New-York tribune., 1875-03-08

ADDRESS BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMAR.
A NoN-PARTIsAN SPEECH on THE CONDITION OF
THE PEOPLE OF THE sOUTH-THE DISTURBANCES
NOT OF A POLITICAL oRIGIN-OUTRAGE STORIES
MANUFACTURED TO INFLUENCE NORTHERN
ELECTIoNs-LOYALTY OF THE PEOPLE TO THE
FEDERAL UNION.
frRou AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oFTHg TRBUyE.1
NASHUA. N. H., March 7.-Representative
Lamar Of Mississippi. who has come North on Dref
visit spoke to the citizens OF Nashua last evening on the
condition OF the people at the South Though the hall
was engaged by the Democratic Committee ana he was
invited by II to speak it by party gath
ering that assembled. Republicans and Democrats at
tracted by the reputation which he bears Tor
eloauence, ability and WORTH crowded the large hall
tu they filed it TO oyer6Owng. His address was
exactly suited to the mixed character OF his au dence
IL was remarkably non-partisan, consisting merely OF
statement OF facts aud logical tracing Of the causes
which have led TO whatever turbulence ana dsquietude
exists The speech contained scarcely an aluson TO
either Of the two political parties. and none whatever 10
tho approaching election. He spoke for about two
hours not concluding til nearly II o'clock and retained
the closest attention TO the last At the close. as sew
ers times before loud calls for him to con-
,pue The address earnest and forcibe, and made
a deep impression upon those who heard it.
Mr.. Lamar preceded by Col +. W. Parker OF
Manchester, Republican from the organization or the
party who made very earnest and powerful speech In
which With sadness as his reason for voting the
Democratic the fact that he could not express his
sentiments through the leaders OF his own party He
did not believe the Democratic victories were owing to
the good that party had DONE but TO great wrongs
that the Republican party had done.
Representative Lamar was received with great ap-
plause He said that he hoped these times Of discord
would soon pass by He did not believe that the mass
OF Republicans desired to further punish the South.
Apprehensons aree at the North that local scfgov-
thu mot 10
classes II he in his heart thought OF party bene
fl he was not of IT. He admitted disquict In
political affairs amounting in some Instances to bloody
scenes These srifes were not 10 nrtf er party ends
one OF the great evils of the South is the tendency OF
the masses 10 withdraw from party contest. The
fact has been fully revealed in Louisiana
that there was no intention OF resisting Federal power
The soath regarded the Constitutional Amendments as
valid and binding the original instrument The Pres
ident in O message, had said that the South was pros
trated. This fact the OF their dsquiet Tax
alton and oppression had produced this prostration
The Con gressona Committee had testified that
eral intimidation had occurred. The returning Board
OF Louisiana had illegally returned enough Republicans
on Affairs In Arkansas reported the State Government
be sas free ssofs% eS of s % oss
elected by the Conservatives. He Appealed
to ss m.n ,s e NOT Scis.. ie s5o Sens
AS Anglosaxop the Southern people ashorred desot-
peope at this time 70 ianeace the elocto.s The C1m
nIttees had reported that taxation ath other op
presssns crushing these people, and not single
specific remedy had been propOsed by the Federal GOV
ernmepf Society ~ the South resisted the n.roach-
hsnSseS thousand Voter, Isd been created 10 an Ia.
nf and this had Disturbed The e1naniniiy Of tho
states aud their higbspr,ted people lad IN some
instances ressnted IT, 81 ws@ an ad,iilct fortGn TO
theif ~ l.psthles The blacks Led tue Offices ~ the
EXCLUSION OF vhitea and ihs drew lines sty fLsD
Tbe Government was responsible for isifiag the two
raees apspt different sction would have united tks
Tho frat sson barks Leaned 0 dstrnsi,
and thu Coy eraDept yss eaoOIFaSjDg THIS Tue rroY
aimed nj the South may yet bs Onai qHYering Ia Ne.
Usmpsnire. Tyure ~ no danger 10 the U0i"h ~ the
South The Souhera p'opie would not accepI separate
NV .rnmcut lO-da,' VrIc 1t ,f-fed tbeIi, rarY
fhrsi,nq Cor d U,is" arU1df Tlnc1 t1cy cin ga .ncr
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