The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-13
The Two Grant Chan, pions On the
Stump at Lowell -l
GENERAL BEN'S SPEECH.
Greeleyism In the Gaslery'vHissine
and GrOanfag.
BOUTwELL's HAPPY MEDIUM.


LOWELL Mass August a. 1872
The busy BIS Butler ana Boutwell,, lrtse ex-
pressed their well known p0nticai opinions before
an audience Of unprecedented numbers in ttis city
tonight. There was scarcely days notice oftheir
coming, but Notwithstanding this the spacious
Huntington Hall was crowned with concourse
OF humanity approaching tliBee thousand, indfVfii-
ually speaking. The OCCASION was the organization
of Grant and Wilson club. This ceremony how
ever, was very bncf consisting mainly In the cleo
ton OF Charles H. Staff for President and tho cleo
ton OF a regiment OF Vice Pressdenrs Secretaries.
&C. All these prellmnartes were attended with
enthusiasm, and the proceedings were often inter
rupted with cheers for Grant, mingled once in a >
while with some hurrahs for the respectable Sage OF
Chappaqua. or the speakers OF the evening.
GENERAL BUTLER WAS FIRST INrRODUcED,
and was OF course received with loud applause BY
his old fellow citizens. Ho said, at tho start that
he should not hard words against his political
opponents against any individual, but should
rather discuss the issues which now divide the two
parties OF the country. Abiding to tho democratic
party and Mr.. Greeley In Incidental way there :
was burst Of cheers for tho ChappaQua sage
by collection Of his friends In the
gallery, butt the General squelcned them
10y rcmarking that there were not so
many voices for Greeley as there might be within
his hearing. The claims and rights Of the iaboring
classes were discussed the speaker maintaining
that the Eight Hour law experimcn: aud other
measures for tho relief Of the working
men were SECURED ~ Se,. the nos, rep p1aas
Ia e ranks S wno voeS aass
the various bills for the advancement Of the labor
ing men. Having second time attributed 60 his
party the credit OF protecting the working classes,
he said that he recognized among some OF
THOSE VINO HURnAuEp FOR GREELEY
men who a few years ago threatened to turn OF
Tenioar i law he said further tha. he thought he
was MS o round '" Of 0" Sisss. wAsl, rendsrss
tempt was made to eject the oGcnders, but IL was
at once clear that they were too many for tho
sa s,,sS s ' y %S % Ss "s
,,. MET NTH GsoA ,,Nc AS l Kisses l,s o,.,
indignant mpr members Of the audience was Exhausted
As soon as he could make himself heard the speaker
poured OIL upon the troubled waters BY rehearsi1g
had passed for the protection OF Irish aud other
emigrants who made America their adopted home:
naturallzed citizens In foreign countries under the
republican party, and claimed That In tho Cincinnati
lection.
legislation for the protection OF the South was noxs
referred to, the substance Of his argument being
that such stringent Legislation was necessary for
black. The balance Of tho Generals speech was
chiefly reitcration OF what ne mas uttered before
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already appeared in the HERALD.
SECRETARY BOuTwEiJ!s REMARKS.
Secretary boutwell, was rs warmly received a.
by applause. He INDUCED FIRST In few happy pre-
IIlninarieS ana then gave comparison between
deemed It proper to alude TO their public careers
He compmented dreeley as an editor, pun
on 'T sss bs as side q pubic mas
but still he was without the power to either
purpose which marks q truly great mind and q
ina who had no clear result OF his lifes labor or
West Point, but glimpse OF HIS genius as soldier
appeared In Mexico when he assumed a, command.
the bsiiry and drove the eneny nom rortiaed
position below The secretary then followed
THE CAREER or PRESIDENT GRANT
through the late civil war, and told his hearers to
slider slider whether the GENERAL or Nj. Greeley wouli
ths' however low s he said Il did not follow that
woa sss part
Having enumerated numerous high qualities he be-
lieved President Grant possessed, he said he re-
oen meisnchoIy absence Of SUCH high qualities Ia
the life and character VI Mr. Greeley Concerning
General Grant and his administration in con-
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
the Secretary said :-"After many delays ana
through many difficulties he has secured for Great
Britain the concession Of our right 70 the Judgment
Of an impartial tribunal upon the question of tho
liability Of the country to make compensation for
out in British waters in alleged viola
ton OF the neutral obligations Of the
British government Tho Tribunal at Geneva is
not only bound to do justice to the United States
and to the citizens OF tho United states, but IL viii
also make clear the law OF nations In reference to
duties OF neutrals. The opinions and decisions OF
that tribunal will diminish tho occasions for war,
while IN its own existence 1t will ever be histori-
cal example Of tho means by which two great ma
lions avoided the calamity OF war. II theltresidcnt
had been trained to the arts OF peace only, could
he have done more to dimish the chances OF war.
| Referring again TO Mr.. Greeley Secretary Bout
we'll quoted some OF his editorials fav0rtng seces-
sion, aud remarked thar while his errors might be
forgiven they should not be forgotten when Inc was
candidate FOR Office involving an important public
t-ust. Having then criticised that portion OF tho
Cincinnati platform which declares trat local self
government was impartial Suffrage wiic will guardh
the rights OF all citizens more securely than any
! centralized power the speaker concluded by re-
marking that what has been done Will be
| kept, and other hon0rs yet await tho party
that has brought the country out OF war into peace
out OF chaos Into order; out OF slavery into free
! dom out of discord into union, which. under the
! blessing or Heaven, shall be perpetual.
The meeting broke up with cheers for the speak
ers and the candidates whom they espoused and
defended.