, 1876-09-27

| tpHIlFS, IL t1u8t ltC IItE t0l1ntrS NHS
I III icapn7ly, nnl the rcnpls were rushing 10 tta
rrsctlc. lArpn.'ac} Tho. responsibilities rlncctl
| ,sp0N The American people were unknown To
ui,y otl!er nation
When tho sunator had got thus far, nu.1 was
E0ng Tito rather tedious explanation Of tho
system q government il, this country, lie wins
interrupted by The procession, marching past tlla
stand aud through the crw,a, IN tho street mil
on th9 sl,esallis. There was nic singular frat-
urc. afoat this. procession. The same tn,rspar-
cnetcs nlpcarcA at intervals, n,d tho impression
was not Senl.ne t!!at tho procession "watkcd
arnuIld TIC Ft.llarc.h
A. la:t Tho se,'atgr a:ain took n tte thread
Of this Government wns to prcyclt the ecntral-
izatton oi power md to prevent one-unn gnv-
orn,nent. Men wcro to he exercised III tic nEt
of s"lf-Eoyernment, md roople nt rcasonable
Guvcrntent. This idea hal been Inst sgnt Of,
md The oilc.nsan puwer WAS tunin9 to thc
front. Tho rountrys wlx rl'!tycts in general,
aniye'sal ., ,lsbt: The cb1Inn nafty a a1
put nonc of their resolutions t" Tho test. Tue
tlott sht,il1 rest on nil clnsscs, c1Nltnbly md
justly, aesorting to right a'lu duty. Tho tariff
g orc; c:,.l a,ll for ono parlo.c. r mnst 10
eat Of tio t wl,oiu 70 ctu,ntry. '> The Imam
:e9 a!an needed improvement, nn.l all
s statrsa.nn fsa rs9n'n 9 n l. III s escc'Sn nsss Mo1a f
tt'nn MI this, hohcst met. were needed. Whnt
example lnd tic Republican pariv set IN tl.;s
rarticulnrl Tic would fnrgrt thu period Of pas.
%" " svn "fs o 'g nss os s Was s t an IN sSss w2
mhn at tho Treasury, lnwa were Of no avail. and
cconomy would be poured nut lll;o water ulo,,
,sana: [Apr1,anse.l Tle Wsr DePnrtWncnt was
t'on. tApp!aasc.! n tho Navy Department,
| corruption and yotln1ity were rife. It Nil calnc
ont ot the labor and taxes wrg from tho rct!-
| rlc. When Dclknnr'h raacalitiea we're cxrosctlt
UFt
and Relknap iarcd md npulogtxct fur WHO
| would not turn from such u pArly which permit
tel. these worms, these creatures Of corruption,
to honcyeemb every Department n''l not lift
dudgcl this Issue md raisc,l the ery Of n
.... UNITED SOUTH,
Did his hcarers feel TINT they wcro III tangcre
lCries Of "No."l There WIS no desire III
sion was buried 1nM rathons deep, never to
be resl,rrcctctl IN this country. 'rf,u Itlea oi
pnyin- soiit'crn hontls or bills was absurd.
Their notes were Mll madc payable oftcr tue ys-
ern stases. What N ahs,lrtlty to talk OF pay
Ing these bills! 1t was about like paying
prntntssory motto two weeks utter tho day nf
!aagnieat: lApplausc.l Morcoy,;crt M "; tho ' FHnr-
Was nonsense. and MI insult to the intclligcnco
| Of the people, to taik this ttu'T: Upon
| what subject was the South q unltf Not
for slavery. That WIS too ridiculous. The
cry OF every Southern man, woman, and child
| WIS one or thans;tnlness ttMt negro slavery wns
NO more. Tho South wns u tlrlt for honeat
GoveInlnent-jukt that ktna of Government
Mhtsl. iylsn lad given Ny xor .n lAEplause.l
try would never hear Of Tie necessity for eulid
North Rgainst the snut1. Tho Republicans
would iln!l, too. that the North was a unit for
reform. M'llcn thu Republican party called tho
tlisgracrd The American iag. III respected thu
American ng as inns1i us anyliody Int l'c l,n.l
respect fnr party wtell lsoIstetl II tn cloak
80 sspnrate tho saatn Into srritofes % wns s iaewe, d.
the country could prcrarH to cns!ure henvicr
burdens. Ninetcen.twenteths OF ull tho i,tin1-
! idaiion iI thu Sollth was exercised by negroes
upon cacll other. The freedom OF ctltnl uppor-
iinlty was tho true frcc,inln OF country, aud
| tho negro enjoyed It everywhere today. Amy
other Kind of .:quality could not exist. Human
laws cuud givu nothing rlsc. There lay tho
Southern question. III wanted equality before
between the Two races wllcl. God Ind created.
