The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-13
THE SlDBNCY.
Anti-AdminiStration Mass Meeting
at the Cooper Institute.
THE GONE TERN" ADVOCATED.
Senators Trumbull and Schurz on the
Presidential Rampage.
TIE S0REHEADs IM COUNCIL.
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The Cincinnati Convention and
What is to Come of It.
LETTER FROM SENATOR FENT0N
Bitter Denunciation OF President Grant BY
the Peripatetic Senator's.
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TIE soREHEADs IN COUNCIL
The Cincinnati Convention and
What is to Come of 1t.
LETTER FROM SENATOR FENTON
Bitter Denunciation OF President Grant By
the peripatctiC Senator's.
SPEECHES, RESOLUTIONS, sc.

SPEECHES, RESOLUTIONS, sc.
The mass meeting at the Cooper Institute last
evening, initiative Of the opposition to the candi-
dacy for the reelection OF President Grant, was
a big thing rs far numbers went. IL partooK
o good deal of the Chinese system OF carrying on
hostillty-a nourish OF tomtOms, beating OF
drums, shaking Of old bones. plenty Of chm
music. but little harm done. In the words
OF one or the principal orators OF the
evening, the question might, indeed, be
asked, what were they going TO do about
n9 question more easily ask a than answered. or
course Carl Scnurz was there aud his copatrlot,
Senator Trumbull and they did all the talking.
All the political outs'' and soreneads were on nand
IN tile corridors the platform and in the body Of
the hall, and acted sometimes out Of all order,
and most inopportunely as claquers to tho
speakers. There a very noticeable alb.
sence of influential ciJlzens on the platform,
which was altogether given over 10 old Gus
tom House men and eX-oficials dong nothing III
particular at present, bur waiting for something to
turn up in the good time coming after the Cmcln-
matt Convention. senator Trum0ull was IN good
vein, and spoke with his usual vigor and force.
Carl Schurz spoke his speech from manuscript be-
fore him, falling to excite the sympathy feelings
OF his audience throughout his long address, even
when most denunciatory OF the administration. That
the antGrant men could not nave 1t all their
own way under any circumstances was pretty evil
dent from incident III the proceedings mat
was when Trumbull made what he ana MS friends
deemed most palpaOe Int against the President,
the cheers and applause following upon which were
equaed, II not surpassed, BY the Kisses and
grOans Of the friends OF the President. AS
whole the meeting was very orderly and
Ingredient
denotlng public sympathy anu support-entnu-
siasm. The only SPEAKERS, with the exception OF
few words from MIR. Greeley, were Senators Trum-
bull and Schurz, whose speeches Will be found
below. very full list OF vice presidents, headed
by the name Of Frederick A. Conklng as President,
and secretaries was read and confirmed
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The meeting was called TO order by Colonel Fred
erick A. Conkling, VINO a few words Introduced
the first orator OF We evening, Senator Tru mOul
senator rrumOuPs speech.
Senator TRuMBULL then spoke a. follows:-
FELLOW CrTIzENs-lt Is now nearly sixteen years
siuce l have had lie pleasure OF addressing
tnen JUST entering upon what as IN Q
Fremont campaign. Inc question then before the
country was whether slavery should De spread INTO
the iree Territories OF the United states. Many
people thought that the government OF the United
was oppressive and unjust, and party
was then organized anu did not succeed
III
scattered which bore fruit in 1861 in lne election Of
Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency OF the United
States. The save.hoding power rose IN arms ana
refused 10 submit to an administrator which snOuld
be controlled by The friends OF freedom for lt
was well understood tnat there was no Intention
the part Of the republican party anu no constitu-
uona right, interfere with slavery III the states
where 1t existed But tile slave-noding power, I'M
willing TO retain slavery simply where 1t
was, undertook TO dlsmemper the Union
ana set up government In one-nalf
OF the Union Walcn should rest upon
slavery us It's chief corner stone. Then followed
great carried on ior lne purpose VI the mantle
nance OF the Union, and slavery went DOWN, never
struggle many a patriot ieii, ami many are stlll
among us bearing GU their persons the wounds sus-
talneu III ireedoms cause, ana the county Will
cherish the memory OF the heroes VINO fell, and
has provided amply, by pensions, Tor the widows
closed, the armies were disoanded, and slavery
was forever prohibited by constitutional amend
ment Then the equal rights OF all were established
throughout tue lane, and provision was made ina
the deot incurred Tor the uailtenance OF the Union
ties TO soldiers should be forever sacred
ana that payment the debt OF the rebels
ana payment for slaves should never be
made. Since then provision been maze by
wncn the aept Incurred Is gradual course OF
mer relations in the Union. Ana what now
IS there to disturb ne happiness and
was caused by the people coming down aud occupy
ing The aises OF tue haIl.) senator IrumDul con-
unued-l was about lnqniring what 1t was that
caused this general uneasiness throughout the
country. There several causes for the dlssatis
faction OF the people, when ! can only briefly
Aiude to on the present occasion and shall not
toucn upon. Blu. there Is one cause OF complaint
which produces alienation In the late lnsutrectlon
airy states ana keeps alive the nate ana anlmosliy
engendered by the war, and that is the con.
unuance Of political disabilities alter the occasion
Tor Their imposition has passed away applause,
lnents OF the late rebel states have fallen into
hands Of inexperienced ana In many instances OF
corrupt adventurcrs. who nave pundcred the peo-
pie OF those states scarcely less than you
ia the city OF New YORK have been
min law mi ntfV
are those disabilities continued Why are they not
removed and all the people enlrancnlsed' l
winch prevent it-one mercenary and the
other political (Appause.) The mercenary one
ofice IN all those states the former leading men that
resided tnere-and although those men were trail
derers-nave thrown those governments into the
hands Of men who have used tnelr power to plumber
the people over WHOM nes roea ine neDs Oh inc
twenty fold what they we're before the war
began. The debt OF Aiaoama Sso was less
the present time contingent and absolute
debt Is near forty million dollars. The DEBT OF
, Florida, which was but s2lO,000 al the commence
meut OF the war mas been swee1 TO 5000 900;
ythat OF Georgia from $4,000 900 10 s8 ooo Aud
Wi New YORK nave to snow Tor the money expended,
Lsr believe you have carpets aud some furniture
!Appisuse.l These people nave very little to snow
Tor these vast u cbts winch nave been Incurred.
Another reason for continuing THESE political dsa
nil.t'ea. Ls as ! have SAID, Of partisan character
disabilities az so much political capt.
tai upon whch TO trade. 10 illustrate
what mean, VIII refer you TO what took place
the STATE OF Georgia a lew years ago, when a man
by the name OF Bullock was It's Governor. When
tne Legislature OF that state about to be organ
ized, IL was understood that certain persons had
Decn elected VINO were laborlng under political
disabilities. They were given To understand that
ulose them who would sustain the Governor
could have ineir political disabilities removed anu
that those OF them who would not, could not be
permitted 10 take their seats lii the legislature and
the result was tnat the political disabilities
were removed OF snch persons as acted
Win the government While the others were
excluded. ana 80 Governor Bullock had conlrol
Of that Legislature, and lie succeeded In
fastening upon the state deDi the discovery OF
wnicn % late has caused MIN 10 Zee the stale TO
escape the punishment which would nave followed.
90 Ii IL win members OF Congress elected from
those Sou hern states. They promised to remove