Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-25
A Plain Talk with the p, ople.
SENATOR WILSON'S SPEECH II Nkw YORK.

The following is an abstract of the speech OF
ecnator Wilson Of Massachusetts. at the gres
York, where the wealth and intelligence Of the
metropolis united in endorsing the admini,tra.
ton Of President Grant:
+ thank you. fellow citizens of New York
/ for the Kind greeting, snd have a favor 10 ask
uf YOU. and trust YOU will unanimously grant
( IL. | have a few plsin word. to say to YOU to-
night, have but little time 10 utter them in
! and ask YOU 10 give neither applause nor
disapprohsiiou. and listen To- the few words I
have TO ~ay. am Republican from con, iction
and by dc>irr. | care more for the Repuhli.
csW party Of the United States than 10 for the
interests, aspiration, OF ambitions Of any thou
sand mon IN America. lApplauscl iabore,i
& from the year 1898 to the wear l~56. twenty
: ysass 10 bs,ax into icing srrai, ps,rioti,
literiy-a u, Ing organization that should make
{ the republic Of the United States fire., land
/ applause; AMI q oiee ''gpod"l ii YEAR. ago a
publican rnrTy was brought into being IN
III prsvcr-, lahpr~ and nohl~st aspiration. nf
Z tn best oTtion Of our country. tApplaus- }
I ! believe Il was bruugh; into being TO meet The
need ~ an endangered country and TO carry
cut in America the Providence Of the Almighty
Cod Applause and erie. OF "t,o,-i''}: and 80
believing. from thr time It GRATED TO this
! hour have never consciously uttered a word
or performed an act Ia drive man out Of il.
. ranks. and berc tonight. whoever ma, leave
u. he viii leave u against INV wi,hc. and
against INV prntes'a'ion.. anI would on nv
knee. u could ID u. ask him TO pause 10
come bark and stand with u.-dght the battle
OF This year and 70 on with u, in the triumphs
Of N" fn,urc. tApplau~e.) | am not herr 10
tel You That the Republican party i a perfect
organization. II ha, in Il. ranks thru and A
bali millions Of men. Il has great masses Of the
pohcst, purv-; snl bet portion Of our cnun
'rtmcn Ii ha, some men. ~ course. who arc
not all they should h~. and we know it, But
gentlemen. | would not disrupt II, because IL i.
not perfect. | would hghi on work on toll on
pray on. aud make It t-citer If | could sud MAKE
worthy it, great history and what | think i.
IL great destiny in year. TO come. tAp-
iiau-c.l tDd. Gentlemen. | would "A. soon so
home ami dishand the little church In the town
who're i've. of whlch nv wifi wa- a mrmb..r
anal an worthy onr. because some Christian
minister proved false to hi, God. or some poor
moria! didn't live Gp 10 the professions h. hal
made. H.ntlcm"n, | sp~ak TO YOU tonight
from the drepc-t con,i.tion., from my soul.
and | ak you Who ha,r .tn,- with tho R.,-
publican party. YOU u h. voted for that grvaf-.t
charactsr Of our country. Abraham Lincoln
tsrrai apI lag.c b. YOU "a no held up his hand.
~ho stood hH him. who wAaicd through blood
irs four Far- "a maintain YOUR country AMI
rinanstpaic = race. you " no rrpuiiafra An
drew Johnson AMI his TREASON and could no, he
bought by The patronage Of the Goscrnmc nj.
iapIlau-~t ~ AK YOU who reelected .bra-
letter. up A. late A. the second day of >etienl.
lcF n that war. wishing TO gri him out and
have ncv candidate hcvAuss h. could not j.
el-cted-tou " DO stood by htn-l ak you who
voted fsr the great soldier tn iSs~ tatplaus~)
i ak sou who oArried YOUR country the
cause 81 hh~rty. Jusisre. humanity. ,hrl.iian
~alN alton Ia Iour hrArt.-I AZ YOU. one and
al. to stand irs~,hcr YOU who have started
flr a new departure. como hack come bAcA
cur ganss .Aa.! 10 uIcncd to YOU. | Will Ald
tuu work and We vii win another grr.i
Ni-t"rt. and Ne VIII F"ioioe i"gFt her ia tho
riumphs 81 "NF cAI,r. Appliance ttrntlc-
mn. Ner" "as meeting herr ihc other night.
] - not isrbIsose 10 sAv anyihng uukind Of the
m~n engaged Ia It. | d. NJ; r,tn~ here to
iu!Air iE+E example. to u;ier rrproarbful
S1Fi. u Did cumrah,. ~ utter word. u con
~ mnsii'n q party with u hi,h have abl.I
sui " hp-r t4~4sarc. | have .u.Aiacd. INT
: ui4'nrn. J want tn notice Kindly f,w n
i1gsr r~mark- W ar told a. a rrAsen ~ ~
That 'pnFcRt4ou j. rslisd ~ Cincinnati that 10
publican i-srty j. uad, The control II afire.
