The daily gazette., 1876-09-16
From the New York sun.
Speech oil
SENATOR BA'YARD,
Al TRENTON, SEPT. IL.

MY FELLow CoUNTRYMEE, CITIZENS
OF NEW JERSEY: thank you for your
greeting and welcome to your
political councils.
The broad and majestic river which
divides my home for yours, yet uuites
the States and people, whose boundary
it forms; and it seems especially meet
and proper that the hands of the sons
of New Jersey and Delaware should,
in this generation, meet in the same
friendly clasp as did those of their
Fathers on the Christmas night of De.
cember, 1776, when this city of Tren,
ton was the scene Of patriotic struggle
and success, sealed by the blood of
good men and true, whose descendants
should keep alive the memories of
those days which "tried mems souls"
1t is not the Ice and the flood, not
the red uniform and stern bayonet of
the British soldier which we of this
day meet to resist and conquer. These
foes have passed away, but the same
love of independence and of constitu-
tional liberty is needed to keep for
, ourselves and our children, that
which was bequeatbed to us;
and if we wish to be worthy sons of
virtuous sires we must come into
council animated by the same spirit of
courageous manhood and unselfish pat
riotismwhich burnt inAmerican breasts
one hundred years ago.
The 5000. 900 needy colonists, of a
monarchy have in this cen ury grown
into 45, ,000, 600 republican citizens and
f, the thirteen States into thirty nine,
with nine vast Territories ripening
into strong States.
| 1t is not from the exterior that we are
threatened, nor because of our power.
ty and weakness. Within our borders
lie the sources of our dangers, and lux.
ury and wealth with their corrupting
and enervating influences are creating
an apathy which is alarming; and in
the absence of foreign foe the AMI
mosities of a class, unfortunately toe
largeand influential aredirected against
certain States Of the Union, and pre-.
judices bitter and fatal are scdulously
encouraged against communities o.
our own fellow countrymen.
1t is for peace, union, and the pros
perity of our whole country that
am here to speak aud to council to
day.
hold that no American can be jus
titled, that no political party can b
worthy of American confidence or sup
port which looks to the hostile feeling
of one portion of our citizens, or sec
tion of the Union, as a source o
strength and sue cess in its uuder'"'i
ings.
This experiment of popular sci
government has plainly reached {
point where it is about to be subjected
to the severest test and pressure, Tn,
sense of traditionary obligation entail
ed by one generation upon another il
being tested by the pecaniary burden
, caused by the debt and waste and de
struction Of wealth consequent upol
the civil war, which began in 1861 ant
should have successfully ended Ions
before 1865. The creation of the grea
| public debt of the Union has been &C
= companied by an era of reckless ant
/ ;improvident expenditure, until tn
liabilities of the Union OF the severa
States, of their counties, and, heavies
: of all, of the municipalities, have. be
come almost appalling to eyer,
. thoughtful man who appreciates thei
magnitude, and understands the steady
! long continued labor and self contro
required for their honest discharge.
There is but one: way in which thi
duty can be performed, and honor an
patriotism point it out clearly; that
should be regarded as a common bur
den, resting not on the neck of an
one class. but on the shoulders of ever.
} class, and ever man of every class Q
'our people. Every man in the lam
should &c encouraged to bring hi
tribute, great or small, to assist in thi
general duty, and the man must be di
carded as unworthy of public trust VIII
seeks to mislead his countymen in til
belief that whole sections of our Coun
.. try, comprising millions of our people
are unfaithful to the national interes
and honor.
am led to these comments by til
tenor of the political canvass, as 1t ha
so far been conducted on the part O
leading speakers in behalf of Haye
and Whee.er, the nominees of the par
ty called Republican. Including,
am sorry to observe, Mr.. Wheeler, th
candidate for the ViceePresidency an,
. sustained by the party press. Tn
issue is broadly and yet dellberatel
stated in the present contest of partie
, "to be between Q united Soa.' and
necessarily united North"
My friends, such an issue cannot an
will not be made or accepted by an
American who loves his country NOR
than his party. Such phrases. sue
Thoughts, are begotten of heated pal
ty politics, and are unfit for hone.
: men to hearken unto. Even from th
tomb at Mount Vernon comes tn
warning voice of the great patrIc
whose ashes there mingle with his ma
tive soil; and his countrymen are ea
nestly and most affectionately counse
led against geographical lines an
parties. Heed it now, l pray yor
whether it be that you value materis
prosperity, your houses, lands, an
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