The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-06-28

The Speeches of ex-Govs. Tilden
and Hendricks at the reception Civ
en- the latter by the Manhattan club
of New York Juno 18th, deserve and
will attract public attention through
out the land. Both were eloquent,
forcible and dignifed; and both were
worthy of the time and place, and
the prominent positions and distin-
guished reputation of the speakers.
The address of Mr.. Tilden will natur-
ally excite the greatest interest from
the fact that he is the elected Presi-
dent oftho United States, and also
because this is the first expression of
his opinion in regard to the charact-
err and tendency of the influences
which deprived him of the presidcn-
tial Office. The party whose stand
ard-bearer he was, the people whose
choice he is, the central principle of
republican government which was
struck down in his person-all de-
manded of him the solemn protest
and warning he has SO ably given
His speech will pass into history,
and become landmark by which we
may trace our advance to a higher
and purer national life, or our retreat
toward Generalization and decay
which precedo national dissolution.
There can be no doubt but that
one of the chief motives which in
duced the administration to adopt
and enforce the conservative policy
in dealing with Southern affairs, was
a desire to wipe from Democratic
memory the recollection of the means
used to place that administration in
power. In the hope of accomplish
ing this, Mr.. Hayes was willing to.
accept what is nothing more or less
thana Democratic policy; was will
ing to make asolid Democratic South
by emancipating South Carolina
and Louisiana from bayonot rule;
was willingly repudiating Packard
and recognizing Nicholls-to ack-
nowledge that the returning board,
which furnished his credentials, was
an outrageous fraud; was willing to
virtually confess that he has not a
shadow of legal or moral right to the
place he holds. The atonemcnt has
been as liberal as it could be, but
it has not done what it was expected
to do, and never will. The Democra-
cy-and by the Democracy we mean
the majority Of the American people
who elected Mr.. Tilden-have sup.
ported and will continue to support
the conservative policy. They have
witnessed with pleasure andprofound
satisfaction the final demolition of
carpet-bag tyranny in the South,
and have estimated at its proper val
ue the confession involved in the
settlement of the Louisiana case.
But the Democratic majority of
the American people have not for
gotten or forgiven the crime or the
criminals that robbed them of their
rightful president, and they will hold
both in everlasting remembrance
and visit upon both everlasting con-
demnation. Mr.. Hayes may display
throughout his term the combined
virtues of Washington and Jefferson;
his administration may be absolute
ly pure and may be absolutely per-
feet; yet he is a usurpor and his adj
ministration a usurpation-and are
so considered by every man who yo'
ted for Mr.. Tilden, and by many who
did not,
The Republican organs and lead
ers are doing all they can to thrust
out of sight the rcturning.board in.
fanny and the electoral commission
trcachory, but they will find their
labor worse than wasted. The infa-
my and the troachory arc burned in
to the popular consciousness, never
to be erased, never to be pardonod;
and when the appointed time arrives
the Republican party will learn the
meaning of Mr.. Tildcn's significant
words. "A great and noble nation
will not sever its political from its
moral life Isl Lopiy RryUJ!icaR.