asitua there
was nothing FOR either speaker or
people to feel chagrir over. licca'ne
among Us, il Is tue, unhrra!'irt ~
nay noisy parnd" "fcannon and music
Of wayi:!" banners and long prurcs-
-.nna If c~!tiz"n-: but he encountered
+ What Wa, i."rc @:.t2.t:! ~ = ti:ho
ik,. Ia, lii' ,mhT3crs of OLD. gray
needed U!ciI. iiv most respectable ami
smhs:u!:.A! in the community, wh"
afaw;!,a agu::::t !i;ri ::!,! Will tears
n :!.c;r c,r~, IEi..kr,! l.im fer t::r no
Die Wor> iu had done for TIC cause
q t@p.ri. free and honest %oE"rnm"ni
IN This land, nnl encouraged him Ia
N"rl ~, tie good %.;."'it.
: ti.uu his arrival. cen. Schultz 70
. paired 10 Tie City Hotel, wl,cr" lie
received Ill >,ci, II. saw fit to call for
a cuuri,. OF hours. he i free and an
ri'"i.,i III manner. an,s entirely frank
il his statements regarding the stu
alton. Til" vos:rt house. the place
selected for the speaking, wa coi,-
~ri,;c!y flied hy the appointed hour.
taii-:i&st O::r n'clcr.;. Seats TO TIE
left of il.c speakers stand had been
reserved for Il" ladies, who came
o.it in itir numbers 10 lcn! the ~ra Z
Of their presence t" - interesting
Representatives 81 the sex in LcXing-
ton most distinguished for vii,
beatty and talents.
Our venerable frllnw-ciiikrn.
Judge Ky land. was assigned the duty
Of INTRODUCING" iilc distinguished ora
tor o thr audience. which he did i'll
4 few well chosen words, abiding &C.
!iciiuu>lr 10 hi, Scrvicr, in behalf Of
human rights in the eastern hcmis-
pl,rr", and culo"lzing his patriotic
aud manly course since his arrival
upon our shores. Gen. ScllurZ arose
i'll the midst Of much and Hearty a!,-
plausc. and very quietly and calmly
commenced what WAS pronounced nj
its conclusion. ly all who heard it, to
.oc unn OF IL" finest, il not the finest
political speech cyrr delivered in
Lexington. There were men there
who had heard Clay, Webster, CAL
anun, Benton and Others, who Hour
ishr,i i'll III" golden age Of American
'ora:"iy, bat they were compelled to
say 'tila: there was about this man,
;li.. Which raised him &C Il level
~t"trsiIic,l. No mere plrGrl.raSc
could do Justice 10 the speech. IL
>.ou.l be heard or read rs u whole to
Ge properly appreciated. Tor i'll its
completeness it would be admired
is ame-e work o: art aside from the
Ai4l and noble thoughts in which ii
aboun,icd.
1!n Senator commenced by allud-
ing to Lis former connection with the
HrpuO;it an party aud the main
cau,r. which induced him to abandon
that party in the hour Of victory
when i:r cO"lu by tiattcrins and aid
Ing the schemes Of the .ihlyini>tra-
lion have r2nprd !. rich harvest of
riches and official homnvs. lie then
prurccdcd 10 ar!aign the Republican
party for i;a' failure 10 pac!Iy the
country a:t'r the War, and showed
that instead Of iaborin. for the r-stor-
alton Of harmony and prosperity in
the dc.oiair,t states Of tl:r Sou,i,, its
policy has been 10 Cypress ard de-
grad" an unfortunate people by
The Mo.t corrupt system of govern
mrIt the wuilh ever saw. lie laid ii
: down Il. a truth ~iaught-hy all history
that tie period OF civil war is the
most dangerous in the life vi any ia
ton. l!e produced examples to
prove trn,n history that no civil war
ever left the institutions and libcr-
ties 81 n republic unimpnrcd, and
that the sooarr the people were
taught to resume tlse:r old peaceful
ideas and modes ~; life the better il
would hc GOV the cuuutry 1T large
anI its institutions.
Senator Schuf2' finest effort was
his touching and nos eloquent re-
marks concerning the cOnfcdcratcS
aud their prr-cnl noble position be-
fore the Wuril. What more, said lie.
can we expect OF Hi, lGavc people:
There they stand. loyal and earnest
supporters OF the government. L..
omc hand they hold the Cincinnati
platform, wiicii contains AL the
guarantees THAT could b. asked of
any people. In the other hand they
support the flag OF our common
country. To snow their sincerity
they arc willin. To take as their
president their lifelong opponent,
Horace Greeley. What other guar
%untccs ar they give! Tho orator
closed u two hours speech with Il
grand and soni-s,irring appeal to the
ncopir not IL give up the fight, al
though there We're discourascmcnis.
but to rally 10 q mar under the ban
'ncr of Greeley and Brown, which
banner represented peace and pros
pcrity among the people, aud honest,
just government tor the whole couu-
try.
! Our people are glad that Carl
Sci.urz came among them. Their all
miratiom oil his genius and their re-
spect for patriotism and integrity have
been alike increased by his visit.
And he may rest confident, that The
people ia whose behalf he Is laboriu.
arc not unmiudful Of kindness done
! them, and when il comes their tur,,
his claims upon their gratitude will