The New York herald., 1876-10-17
Startling Statements About the
Southern Elections.
DANGERS OF SOUTHERN DOMINATION.
Addresses by ). B. butcher, II. II. Garnet and
A. W. Tenney.
EXCITING SCENES WITHOUT.

by all odds the largest and be it added tho most tur
bulcn assembled in this city during the present cam
paign. At least half hour before tho meeting was
called to order the big hall packed with a
of human beings the lobbies clear up the
platform, and hundreds upon hundreds stall
arrived and TO gain entrance the crush upon
those standing In tho aisles became great
10 jeopardze their lives and limbs. There was the
usual scufng in the vicinity Of tho inseparabe
IRON soch crush and required all the energies Of
Captain McCulagh and his to preserve
moderate degree OF order The platform was as
dcnscly crowded as the body o. the hall, and many
gentlemen invited TO be present, as well as many re-
porters unable to obtain foothold upon IT,
Although two local orators of ability wero TO
hold forth it evident that the great attraction for
the of those present the gentleman from
Maine; for the platforms outside from which other
speakers talked were loft almost deserted by the hun
dreds unable TO gain admission 10 the hall. Many gcn
lemen well known in local republican circles occupied
in the body OF the house accompanied many Of
them, by ladies'
Among those prominent tho platform
Hon. Elliot c. Cowdn, Luther r. Marsh, General
George B. Sheridan, DR.. William N. Brakeman Colonel
George B. Van Brunt, Judge Freeman Hon. william
l. Esterbrook Colonel J. b. Ernardt, Judge Fthan.
Rev Henry.H. Garnett Robert w. Bradford, Theo-
dorus Mcleod, Charles johnson, Judge Dittenhoefer
Hon. J. A. Englehardt, Thurlow Weed. William A.
Darling and Jonas Heller.
Alonzo B. Cornell, Chairman of the State Central
Committee called the meeting to order and named
Clarence Seward for chairman. That gentleman before
taking his seat, made brief address, which well
received. He concluded by introducing Mr. Blaine,
who received with tremendous applause Hats
waved until their owners stopped from sheer
haustion, and cheer upon cheer rent the air SO
boistcrous this demonstration that the gentleman
was unable to rcprcss II Tor FIVE minutes, though he
continuously waved his hands placed them sug-
yesiively upon his ears. When silence had been
last obtained Mr.. Blaine began 10 speak In voice
low as 10 be naudble tho farther parts of the hail.
aud this rise TO further disturbance and cries OF
"Louderl'
MR. BLAISE's SPEECH
The gentleman began by stating that fourteen years
he had entered Congress- and Tho first winter that
he sat In the House they had under discussion bill to
prescribe test oath Tor persons who should thereafter
hold office under the government That had since be-
come historic, ana was popularity known as the IRON
clad OATH 1he object OF That to prevent
who had been In reJeon against the United
States from holding office under the government after
ward. Thomas A. Hendricks, then Senator from
Indiana, then said, on the noor OF the Senate,
that such measure was useless, as The promi-
nent rebels would seek office, but
would lily the country Mr. Blaine thought
then that the gentleman was right, ana he certainly
would considered himself very wild ieaner If
he could have that he saould remain the floor OF
the House long enough in the House TO las be had
November ast) seventy OF those men stand up
At the bar House aud be swor.l in democratic
members. And whereas the speaker aud every other
loya - compelled that he did
rebel and never would. and that they took tue oath
without any mental reservation those seventy South
ern scamps-tyapplause''l- ''l-were admitted on simple
promise that they would Try to behave themselves
hereafter. These men had taken command Of
Tho House, and the ITO Northern democrats,
their associates, content to sit AT their
feet and take the policy OF the democratic
party from them Never, even under Pierce or
Buchanan was southern domination SO absolute as II
had been IN the last Congress. As evidence OF this
Mr. Blaine cited the tact that these scve1ty men,
resentng population Is 0oo. actually took pos
appointed by the House, while their lilo Northern asso
GATES representing 81 600 Ooo had but tea coma
tees. Mr. :. ;. Cox had sand. when twi,ed with
this In the House, that he glad 1t was
so The most important rule OF te whole
body in by the House was that
which forbid the grang Of any independent
legislation upon appropriation bills The very nrst
the last Congress took To change that and 10
say that any piece OF legislation might be put INTO an
appropriation bill provided 1t was measure Of re-
trenchment. That change affected the sundfy Cvil
Appropriation bill, which contains various things
benevolent and neediul IN The service such as insane
Asyums ior the soldiers and sailors, the lighthouse
service &c While this bill under CONSIDERATION
In the House democratic member. under instructions
from caucus, arose and moved 10 amend IL by
putting IN clause repeating the Supervisors law OF
iSeq A republican member objected that, under the
democrats amended rule. tue proposition Was not IN
order but the wise man IN the char OF the Committee
OF the Whole ovcrruled the point and said II was
measure Of retrcnchment. 'becausc, said he i you
repeal Supervisors law won't have to pay the
SUPERVISOR" That law, Mr. Blame said. had been
passed chiefly
prevent ballot stuing VI New YORK ana he was him.
