The daily gazette., 1875-04-01
Grant Arraigned.
SPEECH OF SENATOR BAYARD AT NEW
uANEN.

Especial DESPATCH TO THE WORLD.
New HAVEN, Conn, March 30
Senator. Thos. F Bayard, of Delaware
delivered campaign speech this even
ing, at Music Hall, before a large De-
mocratic meeting. The hall was filled |
in all parts, nout less than 5000 per-
sons being present. Among them
were Collins NJ. Ingersoll. brother OF
the Governor, General VIM. Trow-
bridge, Atjutant-General Chanley,
Mayor Lewis, Levi B. Bradley, aud
many other distinguished men. The
meeting was called to order by Mr..
Caleb 3. Bowers, and Judge Freder-
X Ietts was appointed Chairman.
The Speaker, on being introduced,
was received with great enthusiasm,
which was not only sustained but in
creased throughout.
Mr.. Bayard, after thanking the audi
ence for the kind manner in which they
had greeted him, said that it was be-
coming an established fact that the dis
regard for local sell elfgovernment was
the caase of all the nations present
unhappiness. The evils that were
seen in the Government have been
caused by the retention in Office of dis
honest men, men whom no one would
trust in private affairs. The coming
upon national affairs such as no other
ever had. This is so because 1t is to
have voice in deciding whether the
relations of the State Government to
the National Government were of any
more importance than the relation of
county to State government. The
issue on which they were to decide in
v0lved the ruin or salvation of sister
commonwealth. He was there as
simple witness to testify what had been
done by Congress in the last two years,
"all of which he saw and part of which
he was" and he congratulated every
man in America that the Forty-third
| Congress was thing of the past, never
to be revived. There were two ele-
ments at work in the country which, If
allowed to exist, would destroy the ma
tion. The first of these elements was
force; the second fraud. One Difficult
ty in tho present Government was that
at the head of it was soldier who
didn't know the first or any other of
the principles of republican govern
ment. Arguments he had none, and
his acts were like his mind his notions
were bold, fearless, unconciliatory, and
he had never sought to enlarge them
by advice and counsel. His policy
was that of a soldier. Louis XIV. once
said that ARTILLERY was the last argu-
mont of kings" which meant that
force was the last argument after rea-
son and justice had been exhausted yet
what was the last argument with kings
had been the first and only force EN-.
ploycd by the President of the United
States. They had seen intelligence de
graded, and ignorance and brautality
. encouraged. The speaker defied any
man to point out single case in Gen
eral Grants administration where an
official, no matter how much evidence
of his malfeasance had been brought
forward, had been removed because o1
such evidence. The session of the
Forty. third Congress was turning
point, and the course of legislation In
the future would be either towards ma
tional destruction or national salvation
He believed, though, that the turning
was in the right direction and tha
hereafter the people would have tha
sort of counsel in Congress which
would insure safety to the county. Tht
House would have Democratic maj
ority while the Senate would have ,
: majority of Republicans. Still there
, would be a strong check to dishones
legislation, and it was quite certain tina
y legislation for party purposes woult
3 cease for the next two years. Th'
speaker then reviewed the difficultie
!. In Louisiana in 1872, the cause of whicl
9 he traced directly to the action of TIL
President. All the outrages of tha
J period occurred in State whose law
/. ful right were the same as those o
Connecticut. Mr.. Bavard then trace
4 the events of the later troubles in Lou
isiana, all of which heattributed to tn
y same cause. 1t was no matter whicl
, candidate was returned at the last ele
d ction in that State, the General Gov
ernment had no right to decide VIII
had been elected. If it could be don
r. in Louisiana, it could be done with a
y much justification in Connecticut, an
n if the citizens of the latter State woul
= support such measures they woul
o have no right to complain when sucl
things should happen to them.
Gen. Grant did not treat the citizen
II Of New Orleans in kind and concilia
tory manner, but sent q distinguishe
soldier there to oppress them. The pee
pie should not be blinded by a mans mil
itary glory, "for," asked the speaker
"must our Government be changed be
cause we admire man for his militar
achievements" His hearers ought t
heed these things as they would if the
suffered the same wrongs themselve:
(Applause) New Orleans was peor, an
Ct her people were unhappy. and woul
A. they in Connecticut go TO the polls an
1t VI te for men who justified the acts c
10 those who caused these misfortune:
Mr.. Bayard then outlined the attempt
of Republicans to push through tn
7, Force Bill. 1t was the product of
party caucus. It did not come from on
= man, but was approved by those repre-
senting nearly all the Republicans i
the country. The Bill passed the Hous'
but when it came to the Senate ther
,s were men there who were able to oppos
A. it, which the speaker said he ferventl
,l thanked God for. He wished that tn
Republicans Of the State could realiz