New-York tribune., 1873-07-05
TIE NATIONS HOLIDAY.
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non ahonnd states and municipal councils cho-
ssn 10 ieesate for weloeing of the people are To
ften occupied with private jobs and schemes LOT p
der with anxiety the part OF all nonesI and
Yle meeting OF state LegsiaSo SaiIed he II con
rrOtd hy one party the other In eonneSS., rinS9
what public office is there not oenens9 Are they not
Now What shall OF these eVisl - ~ 1,vernment
Ihe fruits Of this much Wanted system O which the
q ours or 40 they result @ Do foreee and therefore
could not provided against anu NV w % ON
."vsTnment These evils result first and above ail
IEnR from the power OF private MY S g. ~ ooi,o
This federal government was estaosneu 9S tne PIr ,
sId for Inc peope uts lust rights depend upon tnef
consent They are the source o IoMeI tbt
20 themselves and they have irrevocaoy setea tna'
ere ~ nation not a confederation OF states; that Win
m its limits slavery shall remain abolished aud IoEucai
rights be denied 10 no ono uee1uS Vl Idec vi Co' ~ CO.
maj the federal government shall have power 10 pre-
serve aud enforce these rights In New YORK men can
,Irich themselves by the mOnopOles OF ferries and
roads and streets its Legislature can grant tIhe power
PRIVILEGES and TO confer special rights Is the power 10
enrich At the expense OF the state. MtmoeIs
Ie but the Obbers who elevated them Every year the
sumber OF private acts increases they already numOel
just a Legislature sit 40 days beyond legiImSe
session without any known or ia~In ~ hs 10
lobby through These evils are not cOnnhed 10 NV
YorF they prevail in all where private lesIs-
latOn II 0f value. Never until all this s cOinpetey
changed, until claims against the state can oy ns
severed through court OF justice, uhu tne
j. actually stripped OF the power OF giving private
grants and special privileges, and legisatoh as 10 & Ss
tmucs u made absolutely general VIII theIt Ue III - s
It.pects-nO matter which party Is III POMeI- y C
guent Improvement. Hitherto the legsaloh 9I 1 I1l
ress has beeu chiefly general excepting grauts OF pubc
lands subsidies and those PROVISIONS OF tue tai ior
protection so shaped as 20 xCo in,y UOu ~ for direct
sorrnpptiou: The Government should be purged ana
ION OF rsat corporations the abuse OF Executive power
LDd patronage and all forms Of private legislation
Music bv the band followed the address Of Mr.. Potter
after which letters Of regret read from eXGoy
Horatio Seymour, ex Mayor Richard Naux Of Phhadel
Ihia, GOV c. c. Walker Of Richmond Va. and Judge
Imasa j. Parker OF Albany. Communications had also
leeu received from Gov. Ingerso Of Connecticut the
Hon A. r. Nichols Of Buffalo, Jarvis Lord Of Rochester
y v l. Pruyn Of Albany, the Hon. Michael j. Kerr OF
Indraua, David spraRer Of Montgomery, Ala, Hiram
Barney and Thomas j. Young of Saratoga, the Hon. C.
l. Lawburton Of Pennsylvania r. w Peekham jr, Of
Albany J. b. Olney Of Catskir j. s. Preston Of South
Carolina and other Democrats The song " Han to the
Union was then sung by the Glee Club the audience
,ouiue IN the chorus after which the Hon. Abraham X
Lawrence, the Liberal-Repubcan and Democratic can
dIdate for Mayor last Fall, made few remarks
lie expressed pleasure at meeting his feoWmeinoers
az Tammauy iuasmuch IT afforded him an opportu-
Itv TO thank them for the very liberal support they
save hun iu the political canvass OF last Fall The re-
marks Of the speaker who preceded showed he said the
ereat necessity Of committing not only tho admin
jstratou of This City Government but also OF the Ma
tioual Government to that whole Democratic party
nuder whose and guidance from 1900 to 1850 the
country went on prospecting. II was night here IN the
ty of New York that the step must be taken ana the
SutatOry force given 10 10 which would restore the
K,ae aud the nation II Tammauy is to be instrumental
Bn the regeneration o. the Democratic party as she s
What must she dOi She must put forward 1T the next
and at every election Who pure noble, honora
ple aud high minded; who are desTOus OF giving
,be CITY good government; men who believe in economy,
iut WHO don't believe that economy rs meauness lap
Iiause Iueu believe that the honest creditor shall
L. psid ms debit aud shall not he delayed III its coec
ton lappausel; men Who do not believe that reform
consists stopping public works, or IN saying thai
every man who has a claim against the city shall 90 10
ihV aud prosecute TO the Court Of Appeals before II
vii he paid him. Great cbecrug.i
SPEECH or :. : cox.
