New-York tribune., 1872-07-18
EX-SENATOR DOOLITTLE IN NORTH CAR
OTINA

The following is the substance of the speech
delivered at the Liberal meeting in Greensboro n. G..
last evening, by ex-senator DoOtle and briefly referred
to on the first page Of this mornings TRIBUNE
FELLOW CITIZENS OF NORTH CAROLISA The hour Of
you trial has 1t is hard TO bear; 1t is beyond all
that tho North has ever conceived II the onehalf
told them IL they could know what have learned in
week here II they could with their own eyes
what the agents and tools Of centralizing power
are doing here to carry tho election. there
would be such uprising such political earthquake
that Plymouth Rock itself would feel the shock. II the
great Senator's o New England here TO and feel
40 what Grantsm ia doing TO destroy all true Re
publicanism here. old Massachusetts, would hear
speech to make her blool boil. and when
she comes 70 cast her vote neither the name
OF kind hearted Wilson nor the pleading OF
Mr.. Boutwell, nor an the pOwar Of party drill would save
the Grgnt ticket r that State 10 ne IN" unusul spec
t.'cpi w i iIetrs t o. ne Iapne, e @ ' po,
vas 10 SlStalN heir cic ana s'fnSr 10 H'Y Nf Bout
well her" tod v has said the President IS not using the
p1Wef o, tIc inncnt 10 S.chle ns Gccon' ~. ,, g.,
In reply 10 Mr. BoutwcPs statement that Mr. Grant -
not using the power of the Government to control the
elections say and all the world knows IN NeWOtiean'
his agent controlled the Convention by the bayoh3 In
Wisconsin and Eew-York his agents ana ap-
pontee. eortroIcl the Conyentlons by ms ms
patronage; arraien before the bar OF public
opnion the Officers, agents, and tools OF Grntism IN
others, honorable aud charge That the power
Of tho Federal Government is used TO control them !
charge tBat numbers OF men, thrce thousand ana
arrested and upon their giving their political support
tO the Grant party have been released ana dscharged
from imprisonment without trial and without costs.
That 20 others the prOuis of pardon or or susp hding
prosecution has be- AMI T. hold O1t upon niton or
changing their political action; that among them all
aud in m parts Of the STATE, H. Is held ont tlat immunity
viii come IL they Give support TO the poliiical partY
Upon the authority of The GO'dsbOrOuJh Messenger,
II - CHARGED also that 10 the hundreds OF persons
who have Gains pending against the Federal Gov
crumcnt homes Gre held ont by the appolniccs ana
agent, that g. support the Grant ticket i evidence
Oi lOyalty, 10 oppose 1t is evidence OF disOyaly.
charge, also, uuOl the authority 0l the most IN
t1lligrut cOiOrcd from all parts or this
STATE that organized system Of terrorism. with threats
of violence and Of death to cOOrcd men VINO snail
vote the Liberal ticket everywhere prevails and 10 such
m extent - prevent color men from frecy eXcr-
cisinc the right Of suffrage. on IN" Oihor hand the LIN
eral Republican and Democratic Republican platforms
dcciar that LeFght5 and franchises Of all men, backand
white shall hc freely enjoyed and maintained aud mat
neither terrorism by the whites nor terrorism Oy lhe
blacks shall prevent coOred mau or white man rom
voting hc pl'ase for Cant FOR Greeley and stand
ing IN tia, place and Ia presence OF this assembly We ne
nounCe every species OF terrorism. violence, ltuu, OF
corr lpuon control tho vote o. man ~ tllS Si"tc
or any other ate. We gIv 90 TIE cololed man.
ne Is pufcctly free vote for Grant or for Greeley we
are se better they Shout! vote Tor Mr. Gtecy,
with Mr. sumner aud other great iDcn Who have adVo-
Gated ticr emancipation But they are frec' perfectly
fr,c ersn to vote wrong II they choose 10 d. 80 Mf
ID olAc continued IN powerful appeal In favor 81 the
dOctlcs contained IN Mr. Greccys ctt'rOi acceptance