New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-09
REFORM IN NEW-JERSEY.
sprpcT OF SENATOR STOCKTON AT RED
Oi N BANK.

SPEECH OF SENATOR STOCkloN Al "ND
oi H BANK.
..o..,, ,,,rrv OF pEMoCRATs-AcCEPT-
al" -, 90 rur RESULTS OF THE WAR-BAf-
AND ,r Or, IN THE SOUTH DEPRECATED
ONSI OF THE LIBERAL MOVEMENT.
. M ;horoI Republicans and Democrats OF
xod RANT N. j. raised Greeley ana Brown banner On
atAax ssternoon and in the evening about lSOo per
aops assembled IN front Of the GLOBE hO'ei 10 Isou
ad.sss from Senator John p. Stockton ana hiram Il
49, Among those present were the Hon. william
NJ uendrickson the Hon. A. A. Reckless Johh T.
schroeder Michael Taylor, and Joseph Chids' JAMES
Broadmcadow presided and maze short'speech' seha-
tor Stockton was then introduced and received WIN
cheers. He said;
SENATOR sToCKToN's SPEECH.
FEIIowC1TzENs: This is the first time In New-Jersey
and the second time that ever raised my voice IN
1oI,,tcaI meeting when did not say "felowD Demo
Gratis" but the time has come when ali men VINO Io'o
their country are brethren. The Democracy OF NOV"
Iersey by an almost unanimous vote IN thelr Oouin
assembled at Trenton sent Inc TO Baltimore 10 holina
a Democrat for the high Office Of President OF the oneu
states. went 70 Baltimore, and when the Noto was
lion in that body 1 did not vote for Horace
creelev l voted for Od-fashOned Oeno-
ocrat MT Bayard and one-half OF the NeW-JerseJ 3eo
Katon stood by me. and voted 10 the end lor MI
Bayard There must have been some wise re'Soi anu
patrotic motive why that great Democratic Assembly
composed Of representatives from every state Oh tnS
Union cried out Horace Greeley tapplausel the BIT
ferest enemy the Democracy ever had IN TINS country
Why did they vote for hint Because Democrats VnahA
God in the future in the past are ready 10 sacrnee
THAR preiudices ard passions on the altar OF inc
country [Applause.l 1 ask every Liberal Kepuohcan
and every man who looks at lhlS Vhihs i@i41 - "" ~
not made d great sacrifice 2
That Convention had hardly closed before was caeu
upon by Senator Ransom of North Carolina 10 n'ip ~
that election; and the only other time when ever
raisedlmy voice in political meeting ana salu' Io
citizens instead of "felow-DemocratS, was az nor
don N c.; and there the platform was Senator Up
80. a., ont Republican all his life, who opened
the hall and after he had the Republican party
had been cheated, how the National government hau
become nothing personal government he turned 10
Senator Ransom, who had been Rebel General ana
said 60 We will shake hands across the bloody ehasm
came from the old Democratic party, and am imoued
with nothing but Democratic proclyes; ana tod 'he
people OF North Carolina not surprised at Sen
ator Tpton who has been a Republican all his hie ana
Gen Ransom, who has been Rebel general, shaking
hands over this bloody chasm." then told them that
every Democrat and every Republican who loved MS
state must unite to save from usurpation and tyranny
10 prevent the destruction of free institutions ana per
sonal liberty "How many years." asked, are you 10
hear thisq" Although II is eight years since the war
closed the Administration party in Congress declare
that II sn exists. The bayOaet laws and huhuA Dlls
were founded upon speeche declaring that the war sun
er,sts When first went TO Washington. eight or nine
favor of forming what they called COMMITTEE
on Reconstruction" Well the Committee was
formed with Mr. Fessenden as Chairman,
and then the liberal Republicans spoke out
Dooitte, an Old-fashiOned Republican oil through
the war raised his manly voice against 1t. Senator
Cowan Of Pennsylvania spoke out and said: This is
committee TO prevent reconstruction, TO prevent
harmony and reconciliation" They pointed out that by
the Constitution of the United States, the Senate and
House had the absolute right to decide
rs TO the qualifications OF their members that by
forming tins committee they had bulwark erected to
prevent reconciliation. And whyl Because 1t was
necessary for the purpose keeping not the Republican
party in power but the carpebaggers who are robbng
the South
PERSONAL LIBERTY THE OBJECT OF THE WAR.
Then came amendment after amendment, and although
we opposed them yet they have been made part OF
the Constitution we will stand by them TO the end The
blacks have been made voters and now must educate
Them and labor TO so control their vote that they may
not ruin the Southern States. The was fought to
secure those great personal and political rights Which
our ancestors came these shores TO maintain one OF
these rights was personal Hberty-not being robbed by
not being arrested without warrant by
an officer with the sgnet of Gen. Grant in his hand,
but the right go to the polls and VOTE the right 10 be
the governors Of this land You are the only people on
earth who govern themselves; your vote, fairly de-
posted makes you OF the governors OF the country
II privilege TO enable you TO govern the coun-
try as 10 carry out the design Of those who formed the
government 10 make it free pure and honest govern
Inent And that is what we ask you to do now In
South Carolina the saraps Of Gen. Grant have robbed
the people Of S4OOOOO0 the pretense OF building rail-
roads and not eight miles of railroad have yet been
built do not wish TO detract from the well-earned
fame OF any man. but during eight years since the
war ceased the South has been governed by the
bayonet and pundered until there is nothing left to
plumber That is fact and no man can deny ~, now,
Won went 10 the English people ann told them tna STORY
about Ireland now ong do you suppose lhe Ehesn MN
istry would remain in power IL should enSdge G zen
the indictment would be no stronger nan the TACT nat
his maiadnnisraton mas permitted It, r ~ @ nT
who did il. need not mention names IneIe aro Only
two ways Of governing cOuntry-Dy the Dayohet anu
by the voluntary acquescence OF the people III the laws
they make themselves
BAYoNET RULE-RECoNCLATIoN.
For eight years you have governed one-haf OF your
country by the bayonet When the Southern people, at
the close Of war; admitted that they were conquered
accepted the constitutional amendments and asked to
be admitted again sovereign States OF this Union, the
Administration party refused but we now propose 70
readmit them as SUCH and that Is what we mean Dy
well went down TO North Carolina leaving the business
of his Office and stumped the state Tor MS cnleIa ana
he said the people, ave do not want 10 clasp hands
across the bloody chasm that is what the Democrats
wanted do before the war broke OUT but we want 10
that have been lost the hearts been
tell you, my friends, this chasm viii grow wider aud
clasp hands across the bloody ehasn. DO not try
govern conquered and PROSTATE people by the bayOnet
and Ku-Kux bills, but take honest Horace Greeley by
the hands as the Southern people have DONE and see
how gently the divided country will come together
FeIow-ctzens Of New-Jersey, have talked to you
often Of the importance OF your stsnoRs 3y your per
foundation principle Of Tree government, aud when
sgaip TO have the privileges OF home government TO
De protected by its constitutional rghts all that the
south asks aud all that Mr.. Greeley asks simply 20
reclaim the Government founded by our fathers and
altered and amended by the late civil war What What
Republicans coming together In this way 1t