Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-14
MASSACHUSETTS.

the Congressional canvas in the Essex dis
trict tonight by addressing about 800 of his
fellow citizens in City Hall. He commenced
as follows:
My friends and Neighbors Il owe an apol-
ogy because of not presenting my self before
you earlier to announce again my candidature
for your sutfrages. Severe illness in the ear
ly spring warned my physicians and myself
that l must cease in a large part from my Ia
bors, certainly until health was restored, and
was advised instantly to stop all work, not
withstanding which felt it my duty to re-
main at my post as your representative till
Congress had adjourned, leaving the vacation
with its partial rest to have its effect before
should accept the medical advice to go abroad
in search of rest and health. | now believe
that the fresh air of the sea which enjoy
with you has so far restored me, that laying
aside other occupations and other ambitions,
shall be able to do my duty to my constitu-
ents in the future in the past. Gratitude
for your past cordial support would impel me
if such be the desire of the people of the dis.
trict again to serve you at whatever risk to
health or loss of professional emoument."
The General then entered upon long dis
cussion of the reconstruction of the South,
which was accepted upon two conditions -
loyalty and the accordance of equal rights to
the colored people. He narrated at length
the outrages in Louisiana and elsewhere.
Coming on from Boston this evening, the
speaker said he took up paper and read
despatch announcing that five more radicals
had been killed; fighting still going on. "Let
US pause" said the speaker, sticking his
thumbs in his vest and elowering tragcally
upon the audience. He then related the Incl
dents that led to the Abysinian war, the out
RACES upon English citizens in Abysinia and
the prompt retaliation Of England upon the
guilty ones by subduing the natives and plum.
derine their valuables. sis it possible" said
he. THAT the Cross of St. George is so pow
erful even in the jungles of Africa, while our
gorious stars and stripes are powerless to
protect our own loyal citizens in our own
country? God forbid. When heard of these
outrages l concluded that there was yet work
for me t. do Whatever there is left of me
propose to devote towards finishing up the
war. And friends and ueighbors, do ask
your sufirages to enable me to carry out my
determination. (Applauss). And say here
without fear or contradiction that / have had
some experience in doing so, and l can do
more in that direction than any other man
you can elect, don't care who hs is -
Grief of chats so" and long continued ap-
plause).
Men of Essex, soldiers of the old Sth regi-
ment, we marched together on the 18th of
April, 1871 and we can march shoulder to
shoulder againif our services are needed TO
enforce the right.
The Gen. then passed to financial matters
explaining and defending his action and votes.
He thought it unw:se that our bonded debt
should be paid in gold because thereupon our
bonds were Immediately sought as invest
ments in Europe. They went abroad by mil
lions upon millions, and we get in return ar
ticles of luxury, not of necessity, insomuch
that perhaps some 81 800, 900, 600 of our debt
is Low placed in foreign lands, to say nothing
of city county and State debts, so that more
than 500 000,0 900 in specie go out of this
| country every year to pay our interest. The
| effect upon us has been an overstrained BUSH
| ness, an over stimulus to importation, Grip
| ping manufactures and increasing the value
| of our bonds until that bond which was
bought for so cts. gold, is now come up to
| 1867 until the rate OF interest which up to
| that time had not exceeded in this common
wealth. per cent. in large or extended in
vestments, has now come to be an average of
| Q to II per cent, even when you mortgage
| your farm and house to your savings bank.
Taxation has become nearly one third of the
earnings and dividends of ordinary business
enterprise.
The proposition to increase the currency
and its veto by the Portland, was next re-
ferred to, and the speakers course in voting
| for expansion defended. Nothing, said the
| Gen., could have been more disastrous upon
the interests Of New England in Congress
than the banding together of her representa-
tves under the fear, many of them, that they
would be broken down at home if they did
not vote in accordance with home sentiment,
as represented by the press, thus throwing
| herself in the face of the great west by what
was deemed sectional vote. 1t has engen-
dered more sectional strife in Congress,
which will surely break out, than has existed
there since the North and South divided on
the question If slavery. The General spoke
| for about two hours, and was listened to at
| tentively.
| Boston, Sept. -. Base ball, to-day, Ath-
letics, 6; Bostons, g. large crowd was in
attendance.
| The seventh annual regatta of the Boston
yacht club took place to-day. Weather splen-
! did; fine race.