The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-29
THE NORTH CAROLINA CAN.
VASS.
Speech of senator schurz at Greens.
b0ro.

boro.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-A Greensboro
N G. special states that Carl Schurz
made speech there last night In which
he said he belonged 10 the anti.slavery
party all his life and II he was not now
fighting in the ranks OF the Republican
party It was their fault not his. He advo.
Gated the congressional acts OF reconstruc-
tionIto seCureltO the negroes their civil and
political rights. After this 1t became their
duty TO secure political rights and privil-
eges 10 rebels who had laid down their
arms In good faith; then 1t was that the
flag OF amnesty was planted with the flag
of justice and Greeley was Its stand.
ard bearer. He said the Democratic
party for years lcgislated to keep itself in
power by corruption and fraud and
that the Republican party was
doing the same now. The Ku.Klux law
placed great power in the hands Of the
administration, which is being now used
for the basest purposes. Tho Federal
arm was being reached inio the affairs OF
the States, and the mails were not even
sale. lie claimed that the votes of the
colored men were corruptly controlled by
Carpet.baggers, who also robbed and plum
dered the South and were countenanced
In so doing by the Republican party, Re.
publican Congressman and the admins
tration by its Deputy Marshals. The
Republican party was at this time con-
trolling the elections in the South and up.
holding the most atroCious system Of
government that ever Curseda people free
in name only. he then gave a history Of
the Liberal movement, maintaining that
the Cincinnati banner was that Of the true
Republican party. He denied Mr.. Bout.
wells statement that the Democracy op-
posed emigration, and said that the
oppressive taxation by the plunderings of
carpet-baggers was not an inducement 10
emigrants. He thought it strange that
Mr.. Boutwell, should advise Southerners
against clasping hands across the bloody
chasm OF the war, saying the heart must
be obdurate to counsel against uniting in
harmony, friendship and peace. When
the bloody Chasm was once bridged by
clasped hands there would be no longer
any need Of the Republican party. The
disclosure Of the rebel plans 10 burn
Northern cities was being paraded before
the people Of the North to keep alive the
old war feeling, and II the Republican
party could not live and prosper except
by despotism, corruption and revival of
war animosities it does not deserve to live.
He urged the Republicans to trust the
rebel soldiers, who could not afford a bet.
ter evidence of their acceptance of the
issues OF the war than that they now raj
lied around the Greeley banner. lie re-
ierred to the needs Of the colored people
and advised them to cultivate friendly
relations with the whites, for they never
could live happy il the white man is not
their friends. He claimed that II the
colOred vote, now compact and solid, was
divided between the two political parties,
both parties would be equally interested
in securing them their rights. In ID
dressing the rebel soldiers present, he said
there was tull confidence in them in the
North, but admonished them if armed
bands were allowed to sCOurge citizens,
no matter Of what color, the Liberal Re.
publicans would not be able to storm the
Of civilization and protect them.
If there are more occurrences Of disorders
take swift and retributive measures into
your own hands, and let the Federal
see that Confederate soldiers
arc not only able but willing and resolved
that life and property shall be protected
in your houses, your counties and in every
one of your States. Hc then read the
letter oil PleasantOn relative to the St.
Domingo business, closing by saying that
now it simply remained question OF
vCracity between Pleasanton and Grant.