Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-09-16

number but comprehensive in spirit. They are
contained in the preamble to the Constitution
| 1--WE, the people of the United States, in order
to form more perfect union, establish JUSTICE in
sure domestic acknowledgements for the common |
defense promote the general welfare, and Sc
4 cure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and
our posterity, do ordain and establish this Con
| stitution for the United States of America"
| These are the organic principles upon which
| our Government rests. These are the eternal |
| foundations upon which our fathers built the |
new Government. Mark how comprehen-
| sive in spirit-how sound i'll principle Our
| fathers, prepared by sacrifice and enriched by
| SUCCESS when they came to form the govern |
ment which they established rose far above
mere individual aims, colonial Independence or
| party spirit They declared the broad assef-
ton Of the rights of man, and consecrated
their country and their children to these rights
| of man for all time. Their development lis
true liberty. Their realization is the accom-
| plishment of good government. No one will de-
ny it none will dispute it,.
mean to appeal to your reason because |
present to your Judgment what your Judgment
will recognize to he right. | shall never speak
| to my fellow-citizens but what know to be tri1e
/ am here as an advocate and i'll some senseas
representative OF the great Republican party OF
this country, party believing its principles in
harmony with its ideas. have declared these
high principles, because l am willing that you
. should try this great party by these high tests
and reject accept it as it shall be found recre-
ant or faithful to them The Republican party
is always ready to leave its destiny in the hands
of the American people, Honesty like true re-
: ligion, relies upon convincing the Judgment. or
upon the internal evidence Of conscience. But
y wrong employs force instead of argument and
!, imposes silence when it cannot convince.
u What then is the mission of the Republican
party We are told that its mission is fulfilled,
that it must disband it's forces,
that it must lay down its arms, and yield the
I, Government to those who have only failed to
- destroy this Government under the pressure OF
Ii Wl,at 10 ita p1iaa nf
d publican Party 1t is first what was so tersely
said in the inaugural of the great Republican
leader" Let us have peace" That is what we
+ fought for-for peace. And we will have it il we
ii have TO conquer it, Peace Peace, which means
a. smiling farms which means commerce which
means industry which means manufactures
which means every man to have the right TO
I'd toll, the right to accumulate for his wife aud
l. children. the right to educate his children, the
n right to rear his children in better condition.
the right that courage, that industry, that integ-
IL rity shall reap its reward. The peace which
s. gives prosperity. Peace which gives security.
r. Peace which insures to all men every right OF
, the Government of our fathers.
L In popular government. founded for the es-
Enlistment of great principles there can be no
X peace, unless those principles are carried out.
. The machine will not work smoothly. There
y will be disaster and ruin. Wild passions and
OF wars will rise unless these principles for which
ut tins machine was established, and for which 1t
he should be rum are carried. They are
L. 10 IoIHt u HtOFt ptTIttt htOHs-iiulO ohh
ny be no peace without perfect union. Gen. Jack
he son was right when lie said that if our country
es We're separated, and not with one duty and with
40 one progress, we could not get along together.
"a. There can be no lasting peace II hostile armlet
d, can water their horses the banks of tile Hud
en- son or OIL those of the Potomac. Here is party
he which came into power at the capital OF nation
already divided with distinct sections, with bitter
feelings, apparently forbidding union. But il
now holds its power, sole, redeemed, consolida
,a ted-a nation with union more complete tina,
. that of the British Empire-an old constitution
l" still entire.
TX Does it need argument that the Republican
las Party preserved this Union? The people did it
IL But the Republican Party was the only organiZa
ton which represented the ideas and provides
py the means by which the Union was accomplish
ed. II our Government still endures ii is tn
Republican Party which you must thank for il
ess If our Government still continues to attract t
n its bosom the oppressed from other shores Hi
" is its work.
,an q To establish iusttct. Justice is necessary
ca, establish peace. All wars come from injustc
Of some kind-elthel social, moral, or politiea
If man finds that injustice has been done t
o him. lie will tight for 1t, and 20 with nation an
'V' party. The Republican Party has organized int
forms Of law thoee great principles, an
given to eYerp man equal rights before the law
The Republican party has upheld the origina
principles of the old Constitution. No govern
nh, ment will be effected on questions of mere socis
wv, or personal justice But all governments mus
W give to every man equal advantages III matter
of common and public right. Is it werth viii
inc that should so over these principles i'll detail
NIB Certainly not They are too well known to all.
NJ 10 preSerUe domestic banqni6ty.- The RI
49,. publican party has done everything IN its pow,
're- that it could do Domestic tranquility is to b
preserved by the equal enforcement of law, /
mn giving TO every man his right before the law, |
,,os giving to every one his personal aud prope
zoo rights This the Republican party has done an
+ III no one can deny it.
hat 4 10 fro,oot he public tcelttrr. What hi
IL, F,,.
.1 en- us railroads 1t has opened the lines of COZ
'ruS' municaton and commerce until material natu
be- has yielded to the nature OF man it has built
,riu- your manufactures it has done this it Ii
the opened tile avenues of advancement to eve
she's man WHO iaa ie courage ana capacity 10 ma
we the effort il las given to every man the rig
be- to rise it is the representative party of labo
ured it has illustrated it by its principles and cant
lttle dates. 1t was this principle which made Iinco
ever the rail-spitter, and Grant the tanner, Pre-
nd- dents OF thc United States. II is the pal
hink which will elect George \. Hascy and An
The CLARK, who have both worked with their han,
it ia the one as Governor and the other Congre
1t we mali
look What every man accuinulates for himself II
ould family. lie accuinulatcs for the country. i.
, orr may be too short to realize the efforts OF
our own abors. But unsuccessful OF successful
file linn, eli the struggles, the sacrifices, the acc
l,ler- mutations Of each individual, make up the 81
lad. and acaumnations of the mass, When the a
see nues are open 10 all, thcle interest is stimu
chill iea put When lheN are shut up, lhen eve
rraat branch suffers 1t IL the mission of the gr
il of Republican party TO rise up aud surge for
only Government in which we live.
only }. 10 pforidt Tor me- common d,ft1ce. 81
If we pose when the rcheAon was nnon US, eyeryb'
high to whom VIC offered our bonds had said 81
and you offered LIS bonds ten years ago and we 5
posed you would pay them when you could.
and when You got ont of your hcrape you didn't
evory at all You gave US your notes for your bon
sh TO lido you think that we would have got mont
# all When the time comes to go to war we must