The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-21

there was hardly Democrat in the hall.
It was Boston audience Of enlightened,
critical, and, when the occasion demand
ed, enthusiastic citizens. Mr.. Blaine WAS
introduced by John W. Chandler, OF
Brooklinc, and was received with tre-
mendonS applause. 1t was some five
minutes before he could begin his speech,
but when he did the enthusiasm increased
as his well chosen points and well round
ed sentences fell on the ears Of the vast
audience. He began his speech aS follows !:
! am opposed to.the election Of Samuel
]. Tilden to the Presidency. Applause,
and voice in the crowd, ave all are"
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OPPOSED TO Mr.. TtLDEN
because At q, great crisis,in, hiScountry's
fate he proved unfaithiul, and when il
lay bleeding at every pore from wounds
by rebel hordes he passed by on the other
side and gave words Of aid and comfort to
her enemies. am opposed to Mr.. Tilden
because he, having been in favor OF
the resumption OF specie payments
on the Ii, day OF January, 1879,
broke his faith with the country
and trampled II out with the bad repudi-
alton OF the West and the worse repudia-
tion OF the South to sink II in the inter-
est Of Southern claims. / am opposed TO
Mr.. Tilden because he more than any
other Northern man, and more than any
other Southern man, represents that fatal
heresy called State rights-a hereay that
produces di,memberment, loss Of life and
destruction Of property. ! am opposed
to Mr.. Tilden because in tho name Of a
reiormer he ia used by that dishonorable
and disrcputable gang q use the word
aiyisedly) that, every honest American
abhors, / mean the Democracy Of the
tcity Of New York. Applause. ! am
lOpposed to Mr.. Tilden becatise he is u
member Of the Democratic party [cheersl
tina; party so just and so good that iIs
candidate here in Massachusetts for Gov.
erDOr dare not mention iia name.
I [Cheers.l That party which for forty
years has cspoused no idea and no policy
that was not at
WAR WITH THE HlGHEsr CIVILIZATION.
More than fourteen years ago had the
honor to be elected to Congress, and at the
tins entered upon the floor Of the
House there was under discussion the
test oath, orwhat Is commonly known,as
the 9ironeladsoatil. sItwas an oath made
To- prevent men in rebellion against the
Government coming again into power
IN the Legislature OF the land, without
at least a sufficient guarantee Of their
loyalty. In the committee saw a smooth
faced man named Thomas A. Hendricks,
and heard him say, and l agreed with
him, "Do you want u test oathf Let
me-" said he, in a spirit Of prophecy,
Ilet ME tell you that Beauregard, Lee,
Jen. Davis, 'SlidelI, when the time
when they could take this oath comes,
will be seeking their personal safety and
will never bother you. thoughtso too.
l should have thought that dreamed had
| thought then that should live 10 see
seventy Of the men who were the asso-
pjstes OF Beauregard, Davis and Slidell,
seventy Of them, as l did last September,
walk up to the bar Of the House and take
the modified oath. That one act shows
the liberal spirit and lenienoy Of the Re.
publican party. They have moderated
and changed the oaths so that every man
from the South who ever thought OF re-
bellion, djsloyalty, has to swear that he,
will net bear arms against bis country,
and that lie will support itp Constitution,
and these
scAMPs FROM THE SOUTH
arc let in on tlie promise that they will
do nothing hurtful orwrong again. They
said they felt al home, there, and they ev-
identity did, for they began at once TO rule
the House, and the House was as much
under Southern dictation AZ II was under
the Administration Of buchanan.
TWAS SAID as little jeu dprit that the
Northern Democratic members did not
know enough to sneeze until, the South.
ern members took .snuff. Laughter.
There are seventy Of them, and there were
ITO Northern Democrats In the House.
These seventy had 4 constituency behind
them OF about thirteen millions, and the
North had about thirty.two or thirty
three millions. And when they came to
organize the House, every one familiar
with the routine knows that the division
OF power and the assignment Of places
was not made with reference to the pro-
portion Of population. But when you
give to the South It's proportion you treat
Il literally, for when you consider the
industries OF the North, its manufactures,
its commerce, and It's great trade, 1t Is
much larger than when you consider
il only with regard to the mat
Ter OF population, though II 10
two and q half times larger In
that, Now the House is governed by
thirty.one standing committees, and to
two Of these Is entrusted the care Of all
the Industries OF the American people, its
commerce, foreign and domestic, its man
uiactures, its taxes, its tariffs, the regu-
lation of hs social relations between
States and nations, ia, revenues, and, In
fact, all that makes up the nation ia en-.
trusted to these committees. l have, as
my predecessor, who Is here upon this
platform, (Gen. BAnks,) occupied that
place as Speaker Of the House. Thought
I gave full justice TO the South when l
gave them one.third Of the places on
those committees Well, what do you
suppose? But need not ask you what
you suppose, for you saw in the papers
that with less than ohe.thitd 81 thelpop.
ulation they took two.thirds OF the
committees and 'the Northern Demo-
crats looked happy Applause. Sunset
Cox being ioked about II, said be was glad
oiit. "Thank God, Master Copperield,
an, tumble - said Itriah Heen tLanUh