The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-30
SCHURZ At GREENSBORO.

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SCHURZ 1T GREENSBORO.
His Enthusiastic R.ception-TIe Makes
q Telling Speech-Ne Attacks the Car
pet-Baggers An Appeal to tho Ne
groes
| GREENSBORO, N. c., July 27.
Senator Schurz has at last spoken In North
Carolina. HIs presence had been so frequently
promised before without bis making his ap.
pearance that the crowd which gathered to
hear him to-day, though great, was not so
large by several hundreds as it would have
been had there heen certainty of his COM
Ing. The interest In the matter was shown,
however, not alone by the arrivals OF persons
from distant parts OF the State on the faith OF
the announcement in the papers, but also by
the kilograms received here from all points In
| quirlpg his Whereabouts. Unfortunately, the
tldings that he was actually en- route did not
come until late this morning, and the anxious
crowds In Raleigh, Wilmington and elsewhere
could Lot get here In time. As 1t was, though,
his audience was numbered By thousands, and
| embraced representatives of all shades of po.
litical opinions, and all classes of the popula-
\ tlop.
ARRIVAL OF THE DISTINGUISHED MIssoURfAN.
Senator Schurz arrived on the $50 train,
having left New York yesterday afternoon.
He was met at ReidsVllle by Mayor Sloan and
committee OF citizens, and when he stepped
from the cars to the depot platform he was
greeted by a large concourse Of persons. The
band played inspiring airs, aud there was a
general enthusiasm. General Schurz Twas
placed in carriage and driven rapidly to the
Benbow House, where he dlned, and few
minutes afterwards met the crowd assembled
In grove on the outskirts OF the town to
hear him speak, His reception here also was
most enthusiastic. He was introduced by
Colonel John A. GIlmer, who compllmented
him as one of the foremost champions Of the
rights Of man.
SPEECH OF GENERAL scHuRz.
General Schurz commenced by saying that
he had hardly ever appeared before an au-
dience with greater consciousness Of being
unable to fulfil its expectations, wear sd as he
was by four days of travel, with hardly mo.
meDts rest and hardly able to stand or think
He felt unusually : 'rrassed. WHAT he had
to say was to be spoleu without preparation,
save few notes made while at dinner few
minutes ago.
he then spoke substantially as follows:
HIS POLITICAL ANTECEDENTs.
I belong, fellow-citizens, to that political
school which most Of you knew, but did not
love, before the war as anti.slavery men. l
started out with the Republican party, and nay
political life has been wholly devoted 10 the
advocacy of It's principles All my energies
have been given 10 the work OF carrying It's
leading ideas into practical life; for have Sin
cerely desired that all slavery shoulo disappear
from our beloved land-the land OF my
adoptlon-and all persons should enjoy 10 the
fullest extent the blessings Of republican
form of government. In the service of these
ideas have stood, 80 far, In the ranks of the
Republican party, and these are my principles
to-day. II I am not fighting In their ranks 1t
Is their fault, not mine.
1t is my ardent wish that every man should
breathe the free air of heaven as freeman,
and because this Is my desire stand here TO-
day arrayed against many of my old comrades.
The Republican party was organized, must
remind 7ou, in the first place, to prevent the
extension OF slavery In the Territories of the
United States. That accomplished, the war
began, and the standard was raised higher.
ished. The war closed, slavery was abolished,
and. In order to project the emancipated race
in the enjoyment of their new rights, as 8
logical necessity, the right of suffrage was
given them. The support of all these meas.
lIres was with the Republican party. and l
went further. endorsed the reconstruction
policy of the Republican party on The ground
revolutionary times. But these things accom-.
pllshed, and the logical results OF the war
being incorporated iu the constitution of the
United States, new questions arose.
The political eye sweeping a larger horizon
sought to compass the means by which we
might be made q reunited nation. We had
delivered the blacks, and IL remained with us
to effect the highest deiverance for the
whites-even those who were lately In REBEL
lion. We thought the time had come when
every man North and South should feel him.
self full citizen of this Republic, and look
upon the Stars and Stripes not as symbol OF
disgrace and conquest, but OF freeuom aud
equal rights to be enjoyed by all OF us. Zap
plause.l
DIVISION IN THE RANKS.
Then it was that those of US who were true
Republicans, and valued principles above par
| ty power, raised the flag Of universal amnesty
| standard.bearer, Horace Greeley, [cheers, ]
spoke the words, "Let all people be Ireemen
again, aud let everybody vote for whomsoever
he please" [Applause.l Organizations long
| In power learn TO steal without punishment
and rob without vengeance. Thus 1t was that
many of the leaders aud g. great many of the
masses of the Republican party refused to en-.
list under our banner. Impartial suffrage,
but not universal amnesty, they said.
Impartial suffrage? Yes; because 1t Will
strengthen our party. Universal amnesty
No: because iC will strengthen our oppo'
nents, But this was not the only reason why
for while we fought The battle alone. It was
desired not only to preserve but 10 enlarge
their powers. Advantage was taken OF Ger.
lain disorders In the South to make excuse for
the conferring OF extraordinary powers on the
Executive. There had been disorders; let us
not forget that there bad been persecution for
opinions sake, and the report OF them aroused
| the fears and the sympathies of people al the
! North. But some Of us who saw tne Danger,
| saw also the danger of protecting the rignls
of few at the expense OF the liberty
| OF whole people. We thought that local
seli-government should be left to the COLI
| troll of these matters. We believe that
the oulrages were exaggerated, and that the
perpetrators could better be reached by an ap-
| peal to their nobler impulses. But the major
ity thought otherwise, and the President, 10
executing the Ku.Klux laws. brought about
| the state Of affairs which We now see In North
Carolina. Now, even popular elections are to
| be controlled by Federal officials. The mean
ing of all this Is, elow.ctizens, that the elect
i frTn fron hon hnar, tab oCyou frnU