The Hon. satuuel s Cox who was next introduced
E6id. among other things:
GENTILMEN: This day not honored as IT vas nor as
II should be- Questions Of public liberty do not stir The
t0puar conscience or engage the general intelligence
Ehe grievances OF the declaration greve no more IFS
patriotism falls sodden The election last year;
Z exceptional was proNdentdl II rs hdru 10 tuh.Shi
Iganst the higher mowers Gen. Wilson once sad that
H. party Of Christian statesmen planted on the
fccf of ages, aud had all the measureess moral lnhi'
tuCes 81 the universe 10 sustain thtu " COur't a
PARTY immediately ordained makes no mistakes II
ever nOuges m spirit trny celtsai. IN ms SUPER
human gOodutss lies the solution o. Ic eve, OF tl,st
last year Il coroner may be allowed lne Chetlil
ruy Of sitting Ia, cOrpse. rs one OF last ran
victims would meodlle h9'utn'alN r, ,hooUII Iva
She laet year was not wear oi grace. III Shoud pe
non, rstemper the Boston nre, and the Presidential
s.ecjiou. They what Mrs. Malaprop would cal
urcu o. toll will now beautiful is to contribute
~ plow. loom, aud anvil 10 the angelic statesmen OF
tIs hcayeuaVoIcd period! They even 60 SO Tar a. 70
Ieproach uHsehsh Congress iOr raising II, pay and
thc patriotic President Tor doubling ms salary J
They can u a vulgar g1Hh, aud viii not
zee that luxury Of high living ,1a'ifih a M Mna-
ton E Ga .,o. n" hoG IGonoSSzng cerpoTStioms
grinding Taxation and personal greed; ana wa not
tore the and II Legislatures are bad IN Penn
Eyivauia and York then why not allow them 10 he
bought in Kansas, coIed IN Arkansas ana hdnapPed
"a Louisiana Was there ever 10 uureasOnlng people
When We have repose IN tho SOUTH they cal II decay
Tore Thay ak for peace Well, is not the Admins
uau"b c"ntbuay tlutlut 'oW u l'le ~ '"iu ~ 80 M
culinary drama O our val 1et e3u.'Is W no u,'""'"
Mcclellan. Franklin. SOcum and Hancock Hhmhle pe-
saiiaut iayhawker OF Virginia. his hungry
guerrillas sharcrs az The Federal board lhcj h-
Hunter; while Alderman, Longsueet, aud settle are
wiling 10 represent thc now VCceiesS purpose OF once
sp.uted people What matters IL which class Of rebels
rlie in the dcspoiied SOutha battalion Of scattered
bummers or the orderly MASSES ot hottest men Mh''
matters u whether The South ruled by one ndn WITH q
80 Wb,tber J,nisaIa euccunbs 10 the Gatllu guus
a. Casey Iho sword Of the Federal Executive the ega.
aeeiee Of DlIc, ct the keen razor Ot PhcLhHckt Is
Iapt and Coift> water Aiss for mat reform.
The propcr aud true limits OF the state the
t.atO 0f state state. and each 10 the Federal Cow
trumeuthad they not 0eeu ignored before me election
ioI good pnrposes opl why regard them @5er~aid
go to Fouda She has taxes al pel cent Sne nhs 10
snuro night 10 complain than disOrgaDIed Arkansas.
90 10 Impoverished, broken, despaIng b"nkTupl LVns
lhDa Wac hu cry hcdtdi ph yes; a luo'SuIl l'l
Ifosideut sent message leaving IL 70 congress. was
s.mple enough 10 THINK 10 arust, Inc lutNsdEt came
N hi, the House was turOuged aud excited by the trial
a. the CHRISTIAN statesmen OF the Credh Mobliet
T good ecu Butler moved 70 refer 10 Ia the judiciary.
ha right had 20 interfere aud move thai II dI on The
table - be taken uI At any time, win view 10 relieve
en-, Sfatc4 SAID then what seems now a waste q
If0ubet,-that there would be no action, aud tlTi
non arrou would Uerpeiuatc tue usufIdilOh Per
laus was rar treating ia that way 80 good a iut =
sac True. the Senate Committee HseH had denounced
wrong and gave sOme nope 10 lne opITesseu' p"l
80 c me eectou SAID in advance To- the OppressUr
ssJ.y on the mailed hand ltls only ihe mouths OF the
Mir, -sipul Which you smother TINS was the CLIMAX
az rouv Georgia The only of The states once 10
rebellion winch free from these enlightened policies.
How was shc freCdf A French winter describing Tie
nithiuese of the CamuCks says thai atttI thtlr