Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-18

The New York Meeting.
The American people arc noted for hold
Ing public meetings ami TOR expressing
themselves by resolutions on all great and
small occasions. whether the nation J. In
danger 81 public or private cuemie- or
its political oi religious organizations are
being assaulted. or whatever the impending
cyIl The latest meeting Of any signih-
cancc l. the New York one held on Friday
evening last al the Cooper Institute. at
which Senators Trumbull and SchurI made
speeche- and Horace Grcclc, CAV. Ia HI
adherence to the new departure. The New
York paper sav IL was a success in tho
way oi numbers. and Ia the spiri, mani
tested By the assemblagr. There G.. never
any trouble in getting MP a larg. me-tin.
in New York CITY. no matter what NAV he
tho object in view. 80 al this time with the
public announcement that these two di>-
tingu~h,d orators we're to ad,lf->, Who
ever might assemble TO listen It y NJ, mat
ter ~ wonder. that the Han va. we'll
tlle1. But aside from al ,hcs.. CONSIDER
alton, il j. assumed that the meeting ha.
grcEi political sisuiiicancc 8, being the
Inauguration Of diversion uhi,.h vii
se"trnl tho election II the next President.
II i the iir-t formal pubnc .a'hrrin, Of
the dissatisfied Republican,, ~ he. COM.
try. those Who are opposed fnr on" rca.ou
81 another Ia the denomination 81 Prr>i-
dent 'iranr. Now. the idea thar Prosi,len,
Grant j. not honest anil capahl. ha. MOI
tc entered the mind, Of the patrio. IL
masses. and also that he (. no, a safe Pre>i-
dent. bnt he has been injured bs over.
sealnus friends. some Of these latter have
heen carving GA process of driving onr
~ the party some 81 the ahlcs' tnrn Ia ;;
and We hcgia 20 sec the result II such
action sumner. Tuunbull. >churx. Fem
ton g.. g.. are Republicans and hav.
'"'"n from The starr. 80 why need Morton.
and o'h"r> Ike him. spend tho breath In
reading ont of IA" party. men who are
older in II than they: Why. one wear ago
was Sumner degraded and Cameron pro-
NOTED; The leaders OF the party In the
United States Senate have som~thiuy To
answer Tor TO the people aud the party.
They have no; exercised the sayacitv nor
the prudence. of ordinary ward poliii-
clans: and if the party i put Ia peril by
their narrow minded policy. le, them
suTcr. II President Grant l. defeated II
will be because lac has not tad leader.
: worthy of him. ~ much We may ,ay
without endorsing Trumbul. schail &
Co. or the Cincinnati movement. So
much We may say without la the lea,,
. indicating a thought that Pre>iden, Grant
will NOT succeed II put Ia nomination
again. for We think he will. but lac will do
il in >pite OF the laundering. aud the mar.
row policy Of ia" leader. OF III. parg.
The >peakers At ihi> meeting made IN.
mos, Of the capital At hand. aud ,lenoune.
.d with more asperiiy than W. expected
the pre,iieut aud hi cabinet. The, have
been tainted and dcridetl until they are
soured IN temper and desperate IA uur-
pose. and now having passed the RubIco.
there i 10 be war without quarter being
asked or given. The Portland Fress thu.
rriiicises TIE two speeches -
The speech Of Senator rumbull presents
T. new fact or statement. lie CHARGED
10 s.ac Administration The present profisate
state Governments Of North and south
Carolina. Georgia and Florida. How Gen.
Grant. whs has never had the mean. TO i'm
tericre with the abuses Of local govern
mcn'>. could be held responsible for the.
wrong 10 ny of STATES authorized and re-
constructed uLder the policy advocated a,
strongly oy Mr.. Trumhnli a. by any other
Congressman. IL is iii fiicuit to conceive.
For the present policy of reconstruction
Mr.. Trumbuil i a. much responsible a.
a"y other man. |, il unwi.e Or uniu.t !.
Lei nam adIii. hi own error. Whil. mann
ing me States that had rechIessl, lu,oly.-d
the people ia debt. Mr.. TrumbulI forpor
10 mention Virginia and Louisiana. va.
II because the former was uu err Dru,.-
cratic rule and the latter under War,uotb !.
Mr. Irumbull assaulted the ofiice-hold.r.
generally because there are sixty thousand
81 thein. snd asserted that the expense,
of running the Government, might be re-
dneed NIFTY millions lie did not tell the
country how or where lie probaIy can
not tie dwelt at cons siderable lenyrh unon
the disregard the President and hi, Cabinet
have Tor the acts ofCongress and cit ed
the case of Secretary Kobeson lie might
have cited one other-where Senator
charged and received for few DAYS ser
/ wee fee of $1,000 plain yiolaiieu Of
| the -a~ he himself helped to enact. He
/ might have added that the speaker wa.
that Senator and thus made himself the
criterion 10 judge the sixty thousand he
had assailed. But the object al which the
shafts OF both the speakers were aimed w. :
President Grant. whom Mr.. Trumbull as
sured his hearers was as politically dead
As WAS Andrew Jackson physicalIy-a
statement that was received saws the
Herald. by demonstrations Of disgust.
equal II not SURPRISING the applause
Mr.. SchurZ speech. which. lie read from
manuscript WAS bitterly personal and ma
licioRs. lie assailed the administration
and Its head as unpatriotic. corrupt. selfish
| and contemplate. This may ali be true.
but Mr.. Carl Schurz is hardly the proper
man 10 make the charge. lie it was who
claimed as the reward OF political services.
major generals commission and 10 keep
that gentleman patriotic. il was granted
him and during the war. being unfit for
the command, even of q COMPANY, he aired
his uniform as a member Of military com
missions while colonies with brevet ranks.
were commanding brigades and divisions.
The Boston Globe extends cold COM