The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-28
CARL SCHURZ.
He Speaks in Tweddle Hall.
His Views Of the Crisis.
Powerful Arrangement ofthe
Republican Party.
The Bloody Shirt Trampled
Under Foot.
From the Albany Argus.

From the Albany Argus.
Carl Schurz made Speech in Ger
man in Tweddle Hall last evening. We
have not translation ut hand, but in
Justice to him assume that 1t contained
nothing in conflict with his previous ut
terances. We, therefore, give the follow
ing rs expressing his views OF the crisis
On the 9th Of October, 1872, Mr.. Schurz
spoke in Buffalo. The following is the
passage of his speech IN which ne dis
cussed
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION:
A blight has fallen over the South. 1t
was not so much the war which was the
cause of it as it is the shameful corruption
which pervades the State governments.
FRAUD, PLUMBER, SHAMELESS
ROBBERY-theses are the characteristics
of the Southern State governments. And
who is responsible Tor it? Was 1t not
Grants administration to which all these
robbers, all these plunderers chung for
support But how could these thieves
keep themselves in power? Their most
powerful aid was the Federal Govern
ment, and their next powerful aid they
sought in the ignorant negro vote.
Secret societies were organized to keep
the negroes in subsection and to make
them vote just rs the administration and
its servants would want to have them
vote. Some time ago [ had the honor OF
addressing some negro meetings IN North
Carolina. | gave them the best advice
that l could give them. | explained to
them what their best interest would re-
ouire. thought had made some I'M
preston upon them. What did L hear
AN hour after the meeting? The leader
of one of these secret societies had told
them that | was not to be believed be-
cause | had been for slavery all my life
and wanted to deliver them over to their
worst enemiesl
THE THIEVES AND THE NEGROES.
The thieves control these negroes, and
il WAS under their influence that they
have been arrayed against the whites.
I he blacks and the whites stand face to
face ss enemies-for THE NEGROES
ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE MOST VlLLAlNOUS
SCOUNDRELS that rere erer atto'oed to
6isgrars a qreat and noble country. II
there can be anything worse than civil war
i, is a war of races; and these scoundrelS
have adopted just the ccry means to orlnG
o55,t s,,ch ,oar. At the head OF the ne
sroes are the great thieves that rule The
South. and relv on Grant for support.
The support is given to them freely, and
every possible means has been taken TO
make blind instruments of the powers
that be. and the footstep for second
term of President Grant.
SAD CONDITION OF THE SOUTH.
This is the condition of the Southland
sad condition it is when we remember
that we are one people, one race, born
under one flag, living under one Constl,
ton. l need scarcely add that period
Of thorough ex Exhaustion has followed such
shameful abuse of the power of the gov
eminent. The productive labor seems
almost exhausted, the very foundations OF
society are undermined, the States are al
most bankrupt. The Republican party
IS responsible for The present condition o.
N, S5uth. 1 have been tiiteeL years q
stesdfast faithful worker in the ranks OF
the Republican party | would be the
last man to reprosch the Republican par
tv with which my highest hopes have
ever been identified. But this is ques
ton of conscience. The Republican, par
tv IS responsible for it, is it notY In the
name of what party have
THE cARpEr-BAG GOVERNMENTS
been founded? In the name OF what
party have the carpet.bag government:
been upheld and defended? Was 1t moi
the Republican party2 Yes, 1t was
What party was it that denied amnest!
when It was clear that only by the en-
REIMBURSEMENT of all intelligent voters
could the influence of the ignorant negro
vote be pars.yzed? The Republican par
ty spurned amnesty, and there was NJ
CLEAN of hope that we should ever have
universal amnesty until tho Liberal par
ty inscribed the glorious word upon 1T
banner at Cincinnsti-upon that banner
under which we shall elect Horace
Greeley. Is there one in this room: