The Portland daily press., 1872-08-28

Ihere is some old Democratic blood i'll me vet.
Is there any soldier patriot present who escap
ed from Andersonvie Belle Isle? Do you
want the same Southern man in power again
VINO held power there? They call Greeley q
republican and say the Democrats have suffer-
ed a change of heart and become Republicans.
why did they not take then the old set of Repub-
licans? Why make any change? But the Dem
ocrats are the same old Democrats. Take Dem
ocratic authority but three weeks old, and Gree
| ley changed twice in four weeks. The General
here read from the n Y. World. If Greeley is
elected he must receive $500, 900 votes The
Democrats give him 100000. man gets
ABOARD train; the man goes with the train, not
train with the man. Greeley is the man aboard.
sumner sumner must hop OIL or be borne in on the
Democratic train. If he hops off he will be
nowhere now. (Applause.) The Confederates
| VIII either go for Grant or for straight out
Democrat. They find neither Greeley or Sum
her can carry the negro vote, and they won't
use these men. If they could through Greeley
or Sumner split the negro vote they would use
1t to get State offices, funds, schools, Sc; but
they lind from the experience inCarolina that
the colored vote goes solid for Grant The ne
| groes are taught not by schools but by the Re-
publican party They know the boys in blue
ana the Federal bayonets. (Applause.) The
| south find that Greeley does them no good and
SO they desert him and take straight Demo-
cratic ticket. If Name will only do her duty
with 10000 majority the question is settled
Inc Rebels thought if they could use the fact
| OF their pardon as an evidence of their loyalty
she could secure their claims Congress voted to
| ner tins great boon. Is there anything in the
| Constitution forbddng the pensioning of the
rebel soldiers? Anything to prevent putting
ther widows in our asylums? You must do
TINS or they will became paupers. 1t is thus
the Democrats will reason when Greeley is
Rresldent-they will say, God made the slave
| lie allowed the war. We are brothers, and we
| must provide for our own. We shake hands
| across the bloody chasm."
Look at the financial revolutions and panics
| from 184S to 1S61-under Democratic rule; but
| from 1861 there has been no panic-no financial
revolution. The nomination of Greeley rose
| gold per cent. The past few days it is going
down as Greeley's stock goes down. If Gree
| ley Is elected panic will ensue-our bonds will
come home. But the laboring man says, ''These
things cannot effect me, am only laborer."
| Effect you, my friend, why you will starve and
| must steal to live. Comrades, unless you want
| to set back the country half century stand
| firm therefor. Alas! our comrades are not all
here. There are 100000 graves we can locate;
| but 136 900 are unknown. They lie in the vii
| lagos and along the wales of the North. We
| gave them. When you vote reflect and consid-
| er if your father, son or brother now lying in
| the silent chamber of death, would vote as you
vote were he living, and vote he did in the
| service of your country
The General closed amidst enthusiastic ap-
| plause.
While Gen. Burnside was speaking an ar
rangement was made for meeting at Fluent
Hall, to be addressed by Gen. John M. Harlan
of Kentucky. The people seemed to prefer
| outdoor speaking and at their solicitation the
General consented to occupy the stand in front
of City Hall, around which more than a thou
sand people gathered at once.
GEN. HARLAN's SPEECH.
In beginning Gen. Harlan expressed his great
| satisfaction with the hearty welcome given him.
| He had long desired to visit this State and see
| this people. Within the recollection of one so
| young as himself it had been called the far-off
State of Maine. Now, through the indomitable
| energy and enterprise of the American people,
| the States of Maine and Kentucky were prac-
tically neighboro General Harlan then said
| that he was here upon the invitation of the
| Republican State Central Committee for the
purpose of discussing the politcal.issues in the
| pending presidential contest Whether he
| should discuss them in the mode most agree
| able to the people he did not know, for he had
| not enjoyed the privilege of attending political
| gatherings in the New England States. His
| purpose, however, was to adopt the same style
| of speaking which he should employ in any
| western State or in his own State. He should
announce the same sentiments heres which he
| had uttered on the banks of the Ohio and in
| the State of Kentucky. Then going direct to
| his work he said:-.
| The principles of the Republican party are
| national. 1t is the proud boast of that party
| that its advocates announce the same senti-
| ments in every part of the land. We do not
| keep one set of principles for the North and
another for the South. Our party rests upon
the broad foundations of truth, justice, equality
| and freedom The Importance of this contest
| could not be over-estimated. In the result
every part of the country was vitality Interested
| Everywhere the people seemed to be aroused to
| proper conception of the tremendous respon-
| sbities resting upon them. Vaster response
| bilities never rested upon any people. These
were appreciated by the people of his own State
and her electoral vote would be given for Grant.