sell the rs to iceI MS effect when he ran Tor the Prcs.
rency. That provided tha. In every town OF 200
Inhabitants aud upward whenever a national officer
was be chosen the unued states might appoint
supervisor be present and see that there was an
honest count That had been repealed, so far as the
House could do 1t, and Mr. Blame declared
he had never known proposition legislation
80 absolutely and irredeemably corrupt as that.
Mr. Blame ridieued the idea OF there being danger or
our liberties being ovcrthrown by military rule There
we're but 1000 men In the army, while there were
1900 policemen IN this city, and they had all they
suuld DO "a Keen tho democratic voters from picking
tbg kCfs Qf 10 al He
troops in the late and asserted that
thc spirit Of democratic Legislation was 70 reinstate
The ex-rebcls power and exclude the loyal negroes.
fhe Consular aud Diplomatic bill provided for an
expenditure of 0oo and the fees OF the offices
amounted to more than that sum; and yet when the
democratic House came 10 read that little Oil they
struck oil forty-two places on the ground that their
expenses greater than the amount received.
In these places flag would be seen no more.
although the cnsigns OF the most petly European
States were flying II the republican party gained the
power MT Blaine SAID all these consulates should be
re-estabi-hcd, for where the American lag had once
been hoistcd II should never be hauled down.
Speaking OF the Southern rebel claims
The speaker said the democrats. u they should
a. some length upon xr Tnccn's alleged non-attend.
the great war meeting OF 1861, and said that
mere attendance did not prove anythihs so THAI even
II Mr. Tdcn had merely been present al that
meeting IL would not be credit TO HIM; Tor there
nigh, be 1an.laany people present TO hear hun, but
khat could be accounted Righteousness to them.
TILDkS's REcoRD.
There was thing in Mr. Tilden's career to which
be desired 10 call attention Ar fi;den hai said many
years ago that the states held together only by
sonipsct OF icderatoI-''the single, slender tic
which binds them IN confederation. Buchanan, tsk
rg up thread OF that argument, six weeks aier, IN
his Message TO Congress. held that the Union was
con,ederacy. Forty-tnrec years ago Web.
ster laid IL down as tho corner stone OF
his greatest argu that 1.-THE constitution Of the
unlsed states O league, confedersey or COM
pact between the people OF tho several states IN thcr
Sovereign capacity, but Is government properly
iouudcd on the adoption OF the people, and creating
airccl relations between parties and individuals
There not, said Mr.. Blaine. a sentence IN that
specch Of Webster which was no. at war, war win & sn
Tilden upon the subject OF state rights tap
,lausc) Somo people said that the iepuo
hcans making war upon terms
That mistake. IL was Mraboau
gbo said words things. The man who called this
souniry conicdcracy acknowledged his allegiance TO
De duo his state before " was due TO his govern
kcr nfnceeded