The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-05


but 1t did not suit the victors, and In
ITO stead was substituted the military government,
With its shoulder-strapped ofncials Even to this
willing obedience was rendered, composed as IL was
OF the worst species Of
CARPET-BAGGERs AND sCALAwAGs,
who unblushingly swinded the people ana robped
them Of their money. This was superseded by tne
present government, when Grant, to his credit per-
disfranchising them and rendering them ineligible
TO efhce. For this he thanked him. But . on the
to vote on and ey that prohibition the present
township organization was forced upon them
aga1s their Will But they accepted what taeS
him and were admitted to the Union once more
The Walker movement, although on smaller SCALE
gagged in. lie would, Of course, have preferred
man OF their own creed, but that was Impossible
ernor he thought the experiment should be
repeated IN the case OF Greeley, who, he sure,
would do what was right and proper. He then
THE ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL GRANT.
beginning by declaring that he believed he were
RED out, instead Of having o republican form Of
government we would have q central despOtism. In
act OF February 1871 giving United States Marshas
power to make arrests at elections instead OF state
BY h ne ne aw Ge
opinion, had done more harm than any other act,
THE KU-XLUK BILL,
and scalawGgs who were then scattered through
the South to fabrcate complaints against citizens
|
minor ty report Of the Ku Klux Committing the
o Carona about carpet5aegers and Horace Gree
ley's famous cd toral on the same suDJect Ihese,
he sa are the people sent as 10 und the
manner in which they acted caused the people 10
not tor m and che 10
dren and their property, and because they did 30
Congress passed the infamous law and invested the
President with the power to declare martial law.
He thanked God the power had never been exer-
cised In Virginia, but in North and South Carolina
and some Of them were still lying in jail await.
ing trial. He cited several instances IN wnicn
the said people became alarmed at this state Of af
fairs and were fleeing from their homes, when this
was seized on az a pretext for arrest In the face
of all this he called upon his hearers to rally as one
worthy Of trust He next referred to
THE SAN DOMINGO TREATY,
charging that the President had attempted to ex-
pend s1,5oOC COO of the peoples money without con-
sulting Them or their representatives, and failing
supporting it by the promise that he should have
the entire patronage In his State. Is that right
He asked are the 0ces to be thus nargalned away
and the old tests as he honest?" 'ls he capablef"
| forever thrown aside
DEFAULTING COLLECTORS AND OFFICIALS.
He next spoke of the deialcatons of the officers
under Grant, reaching millions upon millions OF
called on to make good. What was TO be done
They had tried to defeat Grant in 1868 by regular
nomination, but the hates and feelings cngendered
by three hundred thousand majority. Was that to
wanted to reflect him, but the wisest and best Of
them determined to rise in their strength, try and
rally around them all the good men OF the country
they could and elevate proper man to that high
office. The Convention met, and instead OF nomi
FAvoRIrE MAN OF THE SOUTH
they nominated Horace Greeley, OF New YORK, and
called on all the disanected men OF the country to
known to them all He did not stand there to de.
fend his record before the war, which was full Of
bitterness and enmity 70 the South and her instu.
was buried and Horace Greeley's avocation as an
abolitionst was gone. In his Judgment 1t was bet.
ter for them to accept the nomination than to make
cided that for themselves and sent delegates to
Baltimore to ratify the action Of the Cincinnati
HORACE GREELEY HAD ACCEPTED
the nomination at their hands, ana ms letter ao OF
outrages perpetrated by Grant and his party under
the name OF law; There was not word In It to
been his past record ne was with them now, and
the only question is whether they shall take him
ruin them and rather subvert than govern them
Now is chance to change for the better Try 1t
anyhow, and If Greeley carries out the principles OF
the platform on which he was nominated there is
| not man in the South who cannot support him.
He then spoke Of some Of the good deeds Of Greeley
! and his bailing JEFF Davis after which he read Mr..
reees to the the 1pn a or New
question which arose was
COULD THEY ELECT HIMY
If they could not elect Horace Greeley they couldn't
elect anybody and those who did not vote must re-
member they cast half a vote for Grant. The dem
Ocratc party in the North and 900 republicans
and the entire vote OF the South would be cast for
him. He referred to the North Carolina election,
claiming it great conservative victory, the first
OF the series which were to depOse Grant and place
Greeley in power. App!ause:l .,
On rising to respond Colonel MOsby was received
with applause and three cheers lie said he had
come discuss the great political topic OF the day.
the aspersions and opinions OF partisans II his
counsel had prevailed those who had heretofore
been fighting the great battle OF constitutional lib
erty together would be united and active, pressing
on honorably for success, but IN an unucky moment
some of the leaders of the democracy were seized
with an unaccountable panic, and while thus de-
moralized had surrendered to the enemy, not the
%a anS pY 81 wPSo
f Gs pnserr sap dsss
his his reasons for SO doing What claim had he on
him, or the people with whom he livedY Had not
been perfect vesuvius, beching forth and
SCATTERING THE HELLIsH LAVA
na under i oot ts nstutons insuItng its noSes
and DSsn fact doing all that Sey vi, hate and
! creed? And yet he was asked to vote for this man
for President because the conservative party could
not afford to be beaten. The party had been beaten
feat; but the fact was they could not afford to be
honest 1t means that honesty IL not the best policy
| IT means that political contests are not inaugu-
| rated for great principles, or, In other words,
PRINCIPLES DON'T PAY;
or, still further, they don't want any principles
which do not pay. lApplause) For the first time
IN the history oil great party they deliberately
inscribe ''spoils' upon their banner and expect to
march to victory. According TO this theory OF
theirs ali men who batted for principle were FOOLS
and the gallant 900 at ThermopyIe ought to have
surrendered at once, gone over to the enemy and
secured as much as possible OF the garbage of the
camp. (Appause) The spccious cry Of tho ibe-
rails was corruption" That had been the cry of
tha ntc'' cir no had haor nf apttas
But che trouble with such men was they were not
corrupted: Applause3 But oh, how willing they
were 10 6e G1frupteai why, II oy any accident
have to run double daily trains to Washington In
order to accommodate this patriotic crowd and aid
them In their efforts to be corrupted (Applause)
FIRST STAB FOR HUTTON.