New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05
POLITICAL PARTY.

FELLOW CITIZENS: one hundred years ago to-day
birth was given 10 this nation in It's struggle for the
right. OF men, On this day II on no other We can rise
above party ties, feel that VIC ere all citizens
OF q common country striving for common cause. mem
beers Of common party all Republicans, all Democrats
We may differ as 10 tho means but we agree
upon the end. We all long Tor great and
respected country FOR n happy and united people
between the North and South slowly grew until it burst
into civil war. Aud truly that war did continue untl
every drop OF blood drawn 10y the last had been repaid
BY another drawn by tho sword. Though years have
pissed by. which of does rot remember tie awful
agony OF that struggle the joy at the news Of victory
the gloom afte- defeat Even when we recall those
DAYS we feel the old rage arise within Us, the
old bitterness return. Not lar from these doors
stands the statue Of Massachusetts gr' Attest
Goycrnor-Mr Andrews. Truly his life should
teach Us that as men good and brave. 30 are
they kind and fJrsiyus. surely no would not have
cherished resentment toward conquered foe. surely
hc would have been the last preach the doctrine OF
internal hate Surely Mr.. Lincoln full of kindness
toward the South. II are gain TO have united
people we must learn feel he felt. We must re-
member VIII hc good citizens who are treated
with suspicion and disrst We must, above all things
teach ourselves be Just We must remember that the
foundation Of this government ia equal laws for all and
hlt there cannot he one law for Massachdse'ts ana
another f0r Virginia.
The issue. %. the war are dad slavery is abolished
never to De revived It is forbidden by the Constitution
and wo have the enforce obedience should any
d,,obsy SO state win again support the cause
which has been tlnmUcd ia tho dust By national armies
LET n. then remember this centennial year by
FORGETTING sectional differences. Let Us receive
T,rs are certain duties which the clifton owes this
country that cannot be thrown ASIDE, and The first OF
t, duties j. 10 SOC that the Government ia pure. The
s,rJg,le, OF the Democrats and Fedorasts OF three
Quarters Of century 10 longer eScites u.s. Yet We
SEQ t.;n PARTIES each believing ia themselves IN the
right aud each hghting heYccy FOR what they be-
Hove We know what the Democrats were. We
know that under their will the country was
prosperous aud happy and are justified in believing
that mad victory been reversed the country would have
ur,sprr,d still What mator, IL 10 US 10 which political!
party Washington Jefferson, Madison, or Jay belonged
We know that Ecy great and wise, and we honor
them AID love th,m as American citizens. What does
matter 10 Il, that the people and the men they chose
10 govern them were intelligent and hcnest, and made
The American name feared aud respected throughout the
world.
There may not ho among men equal 10 the early
uatriats men whose names wiz stu be remembered
when th, nation has passed away, but we have men
whose honor Il as stainless, whose lives pure AMI
who, IL they cannot bring genus, can at least
hiring integrity aud devotion to the public
yir, We hayo 10 standing army, no aristocracy
The whole future Of society rests the respect the
n,o,le fee, Tor law laws can only be respected when
taf laws themselves, the men who make them. and The
men who admnis rr them command our respect II the
mc shall ever come when American judges shall Eahitu
ally sell Justice. VIXEN American Legislators shall sell
THEN votes ant The public servants the nations honor
al, respect 10. our institutions will die in tie minds Of
our usope and the Government born one hundred years
AK to-day vii be about Ia pas, away.