The New York herald., 1874-09-14

struct their political fabrics upon the American
perhaps this great and just principle has
not yet accomplished more than modi-
and ne social Ia mssnsy IN
Old World by its opposites, monarchy and aristoc-
racy. The English form OF government was the
ment ol democracy In it, Yet under the nnuence
OF American democratic institutions the demo-
British sysem The treeaent STATEMENTS THAT that the
British constitution, as a mixed system CON-
prlsed this element OF democracy is mistake
AIMS OF EARLY RULERS. -
In framing every government hitherto insti-
tutod among men, one OF tne aims was was
the onice-holders-to crafty their ambi-
t1on or their avarice, or both, at the expense
Q, sne rued-that TO say tne mass o. .he peSpe
always laid the foundations and have anticipated
at least the employment In superlntending the
structure. Purity o. motive may be admitted III
many cases so lar as individual consciousness Is
conc erned but sell-love both inherent and bind
public good, has always had an eye his own graf
LEGATIONS and his work has invariably been In some
respects accommodated to that end. The
FOUNDERS OF THE AMERICAN UNION
invested 1t with most OF the powers oy wnfcn tne
few nad oppressed the many IN all previous times.
The State governments were framed in the same
way. The powers OF government In common
use, originally designed by the ofice-holdng arls-
,ocracy to create or uphold their own INT rests
against the governed mass, were all sanctioned.
Tie great democratic principles originated IN the
American constitution are all sound and right;
but their development In the details OF method.
offices and operations, being nearly all borrowed
rom the forms OF English law and the Old
those latter regards that the reforms and th,
growth OF our American system must be more
perfectly developed. 1t Is not through parties con-
tending for control OF the government that the
BENEFITS OF DEMOCRACY
can be realized. Through the ordinary revOlu-
tons OF the political lottery contestants divide be-
tween themselves and alternately enjoy. all that
through the (, l1rms OF law can be wrung from the
multitude" Mr. O'COnor favored
DIRECT TAXATION
instead OF customs outies, &c, for the support of
the government. 'Uness the numerous govern
menus intertwined In the American system can
be checked III their career of taxation" he re-
MARKED "the system itself must, ere long. perish.
Inere snoulo De no governmental authority over
the coinage over any currency OF commerce, or to
issue paper for circulation as money. The federal
government was designed as an organ or
UNITED POWERS,
yet 1t has exhibited ample capacity to crush or
states themselves. Conflicting laws ana Earring
Jurisprudence among the States should be pre-
vented II prevention 0e practicable. A
COURT OF ULTIMATE APPEAL,
as well from the State as from FEDERAL tribunals,
composed OF judges selected by the State and
sing coerclve machinery OF Its own might pre-
serve TINS desirable unity OF juris rudence through
tuton 1u ee as e Iae want % ~ sucn ar an
cantons OF Switzerland. precedent may be
found in that modern tribunal at Lubeck which
reviewed the judicial action OF four perfectly iDde-
pendent republics. Probably the Ampnictyonlc
Council OF ancient Greece had its origin in smiiar
autonomy OF the 81 ates against encroachments,
and the federal government could neither foroid
appeals nor iorce judicial sanction OF It's own
unauthorized acts by increasing the num0er OF
judges or otherwise. Indeed, the existing Su-
preme Court, which is eneebed oy its liability to
sucn ,coerclve measures, might then be dispensed
with"
IN REGARD TO THE SOUTH.
INTERvIBwER-May | ask, Mr.. O'COnOr, what DO
you thlnS about the ANTIQUITIES in the soutnf
Mr.. O'CONOR (aiter a long pause and repetition
OF the queston)-The fact Is have Thought too
much on tne subject and am at loss where to
meet and answer your question.
lNTERvIEwER-In regard to the conflict OF races9
Mr.. O'CoNOR-Ah, there's the point, and there
we all meet on common ground. Here meet
those with whom nave beer 30 long III antago.
nlsm-the Seymours, the Tldens, the Dxes and all
the compromisers and abolitlonists. ] have looked
forward for many years. fOreseeing this Juncture.
The conflict OF races was sure to come. The
shortsighted politicians passed through abolition
Ism, me war, reconstruction. negro suffrage civil
rights, &c. only 70 reach this end, which was OBJ
viOus to me from the first.
INrERvIEwRR-ls there any practical remedy for
the present condition OF the races III the S0uthY
Mr.. O'CoNOR-I see none in the civil rights and
groes had these privileges and attributes extended
to ahem % and recognlzed zee IN the contw law the the
sensuous faculties which the negro had mani.
tested, the best OF which were MS music and
nG ms love 90 OF raPne. ne DEVELOPED % no .alent
CIVILIZATION This Is, so far as can recall, the un-
disputed fact OF record.
He saw remedy, but he could point to the
obvious result at present, which was
EXTIRPArION OF THE RACE.
the indians on some plan of fesersatoes n bHt nHt
extirpatlon or exile appeared to be an impending
necessity The aboitlonlsts put forth as their
e sss @ Tss me ssst
sitons Of Helper land here Mr.. OConOr produced
from the table copy 81 the latest " WORK OF mat
frankly what the whole abolition policy meant.
Mr.. Helper declares tnat the abolition OF slavery
was advocated only as a means to accomplish the
determination OF the negro. The abOlltonists are
In reality iavorlng the expectation OF the negro to
Airica-which, observed Mir. O'Conor, IS a very FER
tile cOuntry-and thus Obvate their other alterna-
tive. the necessity OF his determination. The
EVILS OF THE NORTH
are necessarily reflection OF the disorders IN the
SOuth-enormQus debt reckless taxation depre-
cated currency and corruption OF government.
G r 6ese % may e
In harmony with his democratic advocates in the
treatment OF the condition OF the North than
formerly, and he at this time found himself IN ac-
tive cooperation with Seymour Herman, Tilden
and others who had taken the lead IN the recent
reform movement.
IN REGARD TO MR. TILDEN,
Mr.. O'ConOr said he TOOK warm interest In his
present canvass and warmly advocated Ills nom-
ination as the democratic candidate lOr Governor
He (Mr. OCOnor had been actively engaged with
Mr.. rlden IN prosecuting the reform measures
ingenuity in that direction. lie had been In op-
position to MIR. 11den and to those who were
called war democrats'' on questions OF federal
politics. ever since the free soil movement orig
mated. They had however. acted together in the
formation of the constitution OF I846, especially in
maturing the provisions regulating monOpOlles,
such as railways, manufacturing corporations
banks, &c. The people Of other sections were
striving to attain the same 5enefcent
constitutional principles as were nd-
Gated IN the anti-monOpoy movement in
the Western States. He regretted with Mr.. Tilden
tina: they nad been such towards as not to go
more radically into the prohibition OF those evils
he was opposed TO the Legislature granting any
special charters, not alone irrevocabe but repeal
able. He had acted with MIR. 1llden in the prose-
cutiOn OF
THE RING SUITS,
in which his (Mr. Tilden's) services were invalu-
able. In regard to the decision OF the Court OF
Appeals In the suit against Tweed, Connolly and
the other ring delinquents adverse to the claim
OF the state acting on the part OF the city Tor
$6,0OO,O00) Mr.. O'Conor expressed his satisfaction
at the decision. He did not regret the result The
assertion that the failure OF the suit was chargeabe
upon himself and lilden mereE amused him. 1t was
quite original 70 have Tilden irraigned as the thief
Instead OF Tweed. He accepted cheerfuly that
mysterious provision OF the DIVINE law which per-
mllted evil that good might come. This decision
was Tar more important than those who made and