National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-09
THE NEW REBELLION.
member that
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State had declared against him. They must re-
member that
THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY
If Uronin Was rejected on these grounds there
were three electoral yotes from Florida to be
given to Tilden on the same ground.
dent by Mr. Chandler, Secretary Of the lntsrisr,
against the will Of the people, what do you think
ns n
and his associates controlled the whole political
firmly believed that such q voice would 20 mp to-
day from the people as to cause those gentlemen
to hesitate, and to abandon their purpose.
HON. CHARLES 4 HOOKER,
Of Mississippi, followed Referring to the battle
Of New Orleans he said: 49,
Perhaps as he lpoke thirty thousand people
auguration Of the Governor chosen BY the people,
while In the gloomy State-house, surrounded BY
Federal troops, the usurper Of Louisiana il under
going the farce of An Inauguration. The execu-
tive officers OF the country seem to be the great
sources Of power in this country. The great
One Of the great causes of the Declaration Of In.
dependence was that the British King CHARTERED
troops In this country. They were fast going from
THE MooRISes OF THEIR CONSTITUTION.
The declarations Of the Constitution were 50
Of duty was plain. He had yet to hear single
fair minded American citizen express any other
4 gave the victory to the Democratic leader, let
the the right prevail: The Democratic party had
p 70 BE-
1870 that the first proposition to reduce the col-
ored vote would come from the Republican party.
fore the message came from the President pro-
posing that the
FRANCHIsE BE RESTRICTED
to those who could read and write. He had sug-
gested to Q friend the other day . sixteenth
man ought to have, and should have, the right to
vote, provided that he bound himself and pos
ssEity forever to stand BY the Republican party
experiment Of q republican form Of government
in this country so long free discussion was sl.
was the smooth and beaten path Of the COnstitu.
ton. -
The road for them to travel was plain. simple
and we'll defined. In settling the great questions
he believed a sense Of justice would exert itseif
Whenever fairly defeated at tho polls the Demo.
and returned with its cohorts Increased. lie Va:
gratihed to see so many Of the matrons and
mssps Ther rsne n Sat 70 sSsna the
cause. Mr.. Hooker ended his address by an elo-
quent tribute to woman.
GEN. JOHN L. YoRcl,
Of Chicago, was then introduced. but said nothing
more than to thank the assembly for honoring |
him BY calling upon him.
" HON. H. 3. BANNING,
Of Cincinnati, was next introduced. He was not /
speaker, be said. He only justified his appear |
ance there by the Importance Of tho cause. He i
peiieTsa that Tileep was fairly and honestly
elected. . ..-.. |
Whiie the war lasted Republicans said he was
loyal; they welcomed them all to their ranks. |
Democrat. Had they no use Tor Democrat rat when
the troops were driven back from Bull Run? Did |
they not call upon our Mcclellan to reorgsnize
they thought that they could get along did they
not relieve him? Then they called upon him
HTPi elder
eron, had lost the confidence of the people they |
came and got our stanton. But now they had
NO USE FOR DEMOCRAT.
Now Democrats were Copperheads. He expect |
and knocked at the gates of heaven-if they ever |
got that far-and ST. Peter came out, they would |
refuse to go In because they don't nketo associate
head than q tsdpole, and the oopperhesds would |
spit out poison deadly to all persons who attempt
The . Of the
morning alter election the announcement that
Hayes had been elected. The people may be
wanted to say to the conspirators that though
they have practiced fraud they cannot use force.
THE PEOPLE WANT PEACE.
They must have peace. But he must say to the
consPirat9Is tina. no bayonets must come to
and find out the amount Of the force stationed
here. They say it is Insignificant. But corpo-
The voice Of God why were the Republicans
afraid Of these mestingsf Do these people to-day
read their fate as Belshazzar Of old read 1t? Was
L war for the American people to ask what was
On the records Of the War Department, or to ask
where the army was? If that was war. they
would continue to make 1t. They know that they |
have been doing wrong. If
THEY THINK THAT THIS Is WAR,
They had better go home to their mothers and
get a cup of catnip tea, and If they are too ner-
yous to sleep then he would recommend them 70 |
TSNmA L
God bless usrl He has blessed us long, said
the speaker, in years before. He has damned US
us in aiding us to inaugurate Samuel J. Tilden |
our next President.
MR.. WILLIAM H. CLAGBrT
was the next speaker, and made quite long |
yssy
sections Of the country cutting their throats
didn't propose to lose any arm or leg. But when
eys upon ss certain Republican. viii tel you,
further, he is no small man, either"
Mr.. Clagett was followed by
GEN. j.. W. DENVER,
who spoke earnestly for O quarter of an hour. |
Speaking Of the conspiracy referred to by most |
acy Of those in power against those whom they
ruled, He urged resistance to any usurpstion or
illegal proceeding.
DISPATCH FROM INDIANA.
The following dispatch frJnIndana was road: |
INDIANAPoLIs, IND, Jan. 8, $50 p. IN.
DtQIt COHWltIec, HdeHiHgtoH, ~ 1
Democracy In convention assembled from every |
one Of the a counties, being represented BY over
yea ne Ee ahs
hopes in October now demands that the voice of |
Con- 600 voters shall be made effective in this land
and that Samuel j. Ttlden and Thomas A.. Hen l
bricks shall be inaugurated President and Vice |
President Of the United States. III. d. MANSON,
RUFUS MCGEE, Chairman. |
Secretary.
THE REPLY.
The following was adopted as the reply to be
sent to Indianapolis:
The Democrats of the National Capital send
greeting to their brethren Of Indiana and Ohio aud
com dent in the heller that the Radical consptr
acy Will not be able to defraud he people aud that
Samuel j. Tfldeu and Thomas A. Hendricks wild be
President and Vice President Of the |
United States.
The meeting was then adjourned after giving |
three cheers for Tilden and Hendricks.
While the committee Of arrangements, Messrs.
Wines, Walker, Kalbfus, Denver and Hutchins,
might be engaged in q better cause, the credit
must be given them Of having carried out their
with great credit to themselves
and the club they represented.
CITY BREvITIES.
There is q Chinese proverb, tCleau the
walk in front of your own house" and now is the
time to practice upon It.
Thomas jackson was arrested yesterday by /
Of1cer Breen for having stolen an overcoat from