, 1874-07-21
TUE REPUBLICAN ADDRESS.

The Address OF tho Republican Congressional
Committee to the people Of the United States Ia
not lively document. It commences with 4
chapter OF ancient history, and not worry on-
tertaiuing ono at that embracing review of the
poliod Of Jackson, Van Buren,, Harrison, Tyler,
Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Piorce, and Buchanan.
Tho reacue Of Martin Koszta and tho war with
1Ioxlco, aro described as "bullyipg" ~enker
Powers the old Ostend Conference Is repro
duccd to show TINT there wero designs On Cuba.
1t is claimed that 1t gives "piquanoy" to tho
story Of tho Ostend affair to sta:e that two Of
tho Ambassadors woro afterwards Rebels, but
no mention is mado Of tho "piquant" fact that
among the aignera Of this address ia the na,ne OF
at 1oaat one of tue earliest and most Conspicuous
Rebels and secosslonists.
Attention iscallcd to the fact that, during these
thirty years. European nations refused to recog-
nize the right Of their citizens to donationalize
themselves. aud tho inference is TINT tho Repub-
lican party 80 frightened the Powors OF Europe
that they abandoned that policy. Here is tho
suggestion:
AAN~A
suddenly swollen by volunteers to nearly n.!llion.
she {Great Brittany wisoiy concluded 1t WIS not
worth while to fight auothor III defense of that
principle and by peaccful negotiation aAe has re-
ea!od tho law Bo 60 long aud 30 obstinatcy held to
be irropcaable. Germany has followed that wise OK.
ample, rather Bct the example. Belgium, Sweden,
Norway, and Denmark hsvu done the same, and now
when tho Republic grants the boon Of citizenship to
one Of Irish, English German, Scandinavian birth,
tho grant Is recognized In tie laud Of his nativity.
Think how old Kaiser William. and Queen
Victoria, mud oil tho other Kings and potontatos
Of Europe, must have tremblod when our War
waa over lost wo should invade their domiuiong,
and the a1acrity with which they made the
treaties recognizing tho doctrine Of cxpatration!
It ia singular comment On this bit Of childish
gaaoonade to stato that nearly, II not oil, these
treaties woro made with European Powers by
Andrew Johnson, and not by tho Republican
purity at all. The same address recalls the Dem
ocratio abandonment OF "64:40 or fight IN the
case Of tho Oregon boundary, and In tho mattor
of tho northeast boundary. though NO boloyo il
WAS Iii. Webster who settled tho lattor; 1t do.
nouncaa tho Democratic party because, spending
only " from fifty to soyonty-tlyo millions Of dol
lars per annum," 1t dared not levy tax "exoepI
on tho importation Of q foreign commodity
and 1t always dreaded to tax the I'M
portation Of: 4 foreign commodity lost II
might uuwil]!ngly promote somo domoe
tic industry" Tho address t1uthful!y contrasts
this with the action Of tho Republican party
which brayoiy loyies taxes that would not DO tol
eratod in any country in Europe, aud whioh haI
increased tho current expenses Of tho Govern
ment iu time Of peace from a50, ,000, 900 O.
1915, 600 year to nearly 100000, QUO. 1
large portion OF tho address is devoted to thl
curly history Of the Louisville i Portland Canal
to the fact that thore wau. during that period o
thirty years, small army and all inexponsiy'
uayy. It omits to mention that tho mono
stolen by tho Credit-Mobilior society from th
Government anl the people oqualea in tho ag
grogate tho whole cost Of tho Mexican War
including tue purchase OF Nov Mexico aud Cal
lfornla- Tho Fugitive Slave lar ot 1850 ia ala
discussed. " regzokoh to ths thirty yoara o