One class of her population is unit. SO Tar,
| the choice lies between Grant and Greeley.
| One or the other must be the next President of
| of the United States. Grant represents the
| organization and principles of the national
Republican party, which has had control OF the
| government since 1860. Greeley represents
| coalition composed of disaffected Republicans,
| assuming to themselves the name of liberal
| Republicans, and the Democratic leaders, who
| for twelve years past have persistently sought,
/ but withoutsucsess, to be returned to national
| power. At the very threshold of the argument,
| therefore, the inquiry arises, said General Har
| Ian, in the mind of every thoughtful citizen,
whether the public welfare is to be subseryed
| by change from Grant and the Republican
| party to Greeley, who, if successful, will owe
| his election to the Democratic party, and must
necessarily recognize his obligations to that
party. Practically, therefore, the broad issue
| is whether the Democratic party or the Repnb
| can shall rule-whether the Republicans
| shall remain in power until the results of the
| war are made irrevocably secure, or shall it give
| way to those who have continuously warred
| upon all that has been done. Will you turn
| your back on tue Republican party. What has
| it achieved for the country. 1t has accom-
| plished the abolition of human slavery. Rear
| ed and educated as he had been in q slavehold-
| ing State, Geneoal Harlan said he was here to
rejoice, with the free men of the North, that
the sun Of American liberty does not shine
upon single slave. [Applause.l But these
are not all of the glorious achievements of the
Republican party. 1t has Incorporated into the
fundamental law of therland the equal citizen
ship of all and the reat doctrine that the right
of all citizens of the United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged ON account of race,
color or previous condition. 1t has, with a
| magnanmity poorly appreciated in some quar-
tors, for6orne to punish criminally for political
offences. 1t has, with firm baud, grappled
| with the disorders consequent upon agreatwar.
1t has inaugurated humane policy toward the
Indian tribes in the far West, which meets the
| approval of the humane and phianthroplc. 1t
| ha. averted financial crisis. 1t has met and
overthrown the various movements made from
time to time looking to reputation of the
national debt. 1t has given. to the people a. a
uniform national currency of equal value in
every part of the land. 1t has placed our
credit upou an enduring basis. 1t has, every
year during the present administration, largely
reduced taxation, and has, at the same time,
reduced the national debt nearly $3.50, DOC, 600
| and decreased onr annual interest account by
more than 500, ,009. Whatever difficulties
with foreign nations menaced our country have
. been COMPROMISED upon terms honorable to all.
| 1t has placed upon foundations not to be shaken
| the doctrine that citizens of the United States
are entitled to the protection of the nation
wherever they may be, whether in this or in
| foreign lands. Here are seven years from
the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, with q
country at peace with all the world, and
Astounding in plenty.
A twelvemonth ago the Democratic party
said that the election of Horace Greeley would
result in social equality of the races; now we
hear nothing of it. Behold how sweet and
| how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
in unity" Here the speaker was interrupted
}. by a man in the crowd who disputed Gen.
} of the Democratic party, saying that he was in
the last war. Were you in the last WARP?
asked the orator. Eyes" Con which side did
!, YOU fght?" was the inquiry A laugh and
. | cheer followed, and the interrogation was sup
| pressed The speaker proceeded to discuss
Mr. Greeley's claim to being considered a Dem
ocratic candidate. Although he was nominated
by the Democrats, he had declared that he was
| never follower of the party, and in nothing
was he its debtor. He had denounced the De.
2 mocracy as thieves, blacklegs, pugilists ant
. vagabonds, and yet when he was nominated a
Baltimore he declared to the Committed
' charged with notifying him of his nomination
that he was no less Republican for accepting
e the nomination, and they no less Democrat
for having nominated him.. At this point thu