The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-28
The French Arms Hero Leaps Across the Bloody
Chasm with the Greeley Banner.
VENTlLATlNG THE ST. DOMINGO AFFAIR.
Carl Reads Pleasonton's Bride Of
fering Letter to the Meeting.
Advice to Negroes and Ex-Soldiers Of
the Confederate Army.

There was grand meeting Of the conservatives
OF this GuiIfOrd, and the adjoining countless held
here this afternoon which was addressed by Sena-
tor Schurz. From fifteen hundred to two thousand
persons were present, and the meeting was held in
the grove where Secretary Boutwell, spoke to
few hundred negroes his speech OF 'boody-chasm
notoriety." There was so much uncertainty about
the arrival OF the great Mssourian that large num-
bers were deferred from coming great distances;
but what the crowd lacked in numbers
was amply made up in the deep attention with
which they listened in the great enthusiasm mani
tested and in the warm reception given to the dis
tinguished orator. committee OF citizens went
to Readsvie, twenty-five miles east of this place,
to meet the Senator and upon his arrival at the
depot band struck up a national air, the crowd
gave three cheers and he was triumphanty ushered
into the town. After dinner at the Benbow House
the Senator was conducted In an open carriage to
the grove, where the crowd were seated on benches
mprovsed for the occasion. He was introduced
by Colonel J. A. Gilmer in few appropriate re-
marks.
CARL sCHCRz's SPEECH.
Upon coming to the front OF the stage Senator
Schurz apOl0gzed for his inability to do justice to
the OCCASION owing to the extreme fatigue OF travel
for four successive days and nights. He said he
had to be guided entirely by the inspirations Of the
moment as there had not been time allowed him
to collect his scattered thoughts and he felt quite
feeble and nearly exhausted. Through all the years
OF his political life in this country he had belonged to
the antlsavery party and was devoted to the advo.
cacy Of Its principles, that all slavery might disap
pear from the land, and that all Americans, no
matter what race, color nationality, might
breathe the
FREE AIR TRUE LIBERTY.
These were his principles, and II he were not
fighting mar
was their fault not his, because that was his most
ardent desire. He stood here to-day arrayed
against the republican party, as 1t was now under
stood. A review Of the history of the abolition of
slavery the war and its results eliminating In the
emancipation of the negO race, then followed.
consequence Of the latter state under our
American institutions was the necessity OF
comforting upon the colored race the right OF suf-
frage and to secure this to them he advocated and
supported the Congressional acts Of reconstruction
in order that the negroes might be protected in the
exercise OF their civil and political rights. After
this was accomplished the eye OF the party had to
sweep
GREATER POLITICAL HORIZON,
and 1t then became our duty to give political rights
and privileges to every citizen OF the Unon to the
rebels and to the men who had bravely met us
In the field, but who had laid down their
arms in good faith then it that we planted che
nag of amnesty with the flag Of justice, and Horace
Greeley (cheers) was Its standard bearer. His
motto was, "Let every man be free, and let every
man vote for whom he pleases" The speaker then
briefly reviewed the history OF the old democratic
party, which had legislated to keep itself
in power for number of Presidential
terms, and succeeded in doing by corrup-
ton and fraud until there was great popular
revolution which took the power away from it,
So 1t now with the republican party, which, by
strict obedience and blind discipline, was now by
similar and even worse means, endeavoring to
fasten itself upon the country. With this view the
leaders had given universal suffrage to keep them
selves In power; but universal amnesty might en-
danger their position.
LAWS SUCH AS THE KU KLux
law and the bayOnet law were passed, and
great power was placed in the hands of the admin
istration which was now being used for the vllest
protected some, endangered the liberties Of
others, who were by far the greater portion OF
laws he understood there had been gross violations
of constitutional liberty. Here, he had been in
were being adopted by the administration to carry
the State elections. Deputy marshas had been
n a re eey n eeey an sna
transferred from the citizens to the deputy mar
shals. To be sure In the North
THIS TYRANNY. THIS DEspoTIsM.
was not felt but in the North the people knew that
the people OF the South were trammeed, and
while one political slave remained I'm the country
they were in danger and none really free.
The administration, with its long arm of federal
power, was reaching into the affairs Of the States to
an extent that had at first alarmed and then
aroused the people OF the North. The mails even
were not free from the communicating influences OF
this species OF despOtsm. Enclosed packages to
citizens had been broken open In the post offices
and in the mail cars and republican documents
irsnchsement of the colored race and the corrnpt
manner In which their votes had been controlled
by the carpet-baggers.
THE ROBBERY AND PLUMBER OF THE SOUTHERN
STATES;
and he charged the republican party with the
ruption For, said he, the carpct-baggers
were the representatives OF the republican party
and they were countenanced and encouraged
by the republicans In Congress and by the re-
publican administration at Washington Was IL
any wonder the southern people did not hurrah
stripped them Of everything they had In this way
the republican party was today, by It's deputy mar
shals, controlling the elections In the South and
Its power was at this time uphoding the
MOST ArRocIous SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
that ever cursed people nee In name only. 1t
the populace which had eliminated In the Cincn-
natl movement history OF the liberal movement
In Missouri was then mnutely detailed, and follow
ing this a review OF the liberal movement that
began at Cincinnati, winding up with a concise
statement OF the grand work 1t had accomplished
namely, that the nation as well as the States, was
about to be freed from the degrading and democrat
izng influences OF fraud and corruption. He main
THE CINCINNATI BANNER
was the banner OF the true republican party and
under tnat banner the people now marched for
ward whether they were called sOreheads rcb-
els. Referring to the speech Of Secretary Boutwell,
he quoted the remarks OF that gentleman, "You
need emigration" He saw In coming through the
State great many empty places, and he agreed
they needed emigration; but he refuted the Secre-
tary's charge that the democratic party did not
want emigration. TO cause emigration induce
mcnts must he offered the emgrant, but oppres-
sve taxation, which had been created ny the plum
dering carpetbaggers, was not the kind OF
inducement. The emgrant would need education,
and for this means were also needed but he could
not see that the people
WHO STOLE THE SCHOOL FUND
werc either the friends of emigration ar education
daughter and cheersl- and the carpet-bag friends
OF Mr.. Boutwell, In this state had done tha Social
disorders had disappeared, and, under the banner
OF free republicanism. the hands OF the North aud