The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-25
CARL SCHURz.
He Speaks in Tweddle Hall.
His Views Of the Crisis.
Powerful Arrangement ofthe
Republican Party.
The Bloody Shirt Trampled
Under Foot.
From the Albany Argus.

From the Albany Argus.
Carl Schurz made q Speech in Ger
man in Tweddle Hall last evening. We
have not translation at hand, but IN
Justice to him assume that it contained
nothing in conflict with his previous ut
terances. We, therefore, give the follow
ing as expressing his views OF the crisis:
On the 9Th Of October, 1872, Mr.. Schurz
spoke in Buffalo The following is the
passage of his speech IN which ne dis.
cussed
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION:
A blight has fallen over the South. 1t
was not so much the war which was the
cause of it MS it is the shameful corruption
which pervsdes the State governments,
FRAUD, PLUMBER, SHAMELESS
ROBBERY-thesear are the characteristics
of the Southern State governments. And
who is responsible Tor it2 Was it not
Grants administration to which all these
robbers, all these plunderers chung for
support But how could these thieves
keep themselves in power? Their most
powerful aid was the Federal Cover =
ment, and their next powerful aid the
sought in the ignorant negro vote.
Secret societies were organized to keep
the negroes in subsection and to make
them vote just as the administration and
its servants would want to have them
vote. Some time ago had the honor OF
addressing some negro meetings in North
Carolina. | gave them the best advice
that l could give them. | explained to
them what their best interest would re-
quire. l thought l had made some I'M
preston upon them. What did L hear
an hour after the meeting? The leader
of one of these secret societies had told
them that | was not to be believed be-
cause l had been for slavery all my life
and wanted to deliver them over to their
worst enemies!
THE THIEVES AND TIE NEGROES.
The thieves control these negroes, and
it was under their influence that they
have been arrayed against the whites.
The blacks and the whites stand face TO
face as enemies-for TIE NEGROES
ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE MOST VILLAINOUS
SCOUNDRELS that Uere eUer aiLOtced TO
disgrace a great and noble country. II
there can be anything worse than civil War
it is a war of races; and these scOundrels
have adopted just the rcry means to BRING
about such ,oar. At the head OF the ne
groes are the great thieves that rule the
South, and RELY on Grant for support.
The support is given to them freely, and
every possible means has been taken to
make blind instruments of. the powers
that be. and the footstep for second
term of President Grant.
SAD CONDITION OF THE SOUTH.
This is the condition of the Southland
A sad condition it is when we remember
that we are one people, one race, born
under one flag, living under one Consti
ton. l need scarcely add that period
of thorough exhaustion has followed such
shameful abuse of the power of the gov
eminent. The productive labor seems
almost exhausted, the very foundations OF
society are undermined, the States are al
most bankrupt. The Republican party
J., responsible for The present condition Of
IN, Smith. | nave been ti!teeL years q
steadrast, faithful worker in the ranks Of
the Republican party | would be the
last man to reproacb the Republican par
ty. with which my highest hopes hav,
ever been identified. But this is a ques
ton of conscience. The Republican, par
" Is responsible for it, is it not? In the
name of what party have
THE CARPET. Rag GOVERNMENTS
been founded2 In the name OF wha
party have the carpet-bsg governments
| been upheld and defended? Was 1t not
the Republican party? Yes, it WAS
What party was it that denied amnesty
when it was clear that only by the en-
reimbursement of all Intelligent voter:
could the influence of the ignorant negro
vote be para.vzed? The Republican par
ty spurned amnesty, and there was NJ
CLEAN of hope that we should ever have
universal amnesty until the Liberal par
ty inscribed the glorious word upon 1t
banner at incinnsti-upon that banne
under which we shall elect Horac,
Greeley. Is there one in this ROOM
there the most enthusiastic supporter o
Grant and Wilson who will denyi tina
these netarions carpet-bag government
are not supported by the whoCs po'oer o
Grants administration? Is there on
who will say that Grant and his follow
ers are not chiefly responsible for tn
present condition Of the South! In
votes of the negroes-thats what Gran
relied on. | said before, and l say l
again. that it is our first duty to orin!
the hearts of our noble Southern peop!
again to the common flag; to draw then
near US again, to make them again prou'
of being Americans. But what has oeel
done? ask YOU, is this the way TO max
them love again the common flag, t
bring their hearts to us again? DO 70
gain the lore OF man By PICKING HE
POCKET? Do we gain his love by rUt
bling him of his best rights? No, this
not the way 10 cross over the blood
chasm. No, this is sacrificing Who'll
continent or large part of a continent
for the egotism of party. This is Sc,
ting on foot an era of despotism. !
DESPOTISM WHICH is A DESPOT
ISMOF ROBBERS. l always hav
hssr O Ranublicap hone q good Recruit