D li'rs CIR 81 lVi, Gentleman a lagty u
Arr And half U.!l.oa- II nm .tr4ng ul.u.
tnI'i- ul!eu; ma. c. airu.l-,! by f.N fhoa..nd
3 gsarlN of4cc-h sld~r. My gentlemen ,ou
a"f never ssw = N pn~ NJ .!rr, W. wer. BIN
D. n q ,acr-ho.1rT- wcrv less imYuI~ui IN the
ma=A~t a. ihtr Ar nov. ant WHY Why
'eu'lrmrn. a. ~ "a u c-h..I~r i. 70 L. .
T. s-4r To- ofior. Of th!s country hanis ftar
. l'N'At aud f~.I~ctsiitr LIVING to nln~te~u-
u ru'N tEs 20 tlr ia'u boxing sa!rr. lg.k =,
ttFH = NJ a@foft-- e. law AMI
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.As~i g. aH thee graf lasAns nv -a-siav. "
y i.ra ia.rui sa4 sAErStirg Gao enI th-sr true
. q Ht- J. 8. tlrss iasa tAese u4rT-halt. tA..r
=. nanirs. fhes- butalrr. 4 raLwat. and
tsifsras -. auI gisnfsr- u tn gr,ai ll!a.tEts.
= H-s Dl4f . = tlese gura auI sr~af LAWYER.
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a. a .essss'. euE'eution lisl.ai.Ft -
s,ef s.a nav thss aEa, va IA al-.li \
alrlisr ssi "a. marh I ~ .sY. that to-
Ns-.sasl 'ufsniiE LAT = "a Es-et "a. year
q ~. a.. -. ksts frurg q d DIR.
90 rwFr msflArr. q 1st.r~.. thAn ant Tat
tatf laFt i4T tGlTfy var. q tn rArfv in f-gw.
g. . - = $3.50 f-.ad ss- tass tai- soAae
at.e ~ sl.i-r o.
49, e. 80, .-ctt,n - or country ah-rs
th q. httl. .n the shape ~ ros-rnm~s,
iltrSaAEs. 81 500 a 100 Ind the h.tubIi-
raH pArtF 4@1el %al s4IE.trtlug the
measure. - Ia Adm uislrAtlou and
. ulu.t uuartnuu- flr Ire.ldef Grant
60 10 "fh-r s-cf .0ns. Look ~ Ne. \ ors
4" here Yua have great patronage And ,on
uaNv di-.easl5Ys and division. | tell you
i on r-hp.tlug. oric---e-AlnZ. petty
ambition. that are Disturbing the .uIts OF
a., Republican parry ari threaten di.a.,er
'Appiau>~. Bat. gentlemen. the great
IdeA. Of the policy sni the principles Of
tnr party 80 stronger then the party Itself
.alitlA4-e aud tuu kuoN I: ami kuo~ K.
w were told another h!ug -; the m-etiug
Of Watch have spoken. Sorry Wa. that
Sf TTumbuli made such 4 declaration
Nj. Iumbuil j. au old friend OF mine;
| have honOrcd and respected him.
and do not want TO >ay one uuAlud
Word of him, but | must saw thar lie
made a speech here which every man in
the country who read il. and /, = fair
minded man. Instantly pronounced 4 DIS
lngenauU, ,prcch. applause lie tell Us
w. have Kept disabilities nii men Ia the
south. Well. gentlemen. stood up in the
ecuair Keep. caucus and voted against
putting those provision, IN the ilh amend
ln"ni- (Applause.) | did not believe it was
politically wise 70 ~ It. and have been
tor years In favor Of letting everybody on
aud any man who behaves hin self a.
patriotic and respectable man. and AK, 70
have his disabilities removed, | will vote
vote for removing the disabi tiles of John
/ [. Breckenridge, for ever since the war has
closed he has behaved himself like "a fair
minded American citizen and | honor him
for il. (Applau.e.) Mr.. Trumbull told u.
that Que sci OF men In the South were Kept
olt OF Office and another kept in Now.
! gentlemen. they have got nearly twenty
rebel Colonies aud Generals and men v ho
served ia the rebel armies whose disa1ili-
1 ties were removed by Us. nominated 10
4 office and they we're elected, and General
! Grant in his message recommended the
/ removal oi their disabilities to the House
/ OF Representatives. and the House By al
| most unanimous vote decided TO remove
| them.-lt came to the Senate and Mr..
| Sumner proposed 10 put In the bill a pro-
| vision of civil rights. 20 that when we had
1 rrpoyed the disabilities and gave an am
| ne-ty 10 the oId slave masters We should
| give protection 10 the poor freedmen. and
! | voted for IL and Others did so, and II WAS
| put In the bill and when il was in il the
] hill lost hr ia of ~ a