Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-13
The LIBERAL REPUBLICAN,.
Meeting In New York Last Night


DECLARATION OF PRINCIrLEs-sPEEcHEsB By
SENATORS TRUNBULL AND SCHULZ.
There was a large meeting at Cooper Insti
tute, New York, last evening, Of those fsvoring
usS Sineinnsn convention. Col. Frederlek A
were Horace Greeley, Sinclair Toucey, Moses
Il. Grinnell: Hiram barney, Charles A. Dana.
Marshal o. Roberts, Judge Blatchford, Samuel
Sinclair, Gen. John A. Dix, aud a number OF
prominent German citizens.
DECLARATION or PRINCIPLES
was adopted &c That the political action OF
individuals and conventions should be free from
the influence of political patronage; that bushes
men should not, under fear OF unjust official in
tcrfert nee in their affairs, be compelled 20 paw
tribute for political purposes; that public Affairs
are, or should be, created for public cOnye-
nience, not as rewards for partisan services, nor
for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; that the acts of
officials should be confined within the strict
letter Of the laws; that the triumph of the re-
publican principles is OF paramount importance
to the country; that the success Of these Prin-
eiples I'm the approaching national election does
not depend on any one individual that the pros
peTity OF the country demands thorough, radical
and immediate reform in all departments OF the
public service, civil, military and naval; and
that the one-term principle for the Presidential
oifce will oonduce more TO that end than any
other measure"
SENATOR TRuNBuLL
was the first speaker. He said one cause of com
plant which produces the alienation of the late
insurrectionary states and keeps alive the hates
and animosites engendered by war is the con
tnuance OF political disabilities after the oc-
casion for them has passed AWAY. In conse.
9uence OF this continuance the governments in
the late insurrectionary states have fallen in the
hands OF inexperienced and, in many instances.
corrupt adventures, who have plundered the
people Of these states scarcely less than you in
the city OF New York have been plundered by
your former city government (Applausel Why
are not these disabilities continued? WHY are they
not re moved and all the people enfranchised?
L thlnk there are two causes, and two alone,
which prevent it. One mercenary; the other po-
htlcaL lApplause.l One great measure then
which : demanded in the name of honesty, in
the name OF peace and best interests OF ALL the
passage OF general bill removing political dsa-
bilities, Another cause of complaint among the
people is the one in which the patronage of gov
eminent was used, used as so much money to
party even IL does not rise to that high dignity.
| but in the interest of a faction Of a party.
OF the tendency to the cenr ali alton of the gov
eminent, the Senator saidif this system OF en-
croachment is permitted 10 90 on, the day is not
| far distant when our republican system, based
on the idea of a division OF POWERS between the
| federal government and the states, will be
| transformed into one imperial despotism with
| all the power at Washington, and 1 care not
| whether that power is exercised BY single per-
/ son, as monarch, or by five hundred persons
| called Congress, it is equally despotism. Zap
| plause.l And the doctrine is now boldly pro-
/ claimed by men higher in authority that the
/ states OF this Union have such powers only a.
l are conferred by the constitution of the United
/ States, when directly the reverse Is true. He
said the machinery OF the republican party is i'm
II
country. They control the republican party by
/ packing convention, and otherwise through the
fundamentally of members of Congress and
| others acting with them, TO whom they owe
their places. and to whom members in turn
many of them, owe their seats in Congress. The
/ Cincinnati convention would not be a meeting
| OF Office holders assembled for the purpose of
| devising schemes to hoodwink the people and
| misiead them by prostituting the name of the
| great parry to their wicked schemes; but a meet
ing OF honest, sincere men, determined TO bring
re- N II liz. n m nf fta
ment. Senator Trumbull spoke at length, i'm
the conclusion OF his remarks abiding TO Gene
raj Grant being as dead politically as General
/ jackson is physically.
SENATOR scHURz
/ followed Mr.. Trumbull in a lengthy address in
similar strain. In relation 10 the amnesty q ues-
tonhe said: II is true the President. in his last
| annual message, said good word for amnesty.
/ and il is also true that his most trusted and
| powerful friends, his very loudest Spokesman,
/ are throwing every obstacle in the way, and We
/ have TO see the first instance yet when a friend
OF amnesty is considered a friend OF the admin
istration, and the battle cries of the civil war
| are revived by those old prejudices, and the re-
sentiments are kept alive a. a stock of political
capital. TO secure the re election OF the same
| President who first appeared in political life
| with the fair promise OF universal peace on his
| lips, and whose word for amnesty has been
| drowned by the most vociierous protests OF his
| most jealous friends. Arraigning the admins
tratlon for acts OF unwarranted assumption
| power and acts outside of law, the Senator said.
| What is this doctrine? IL is that central power
/ may do what Its pleasure may dictate, and that
the Constitution and laws are to be construed in
| accordance with its acts. No, worse than tn at:
/ We are told that the people do not care about
such trifies, and that those who raise their pro-
test against them must be set down as captious
| fauthnders and disappointed soreheads. Ne
| potism has been practiced under this ad-
ministration far more reckless and scandalous
than anything that was ever before witnessed in
certainly fearless, and calculated to impress the
public service and the people with the idea tn At
devotion to the public good should be the inspi-
i ring motive of those intrusted with authority
than with the other impression that he who is
| put into the office may, with perfect proprety
first use bis opportunities to take care of himself
| and bis kin. The influence of such an example
| cannot fail to be widely demoralizing where IL
is set by tbose who ill the highest places of hon.
| or and authority. The administration of the
government was no longer worthy of the repub-
Il llcan party. Probably more corruption existed
under Andrew johnson than under Grant, but
| greater efforts were now made to cover IL up
tnan then; The only remedy was the reform Of
| civil service, which could not be successfully
carried out by President who ruled for his o~
| and his friends interests. Mr.. Schurz closed by
| ehhorting the republicans TO join the move
| menf; they cannot stop il.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Schurz's speech, Mr.
Greeley was called for, and addressed the crowd
briefly on local topics. nne announced that he
/ and his political friends would not attend the
/ state convention at Elmira. They were going to
l Cincinnati first, and afterwards at such state
/ convention as those sympathizing with them
might call. He denounced strongly the contro
| exercised by the Office holders over the conven-
ton in their state, and closed with the declara-
ton that he should put il aside and 90 with the
non-ofiice holding republicans to Cincinnati.
A letter was read from Senator Fenton saying
that the movement for reform and purity of the
government Of the state and nation has his cor
dial sympathy: Its necessity Of the hour.
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