The conduct Ut tho Administration Ind been
nlsEraccful towards the white men III tho South.
T9 Snoerasy ptorpsyd@ @ to slye ;st t. far Play,
the South inIllclel IT wound Oh tho whole
country. The white n.an of the .soutl, should
T. ii;;eipv@ t. gGt on as :, isst' ,, a tle
uets for its o'sn bcncilt: liz Wished l,o could
reinnn langcr and SEC tho prngrcss Of these sct'-
ttmcnts u union antl fratcr,!ity, but wllcn tic
yDtc Of tic great statc Of Illinois, and tho
Queen City ,wh!cl, sat upon her lake, liud been
rnlHcu With Ills, and their ballnts deposited ut
tho polls III fnvor Of tho restoration oi tho Union
of nil the pcoplc, and wien The country's life
tin!e was marked 0y q reuniting If the han,ls
u''l hearts u all sections, then 4 would bring
tlo people SUCCESS now aud for all time to COME.
[AHplausG.]
The meeting then brol,o UP amid tho usuui
Kind anL amount Of Dclnorratlc noise.
THE NORTH sTAND
IN I'm,
speakers. Tbs crowd wua very great round It
during tho evening, md quito a1l amount Ut
Denlocratic enthusiasm prevailed. The speech
cs wcru intermittent fl their character. When
the orators wcrc litduGlny III tlc!r most brill
iAnt flights, Il wnrll club would come along,
headed by ~ bun1,. and cut them of for wl,Elc.
Senator Mcdonald WIS 1toppcd mt less than 50
times III this WAY.
Thu crowd wts called 10 order shortly after
o'clock by Mr.. .1alln Mattucks Chairman Of tic
City Democratic Central ColnInittee, nnl MI
nullnecl that Henry &. Miller would preside.
A loslg. list Ut Vice-prcsidcnss were also uli-
n0unccd.
In i'ia opening address, the Chairman sall the
truth Wns tllut our ti1verlnIont had begun to
he personal Que, and wus administered hi tho
Interests Of oteeodS5s, ,s,.l lsMt bceosiis sce-
cn'llelnatie OF tllc character md origin III this
United States. Tho sturB which appeared NJ It
wGrs Vt equal magnitude aau brlllhanry. None
Of those Stars were s!lndcd, u,l4 there was no
placu for my all.. ut them outside tho cuustcl-
ation. The white llnes slgutilcsl tho gnotl viii
existing between tho States, antl tho rod lihes
.lcilance to our cncnics. 1unlc ol the 6tates
hull cutlcuvorotl to withdraw frnm tic cnrstr1-
Iatfou, anutle result was civil w,,r Ut gigantic
proportions. Secession, however, was over
thrown and cxtingulshcd, u,rl tho 6tu,cs re-
1latncd IN tho unton. Tlloy weso now coulro:lt-
iny unottpr foe us dangerous as seccs-
stosl-:sor tlonallsm. It l.ad Its orlgIn Iu
the Republican party, which would like
to pncc In tho Tag Ry1ntN,l
to represent . unit Instead of Union. Iic
warned them, however, tint this was danger
nus. Secession WIS defeated by buyuucts; SET.
tional!sm would bo dcttntcd by ballots, ZAP
plausc.
EX-SENATOR NooLlTTLE
was next introduced und met With warm re-
cuptton. Ilu nskcu fur silence aud attention.
lie did uot Wish cheers mud applause, but wullld
ass; for tlicr best thoughts to questions which
addressed themselves to tho reason u,ll cor
seicncc ,ut men. The gsrat question Of tl,ls
CANVASS lio would like tliutl to consider. IIu
ra'nc as III silycr-tongucd orator, wifi higl!-
sounding plat!tudes mud malignant lies, to