The New York herald., 1876-10-17

Union through tue streets without creating
to-day were In direct hostility TO the sprlt
o. the government he had taken particular pains 10
read all the messages OF the Presidents IRON the for
nation OF tho Republic down, ana had found this
country In all OF them referred TO Union until the
messages OF Buchanan aud Pierce. IN which i was
talked OF as confcdcracy, and II was then that the
egg was laid from which was hatched the rebellion.
As 10 shaking
THE "BLooDY SHIRT"
great deal was said about II in the democratic papers
OF course the shirt waved and would continue 10
be waved just as long IL should be bloody. Misss
sippi was strongly republican Vermont, but is
had been carried by force and boodshed. wish,
continued Mr.. Blaine, to put II on record here and
now. and will be responsible for the statement that
there were more men murdered In the campaign
leading TO and connected with that democratic triumph
IN Mississippi than had lost their lives in all
the elections, municipal State and national that had
ever been held IN all the Tree States from Maine 10
California from the time OF Washington down To
Grant tApplause) want TO put on record another
fact. SiEce the closed in 1865 there have been
more men murdered in the South for political opinions,
there have been moro men murdered in tho south
for being republicans than fell for the defence Of the
Union in the three Dloodicst battles OF
the war ! mako this statement on author
,Gan to snscr al the plooay sh Ana men ~So pre
tend to at admit the Thirteen III and Foureenth
amendments-insst that tney form The groundwork IN
this great contest In which We now engaged All
have to say about that 10 simply this, that the
ernmcnt OF the United States II 1t intends TO be hou
est-and hone 1t does so intendis bound either 10
repeal annul the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amend
mcnts or enforce them. lAppausej II there is
thing cannot stand THINK ~ ~ TO allow these
amendments TO remain In your constitution and to
quietly permit them TO DO trampied under foot and
made Of no effect Applause That could never be
endured in this country and the man who thinks he
can do that with safety in New York has either
never read history or has read it IN vain.
Tue man who thinks that the constitu-
tonal franchise with which he is clothed is
safe tonight whiio the constitutional franchise
OF any other man is iramplcd upon makes gricvous
mistake. The government OF the Uhiied States, Mr.
Blaine continued, was powerful but u was not power
iul enough TO 40 wrong !Appaussl And
taining inspiration that should never be
forgotten, and bearing that fearful parallelism
o Burke before the tribunal OF the British House of
Commons, when IN tho impeachment OF Warren HAST
ngs tie sad that British power was not strong enough
mighty enough to trample upon the humbicst
upon tho banks of the Ganges and yet preserve
the rights OF the proudcst peer on the banks OF the
SPEECH OF 4 W. rExxxY.
Mr.. A. w. Tenney next introduced and said:-
FgLLow CIrizExs-l congratulate you upon the mag
nifcent reception you have accorded this evening to
in doing honor 10 Senator Blaine (Cheers.) l come
before you tonight to say that am opposed 10 the
election OF Samuel J. Tilden and beyond that
the first place. / am opposed his election
because he is democrat; because during terrible de-
am opposed 10 II because his surroundings bad,
because he would lead to the White House the most
shameless body Of men ever consregated IN the cap
largest Of political shams Appause) The ground Of
my belief is democratic authority. (The speaker
here road opinions upon Tilden as candi.
date, published by the Cincinnati Enquirer and
Brooklyn Argus. previous to his nomination at
St Louis) Let US supplement the democratic au-
thory with republican belet have said that Tilden
was no friend OF the nation during the war; nor
hc His well known letter 10 Mr. Kent when Lincoln's
election was ioresnadowsd 10 evidence of this Had
his docrnos prevailed upon the field OF baltic We
publcans should not be gathered here this evening
but the overthrow of those doctrines we shed the
blood of thousands and brought sorrow, desolation
and almost every hearthstoae in the land.
ae a 81 this 1
lected without regard TO political views, without
gard to religious iath or nationality and this mass.
with upliftcd hands, swore that the nation shoul
not perish. Samuel j. Tilden was invited by
distinguished citizens to be present at this
and by his name and influence TO lend power
to tho cause This he declined most positively to do,
and the spirit OF his letter OF decinanon was-"l have
no sympathy with the movement" Here issa who
would en- lend his name the cause OF the Union,
candidate of the democratic party for the high
Office in the land. We present candidate who was
not only willing 10 give his name, but his life need
be- thai the nation he loved might live. Applause and
samuel T,lden vitazed his sentimen nts into decds
In 1864, whom the National Democratic Convention
met Chicago. he moved the appointment OF the Com
mittee Resolutions, with whose action he became
identified. Wei remember what that committee did
In solemn tones IL declared
THE WAR WAS A FAILURE.
In Joe Johnstons history he that that action at
Chicago did more toTevvc and stimulate Tho Confed-
than any other single event that happened dur
night know how our hearts sunk within US when
that sentiment was proclaimed from Chicago. But We
were fated TO returning JOY. There was a man-as
brave liltla Irish soldier stcpped-who was
struggling IN tho valley of the Shenandoah when he
the current OF rebel success ho proclaimed IN EN-.
phatic terms, This war is not Iailurol (Cheers.)
General sherman as as ne carried carried the stars
This war is not ialurel lChccrs) General
Grant. he throtted the rebellion, said plainly,
This war not failure. tLoud chcers) General
N r. Hnyes the heat oil battle with three
OF ribs brokenI and four horses shot dead at his
feet, cried out then as he cries vehementy to-day:
s.SamIn Sammy, there is no failure in the American
war" prolonged cheerng) But better, far better,
than the conflict IN the field, was the matchless
clared slaves no longer To-day, with the CHAINS OF
servtude broken their fec, they look every rebel
the face and say:-"Thcre was no iailure In that
war"
The speaker then referred ironically to Governor
Tdens private lite. believe, sad he that Mr.. Til
the only rlch man IN New York VINO has not
succeeded in hnding wiie For all that he is not
altogether deprived OF a family. He has one child
GA voice, "John Kcliy'')-hs by adoption. Hendricks
told Tilden that il he would adopt The child, Why he
would stand godfather The parenaee OF this child
was peculiar. It's mother was greenbackcr and its
iatner democrat The infant was, IN fact a
rag baby. (.aughtcr.) There has been considerable
IN that family. The cnilds mother died in In
dana last Tuesday week was there and helped lay
her out (More laughter) The charge is repeatedly
made that the republican party is corrupt, and
consequently i should be deprived Of power l.
1t really SOY There is something which shows
STANDING or TIE NATION
bettor than anything else, II is its financial status
America stands TO day on, second TO Great Britain in
her national credit. Some time ago aced
$500 900 OF bonds upon the market at four and
han per cent interest We were afterward informed
that European capitalists were ready to take all the
bonds had at per cent. When Grant first
took the Presidential chair mad to pay and
threc.tenths per interest bonds
now we need pay but our. Al that time
greepbacks sold for but sixty live cents on dollar;
now they sell for ninety-,wo cents. These are facts
that conrovert the statement that the nations credit
has been ruined 10y the republican party. Within the
past year thirty investigating comm issions
ave been seeking for clews disgrace and bumate
leaders merely for the sake OF driving the repub
lican party from power. or course they found some
black sheep. but they found some they did not
look ior they say, '.Wc caught them at II :; and
they did. They caught George H. Pendeton as WELL
(Laughter since then they have not dared leave the
trap open at niehi. ior they do they know
they viii find democrat in II In tho morning (Con-
tinued laughter.l
am not here 10 defend any individual ! DO not