Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-05
NOTABLE FOURTH OF JULY SPEECHES.

NOTABLE FOURTH OF JULY SPEECHES.
sitioH to the 4nnerotiOa-poiicB Of Making
More so"thscrn states or OF, Merioan
| Condemnation Of IRE Presidents South-
ern Policy.
AT Woodstock, Conn, the Fourth OF July
observances at Roseland Park were of a
| nature peculiarly interesting, including ora
tiOns by ex- Governor Chamberlain, of South
Carolina, ard Senator James G.. Blaine.
Among the distinguished persons present
besides those mentioned were Hon. John Il.
Wait, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Prof Csrus
NorIhrop, OF Yale College; Rev James NJ.
Buckley, of Stamford, Conn, and Rev. Thao-
dore l.. Cuyler, ID. D., of Brooklyn. The
meeting was formally opened by short ad-
dress nom Henry {. Bowen, esq. Hon. John
7. Wait presided.
GOV. CHAMBERLAIN's GRAFTON
was an ARA gu ment of the administration of
President Hayes, so far as the southern pol
Icy is concerned Mr.. Chamberlain said tn 1t
| IN the interest of freedom, and ur .ed by the
hand OF the helple.s and deserted southern
patriot, and the voice of the widow of the
assassinated, he was inpelled 10 speak in
condemnation of President Hayes southern
| policy. He claimed that il was dictate of
duty and honor TO attack those who are be-
uayIrg the party which has trusted them
The leaders of a party should faithfully rep
resent lis principles, and q presidential pol
icy Is an anomaly and offence savoring of
TAD iailh with native and historical OtOr
OF Ieachery aud II tTigue. The Presidents
southern policy Mr. Chamberlain defined to
be the Withdrawal Of the military from the
pTOlIctlOn OF the lawful governments of Lou
isiana and South Carolina. In point of
Immediate, fortseen, and intended conSe-
quence II consists IN the overthrow of those
governments ana the substitution of other
So-caIIed state governments. 1t consisted in
lie abandonment of southern republicans,
and especially the cOored race, 10 the CON
troll and rule of the class opposed TO every
step and feature of material progress since
1850. Ii declares the VIII of a majority shall
no longer rule. and the guarantee of the con
stItutiOn { , every state of a republican form
OF government and of protection against
domestic viOlence is henceiorth Intellectual
and worthless. He der Ourced Hayes south
ern Iollcy as unconstitutional and revolu-
t!onary, subVeTslVe Of constitutional guar
ahtees ara Ia Sc 20 every dictate of political
honor. public just &c and good morals. He
sald the repu 6ilcan party had received
inflicted by its enemies. He criticised Hayes
civll-service reform, his financial and other
poheles IN severe terms. and concluded by
urelng all on the side of freedom and consti-
tutioDal principles to enlist in the struggle
against the President for the union and
peace Of the country.
CHEERS FOR THE PRESIDENT.
When Gov. Cha mberlain concluded his
speech, Rev. Mr. StOddard, of Fair Haven,
Mass, ar sc aud said that he desired, with
al due respect to Gov. Chamberlain, TO say
that he believed that the sentiments express
cd in the address did not represent the feel
ing OF New England. He then called for all
Hayes to signify it, and three hearty cheers
we're given for the President. Somebody
inch called for ;ihree cheers for Coy. Cham
be lain, and they were loudly given.
Mr.. Wait, president of the convention,
then arose ard stated that it should be un-
derstGod that every speaker was responsible
for what he said.
SPEECH OF SENATOR BLAINE.
In the afternoon, after a short address by
Rev. James NJ Buckley, the Hon. James q.
Il aine was introduced and received with
hearty cheers. He spoke with unusual firm
LESS and vigor, and was often interrupted by
applause, and answered in his favor when
que stiOnS were sked. He did not deliver a
formal Grafton, bat the substance of his re-
mar Ike Is comprised in the following. Mr..
B'aile said:
There is an agitation on the southwestern
ontier OF the United States at the present
time that may possibly dc velop into policy
involving national danger and ultimately
grave disaster. An intelligent Representa-
tive III Congress from the state of Texas mas
become the exponent of the new policy, and
has Teen urgiug il upon the administration
at Washington with pc massive force He is
sustained and Endorsed by not few infiuen-
tlal newspapers in various sections of the
country. The cause, or may L not say the
plar pretext, of this new policy is the
incursion of predatory bands from some OF
he border states of Mexico into the state OF
Texas, and the sefZing and carrying Off OF
the herds and other property OF her people
The line OF action urged to suppress and
prevef III csc Outrages embraces tnree points:
First. The pursuit of these outlaws beyond
the Rio Grande and their capture and pun
ishment on Mexican soil. 1t Is understood
that the War department has issued orders
to the general commanding the southwestern
department to adopt this course. This is
openly aggressive, and though not done to
create war, has a strong tendency in that di-
rectiOn. A similar invasion of Canadian soil
would produce war with Great Britain in
sixty days.
Second. Under thin veil of Quixotic
sentimentalism We are to extend a moral
support to good government in Mexico,
thou Oh what this may precisely mean We are
not very clearly informed, unless we are At
liberty to infer il from the more Outspoken
policy embraced in the third proposition, in
which, upon a certain contingency, we are
urged to give material support TO that party
promises TO insure law and order-in other
words, 10 assume sort of protectorate over
the sister repu bile, and in the pending dis
prte II is quietly limited that we should sus-
tain LerdO ard frown upon DiaZ.
These last two movements are not under
stood + 0 have the assent or approval Of the
administration at Washington, those who
are engineering the measure not having iu-
quo our authorities TO 60 further than the
step described in the first proposition.
AS comforting and consOlatOry adden-
cum to the whole scheme We are kindly
sured that in no event shall any Mexican
territory be acquired and annexed to the
United States. AS In many other cases of
similar design and movement, the most inn
pOrtant feature may be that which is espe-
cially disavOwed. do no: not mean to i'm
pute OF lTlSlnCeFlty the Texas
Representative, but feel free to aver that,
however candid he may be in his declara-
ton OF views, or however cautious the Ad-
ministration might be If should adopt . nd
act upon them, yet the inevitable drift OF
events-rapidly whirled into q current that
could neither be stayed nor directed-would
be toward the absorption by this country of
q large portion OF the present republic of
Mexico.
While on this day and before this audience
l would not introduce q merely partisan
topic, nor spell words unbefitting the pa
tIiOtic associations by which we are inspired
and surrounded, yet think that a danger of
POSE lble moment To orr nationality may be
most properly discussed before an assembly
OF American citizens On the anniversary or
the republics birthday.
10 the younger gener Grafton, who constitute
the larger part Of my hearers, the war with
Mexico is merely dim tradition or an his
torical fact; but the elderly and middle-aged
will readily remember that the dnal act
which precipitated actual conflict between
the two countries In the spring OF 1876 was
not SO palpable nor SO menacing as that
which is now being foreshadowo ID on our ma
TONS future from the same disturbed quarter
In the political heavens.
And If the course OF our government sh all
now be guided or even largely infiu snced by
the men and the interests that stand behind
this movement so ne OF them masked and