The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-07
s,,,eh of Martin l. Townsend, o
New York.

on NATIONAL ISSUES.
The following speech delivered by
v,rryl townsend, of New York, at q
meeting in Cooper Institute last Wcdncs'
6,y evening, is reproduced at the request
/ 4 o,eot our citizens who was one OF Mr..
TorysEyps classmates. 1t is a sharp
anil telling review OF the national sltua-
,.Oa and will pay Tor reading:
VI, Townsend having been introduced,
ali. The gentleman who has just taken
Ls ga, has 50 thoroughly discussed the
min question involved in the present
C,gl,,l that he has left me very little
u,Dlint.rrOund that has not been already
oYrpiel but Twill venture, iellow'Citi-
mi, to give you suggestions in regard to
nr questions involved in the campaign as
nry strike my mind. In the first place, l
LINK veal will concur that there never
L,; been moment in the history Of the
cantry when we were enjoying any dc.
me Of prosperity comparable with what
Ne arc enjoying to day. l think you will
,,.htr concur that there never has been
! moment in the history Of the world
E4rn any nation has enjoyed what we en-.
by today. Capital has not found such Il
giQrn, labor has never been rewarded
With wages that purchase SO much Of the
neessaIies and comforts Of lie. We are
lonOrcd abroad. There never has been q
tune when our nation or any nation stood
20 high in tue estimation OF their follows
pOuf nation stands today. Applause, !
When The dreadful war in which VIC were
recently engaged closed, the nations Of
the world were convinced that under
pepper excitement, with proper induce
agHt; We were bold and brave, and
ihaI although We are " Republican peO-
pe and in the administrator OF
our government the voice OF every man
was necessary TO set the government in
notion and continue it in action, we
would under sufficient inducements suffer
cathcbhltle field all that any nation ever
ail suffered or any nation ever could SUI
IT, Bat the query went out: You will
1sat, you are physically brave, but your
aIIiOn will never consent 10 be taxed to
pay these debts. You have nearly four
millions OF that debt upon you and you
must repudmte it. Thousands OF our
own citizens told us there was but one
way to get rid OF the national burdens
and that was by reputation. But we
lave, under the administration Of Ulysses
) Grant, tremendous applause told the
2llIons OF the world that we could not
only tight but labor; not only meet death
% Tue battle field, but We could meet our
n'I!Onll responsibilities, and we have done
It lCheers The national debt has
gradually dwindled away until the re-
poft that came upon the Wings Of the
wind Yesterday told us that our national
l:9! was now but $3,lGG, 100000; and
while poor old Horace was swinging
Horna the circle last month, every day
q. \ administration WAS reducing the debt
$@iOVO Horace has been swinging
Mound the circle; but Grant and Grants
ADMINISTRATION have been rcscuing and
rNaIlInE the national honor, and making
Gpfcud oil ourselves and our country.
it'mf opponents say our administration
scotrnpt But what is the remedy Put
10 ISmmany Hall, great Cheering;l re.
&ove Grants administration, and place
n power Holman, Tweed, Sweeney 4
20. Laughter and cheers But they
charged that Grant appointed too many
iSIa'lTes to office and was guilty of ne.
i2'l'rl' MI. Townsend, with much mcr-
siaSIn', spoke Of the nine friends Of Grant
! u o!IlcG out Of the sixty thousand office
., ao'1 ,, in the country, and referred
. Tue number Of friends in Of
AZ appointed by Hoffman and other
magnates. He referred
W Iae question OF annexation, and the
Saatse preferred against Grant of hav.
.as apScunlary expectation in bringing
l II Tue annexation OF San Domingo.
~ NJ poke OF the annexation Of Louisiana,
~ Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota,
w y y, ua annexation to-day was as justi.
- -ass 10 the days Of Jefferson. The
,;%pleOl San Domingo deserved anncxa'
C "a' anu IN this and every other act Of
W. uSu. GEanl's Administration since Wash.
, y , day no Administration was ever
-, much i approved. AS to the charges oil
' ,"S brides, nothing was ever so false
s =, unnIeulbIe, Since lis accession to Of
IN want has never received Il single
, ,... 0a his return from the war
4, ','iy,,'nLedwith glory, he received substan,
a, s'' i, ;SAgas OF the nations gratitude. But
i,o sherman, McClelland and Shcri
r'a' all there was no man ir the country
, iSau enough to speak Of it. Englaud's
'',',S'. %arlorers, Churchill and We'll
~ s W. on Their return from new victor
,;Sh see loaded with titles, honors auG
ra aud during the remainder Of thCiI
"'@ enjoyed the richest offices and sine
W. s'ss aI n lhe gift Of the Government. i
Isn nJSuaIy YIN our day that the nations dc
IN, ysT n., was tainted with being honoret
63 1 Observing ' the unity Of the country
,,"H NIs, Ut was proud TO say, was onIS
S,,'o 'ng e, Liberal Republicans. TAP