The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-01

can easily or often elsewhere lie found. After
charHctefizing the morals OF old-time onicials as
bad IN mAnN notorious Instances, he aided /:
" Mark the contrast When no. great while
ago n pubic pcrson ge In a foreign land simply
lent his name to private commercial scheme.
he was recalled, anu Lterward received a pub
lie delft erlte and scatninR tebuke. Our nation
h shown OF late a liked, rcsolute. and untirinR
determination to ferret out and annihiiate all
msIfc sance IN flee, all breach Of trust When
VIC sec how this Government has hunted out
and hunted down that unhappy man VINO has
latuy been brought back to tur Shores we see
a public spirit trrccOucilabe with tue federation
OF crime or with conniyance at It's success. II Is
true that our times are clouded by short com
Tugs and aimed by acts Of hOtb public and pri-
waite wrone-doiug; out the question Is, desui o
the evil OF the present and the wrongs stu UNI
rignted. has the GRIT been backward or has 1t
The Rev W. T. Hatfield (HethodlsD. after men
touing causes for u anksgivnR. said Their were
reasons WHY we should tear AS well as rejoice.
Wo have Just passed through political contest
OF unparall, led interest. a section Of the coun-
try had been grooming under the OPT rcssion Of
ubiquitous law.inukors. They mad risen In
peaceful revolution to rid themselves OF their
oppressurs. IL would have been the occasion OF
riot and bloodshed under other forms of gov
eminent. hut throughout the country generally
toe verdict 81 tn bllo box is accepted peace
fully. In some localities, however, there has
been fraud, violence, tnd bloodshed. such
scenes arc likely to recur until the generation
sh u have passed away which participated IN n
rebellion euccndcred by the peculiar institution
Of human bondage. The low ebb of poll teal
morality Is reason for apprehension the venal-
ity Of public men, the corruption Of the national
AdWinist ration, aud NAL administration of
state ana munlClDai AHalfS. are ALARMING. IL ~
not hop ful sign that prize lighters and men
whose Ouly purpose in ONCE seeking Is enjoy
n ent Of tue emoluments IRE chosen to high
state and municipal places. The public con.
scieuce needs quickening, so that oniy men OF
tried and proved probty and CAPACITY shall De
called 10 offices Of trust ana power
Tue Rev. I. lie Wit ralmage Tresbyterisn)
said: I'VE n We . sod through terrific ordeals
see the stars OF our national nsg cleaning
through the clouds OF political perturuatton,
and Ne take % our hats and cry. Long 1--we the
Hal Ia \ u All Ina
decided right, and whe her II be Rutherford H.
Hayes or samuel J. lildcn who takes the onhce
In ne IortcO OF tue Cauitol next ith Of Msrch
the whole nation viii cheert lily submit. II will
not be the kc.loees, W AIDE IL mp ons, Chamher-
lains, or the Federal hayouets tn viii settle
this trouble, out the Lord, who has made THIS
Ills d. ring nation In the past, and He vii help
u III ne urNt iout yehrs' "a tnlHus''l nay
/ spcct 81 to-day IN Suuth rolina! lur,e nun
dfed Fc, eial iroops IN the capital nj ten thou-
"a d excited psol ie IN TIE streets, aud vet no
| tnrty years agoS Away with your nonsense
about the worlds going b ckl Law and ORD.
and good government; soall yet be triumphant
Tue Rev. Or. Osgood (Episcop4D adm upsned
those 1.-TWO superior men, the candidates for
! President, that nett er must accept the flee
| unfairly. II 80. then tue punishment OF heaven
! lie upon hitn. re cOunende the stlttOutug OF
traOp. i'm South T. rolini, and SAID il was An eyi-
: dcncr IN 7 the nation could and would uphold
/ tn dignity of tue Constitution. South Caro- INA
| has alw " been m unnRupy sister. She - now
| cuutlict between the doctrine of state figuts
ana the powers Of the Federal Government was
| has ssettel IFS antnori Y, ana states arr not
deuryed Of their lust rights: Let us rejoice.
| The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher e ongrcga-
uons) described the prosIaton OF southern
! wni5-s ny tue war. predicted that they would
learn INDUSTRY anu enterprise bv the eXuerien -,
I AID sid 90 to south Carolina; she soWed the
/ wind aud Is now redpng tue wbirlwlnd. Sns
| SAYS that 1t comes from tho North. say tina, II
! comes from ABOVE. Inc cNiis OF the south are
| Of her own procurinR-the logical sequ noes q
these acti NJ against which the North protest
! ed AID resisted by the sword when they threat
I fupd SuDNtIt the very foundation OF Il
/ Government. When war was de | red. she sub
/ stnntiaIlv q, al frcd that she was willing To
| abid+ the issues. Gen, Gordon il now loud In
! his wall when he sees the whites suffering, but
/ when thousands OF negroes were driven iron thc
Tolls. aud scort and hundreds were Killed out
rl-ht, We had no letters uenOunCing tue terrible
! outrage. but when hdndiul OF United states
soldiers Il. at the request OF the Governor OF the
state. sent to preserve peace and order, the
walls OF DESPAIR Iierce our ears and the North
| tue valley Of desolation moan over tue condi-
! ton 4 things IN the South. lApplausel Bat
! taking the southern states co .lecttvelI under
! the strangely altered condition Tor when we
! must @iN they were AZ fault, since poverty has
/ come upon them like an arnei man, ana p"htl-
! 'a lH.Hif iiYh mas annolcl Tue ~ thcl. gene.
