New-York tribune., 1872-07-17
LIBERALISM IN NORTH CAROLINA.


LIBERALISM IN NORTH CAROLINA.
p,Trr1CAT1oN MEETING AT RALEIGH-LARGE
ATTENDANCE AND EARNEST ATTENTION
SPEECHES BY EX-SENATOR DOOLTTILE, Gov
WALKER, AND oTHERs-sIGNlFlCANI MIL
rBY TELEGRAPH TO ThB TRIBUSRl
RnrIGu. Julv 16.-The Liberal campaign III
North Carolina opened several weeks ago, received
new Impetus in this city to-day. lmmeoalei! on uo
adjournment Of the Baltimore Convention tDe gouns
men OF Raleigh organized Greeley ana brown NuD'
and determined TO hold grand ratncauoh hleeuHs "'
the capal Of the State; the time OF holding tne
meeting depended upon the convenience OF the speakers
from abroad no positive announcement OF 1t was maze
nt saturday afternoon too late for the notice to reach
the majority OF the people in the neghborng counues
This fact and the additional one that THIS Is one ol Ine
busiest months the year among the farmers OF tms
vicinity explain why no more than about 1000 people
Gathered I'm the beautiful oak grove on the outskirts OF
the 'ciy oday TO ratify the work Of the Baltimore
Convention and TO listen 10 the orators OF
national reputation, who had come to address lheI
The speakers stand which had been erected IN inc lu
die Of the grove was decorated with the stars ana
striues and from tie trees suspended such mot
toes as Tile Constitution" Universal Amnesty"
"Iocal selfGovemment," Peace" "No North, No
South but one Country" Seats had been provided Tor
300 OF 900 persons and among those who occupied them
were many ladies. The most Of the audience was oil
course white and represented not only the intelligent
people Of Raleigh but those from distant portions OF
the State.
The President Of the meeting was the Hon. d. NJ Bar
ringer Of this city and after calling the audience TO-
gether, he introduced the Rev. DR.. Mason, formerly
President Of Geneva College, New-York, who invoked
the divine blessing upon the meeting and upon the
cause in the interest which it had been called Ex-
Senator Dooite then presented, and delivered one
of the most eloquent and effective speeches Of the cam
plign.
SPEECH OF EX-SENATOR DOoLITTLE.
He sad that two grand ideas had been struggling in
this Government from the beginning and before the be-
ginning for the mastery. Both founded upon truth,
but both are liable be carried to dangerous extremes
Tho one is the idea union, the supremacy OF the
General Government which carried TO its extreme
means Capitalization Tie other is the idea Of state
rights, which, unless il is checked, ends in secession
These two ideas fathers with rare wisdom, under
took to-balauce in the Constitution by reseryng the
great mass Of governmental powers to tic states, and
giving 10 the General Government only those powers
which were necessary for the preservation
Of our national existence and Of the rights
of the States. Tie two forces in the Gov
ernmeut were compared TO the centrifugal
and ceDtrpetal forces in nature each balancing the
other and each necessary for the preservation OF lar
mony so from the beginning we have been attempting
10 steer the Ship Of State by the Constitution between
the scyla and Chaybds Of Capitalization and success
sob, and through misunderstanding Of each other by
the people Of the North and South ran upon one Of
these rocks, and in danger Of falling upon the
other Our great mistake brought at last into that
terrible war which cost both people much in blood
and treasure But may arise from the graves Of
those who dear us, and take up the Constitu
tion of fathers the Constitution of the whole
country oheyed not only by the people but by the
officers Of the Government, from the President down.
lGreat applausel
EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALI.
f1c 1lf Cd +voc fllq4
State had the power TO prevent the adoption any
amendment Of the Constitution which interiered with its
equal rights state, enlarged the benefits Of the
Union and asked what this had 10 do with the great
questions before the country In reply he read the
Declarations contained in Mr. Greeeys letter Of accept
ance this point, and showed how they address them
selves the whole people Of the SOUTH To the coored
people to be secured forever every right obtained
through the and its consequences appause and TO
the white people are TO be restored those
rights which were lost in the struggle. IRE
newed applausel Then turning to the
cocred people, Of whom about 200 listening atten
lively, speaker said that people telling the
ooorcd people they had better vote against the white
people OF the South He asked them 10 look at the ques
ton from the point Of view Of their interest II
woud make difference in the final result whether
they voted Tor Mr. Greeley not, for he
be elected the November sun was TO rise but he
asked them II it would be best for them TO array them
selves in one solid mass against the VIII of the great
majority OF the people OF the North and Of the white
people of the south. For their good he believed
that il would De better for them 10 divide their
than to keep party line drawn between the
MR.. GREELEYs AMNESTY RECORD.
After referring briefly TO the growing tendency toward
centrazation and its causes Doote treated briefly
Of Mr. Greeey's personal history since the war, and
quoted from the files Of TIE TRIBUNE Of 1865 sentiments
which, he said for magnanimity, worthy Of a place
beside the famous speeches Marcellus and Gustavus
Adophus. This he followed up by reading Mr. Greeeys
famous letter TO the Union League Club, when that
organization proposed to expel him for signing JEFF
Daviss bail bond and reminded the Southern people at
what cost Mr. Greeley had taken the stand that he
did The assassination OF Lincoln, the speaker believed,
alone prevented the of peace and good will
which is now dawning from at that time
coming In The speaker, in this connection, entreaed
the people OF the South 20 it that disturbance
occurred during the present campaign and that vo
enee done. "a" beg Of you" said he keep the peace
Let there be occasion for sensation reports whether
true OF false 20 be sent North Of outrage disturbance
One violent deed postponed reunion eight years. another
may put IT of st further" After referring 10 the ex
ua0rdinary spectacle of a President sending out his
Cabinet officers to for his reflection spectacle
never before witnessed in North Carolina and the cor
rupt means the Administration using to carry the
election here the speaker closed by predicting again
the election OF Greeley and Brown
The band played Red White and Blue " and the an.
dieDce joined il giving Mr. Doottle Tremendous ap.
plAuse.
DIR. Miller Of Georgia, eI-Unted STATES Senator fol.
lowed Mr.. Doolitte in very effective speech which he
closed with eloquent appeal for the State ticket Ex.
Gov. Graham then put the question Of ratification
which passed unanimously, after which the au-
dIenoe dismissed 10 paFtake OF the barbecue In
the afternoon telling speeches made by Senator
TIptOn Gov. Walker of Virginia, and others.