National Republican., 1877-07-06
GOV. CHAMBERLAIN'S VAIL.
Continued from Frs Pioel

tagonistlc forces IN our Government. II is not my
speaking Of this antagonism that creates II, nor
would the hct cease 70 exist II every man In the
by eiftisiye oratory on Decoration Day, nor by
swelling periods on the Fourth Of July II has Its
d,cspsea,ed origin y different phases cf civiSS-
tons powers aud limits Of the State and National
governments Y is deeply TO be regretted that i
The North and the South Just as much as the East
and the West, are fitted by nature for harmo.
nioIls oo-opcrntlon and for mutual development
and strength. would include all sections in the
i9lds OF common patriotism inspired by single
aim, warmed by the same traditions stimulated by
Ike pride, looking forward to ono destiny. Butwe
should gain nothing nay We should lose great
deal. by concenling frnin ourselves the palpahlc
fact that the controlling Political element in the
hGc and pcrpctuity of the American Union. !
spcak II here to-day In sorrow and not In anger,
and yGt could not be Just to my convictions II
shouid ihil 70 speak II plainly. The remedy IL In
tho hands Of that vast majority Of our countrymen
whn believe that their paramount allegiance Is due
Washington, that tho Union of the states should
ever be the primary object Of patriotic desire
WHAT Mr.. BLAINE BELIEVE
81, me consolidated strength Of tho sixteen states
llcal force, cmbodylng almost one half the Senate
81 me United states. more than one third Of the
the aggregate Electoral College. This entire Gle.
nltnt controlled by small minority Of the people
Of ihSe States i will DO welded In the future
aim. ut permanent domination In the government
q the future. Let us look the future squarey In
snc ,ace' Erenarg for the danger i1 season and
hesitation. without distrust without acrimony and
Without concealment Ibelleve that Southern con.
troll ~ the government of the Union Is the worst
possible result, even for the South ITSELF believe
ihat Is menncing and dangerous to every interest
IN the land lbciievc that the men who in battle aud
~ council savci tho Union should gpvern Il be-
licvc that the men who for four years sought the
lia OF the nation should not be intrustcd with its
supreme control ] believe that the horesy which
has already wrought so much misery and shed so
much lnnorent bood-should he confined to tho
states that cherished II, and not permitted To In
finally believe hat any policy % w Which % conts% s%
plates, or by any possibility involves the nnnexa
hs e MsSs lssS n Gs ,So any ShSr addition e
the hisheIt interests Of every American citizen OF
the generation that now H. and OF the countless
succeed To our proud title and to It's continually
widening responsibilities.
Mr. HAYES DRINKS sEL ,zER.
Rev. DIR. Cuylcr was noxt introduced, and
spoke in very characteristic way about tenn
perance. Speaking about the necessity Of
temperance men In our public Offices DIR.
Cuylcr said that he was glad that President
Hayes WAS temperance man. He believed
in President Hayes, because no holds that he
Ia hound to fulfill the solemn promises made
before the ballot-box was opened for our
suffrage. Al q dinner given in the Chamber
OF Commerce In New York the speaker had
seen the wine flow and had seen that the
President drank not drop Of strong liquor,
but he had seen him drink bottle Of scltzer
with William +. Dodge of New York. He
firmly believed that President Hayes was cut
out Of the same piece of timber that furnished
Abraham Lincoln. temperance he said, was
born in America and it would never die here.
Mrs. Mary Clemmers' poem was then read
by Charles +. Richardson, of the Independent.
Aftrr tho hnn bppn road tho axarcisaa
closed with the singing of America" by all
present, under the leadership of DIR. Parker.
This evening display Of fire. works concluded
the festivities, and the greatest event Wood
stoIk has witnessed since Gen. Grants visit
some years ago came to an end.