New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-27
Secretary Columbus DelanO-His North
Carolina Speech.

We copy this from dispatches to the
Memphis Appeal:
RALEIGH, July A.-Columbus DeIano de.
livered an address to-day in support of the
administration. He denounced the unvar-
rantable charges against the Republican
! party and its administration of public
| affairs, and the coalition against it as one
merely for public plumber. class of adj
| venturers, soldiers of fortune and DOIit;-
! clans out of office, independent of all popu-
lar authority, and led by senatorial tri-
| umphants, has, he said, thrust Greeley be-
fore the people as presidential candidate
! The speaker recOunted as the work of the
| Republican party-the killing of slavery.
the enfranchisement of the negro, the sup
preston of the Ku Klux, the giving of guar
antees for the payment of the public debt
the providing of tensions for crippled and
disabled soldiers and orphans of those who
died for the cause; the refusal to pay the
rebel debt, and TO pay the former masters
for emancipated slaves, all of which noble
work was accomplished under the most per-
sistent opposition of the Democrats.
Grants administration has settled all the
great questions raised by the war Eman-
cipatiOn, reconstruction, impartial suffrage.
general amnesty and civil service reform
have all been secured. Threatening differ
enceS with foreign nations have been settled
by treaties, and new and important prin-
ciples of arbitration introduced into foreign
intercourse. While every State is fully
represented in Congress, all parties profess
to acquiesce, and no considerable faction in
any State continues openly to agitate for
the overthrow of these measures or dispute
justice and wisdom Of the Republican
policy. The great remaining questions
are commercial and economical, and
the administration, guided by principles
which command the respect of candid men.
has reduced taxation, paid $3.50, 900 900 of
the public debt and lcssCued the annual in
terest upward of $4,000, 900. Mr. Delano
detailed the acts passed by Republican
Congress for reduction Of taxation, and at
trlbuted the fact that so much Of the public
debt was, nevertheless, extinguished to an
efficient and faithful administration of the
laws and an honest application of the money
collected, which, the speaker argued, ought
to convince candid men of the danger Of
disOrganizing and abandoning the Repubii-
can party for the purpose of experimenting
with party composed of dissatisfied Re
publicans and clamOrOus Democrats. The
speaker maintained that the record Of
She administration in all civil affairs OF
the nation had been pure and high in char
acter and ability, and is as remarkable
as the energy and fidelity of General Grant
during the war. Delano spoke at some
length in support of the Indian policy of
the government, and then proceeded to
speak fOf the unreasonable and frivolous
charges against Grant No public business.
said the speaker, suffers by the Presidents
neglect; and the injustice of the charge
that he receives gifts is so apparent as to
justify the epithet Of meanness and au- |
dacity. Delano concluded with the state |
ment that the Democratic party is dead: |
It's adoption of the Cincinnati platform and |
of the Cincinnati nominee is the announce |
ment OF its dissolution; the present canvass |
is its political requiem. The old Demo |
cratic party having expired, the members |
are not compelled to swallow the platform |
and Tamnany nomination also, but are at /
liberty to rearrange their party relations |
aud join such organizations az in their judg- |
ment viii best promote the public peace. !
and welfare.