New-York tribune., 1877-03-15
TIE ADDRESS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: We have passed
through the remarkable campaign of oGr history
campaign remarkable in every respect. IL was bitter,
Passionate relentless, and desperate. admit, for one,
added to It's bitterness and rclenessDe,s. IL ts
really well enough for to row, having IN some
particular changed my feelings tht am willing to for
give aud do forgive, with ali my heart every person and
every party thai i said anything against. Each
party expended all the means n; lis dS9O al Nothing
was c.t undonc. nothing 1T udsa,l, GOOD or bad.
EydytlirS happened that coad happen There was
nuthinc omitted. Each party said Gni dill all that could
b. sad and done. Everybody attended 20 politics. Eve
Iytiing was given Old arguments were rcyampel
and old >tos pressed atO the service, and speeches
made and again. and tue old story of TO
rebellion was told and O. memories az the revived
Gnd the North aIIayel against the South as though
upon tie field Of battle. The old party ccs were heard
every ~lc Each party looked iHe dagger u?ou the
reputation Of the other AID a:tacEad each other tooth
IN aail might main. Pledges Of 100000 men wcre
mad, discussions w:th0ct IumbcIl.l these and more
constituted the campaign of 1876 III Cld times il used
to he slId acr election that you cOad probably tell
WHO was Governor III this campaign particular
gGt waS thrown upon that question by tho
election. Tie Democrats sworc that Tiidcn was
tie President. Republicans stood ready
any moment 20 defend ther
Thcu vague talk about sa:ety bao.-Doxes raudu-
lent returns coutcmpts Of court, ana suppressed Clc-
gamo, ir.imillted voters, and oGtlasos. Everybody
discussed the qualifications OF electors and the value OF
GoyernGrs certificate and how to get open returns and
how 20 prevent getting open rerns who had the right
coant them when got them, and persons expecting
Off Of trust EOnor. and profit began To threaten
determination, and calls made for 100000 men,
ana there meetings and resOuiions and denuncia
toLs and prom Sos and Notwithstanding ali this the
OF thc person really elected remained unknown.
The last of tins strange, eyentful history"
far the election by the people was concerned, was
.ts..
lie Oregon, and hears no sound save his own voice.
Cronn th last surviving veteran of the grand army Of
honesty aud reform! CrOnIn, quorum OF one! CroDia
who el cied two others by plurality OF his own votel
Iau.hJcr.l see him now, armed with his own opinion
ani Growers cctlf ate, trudgng wearily and drrary
over the wide wasted seratus deserts OF the Wes.
(LaHghtcr.l
Aud sll the wonder is ami still it grows,
how -Inaii mead cOud carry all his nose
Laughter and applausel Then the great ques
riom oi WHO shall count the electoral vote The Vice.
Posi cat being Republican, Il GENERALLY oonvnG,d
at least by that he mad rig to connt thai vote
faugherl My dOctrine was If the VicC-PTesdeht will
count right, he has rigNt to count IT, lIAughterl
The Nce-President not being Democrat the members
uf Nt PARTY claimed that tno HodS could prevent tho
Via, President from counting This simply because
the House not Republican. Nearly all decided
corA- their politics F.ly. bill was passed cat
lng Il tribunal to count tAe vote, II any, and
had b,en elected President, If any. This Tribu-
mai consisting OF fifteen members, ten btiIg
chosen account of then politics, and five from putcly
gc0ggdp pllc' considerations. lLaughter | there.
know exactly how 1t was done This Tribunal divided
as nearly even as it possible divide - members on
all questions except adjournment. They stood eight
seven. and IT has been remarked by unprjudiced oh
servers lna IA no single instance involving electoral
vote did solitary Democrat vote with the Republicans
Il seemed impossible for them to forget old party IDEAS
and associations such il tho of ana such
is the strength II political habit. But Notwithstanding
the seven Democrats voted constantly together, tho
eight Republicans kept hav'ns .jcfty OF one until
tho hast disputed State was gytn against the yItat
party @; honesty and reform, and HNes and Wheeler
declared Ia be PesideD. ana ViccPrcslcnJ oi Iho
United S,atts.
pEIECrs ~ THE CONSTITUTION EXPOSED.
Wh, me election aIod 10 decide elected. IL
clearly lu!u.cd out the places laws AID IN
oU, Constitution. II discovered del, ,Eat be
,u!ivl. II suggested amendments tha, mus, be uade
II o, lnrn Of government - u b. preserved. Cow
orii. supposed to be based IpJL anto IA
the legally expressed vii. Of the pcoph / have said
great many tr.es-it will 10 hsm TO say it aallu-
tiit tbs Government is the only government that pre-
tend, 10 d,yiye al OF IL poNes, from The people nd
from up other soulce whatever lAp,aG.c G,iorc tho
f0undi o h .verent every Pal liclo oi autn, sitv
was dyIvci. ur irt.'dcd to be derived rom h,.h-
that kings w,rt auoutcd With holy OIL and this DIVINE
petroleum. i,c fsjm head to head unit, the Last drop,
re.iing a. ,Uli Of tie parish bcadle sti-
tutcd TIE Oy il-A be} had 10 rob mankind. In ,cOry
Government, ia lr ct; in practice admit tha.
somewhat imperfect There uut way, 50 f9r "a
kHowuulsis ~, coursr oi the spHpers-tO in
Tho Will NJ lHr people and 'nHt ny the ballot be the
law nave bceH imperfect aud fraud easy OF
phsnmen that Tie real viii Of tte people bas remsined
cities Acre nvtlcs VI election fgauuss xAu New Nork