New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-08-29

distinguished Hon. keverdy johnson, oil
Maryland, in open court, finding the cases,
known as the Ku-Klux cases, he was called
upon to defend, were so grossly cruel and
revolving to humanity, to civilization, to
Christianity, he abandoned their defense and
denounced the perpetrators of the crimes
charged as unworthy defense; so that these
very men, for whom pity and sympathy is
now asked and excited, Oh the advice Of
their friends, then and there in open court
plead GUILTY to the almost nameless charges
against them! What a commentary is this
on the rights and wrongs of men, citizens of
this country, and that the administration of
this great Government, the President of the
United States, is to be held responsible for
injustice and as depopulating the country
and devastating States! The Administra-
ton is no more responsible for this matter
than the purest angel in the highest heavenly
host! Loud cheers
Possibly there may be cases Of hardship
indeed cases of suffering innocence-but how
this can have been shown when most of the
accused plead guilty, it is difficult to compre.
bend. But in justice do let the truth be told,
though the heavens fall for it is certain
where there is so much smoke there must of
necessity be fire [Cries, "That's so"
Besides, the report of the Congressional
committee, both majority and minority re-
port, condemn unanimously most of these
very cases. But just, or unjust, no one
wishes wrong perpetuated; and
"Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers,
While error wounded writhes in pain,
And dies amid her worshipersr'
Loud cheers
THE DUTY OF THE GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT
AND DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.
The rightful powers of this Government
cannot be doubted. Its duty to protect and
defend the rights of citizens Of its humblest
wards cannot be questioned. [Cheers.
And that it is Government, as so felicit.
ously expressed by the immortal Lincoln,
"of the people, by the people, and for the
people," will no longer be denied. II is an
admitted fact, too, that we have General
Government and State governments, and
that while in measure independent of each
other, still they intermesh, are wheels within
q wheel for the good of all-the greatest
good of the greatest number-for the amplest
protection of life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness, Of all its people, irrespective
of latitude or longitude, race, tongue, color,
or previous condition.
A FEW OF GREELEY's COMPLIMENTS TO THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Without taxing patience too long, will
here call your attention and that of our
Democratic friends particularly to two fur
Their Greeleyisms, which possibly may prove
hard pills for them to swallow, in addition
to the author Of them, but which they must
swallow ifthey vote for Greeley. Speaking
of the New York election of 1868, October
16, 1869, Mr. G. said:
"The vote of our State was stolen from
Gen. Grant by the tnulest, most audacious
and G ganric fraud. She is far
more decidedly Republican than Pennsylva-
MIA is, or ever was she was carried for
Seymour and Hoffman by crimes that ought
to fill fifty State prisons to OVERLOOKING"
daughter.
And again, OH October IL, 1870, he said
"The one thing a Tammany Democrat
abide is an honest election. The
Ring makes no attempt to conceal its deter
that oh nil la or
ped, even if that dearest privilege of the
party have to be defended with the slung.
shot and iron dog
And again Greeley said in 1871:
1.-The brain, the heart, the soul of the
present Democratic party is the rebel ele
ment at the South. 1t is rebel at the core
to-day. 1t would come into power with the
hate, the chagrin, the wrath, the mortifica-
ton of ten bitter years to impel and guide
its steps. Whatever chastiSements may be
deserved by our national sins. we must hope
that this disgrace and humiliation will be
spared u.s. DC. Loud cheers.
/ have already called your attention to
what Mr.. Greeley has said of Gen. Grant
fitness for his first and sec md term romina.
lions. And. by the way, he was one of the
first, if not the first, to no;.inate Grant for
not use and control him for his own per.
sonal ends. although his Cincinnati platform
has Zone term plank in it, on the ground,
probably, that one-term of Greeley would
be enough for the country and people, and
doubtless it would. [Arplause.
WHAT TIE NEW YORK WORLD SAID OF GENERAL
GRANT.
ask your attention now to what the New
York World said of General Grants fitness
for President:
APPLY to Gen. Grant what tie It you will
measure him by the magnitude of the OBJ tn
clrs he has surrounded, by the value of the
positions he has gained, by the fame of the
antagonist over whom he has triumphed.
by the achievements of his most illustrious
co workers, by the sureness with which he
directs his indomtable energy to the vital
point which is the key of a vast field of op-
or by that supreme ties. of con
summate ability, the absolute completeness
Of his results. and he vindca,es his claim to
stand next after Napoleon and Wellington
among the great soldiers of this country, if
not on level with the latter
And again:
"Of the steadfastness and saunchness of
Gen. Grants patriotism, or the uprightness
and solidity of his character, no man in the
country doubts or affects to doubt
son the score of loyalty and solid public
services, no man in the country can come
in competition with this illustrous soldier.
'The Presidency can be nothing to him
he has more valuable Office. But if. in the
hands of Providence, he could be an in,
strument for tranqlilizing the country, that
is an honor for which he could afford to
cacrifce ease. canoeuial aur,n;ts aad Ii