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The Unholy Alliance.
CHAMBERLAIN AND BLAINE MAKE
COMMON CAUSE.

The Presidents Southern Policy De-
nounced 80 Cheers and Countc
Cheers - Chamberlain Rcbukcd--
Blaine Afraid of the South - He
manufactures n Picturesque Bnsa.
boo, arrayed i'll Southern Corstltu'
tions and Speeches., and Crowned
with a Mexican SombrerO.
From the News and couricr.l
Woodstock, CT, July L. EN-liovcrnol
Chamberlain in his speech here to-day, ate
u long history OF the Louisiana ana SoutI
Carolina cases, and ~ general drnuhclatioh .
the Presidents policy, attacked his civil SGT,
next ntthe relations Of this administration tt
the present financial issues. President Haye'
has heretofore entitled himself to the conii
dence of honest men by his course on tnE
question. Nothing, sir, but the necessity o
, gaining support for his southern policy coult
have induced him TO contemplate nn alliance
with tho silver conspiracy conspiracy Mnici
regards silver with favor only because " ha
| lost all virtue rs n standard Of value, anu s
Il currency, is cheaper than grcenbacks. l
Is the inherent and unavoidable weakness o
his present position, the effect OF his WretcheS
Southern policy, that he must concillate an
outraged AS party far as possible by yleldlns
now to the demand for the spoils and now tt
the demand for cheap money. Again, inc nc
publican party by its recent platform :, u
| pledged to oppose the grant OF SipSldles a
day knows anything OF the current Of the IN
| fiuenccS which are gathering ut washington
Is ignorant Of the fact that Il vast scleile J
steadily maturing, u~nopposed, ii not Lt'olGu
by this administration, which aims 70 tnm'
from our public domain and from iur puoil
treasury untold subsidies to build Snulnerl
Pacitiic railway, Il railway for which tnere :
no present public need, ana from when pr
" -. -. .-.,I II .r with \ MI
In the game of this gigantic effort at punli
robbery will come the revila. OF the delnlic
| Northern Pacific, the building OF lcVees o.,
the Mississippi, and kindred schemes SUN
| cicnt to again corrupt the morals and BIAS
the prosperity Of the whole country, and ~
his is the price which must be paiu LOT tn'
privilege of overthrowing two lawlu Stat
I governments and trampling upon the prlnoi
tutlOnS rest, the rule Of the majority. Slt
there are laws Of moral cause and ERECT Il
true and certain us any physical
Nc political leader. no political party car
forfeit hOnor or desert principles NJ one pom
and maintain them at another. Integrity !
indivisablc. You cannot be dishonest on on
subject and honest on others: Inc Presluent
southern policy, conceived In his own lhlno
q shock and offence to his party, reckless Q
Justice and of constitutional duty, II unoppos
ed will more and more weaken the mora
bonds which have hitherto, in spite oi an ~
iuilings, secured to the Republican party IN
COl.lIutllCS \" llC " w
Intelligent and patriotic Americans Tor mpr
than twenty years. But, fellow. citizens, Uni
gathering is not for me alone. Others Mhos
titles to your confidence and attention Mr
older and better than mine, are mere. In
subject which 1 have discussed stu stretche
on before me, but / must close. we arc sum
nloaed to the duty Of exposing anu dcnoune
ing Il great crinle-a crime more wanton hh'
objectionable than the crime against haH
saS, which aroused the sleeping conscience 9
the North, and gave its earliest victories I
the Republican party. That crime was con
mitted by a President Mt the bidding OF IN
committed in defiance of the principles an
pledges of the Republican party, and In de
1unce of the personal declarations and obi
cations of the President. ,
\ Presidential policy. II the term Is dc
Scriptive, is an anomaly and offense;,i II S!
vors OF bad faith; it has u native and hlstori
cal odor Of treachcry and intrigue. But iel
lOw-citIzenS, what Is the Presidents Soutf
fact, it consists In withdrawing the militar,
forces OF the United States from the points l.
