The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-12

us save Us from weak admiration Tor military
destroy rom the 'O eanker Of p"S Indifference
THAI eats away; FROM the neGigence th1l
one who does not hold 10 the iniercessiou Of
toe sain;o, ana who believes tBat prayer should
never 90 addIessod to any bot the SUPREME Be-
sistency, = uiSnt DC whca ho LOOKS upon the
image OF Washington III these DEGENERATE Gays.
NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE.
MY friends. do not feel myself able to give much
advice In this emergency. Oi one thing, however.
glad that this meeting does not propose 10 call
upon Congress to interfere 10y oil 10 regulate the
domestic aHairs OF LOUISIANA. DO lot hold that
congress mas any legitimate power 10 provide Tor
the creation OF q State government, assuming
that there Is none IN lawful existence Tbey may
have, bur DO not see II. | consider hat the
clause in the federal constitution which binds the
United states 10 guarantee TO every State repub-
lcan form OF COVE nment, means this and nothing
more: that when the existing government ola State
or the state Itself needs the and oil the United
states 70 prevent the establishment OF monarchy
o.: any other form oil government that II not re-
publican, according to an American idea OF re-
publican system, such aid shall be given. But
I wnen State has the misfortune to get INTO suca
/ condition that II Is without any lawful govern
the people Of that state, In Their sovereign aud
primary capacity 10 take all the initlatory and AL
the hnal Steps lnr the establishment OF govern
ment; ana II this is done, and the government Is
one Ut representative character. and resting on
the VIII oil the people, IL Will necessarily be repuD
lcan In form, Tor TINS Is the very essence OF repuo
lean government, as we hold 1t. Congress can
neither enable, assist. nor guide the people OF
ernment. But on this point there are differ
cnces OF OPINION THIS meeting confines itself, II
OF what has been done, and does not propose 10
say wnat ought now to be done. That reEuSe is
now 10 ne gwen as the unanimous voice Of this
great city. Let 1t 20 iortn soDery, but 1rmly and
with emphatic earnestuess. Let 1t be spoken IN
II is meant to reach. T zoe 40 not arrest these
usu17)alionS here and nOlc the nect occurrence or
@ S ns o s Roases %a eG a" 10 1s
GatiO, or re shat lose ereyy remnant or liberty
thdt remains to as and sink beneath the iron heel
or military deSp0taSna.
SPEECH OF Mr.. WILLIAM 4. DODGE.
Mr.. PRESIDENT and FELLOW CIrIzENs-I am here
tonight not as me representative OF any party.
express what honestly think Is the leelng OF the
business men oil the country. l do pot come to
nor the party with winch Tor many years have
been identified, but 10 frankly object TO the further
interference Dy the general government with the
Legislation OF the southern States, or 10 any way
10 attempt TO lnhrence the votes OF those states,
or decoe Gs To the results OF tneir elections. len
years have now passed since the close OF the war;
and there Is very general feeling that the time
has come when we snoald all adopt the language
OF the PRESIDENT anu say, LET US have peuce.n 1t
was not reasonable to expect that sucn radical
change IN the social system o. the south. by
which 100000 OF slaves were emanclpated
and then entranchsed could have taken
place witnout more or less lrlctions IN
has been less than mignt under the circumstances,
have peen expected, and that ne slaves, as u
general thing nave disappointed tue people North
Many predlc ted that they would not orK aud tina
be the couatr or a
staple; but lacts have decided the question. The
last two years have been iully up 10 the average
wi WHAT Att TnE SOUTH l' NOW NEEDS is CAPITAL
TO DEVELOP nEk RESOURCES, BUT This SHE
STATE GoyHaNMENrs CAN 81 HEsrokEp,
AND THIS WILL NEVER BE DONE BY FEDERAL
problem among themselves. The freedmen must
choose for themselves, IN view OF all
ssona sosa &c wn Do Tor sS to shsS w
that they are always to be IN opposition TO the
Writes as their only SAFETY and That the general
/ government Will protect them. 1ney must be
MADE TO understand that many things their
interests are mutual and 1t Will be lar better
them II they cast IN their lot with the different
parties. SO az to secure the influence and protec.
tion OF that to which they belong rather than
keep up a constant political war OF races.
The great object OF the war was to perpetuate
the union OF The States under the constitution,
and now IT. alter all the cost OF blood and treas.
ure, We are 10 laii in this. and remain as we are,
with our southern States still paraiyZ wed, her
cities crushed by taxation, property constantly
vantage and her merchants struggling to main tain
their credit-to this extent our effort has Jailed.
How can we at the North expect to prosper
when sucn large part of the Union Is suireringg
We are tod In sacred Scripture that 'il one mem
her suffer al the members suffer with w." Moth
ing can be truer In TINS ease. Many oil US
feel that tue general government has made a
the South ~ many Sertsen nn to
places oil trust III the South, VINO have, in their
men and making them lee that the United states
government was their special friend, rather than
rnose with whom ineir lot was cast, among whom
they NUT 1--we and Tor whom they must work. We
have tired this long enough. Now let The South
alone. Let them work out their own problem, I'M
ders' andlng that only in case oil oppression or
surrection which the State cannot coDtr0 will the
general government interfere. As merch nts. we
want TO see the South gain her normal pos,ulon in
the commerce OF the country; nor can we rope for
a general revival OF business while things remain
peace"
Governor sALoMoS then said:-
FELLOW CITzENs-Ii the American people at
this particular time, alter hearing the news that
has come 20 U.s. should Lot rise IN their majesty
and protest against the acts Of military usurpa
love OF liberty mas passed away. But, my fellow
citizens, there does not appear TO re any lear OF
city, as l see by this monster meeting that
the people have risen en- nlosse, indignant at the
these interfere VITA the legislative orsanizatio
Dispensing a legislative body 0y military author
'..y IS no new tnlag in the .orla but happens
IN AS there was one OF those unIortu.
nate revolutions In france; when Louis
was In Germany aa aso there srSss
commotion, not so violent. perhaps, as that in
submit rather than appeal " arms. They
wished to have real unity In Germany,
e.Dsn in ne Several ns STATES
government govern tent instead o, monaicnica rule:
Of pas es
In the King promising that he would give his
people constitution allowing them TO lePislate
by The legislative codes elected by themselves.
There vas such body called together
by the people ana they debated
upon the constitution during the entire summer.
But presently there came a change in the action
OF the King, ana he arrived at the conclusion that
he woud dissolve this legislative BODY tnat had
been caNed together by him. lie spread a cordOn
OF troops around the city, and on the 9TH OF
November he issued an order prorogulng the
sitting OF the legislative body until he
should again call them together at PDtsdam. The
Legislative Assembly declined TO dispense, aud
consequently the King marched hts troops into
the city and concentrated them IN O square near
the legislative building, which was surrounded bv
Gordon OF citizens two deep. The troops were
halted all the night on their arms, not Touching
single man, but waiting un5il tie
Assembly dispersed. the military then entered
the building and closed It up SO that the memoirs
were refused admission on the next morning.
That act, together with many other acts were the
commencement OF the revolution OF 134S
In Prussia. 1t was those deeds That
drove many o young man to this coun.
ha fhar 0liII Anf