, 1876-09-22
TRUAlDULL'S sPEECII.

TRUAlDULL's spEECII.
EX-SENATOR woopAnp'B REPLY.
CHICAGO, Sept all desire to call attention
to few polnts ma1o by ex-senator Lyman
| TrumluIl Ia his late speech 10 thu Democracy
Ia Farwell Hall. Mr. Traa,bull says:
Tsss rs ho he:ae g ;gngos
from liz eensas .tsb,os ouEhs 10 dispel al aprro.
T. hs naasns s & s
United States, OF more than " por cent Of tho en-
n5s s ms1s Ts,. ss 9s y.:s 70 as ae. e. 'G G ~,
broke out aud more than II yeats alnce Il closed.
Every person, therefore, now under 50 yoafs oi
Il lhe close oi tho War Icss Than one.thi,d Of sSe
population OF the tnsnrreetlonary States are now
70 IL e. saT 5 h1S
took paft III the WI aEalnst tfo Union, 20 Tit
woman, and CHILD over it years oi ago IN tho Rebst
States when the War broke out. took part against
the Union, they to-day constitute only about ono-
belong. What folly to talk about the ConfetcratGs
Or thosc who fought against the Government get
could ~ any possibility have tsksu part In Tie Tie
Rebellion constitute but about onc.Bl1th OF the
people of tho late iaeatrcctonsry stste., and less
than fifteenth OF the population Of the Union.
Even nftcr tho presentation Of this statlstleal
argument there will still ba those "yyho Will
hesitate 10 support the Democratic ticket lest
tts success should place tho Government in the
hands Of tho Confcderatcs, as thoY are Called"
Docs the distinguished ex-senator dcsiro It to be
understood BY the phrase " as they arc called y
that the South nra not as strictly entitled to tho
namo Confcleratcsn now rs before or during
the War On the question Of State sovereignty,
have the Democrats come 10 him or lias be gono
to them Mr.. TFumbull once believed this
government was 'atton. Tho Southern Do
mncrucy did not agree with him.
hut let us consider tho stattsstcal CONSOLE
tfona. We arc prepared to admit that II fair
nnd honest election could be bud that this one
sixth, even with The aid Of all OF tho young per-
during the last IS years, would DO no causo Tor
alarm. It eannot be doubted that this element
ias been thoroughly EDUCATED into tho belief Of
their parents. "The fathers hayo eaten sour
c1ge.n No man will contend that tho ihtolIl-
gent masters OF slaves IL years ago will not cI-
1rc1so q powerful influence over The freedmen.
When this wealth aud Intelligence combines in
freedmen, hut for the abso9uto control OF their
votes by terrorism, the "ono-sixth" !" and the
young recruits bccolno power induc1. Norman
knows better than aIr. TFumbull that u few mcu
Why is II That tho Democracy expect to curry
every Southern Stntef
by what nngic of argument hayo thcae mill
iotls of freedman beef. converted to tho doc
trines of tlosa who would ensAva them, 60.
that even In States where they are numerically
the strongest tho vote will bo declared Demo
cratic3
Let INC call tllc Senator's attention to another
slon!sts are not all dead yet. Indeed, tho Mor-
tafity Of those who attempted to destroy tie
Union has been ycxatiouBly light among Demo
cratic asp!rants to o,tcs: We and umotlg those
s ts psmes9 S tho IF is Sss9S s r.;
uught VIC know, of tho Nortt, nlso, elgllt Rebel
Senators, II Robel Representatives, ai e1-mol,i-
bers Of the Nebel Government aud eight men
who were members Of Congress from tho South
bctore the Rebellion.
llas there ever been man elected to Con-
grcas ~ the DesnocEacy Of a Southern State
who raised Ills yo!cs asnlnst tho KeDel!!on1 III
been Over c'Svrn ycars.o IL il not about tine
fur tile D.. ICY to elect Unoulsti
In the ltuc Of these statistics LET tne call attcn-
tlon to the remarkable fnct OF the Difference
years ago q" as unanimous III rebellion as 1t now
IL III thu Democracy. OF tho thlrty-tlIree stn,-
lug committees Of tic last Democratic u0stsc,
who shnpo legislation, twcnty-onu Of tho Cllair-
South, attil only twelve to t1e Northern mctl-
bcrB. Of course 1t would mt do for Democratic
reforpers to put q licpubl lean as Chairman of
oilo Of thcsu committees, but what i tho ulat-
Ara they afflicted with excessive modcsty anl
reluctalace to take rosst!ona It haa not bccn
suspected. We're there only twcyo Of them lit
for Cluirlnenl
ThIs northern section OF onr country hos
soIne tntorcsts to look after. It Fays l. gooi
Bfarr OF the taxcs. It liaa aorlctitncs sent to
Congress- Its shnte Of mcn cnpab!v of taking IN
equal and ssiaaghtful iart. Ia Its transactions.
What is tho matter now3 1t Is not for mo To
sAy Tint this arrangement Ut twenty-one to
twelve WIS not for tho best, md In accordance
With tie ettrl.al fitness OF thlugs, but II DOES
scc'n Hike reflection OIL our Democratic breth-
Icn Of tfiu North. Does It mt lnok us II tho
Senator's, "onc-s!xthn l,al indeed placcl Us ''in
tile hands Of thu Confedcratcs''y
Why should the interests involved In Etcc-
ltols, Pacific Railroad, Claisus CUMmGrce, Post
Utllcc, District Of Columbia, Judiciary, La,ld
Foreign Atiaira, Pets!ons, la!ways aild Chnals,
Mines and aliniiig, Edncatioh und Labor, KevlA-
lou Of Laws, Cainnye, Patents, ull bo directed by
Southern lhenf Ducs It not look as II tlis suc-
tiun already cxeretsed IN H1luu control Of The
Democracy, au.l through them ol the country
gent constituency than our Northern Ha Wo
put this construction Of the last llouso against
tho census statement OF the Scllator. 10 great
liAa been Tie control by ts section Ut the ue-
moeEacy tint they did not dare to put Ii, nolni-
nation i President or Visc.l'resilcnt tdentltlrd
ereasa or 1ecrsase their assumptions of powers
Aguln Mir. Trutnbull relnurks: ut inalters
little who Is President long as he IL the nero
! Instrument OF tho party whtll elpcts lliln.n Az
nn unwilling Instrument Mr.. Tilden has not
scen rc,narkahle,, For many ycars ho gave
lust reason Of complaint during tic War agntslat
Dir. I'lldeu. On tic grounds Of q constituency
to lntluclce public officer Tor agopor discharge