New-York tribune., 1872-09-13
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| FrLIOW-C CITIZESs We are here upon most mo-
mentous occlsiOn, and upon a hali-diyine mission.
Eleven years ago We around this square to seek en-
oouragemeut from our heated passions, well as from
every motive Of patriotism and religion, to plunge to-
gethcr into that bloody chasm since SO fully gorged Wth
human gore To-day while the Administration is
sounding still the tOcsin OF war; and making earth
hideous with strife and passion here to stretch
ont the hand of brotherhood over that gluttcd gulf We
are here 70 plnt upon soil consecrated and enriched
with fraterna blood the Heaycn5orn arts Of peace We
are here TO build upon foundations twice laid and ce-
ented with the blood Of heroes the temple Of human
liberty which shall be surrounded and secured by loving
hearts instead Of Changing arms We are here in tho
name Of that Prince OF Peace, who brought sword
uuon earth to proclaim again the new commanomeut
tbt ve love one another Whatever others may DO that
band brothers shall be my people, ana iAoF Goa my
are hero n ratfy the nomiuaon Of Horace Gree.
ley aud bis associates not because ne Is me Er1 ana
good man THAT ha is not because hl nnis ie h3 ne
80 'if.dtin PJctica lion OF the people and pIri1-
cation ~ the Government. and one OF tho subimcst
moral sre-tqoles the earth has ever seen was
tbo creat Democratic party hitng itself above
uartv M de and urciudce-abOve the dead Is
sues Of the buried pas-iuto inc hlghef uShV
~ tese two ideas and adopting its lifelong enemy, be-
cause me was ther representative ana embodiment.
Aud when the hisorion whether sitting upon some rum,
or upon the keystone OF perfected Eepunt, shal
vrite the record of this Union, he viii wno that such
Manifestations OF virtue secured, at least prolonged
our national prosperity ana glory
WHAT Mr.. GREELEY REPREsESTs
Tu boyy IS IL that Greeley represents these two ideas
The present Administration represents Che war power
and is interested keep up the war spirit because on the
question OF the war it was the winning side-Ind so
every effort is put forth to str mp stre-eYen 10 tho eX
81, fi,citirg VAR OF races which those who have the
real interests the people at heart regret rs most ca-
ious 10 the whites, and atal to the negro rcei We
the fundamental doctrine 0t the Liberals au - -
rbef stuGTd-bearer is the very father OF universal am
i 1T M see whether he represents publication Of
the government. Two or three DTS Or history may De
In ,utump. the people Of this state under deep
se9fed uuuse for reform, elected an Assembly, IL rs
NOT for me 10 express any opinion OF ITS laDors only
saw the leading organs of the Grant Administration me
Vd,r yotk lines and Post say it total failure.
Tnat there were hut 20 honest men in i-a the rest
were yed ly A. d. Barber q Co." Yet history records
~ tIe GRANT Administration and the Custom House
srcured the Speaker aud the Chairman OF
every committee but one, and had 81 mem-
ao are now shouting themselves hoarse for Grant and
~ rnTn natl,r And where are samuel j. Tlldcn,
Preston tie dead Whitbcck, and such as the}-"ere
tbey 81 The los dXcd by Barber ~ Col
A,oiu one OF the most stupendous moral revolutions
tbe yor6 ever saw passed this city and swept Ike
Thiriwnd The seemingly omnipotent ring iroia S tn9
fed tat public treasury VIII NOT pJltt.t out
M g,od in New York which is evil in
TXis TNced began III New-1 0rk IN lo0o WIN leSil a,
mate debt of So 2O543o and at the ehd oI IoI % na1 ~
si' iis causing au increase III three years equal TO
ibs IN bt OF Isy aud this with million people, clty
owning Sl 49, 100 and private property Oh h asseSSA
LIN - 81 y7C lj3G3 and a real value OF at least S22OO
oa 200 ana blduzens OF individuals ali over the city
.rsi Of the Southern states. They left it with
n,s and bouey ards and bridges and docks, and city
OA'i''"e' THE RECORD OF cARPET-BAGGERs
The camp followers, turned carpet-baggers in the
South began In wartrodden and Impoverished Texas IN
is with only 100000 people, white and black and win
tto valuation lin 1s7D OF less than sl5OOOOOoO and
~ ,ffaa afa 1prgat thrnn
SIT giving annual increase OF II times the toa
debt In 1868 and OF than 40 times the Srgha deDl
i'm three years Of their misrue Nhle at the same tie
H. eone have eroaned like the giant under the noun
tain beneath an annual tax OF over s5OODOO sum sur
cient TO swallow up the entre prOPeTs 0l
the State-ands CATTLE homes, and all In SOuh caro-
lima fhe TAX 100000, ana IN loil sioOO d
yet the Judges have not been para IN ye nld ma
Tor private contributions the very lunatcs Mo Ia ~
starved in the asyums OF been turned loose upon the
people Tnis much OF taxation ahd aeDt ahd yet Ioso
utey nothing to show for IT, Sucn Is ldIl sa'npo "a
carpetbag government III the sOutn YET every nau vi
then chorus with his masters az masnns'Vu, % s,
ting up his hind legs and Ialriy ho"ung ior "an'
| and reform! 49,. .,o.oa roo.
or virtue extend further than their cOhInes nave
% Indignation only for wrongs against OurseVesf have
we tears for our own and not Ior aDO'ner woes
Christian civilization Nlrtuous uprising anu
| mdgnant people answers-Nol Grantism means an
irrpressible conflict between the hardearned money OF
Tie honest toer and the glitering hordes OF official
wealth Greeley means honest reward for honest work
What means this detection every where VINO are sum
Grant men tell single braaless soreheads Take oni
the Ilberals Congress and you cannot nuuDer tnt
| na,nes OF ten remaining. They tell us We shall fall
What matter if we doi But shall not fail. Luther
with less men OF courage and back bone than were found
| in Maine alone, shook the throne OF the Holy See.
| THE ADMINISTRATIONS CRY OF REFORM
| The GRANTEES ask (as Barnard and Cardozo did
| TO leave reform TO them and they will worl
wonders yet they very careful not 10 begin unit
after election The earnest faces before me
| mean that hepceforth dogs. and not loudmouthe'
wolves shall keep lambs Grant in his letter of ac
| ceptance asks look 20 his past ana promises y
grope and growl around Its grave-yards, and 10 max
| aud promise reform as heretofore
Paul tells us to leave alone the old things and marc
on TO the performance OF those duties rising up
meet US In the glowing auroral future. We propose
fall on the Apostle. This nation is not smoking, sien
Sphinx. but living longing progressive people
The Officehold amazed that ticket 30 mosal
does not suit They give Grant, Democrat WI
son, a Know-Nothing; Robinson, soldier Ireipan,
secessionist; Dix fossil, behind all, Thurow Weec
ghost; and yett4e people are not content % hencs eI
their confusion and despair. They have aled 10 hoc
that their VOLTS skin aud ioxs tail do not meet ~
tween them are seen Jones' Inc land spesss ~ ~