South Carolina and Louisiana where the,
had been stationed for the protection an
States. In point Of immediate, f~oresecn an
intended consequence, it consists In the over
throw and destruction OF those Statc govern
ments and the substitution In their stead q
ernments. In point of actual, present results
1t consists in the abandonment OF Southerl
Republicans, and specially the colored race
to the control n rule not only of the Demo
cratic party, but Of that class at the Soutl
which regarded slavery rs a divinci institution
which wagcd four years of destructive wa
for its pcrpetuation, which steadily oppose'
citizenship and suffrage for the ncgro-ln
word, IL class whose traditions, principles an
history are opposed to every step and ieatur
OF what Republicans call our national pro
gress since 1868. In point OF general politica
and moral insignitioance, 1t consists In tn
! ,,rpplnr,otinn Re, tho country and fha WDrl(
that the will OF the majority OF the voters Of
state lawfully and regularly expressed Is n
longer the ruling power In our states, an
that the constitutional guarantee to ever.
State in this Union of n republican form q
government and Of protection against domes
tic violence Is henceforth Intellectual ant
Worthless. gould frame an excuse i1r Jane
Buchanan. He was the decaying fruit of hal
n century of Northern subservience to South
ern dictation-the poor dregs of a wOrn-Ou
politician, whose life had been spent In cow
ering submission to the will OF those whom
he was now called to confront. But wha
shall be said of this President, educated b.
the events Of the last seventeen years, tn
long and perilous struggle to save the natior
to freedom and justice, the representative o
u party whose life and inspiration In ever,
hour of It's existence has been political justice
and freedom for all American citizens, Il Pres
ident who had literally climbed to his higl
seat over the dead bodies OF hundreds of 10y
al men in Louisiana who had met death II
forms far more trying than any battle field II
order that the liberty Of which they had tast
cd might be kept for their children: jaime!
in arms against the United States in or
der that he might by peaceful agencies pre-
servo the integrity OF the Union and avert
fratricidal war. This President enters upor
his negotiations with those who are In arms
against the lawful government of Louisiana
In order that he might, the more surely be
try the friends who had trusted him and thu
cause he was sworn to uphold. Now, fellow
"a tVn T n~nrnton tho ,tFhf ff m A VI " 90 Y
more-when say that q review O
this chapter Of our history leaves me In NJ
doubt that the real purpose of the Louisiana
commission md of the whole conduct Of thu
Louisiana case by the President was to &C
complish the overthrow of Governor Pack
ard and his authority. Called upon under
the constitution and laws of the country, Il:
its Chief Executive, to discharge q grave pub
lie duty-a duty essential to the maintenance
Of the life Of q great State, a duty equally es
scntial to the maintenance Of human right!
and the principles of the political party
which had elected him-the President de
clines the duty, but he stabs the state tina
sought his aid, and betrays he principle.
and men whom he was bound to uphold unt
protect.
No man who counts the cost of arrayine
tionul principles Is worthy to enlist in this
new struggle for the honor and peace of Oul
country. II I have to-day spoken the senti.
ments of hone but myself, be 1t so. Silence
- Ak IN 80 e' = va ~, eAN
heart OF the nation Is true to the old cause, tC
the principles of free government, to the
principles OF the Constitution and the Decla-
ration OF Independence, then let 1t be heard
let 1t speak by the voices of our leaders. Lei
the memories which haunt this day be ouI
inspiration. Let US walk again with Adams
and Hancock and Jefferson Of our early rev.
o%lution. will Lincoln and Stanton and Sum
ner of the later revolution. Shades of the
great founders and savlOrs of our loved cOun-
try be with us In this struggle! Speak to us
again your great lessons or patriotism
Of courage, Of self-sacrilce! The marble
and bronze In which we have preserved your
human forms Will crumble and corrodc, but
let your uncnnqucrable spirits never behold
the day when a blow struck at the heart OF
the Republic shall find your childrcn's lips
dumb. or their hearts dismaycd.
THREE Il o HAYEs CHAMBER.
LAIN.
When Governor Chamberlain had conclu.
dcd his speech, the Rev. Mr.. Stodda d, Of
Fair Haven Mass, arose and said, that he de-
sired with all due respect TO Governor Cham
berlain to say that he believed the scnti-
Incnts expressed in the address did not repre-
sent the feeling Of New England. He then
called for nil those who endorsed the policy
OF President Hayes to signify 1t. and three
hearty cheers wero given for the President.
then called for three cheers for
Governor Chamberlain. and they were loud
ly given.
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