Middletown transcript., 1872-10-12

have sll the sisbs Il NJ party: ed !
this respect. Applause Our psopss =:
come 6ttsd TO take 10 larger matters ~
being educated In minor mattsrs. A man
10 our Levy Court begins 70 learn locsl
f.eovernmeut. From this, be cxpahd1
bis Knowledge till able to comprehend aud
arrange matters in the general govcrnmsee
a. well d With other States. We begin
BY eutrusting him 10 . imsll 1sy.. Ttus:
q citisen arises from obscurlty snd he4Smes
q valuable member Of society.
Do not destroy the autonomy Of yoor
State. II is essential TO your - we'll ~
to my liberty. I sm speaking ~ much
for my Republican friends As for you, my
fellow. .ncmocrpts. want TO insist 90
the rights Of each m&p.
There is admitted, At this time. IN the
u. 8. government. to be wide spread
condition Of corruption. There Is gen.
cral feeling Of distrust 10 Official honesty.
and cases Of defalcalicn and vant of pecu:
MARY honesty arc shaking the nation
This must be checked, or tho demoralisa-
ton will be fatal to our national repnta..
ton. Examine isto the course OF the
President Of the United States in regard
to the malfcasaucc iu olice Of government
officers during his administration. He
turned Jacob b. Cox out Of ol5os Tor not
allowing himself to be Influenced in dis.
reputable actions. lie kept in counsel.
Cresswell, who allowed the claim Of one,
Corpauning, which had been disalloysd
for nine ysar.--the claim being for 3 $45e.
0OO-see congressional proccedings for
December 1871. Then, there 10 Gov.
Holden Of North Carolina. who was sc-
ccssiouist, but turned to the victorious
side, who committed gross pcculntion.
Then, there is the case Of Bullock Of Geor-
gia, who was concerned in large pccula-
ton; fed to Canada. and afterwards to
parts l know not. There is Bowen. tho
bigamist Of South Caroligs, another con,
spicuous member Of the Republican party.
who has fallen into meri,ed disgrace. YoH
will also remember the disgraceful opera
,ion Of the gold market in New York on
black Friday" in which Jim Fisk and
Corbin, n relative Of the President. fgur-
ed. Most. if not nll. Of these frauds wern
exposed through the agency Of honest
Horace Grcelcy's newspaper. Neither
must we forget the case Of collector Muir
phy of New York lie madc merchandi,c
Of the public offices Of the government. .
jus, A. much as the markc,man sells pro-
,lucc in open market, Therefore, VIC sec.
,ha, one duty of the hour is the purifca.
{ tion Of political Offices.
II there is one fact admitted by tho A.
{ mcrican people, i, is, that coercion as
means of government, is failure.
Count Yen llismnrk Of Germany ha:
, well said that what was left unconquered
by the sword could only be gained by Loves
, Horace Greeley has been generous to The
. Southern people since the war. Do yor
not remember when Jefferson Davis wa,
, confined in Fort Monroe, and Horace Gree
F.. lev was asked whether he should be IL
. ou, on bail, he said :" yes, bail him"
' And most particularly sould sdaFesl
: nov the young men Of the country.
e The duties Of life are now upon them
/ The duties Of government must pass int
c their hands. II they do right. all will b.
!? we'll They will make the nation stronl
c and safe. Applause.
c Mr.. Bayard closed with touching re
Q marks Of travellers passage hy Mt. Yer
$ non and the tomb Of Washington.