rel ".'u.tuUt "uLut &" "Ntort the adnitnt'"n -
! al VINO ire tuei expectations OF eyents uh hu-
! II an natuit. II was not mo IA DIT OF TN Houth
| 10 Kiss the rod lney who sa un'tr the
shadow a. Tue magnolia now SIC under the
thistle. L. u 81 ause THAI they don't enjoy the
| luxury of desolaiipnt Looking at e cody Of
the ~pn bern 81 tnia.IeXl Ai -sis-ippi,
| Alabama. Missouri. ArkIn-as, the thoinas,
! .urst4-sceing how they have adtuted them
SEM -- 20 tue Uttered CONDITION OF 'dats, "
tlryuayr SILENTLY gone to work To- reconstruct, 1
/ see everything to force me to saw that never
Ieit ere ser initn "a the success OF Tue rafuiLhl
Itlnciples If liberty, when | take a conIp.cl IL
TO- 80. clicf they br lugut ON themselves. lhey
de.AanI al deserve credit for the line
| ui CD.duct they h.vc pursued zap
plauscl lie eulneI 4 Grtnt ana added
" sc unut NV ia 'rn7 1dord 10 have Ftesi
dent Nnu sits a. Ma-nugton on a vote Of
feed. lAp.lAu.e.l know ana YOU know
tnatifaG lr ,l,c IN h "a been held In south
{ rouI1, /, rosa, Nils i@sippi ana Lou sitna
'he hepu .uc-n .JolP |cul nave Oteu
J oVtrit u-lni ~. but Wholesale fraud on one side
~. 4ident IS to sit "a Washington by fraud, lie
| not Ae ptrty mat entrtnchi-ed million Of
slave he fcsrnnslcic Tor A. Better iit tnht 'ut
should ID We your ntlgonist IN the ch !ir In n q
/ suffer youc parry 10 be cioud"d wi h such AZ
act. We cane afford to set Dad precedent, FOL
when good men set bad precedenis BAD mel
follow IN IN. Better. far better that the Re
publican party shuuid not set man III th'
| Presid. nj A char II the one vote that elects
| nm Is tainted with corruption. My hope il
/ thtt iiIoV. II yes ~ declared elected, no vii
decline the otice il there Is any evidence tina
the vote wnlcb elects him Is fraudulent even
though tue ma nuty 81 the utner y rty ma
have been obtained by fraud
/ he Rev. Dr. lhonHs Armitnge fBArfist snoki
Of tue present Presidential difficulty Us new
thing ~ our hisior'. but as no hing that shoul'
President, md still preserve the Republic. IN
sNsfein ~ Il cting President lie regarded q,
wrong, and mis- scheme # reformation o. as fol
lows: he electoral college snail he chosen i
nov. Out 5luII tct OulN when no person hds uee
tletteu i'ra 4iltui bY the majority nl tue 70 fIl
lar vote. 1ne ballot iOr electors sh ia be hcaue'
,,fh the nanl- Of the Presidential candidat
whom the citizen voting prefers ana II n d
c4udidits has majority over all Others on IA
poptil r uallot, ne zuall be declared elected b
| virtue Il that mfI lfitv. ms method woul
secure TO Us IN Jolly PIesiuent at all line'
rfIler ~ states, a. now, or ~ popular suHiagt
Is 20 Ulir suffrage, n any candidate optainr
a majority OF all the ballots cast 10y IN
PEE rio: and uy states, through inc Eectora
college, II tlore had uecn no election 10y ia
| euple. This addition to the present metho
MI all
! IN. government ~ minurities, but would con
serve all tnut il healthy in the present system
when ho urt pie should he SO divided tunt the
! cnitl.t NOT aYioe upon one man, after Il far o.
. pOttunify Of doing 80. The man W q receive
! tho second hiSte numhrr Of votes Tor IN
, llu-i4tucy ru.ll ue the \ zee President. b
Z / result would De tnrcriOld In tts benefits.
70 would exotic greater ciF' iu the selection OF IN
} cumbcut tor that re. inH-much a. the non
, | iuee IT the SECOND strongest party In ne cuui
8 | tTy f,r Nlcc-l' rc-iItri " uii M the secou
. CHAIR, IL WOuld CIV the mnoity OF TIE Cnunlr'
wa n ga most elections would he noirN hhli {
= IFS Young rti2tn-. IDpi carui.tlpn ga this ny
y once Nneu c majority had hileu the ntst ls
tipu. Dr. Atmitdge also condemned the az
q puiutIna ut civil service ullcors by tho Pres
dent us lea ing 10 corruption, md advised striT
70 ping hln Il otnCr prrrOg ives that in cne(
make man monarch, " Make the President q
executive Ollcer tine ieuublic in fact and noti
ins trDre, aud lhls ABSURD state Of Things On
: pre- eat trouble ~ to mo Pre- sidcntih election
l Mtll soon cure itself by showing that tue res
20 don't - NOT h. Repuhlic.'