The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-01
THE LIBERAL CLUB.

Paper BY MIR. Dclmar on federalism.
There was the large attendance at the rooms Of
this club last evening which has characterized ts
late sessions. Mr.. Delmar was the lecturer of the
evening, and read as folOws:-
'sIn laying before you the arguments in behalf OF
federalism do not wish to he looked upon as their
advocate, neither. on the other hand, do desire
to he regarded as insensible to their weight and
ism, a profession whose very essence is impartial
ity, for twenty-one years. One cannot lounge SO
some Of the Juridica spirit OF the place; hence,
unlike The generality OF those who go with party,
necessity to Which every American must yield him
SELF am accustomed to listen to the arguments
both Sides and to accord to each its proportion
of merit. 1t is not the function OF the Journalist
any more than IL Is that or the Judge to manufac-
ture evidence; he must recognize existing facts;
and as Journalist recognize the existence Of
A POWERFUL FEDERAL SENTIMENT
in this country. accord 1t place, and proceed to
examine its claims to future progress and develop
ment. Equality Is the one principle that VIII sue
liberties OF its inhabitants; but equality can only
proceed from a single federal governmcnt-the
and essentially diner They do differ; they never
can wholly agree and so long as there is disa-
greement in the governments there cannot be
citizenship is equal in the States Marriages
and divorces, Imprisonment for debt writs,
executions and exemptions from executions,
crimes and punishments, privileges, franchises,
immunties, penalties, burdens, and, above all,
schools and taxes differ IN the respective states;
edi1ces, uses the best methods and implements
and employs the best teachers. New Jersey mot
to go farther invites her youth into dilapidated
barns, puts ignorantly written text books in their
hands and subjects them to the influences OF
ILLTTERATE POLITICIANS FOR TEACHERS
In one State the local taxes amount annually to
over one hundred and twenty dollars per family; in
another to $50; In another to not one-ourth "a
much. Federalism demands that these distinc-
tons shall be abolished and that the law shall Sc
cure real instead of merely nominal equality to
VT The r imnossibilitv OF watching
FORTY-EIGH GOVERNMENTS
has had an extraordinary and Important result
The people have tacitly committed their entire In
terests and fortunes to the keeping OF two political
parties, whose leaders and managers, instead OF
is charged that, knowing this, the Rothschilds.
through their American agent. obtained centr0l OF
one OF these parties in the general election OF Ses
Presidential candidate on the eve OF election so az
to afford victory to It's opponent, whose fnancia!
that great house do not now affirm this charge
to be true /; 1t is enough If 1t Is plausible.
Doubtless for reason sound enough, but which
philosophers having been unable to detect the ten
denotes Of government in this country have been
at different periods very different In character
Jefferson drew his lessons from the French Later
statesmen have drawn theirs from the Magma
Charta of England. Comprehensive at home and
aSrG rePq Mr.
which he thought was all too long. The remedy
proposed BY Mr. DeImar q was worse ", than the
was adopted there would be nothing to save the
country from going to Tophet.
Mr.. GARDUR thought Mr.. Denar had reflected
upon tine government OF the United States in O
financial way and begged to state that the rate OF
interest was at present substantially the same in
England as In America.
Professor WILCOX followed, being introduced a.
the friend OF Herbert Spencer He was received
and frequently interrupted by storm OF applause.
STEPHEN PEARL ANDREWS then took the floor,
and Tor three-quarters OF an hour kept the audience
interested in his various phenomenal theories, in
many OF which he claimed HI had been copied BY
the greatest European thinkeB.