, 1874-10-17
STEPHENS AND YOOMBS.
Two g,tttiu Speeches by These tseorGi'
ans npD., N1ltio.tstl Affuira.

Two g,tttio Speeches by These tseorCi-
sti,s upo:, Nntio.ts,l AfftAirs.
Tho Hon. 4. H. Stephens, having gone to
spend IL few t!ayB with Con. Tonmba, Mt his homo
III Washington, Gil. waB lnvltoa by II committee
Of citizens to address them. Notwithstanding
Ills feoblo health aud hoarsonoss from recent
speaking III tho open mir. Mr. Stephens complied,
aud spako for au hour on the political questions
cf tho .ay, to II large nssoMblugo Of lulica nud
gentlomcn, In the Conrt-lIouse. His nddrcsB
WAS chiefly occupied With m exposition Of our
svstcM Of goyerunolt. anu In demonstrating
that tho only safety for tho country ID iu speedy
Republic. This, be contendod, ia only to bc uc-
colnElsllca Ly patient and PERSISTENT. though
peaceablet 1noass, III tue eulcacy Of which ho ex-
psossed biz entire confidence. From tho Mnsh.
lugton Gazette we extract tho following toport of
tho concluding portion Of lir. StcpAcns speecll:
"uc sympathizus with Louisiana, mud with MI
the opproHsod pooplo Of tho South. Tho only
point upon which ho differed from manly Ut lna
friends waA az to wllero to 10y tho binulo for all
our pont bcllutn troubles; upon whoHo shoulders
should tho responsibility rcst. lie attributed
ul our tnisiortuneA to tho reconstruction mud Gu
folco1nont acla. uo DID not conn!oor Grant %
responsible; ho merely executed The laws, md ii
tho lAwa wero bad nnd oppressive. ho could rot
lIelp 1t; ho was hound to ECO tho laws executed.
THO remedy is 10 got rid Of these Infamous
lueaAures. aad tho only way, to dq 70 is to do 1t
anil il IL tlle worst Vi folly to attempt it. Mr.
Stephens closed by reference to tho approach
ing Oente,nial celebration ut Philadelphia: uo
hoped the Southern people would tnlle IN inter
est in tho celobtaton, aud tlnt thoy would GO
there. Ho hoped to be able TO 80. I1a wished
to l,o there and 10 talE 10 tho paullo. This cole.
bration belongs to Ill OF tho South. Wc should
not give NJ, to tho North. Tie country iH in
Gebtct to Southern statesmen for iscr aTstcm OF
freo government. 1ler soldiers, MOI Q than nuy
| otllorB, won our Independence, md los States
| luen aud patrlntB were tho authors OF our Coy
| ernl,luut, and ha1 Always tnRntGtnoa it's prncl-
| pics. Tho Centennial belongs to us, and wc
| BtlouA claim II as ours 1lo fslno and tho glory
bclon3s 10 the South, and her people should 60
| there aud assert their right mid oxpresB thos
ylows." At tho conctuHon Of 31r, Stopl,ots' ro-
| ularliB, den. Too1nbs WAS loudly unllea for. Ho
arose mud Mato short hut characteristic speech.
| lIo urged tho pcoplo to veto Tor hlr. Stouionu,
aud 10 all they could for him. lIo intoudcd to
remedy ror Southern troubles. lie Ind M falth
|. in tho uoycrt'mcnt, and did not holiovs the
South could ohtaiu Justice by poaeoeahlo. raenns
stephens TO try. liothonEht ttat 1t any man on
| cali could do anything he conla.. lio knew he
was l,ontgt, nna true, aEtl pntrIofiD, Ana would
do anything, oven 10 Haul!llGliE hlaclf, for the
| salvation OF hiH country aud 1ho reatogation OF
I4o people aud the slatoa to tloir rghtr hut the
| ,reicut Administration would not llhton oven to
n, nugpl from heaven, lla hoped Mr.. Stepiloith
wotlld accomplish Tho good 1tc hoped Tor, l,tL lI0
| ail not think he cnud IIo took 10 Htaci III the
f.cntonnal celebration, and looked npon |! Gs a
Youlea speculation and trick to "bsua! oul
| money