New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-05


BLAINE'S STATEMENTS CONFERENCE.-The
CHARACTER OF THE SOUTHERN GOVERN
MENTS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRI9USE.l
BANGOR, Sept 4.-The Greeley and Brown
meeting at Wilson's Hall, in OrOnO, this evening was
largely attended Nathaniel Wilson, esq, presided, and
introduced the speaker OF the evening" Col GrosvenOr
who was received with enthusiastic applause. lie
was followed by the Democratic nominee OF
this district Marceus Emery. Col Grosyenor sail
listened last night 10 aSpeeoh by Mr. Blaine in which
he represented that Mr. Greeley and his friends were
camorng for amnesty and making this the chief issue OF
the canvass that the Republican party had pardoned
nearly oil who engaged in tho ReDelon that only
1856 persons remained unpar6Oncd and that this camor
was about their enfranchzement Iwil not so insult
the intelligence of Mr.. Blaine to suppose that he
boIeves this statement. He knows, and no man
I'm the country knows better, the power OF red
eral patronage and official organization Ill INC
control of the party. know. II he does not that the
Federal patronage absolutely controls the Republican
party in the Southern States. You can readily unuer
stand how this is so. The coOred people, newly en-
francbised know Of tho Republican party only by its
official representatives near them. Tho Postmaster,
the Collector and the nearest soldier are to
them the Government OF the United states
No representation, however true maue ny
ANYBODY else, however worthy, weighs with
them against the statement Of these official. repre-
pubcan party in these States thoroughly organized and
thrown I'm compact body absolutely control that party
few individuals in each State, by control OF the Fed
era patronage at Washington place the offices through
out the South in the hands. OF their unscru-
nuIous adherents and thus it comes 70 pass
that the party has become the party OF
the few and of those who have gained wealth by abuse
of poyer You will ask how it happened that tho
Republican party once emphatcally the partylof the
peope. OF honesty purity and justice, has fallen into
sucb hands at the South The coored people, being in
experienced and ignorant readily gave precedence TO
INSCRIPTIONS demagogues who appealed 10 theT
passions or resorted TO reckless promises
where better men would give only sound
advice Thus true Union men pushed to the rear
and corruption regned supreme George W. Gurus says
that Reform IS needed. but an alliance with the Demo
cras 70 secure it will be fatal but the voter who in dis
regard of lifelong prejudice votes for Mr. Greeley Is In
1ntely more patriotic than Mr.. Curtis. Tue Democratic
leaders were not in favor Of the Liberal movement but
they have had TO bow to the will of the people, who are
tired OF dead issues They want no longer
men who repeat the resolutions OF '9S
or long to fight for rights in the Territories They
want TO do some live work in this live world OF ours
they want to restore the Government to constitutional
limitations Of power, 10 overturn corruption NJ tne
South to free themselves from grinding taxation to
restore raerna feeling between different sectons they
want Reform Reconciliation, and Peace, and therefore
our appeal to them has not been In VAIN. Ihey
saw that the old issues were dead, except 80
so far az supposed opposition prompted men
still to contend for the results of the war; They meant
and tried nobly and grandy-God bless them for Ito
prove that such opposition no longer existed And ask
you by what method they could have given surer PROOF
than by supporting such Republican as Horace Gree
levi The speaker concluded with an eloquent denunca
ton of the worship party and appeal to those de-
srous OF return of peace and reconciliation to cast
their votes for Mr. Kimball on Monday.