Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-09
The Republican Key Nnte.
SPEECH Or SENATOR MORTON AT URRAxl
Ohio SATI-RnAN

OHIO SATURDAY.
Senator Morton, i'm a speech at Urbana.
Ohio, saturday, said Alexander II. Ste
pbens, tie representative man OF southern
opinion, IN al address on the attn of July at
Atlanta, strongly stated the constitutional
grounds upon which the people OF the south
and the democratic party stand. He said
that each state is a nation, separate, indie
pendent and distinct from ali others: that
the states being separate aud distinct, the
patlunS are attached together only by the
constitution OF the United States. which il a
treaty 10 which the states, fn their sovereign
II dependent character, are parties, add not
the people in their aggregate and primary
capacity. He represents the states "a SOW
ereign nations, like England and France
who have formed a treaty which they call a
constitution, creating an artificial confeder-
ate government, resting upon the shoulders
OF the separate nation entering into the CO.
alition. From this constitution or confeder-
acy IL follows that any of the national parties
nave right TO Withdraw at pleasure, and
this is
THE DOCTRINE WHICH MADE THE REBEL
LION POSSIBLE,
by which IL was inaugurated, and by which
others may be upon any question in any
part OF the country that may become dissat-
lsned or pass under the lead OF rebeilious
demagOgueS, OF which We now have a living
and pestilential brood. This blood stained
ana reasonable doctrine is openly avowei
in the south, and Endorsed by the northern
democracy under the phrase and label of
estate sovereignty" There is DO doubt tnaI
the members of the democratic party I'm the
colOred people as a race that ought still 10 be
enSlaved, who were made free wrongfully by
the accident OF war, and deeply resent their
elevation TO civil and political rights and
equality, and while they do not live IN the
hope of the restoration OF slavery ia its Old
form, they are full of hope and faith that the
time Will soon come wien the cOlored race
in their midst will, 10y legislation and the
show OF force, be deprived OF their political
and civil rights, and reduced 10 legal infe-
riorify and a position midway between sla-
that n win
they are entitled by the constitution and the
natural rights of war.
THE SPECIE REDEMPTION BILL.
After speaking in support OF the specie re-
demption bill of the last Congress he said:
had something TO do with the preparation OF
this bill, voted for Il in good faith. aud in
tend 10 stand by IL until experience, has de
monstTated that IL = impracticable or needs
amendment. Its main feature, fixing a day
for resumption and providing for IL, haf
proposed TO the Senate six year before, an.
whether the time fixed is a proper one or no
should have preferred il a year or two lat
II is the method by which / believe spec
payments can and will be reached. ]. estab-
fishes the policy of free banking, the slow,
gradual, but certain return 10 specie pay
mentS, and no contraction or expansion OF
the currency until that time.
THE GRFENBACK THEORY.
lie then addressed his remarks % the dem
ocratic platform OF Ohio, and combattei the
grcenback theory, and claimed that demo-
Gratis had always been enemies OF greenbacks.
lie said: This whole scheme OF further issue
OF grecnbacks In lieu OF national bank notes
/ arraign here to-day as hypOcritical and
treacherous, designed in the first place 10 ef-
feet the destruction of the national banks,
and then, by their volume and by the decis-
ion Of the courts, 20 destroy the greenbackS
themselves. and pave the way for the restOy-
alton OF the old state bank system. The
state sovereignty party Will never stop short
of state banks. a national currency whe-
ther OF greenbacks or bank notes. is hateful
TO that party, which abhors the national
idea, and declares that there is not one ma
ton, but thlrty-seven independent and SOW
ereign powers The party which clamors
constantly about Capitalization and federal
assumption can never De The friend OF the
greenback, which represents the highest
form OF national severe gnty. Every year
the proposition has been brought forward i'm
Congress TO repeal the law taxing the notes
OF state banks, which drove these banks out
OF existence, and the repeal OF which would
again open up the fioodgates for public and
private robbery by the establishment OF in
Vulnerable kiting and worthless banks in alt
the states. Only last year Mr.. Thurman and
every democratic Senator voted for a propo-
sirion 10 repeal that law, which was offered
as an amendment 10 a finance bill
He concluded by referring in conimenda-
tory terms 10 the CENTENNIAL as being pecu-
LARRY grateful celebration 70 republicans.
The new EAST mail train from New York 10
the West, by which letters will reach Chicago
early on the morning OF the day after that on