New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-22
EX-GOVERNOR FOOTE, OF sNIIssIs.
SIPPI.
Another Witness ON the stand.


EX-GOVERNOR FOOTE, OF aMIssIs.
SIPPI.
Another Witness ON the stand.
Recently, in Memphis this distinguished
statesman appeared in joint discussion with
Democratic candidate for elector at large
He was introd uced to the large audience
before which he appeared as a Governor OF
Mississippi in the days OF her grandeur, ae
the intimate friend of Clay, Webster and
Clayton.
He is thus reported in the Memphis l4ra-
lanche. of Thursday last:
He said he could not but be,vividly re-
minded by the scene before him of abe last
time he had addressed! a sinilsr meeting ia
this city sixteen years ago. He would al
Jude to things OF our past history, not to
wound the feelings of any one, bu,imerely
to illustrate what he desired to say in ref
erence to the issues of to-day. Sixteen
years ago he came to Memphis in the voice
OF truth and argument and OF reason to ad-
dress the Wings and Douglas Democrats.
The speaker then referred to the action
of the Old Line Wings in the dubious
days of 1861, and said that ever since he
had loved them and honored them In 1861
the dire spirit of disunion was revived from
its sleep since the days of Pierce. Men
went through the land openly avo wing their
desire for The rupture of the government.
William L. YancAy-he had no wish to
speak disl espectfuily-had plainly and un-
hesitatingly announced his views. He prob.
ably did not contemplate civil war. The
same men are nov abroad. The same
editors are working. They no longer in
tend war, but they Intend by covert means
TO bring about by recovering all they lost
in the war. their revenge He knows that
faction well. He tells what he knows. The
leaders OF the present secession, under dis
gulse. are the most unprincipled politicians
that ever cursed any country with the bane
OF their presence He wants no Soltb.
no North, no East, 40 West. There ia
only one leading man in the North that
ever sided with this damnable heresy that
man Is Samuel j. TIlden. Four mouths ago
he was noious. He then had no strength
at all. He was then known RS an unscru.
pulous Spectator, a swiDdler But when
at 81. Louis, 1t was found ont that this
man was seeesslonist, and Iulli6er, that
he had done I'll he could TO aid secessionists
he was nominated. Despite the most damn.
ing charges, by aid OF his secession record.
and the noble John Morrssey, he was at
once nominated. Those charges of swipd.
ling had been heralded abroad in every
democratic newspaper, in the Cincinnati
EnqureT and its eebier contemporary. the
the Nashville 1mericaa. Once moulin stsd
though, he was taken mp and all declared:
I'VE will vote for Samuel j. Tildenw Look
now at the Democratic nominees for Gov
ernors, Senators and Cong
ton and Otbers-far gone in the luuacy of
secession. God forbid that civil war sh1uld
follow the high handed course of Demo.
Gratis IN South Carolina. Thank Heaven that
there Is man in the Presidential chair
urn enough and strong to protect all voters:
Mr. t0ote then proceeded to criticise Mr..
Iiiden, as he laid "out of thine own book I |
WIZ CONVEX thee. Illden was connected |
With the Credit MObilier; there ia no donb, |
about it. Cakes Ames is dead: Coltax and |
others connected with this Infamous scheme. |
sre branded and ruined, but Samuel J. Til. |!
len lives amid glory and praise, and as rires |
20 SIT where Jefferson and Madison have
AT.
Hayes, on the other hand, stands clean
'nu inspected. Iilden had acted for years
WIN lammany Hall, which had robbed New
ork OF tens OF millions. He and Tweed
we're handling love, aud had aided to stuff |
he ballot-box in 1868. giving Seymour
ra udulently the electoral vote of that great
''ate. tie had thus deiied tho electoral
mirage upon which alone the freedom of !
his country rests.
But to pass on. Tlden stands sued by
ls clients for 81 100000 out of which he
ad swinded them. Does 1ilden deny that
9 swlndlad the government ont OF $4,000 as
1come tax when his country most needed
;! No. There's your candidate. They say
you, she is your candidate and you must
cite for him.
The speaker then illustrated the case by
humorous anecdote. They are eating d
row. these Democrats, and smacklng thelr
ps over it, declaring it better tnan turkey. .
Now for their platform" 1t contains Il
othing that they haven't stolen from the E
epubiican party.
The Governor then reviewed his own C
areer. He had gone to the Confederate 9
one ress in the hope of doing something to I
I'VE bis country. There he had done his v
est to oppose every extreme measure of t
10 Confederate government. This was his | j
,urse, and he was not ashamed to state it. a
q was an independent voter and an n
ector on the Republican ticket, because P
) could not go with the party of Tammany Ii
Id secession. Thank God he had the a
ght to change his mind, and looking back y
BON the past he could see things in very b
tferent light from what he used to. t
The speaker next vent into eulogy of | 2
10 Republican party, and deprecated the v
'tion Of those to whom this great party a
I'd been 80 magnanimOus. y
AS to Grants being SO infamous, thirty il
mmittees had tried to convict him. They D
ere ecrutinizing committees, and failing t.
find anything wrong they were either p
OILS or the party accused was innocent e
ley cry "Belknap." Now, Btlknap al is
sys voted the Democratic ticket, he had tt
ard, and had only got into an office by the a
vor of an old army friend Then ali the
,puhlicans voted for his conviction. When t,
the Democratic party punish one of its "
leves! Some one had stolen 5000, 900 il
I'M the Indian department under Bu- Il
anan. What had been done with tee lo
ef! IN
These Democrats wish the Republican | a
rty to step down and out. 1t is for the | n
ople to choose between these two parties, | o.
Q the party of secession and treason, and o.
. other the grandest of all parties. The 8,
mocrats only await chance to resume P
Dir old diabolical principles, and to take P
, ballot from the negro if they get in ! in
wer. The presidential administration. in
vernon F00te continued, has been the II
sest ever known. 1t has lost less by de- D,
cation than any other since Jackson, q
lusive. 1t has paid $700, 900 900 Of v