Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-01
CARL SCHURZ.
He Speaks In Twpddlc Hall.
His Views Of the Crisis.
POWERFUL 1RRAIGNINEN1
or TIE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
The Bloody Shirt
Trampled Under
Foot.
T From, Tie Albany Arg'ts Of Oct, ~,

from INC [1tptHy biUUo v NN'' ~0'
1876.
Carl Schurz made speech in Ger
man in this city Thursday evening.
We have not translation at hand,
but in Justice to him assume that 1t
contained nothing IN conflict with his
previous utlerances. We, therefore,
give the following rs expressing his
views on the crisis
On the 9TH Of October, 1872, MIR.
Schurz spoke in Buffalo The follow
ing is the passage of his speech IN
which he discussed
TIE SOUTHERN QUESTION
A blight has fallen over the South.
1t was not so much the war which
was the cause of it as 1t is the shame
tul corruption which pervades the
State governments FRAUD, PLUM
DER, SHAMELESS ROBBERY
these are the characteristics OF the
Southern State governments And
who is responsible for it! Was 1t
not Grants administration to which
all these robbers, all these plunderers
cluug for support? But how could
these thieves keep themselves in pow
cr? Their most powerful aid was the
Federal Government, and their next
powerful and they sought in the igno-
rant negro vote.
Secret societies were organized to
keep the negroes in suhjection and to
make them vote just as the admins
tlaton and its servants would want to
have them vote. Some time ago L
had the honor of addressing some ne
gro meetings in North Carolina. |
gave them the best advice that |
could give them. l explained to them
what their best interest would require.
thought had made some impress
sion upon them What did | hear an
hour after the meeting The leader
of one of these secret societies had
told them that | was not TO be believ
ed because | had been tor slavery all
my life and wanted to deliver them
over to their worst enemies
TIE THIEVES AND THE NEGROES.
The thieves control these negroes,
and it was under their influence that
they have been arrayed agalnss the
whites. The blacks ard the whites
stand face to face as enemles-tor
THE NEGROES ARE UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE MOST
VILLAINOUS SCOUNDRELS thai
aceye ever Mloaced to disgrace grea'
and noble country. # there eau be
anything worse than civil war it is the
war OF races and these scoundrels
have adopted just the rery means t:
bring about such ear. At the head
of the negroes are the great thieves
that rule the South, and rely on Grant
for support. The support is given te
them freely, and every possible means
has been taken to make theln blind
Instruments of the powers that be
and the footstep tor a second term Of
President Grant.
SAD CONDITION OF TIE SOUTH.
This is the condition of the Soutl
and sad condition it is when We
: remember that we are one people, one
lace, born under one flag, living TN
der one Constitution. | need scarcey J
add that period of thorough exhaus
ton has followed such shameful abuse
: of the power Of the government. The
productive labor seems almost ex
hausted, the very foundations of 50
cety are undermined, the States orc
almost bankrupt. TIE REPUBL1
CAN PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE
|, FOR THE PRESENT CONDITION
: OF THE SOUTH. ! have been fiji
teen years steadfast, faithful worke
in the ranks OF the Republican party
e | would be the last man to reproacl
: the Republican party, with which m.
q highest hopes have ever been indentl
fed. But this is a question Of con
science. TIE Republican party Is re
d sponsiblf for is, is it not a.? In th
: name of what party have
/ TIE CARPET BAG GOVERNMENTS
} been founded ? In the name of wha
e party have the carpet-bdg government
r. been upheld and defended Was j
i not the Republican party? Yes,
was. What party was it that denle'
d amnesty when it was clear that onl
IS by the entranchisement Of all intelli
v gent voters could the influence of tn
ignorant negro vote be paralyized
The Republican party spurned amne>
: ty, and there was no CLEAN of hop
g that we should ever have universe
: amnesty until the Liberal party il
,, scribed the glorious word upon it
: banner at Cncinnail-upon that ban
- ner under which we shall elect Horac
Greeley. Is there one in this room
n is there the most enthusiastic support
= er of Grant and Wilson who will dc
ny that these nefarious carpet bag go'
ernments are not supported By III
u aohole poacer Of Grants AdminiStrC
ton? Is there one who will say tina