The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-11
Progress of the Republican and
Liberal Canvass.
Speech by Attorney General Williams in
Philadelphia.
Mcclure Addresses q Liberal
Gathering.

evening Attorney General George H. Williams
delivered the following address to an enthusiastic
audience of at least ten thousand people:-
MR.. WILLIAMS SPEECH.
the Republican State Committee Of this State to
speak for the republican party, and meet this
great audience with confidence and pride In the
cause Of that party, but with dmdence as to my
ability to answer your expectations and Its high
Mr. Williams then examined the honesty of the
liberal republican movement and continued
THE LIBERAL LEADERS.
Look at the senatorial leaders In this bolt.
Charles Sumner has made great speech against
Grant. Does he accuse the President of any inf
deity to the republican party Does he claim that
principle Nothing Of the kind. He gathers up,
with grOvelling care, the filth that venal news
papers and pot.nouse politicians of the democratic
party have voided upon the President, and decking
II with the flowers OF his rhetoric, pOurs It from his
high place In the Senate into the ears Of sur
prlsed and sorrowlul people. Personal malice
Senator Trumbpll frets and scolds about civil SER
vice reform, Capitalization and the way in which
Secretary Boutwell, manages the affairs of the
Treasury.
Carl schurz wraps himself in the mantle of self
righteousness and loltiy disdains to associate with
the vile and gnoble creatures who support the
regular nominations Of the republican party. Ihave
been wondering for year or two how the people
they did before Providence raised up this immacu-
late parsonage to govern and direct our affairs.
Upton is a preacher turned into a politician, and
seems to fight Grant, to- use a Western expression
from pure cussedness.n
THE FOLLOWERS.
Who are the followers OF these men? Exceptions
there may be. but they are generally those who
have some personal grievance. Some OF them have
wanted nominations or elections by the republican
party which they have not obtained. Some have
been turned out OF Office by the President or have
asked him for appointments which they did not get,
and others have had their claims for one thing or
another rejected but to this sore-headed crowd is
to be added the worn,out, payedout, spewed-out
politicians that Greeey's nomination has resur-
reCted from their political graves.
THE DEMOCRATIC DIVIDE.
Co. then, to Baltimore. When that Convention
assembled, the question was whether Greeley
should be endorsed or regularly nominated Some
argued that II he was endorsed, more OF the silly
and weak lies of the republican party could be
drawn into the democratic spider web. But q ma
jorlty were OF the opinion that il he regularly
the shackles OF party that they would be bound to
give him their support. Ground, say, was taken
there, that the rank and file Of the democratic
party were so cnslaved that though they might
lOathe and hate the nominee of the Convention,
they would be compelled to give to him their votes.
Republicans, it was supposed, might bolt the nomi-
nee of the regular Convention OF the party though
tried and true man who represented their princi-
pies was taken; but the democrats, II was claimed,
the candidate taken was an invcterate enemy TO
their party and principles.
Look at their State, district and county conven-
tons. Notice Is given by a COMMITTEES that the
democratic convention will be held at q certain
time and place. Notice is then given by the lib
erals, as they call themselves, of meeting at the
same time and place. When the conventions
semble the liberals say to the democrats, 'Gve us
Of ann o IA and W give the
But the democrats, who are very hungry say, "No;
we will give you two or three offices and we will
take the balance as we constitute the bulk OF the
party" And so, after trading and traflickng with
each other they make a mixed ticket and then GO
by the rrepressible public virtue and purity OF the
Mr. Williams then entered into long defence of
the republican party on the charge of centraizing
tendencies. Having disposed of this he took
the question OF military despotism and showed that
there were only $1,000 men In the army. He pro-
THE MILITARY IN THE SOUTH.
TO show the ialsity OF the charge that military
power is employed to Cypress the people OF the
Southern States will state that hold In my hand
record, certified by the Secretary of War, which
there are large bodies OF hostile Indians and
tended Mexican frontier TO protect there are only
4,l36 men divided among the other ten States that
were IN rebellion. Virginia has no soldiers within
its border except the ordinary garrison at Fort
Monroe There are only 206 soldiers IN Alabama;
there are CO in Arkansas and $40 In Tennessee.
After dividing the whole number Of troops by the
ten States you only give TO each about 900 troops,
including the garrisons, SO that less than one
seventh of the army is stationed in those states.
Nowhere il military power exercised except in
subordination TO the civil authorities. Applications
are frequently made by marShas for troops to assist
In the arrest OF criminals or in the other execution
OF their duties, where they are resisted by force
are sometimes granted and sometimes denied by
the War Department But to uphold the civil an
th0rty IS the only way in which soldiers are en-
ployed by tins administration.
WHO Is RESPONSIBLE FOR HATRED
Reconciliation is one of the watchwOrds o the
Greeley party. Horace Greeley and Charles Sum
ner appeal Tor reconciliation. This is one OF the
wonders of the day. Are there any expressions of
hostility or insult which these men have not for
years heaped upon the people OF the SOUTH be-
lieve, before God, that not OnehunIrcdth part OF
the Ill-ieeng between the people of the North and
the south which has displayed itself would hava ex
listed mad it not been for the writings of Horace
Greeley and the speeches OF Charles sumner. Can
anybody snow me any appeal made from the south
foramnesy, indemnity or other lavors, which he has
not strenuOusly OppOsed2 While and others In the
Senate were voting to admit Senators chosen III the
Southern States to their seats 10 perfect their
representation in Congress, Charles Sumner
insisting that those States should not be repre-
sented in the Senate, because he was not pleased
with The actions and opinions OF the men chosen
for that purpose. Now without any conscious
change OF views, find myself cassed among the
prosecutors or the southern people, while Charles
sumner suddenly appears as the great evangcl OF
peace and reconciliation.
ANOTHER VIEW or THE BLOODY CUksM.
We are invited to shake hands across the bloody
chasm. DoOlitte Is the man, believe, who invented
this bloody chasn, Elected TO the Senate by repub-
leans, lie deserted to the democratic party, since
which time ne has been largely engaged In the
bloody chasIn business. Andrew Johnson's conven-
ton here IN 1866 was part Of the bloody chasm
programme, with Dooittle to furnish tears for the
occasion lie tired to come the bloody chasm dodge
upon the people OF Wisconsin year or
Governor, but they didn't see it. He took
his bloody chasm show into North Carolina,
but ~ ana siHCe nc has Hau III on
exhibition in Maine. Artemus wards wax fig
gers" were nothing in the show business as com
pared 10 Dooiittl9's bloody chasm THIS is all non
sense. TO carry on this humhug campaign 1t is
necessary to have an awful bloody chasm. Grant
and the bloody minded republicans are to keep 1t
open, but when Horace Greeley Is elected and the
innocent lambs and spotless doves who follow him
are appointed TO ONCE 1t viii be closed and we are
to have something like those good old democratic
times, when every man could WALTON his own mig
ger and whskey was only three cents drink.
There is no bloody or any other sort OF chasm be-
tween the people OF the Northern and southern
states. Are not the republicans OF the North ana
the south as united and as harmonious in the sup
port OF Grant and Wilson as are the republicans OF
the East and Westp Are not the democrats OF the
North and South as united in supporting Greeley