The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-27
From the New York Evening Post.

fifteenth street. IN honor IL Ex~tivyesnors
Tilden and Hendricks, Governor Robinson
and Lieutenant- Goy. Dorsheimer. was VI.
tended BY about one thousand guests.
A. j. yandcrppel introduced the spea-
kers. Mr.. Widen, who was received with
loud applause. alluded ffst to the social
character ef tho occasion and 20 the up.
proceeding departure " Mr.. Hendricks Tor
Europe tor resi- aud recreation. he then
said: sis ~ ss ~ sa
| have been ayailing myself. Tor similar
purposes. a . brief intsrya;, aid 6ud N.Y.
self with now so2se reluctance. drawn away
from those private pursuits. But the occa.
sion. aud lhe apparent general expectation.
seem 60 require that | should say word IN
respect 70 public affairs, and especially thas
should allude to the transaction which, in
my Judgment, u the most porientous event
in our polltical history. .s,.-.-.......,s.
Ever, body knows that. after the recent
election, the men who we're elected by The
people President and -presiden, Of the
United state, were counted out and men
who we're not elected were counted in."
aud seated. [Cries or .lleari Hearrl |
disrlaim any ,pought VI the personal wrong
involved IN this ruasactiou. Not one Of
the isar and quarter millions II .American
eiiizsns who gave Us their votes but what
experiences wrong as great aud as deep as
!; nol one u tha. msjurity Sho did not give
US their votes but waat 10 the resulting
consequences Of tins sct will share equally
in tbs aaischief, il it IS MOI redressed snd
punished. ltia.as applause. / Evils 10
government grow By success aud inpunity.
They do not restrain themselves vuluniari-
ly. They can mover be limited except hy
external iorccs. lthai been eur pride and
our conrrsfulation. that In this country we
had established system u peaceful changs
in ths governing poser. In sther evuutries
10 the uid Morld. changes Ia M aduinls>
trssisn--in suecessioL gf goyernnenf---,
hxse geaeraliy bseu worked oul BY fraad or
BY fyrcs. We felicitate ourselves that here.
through che skill aud patriotism aud phi
l1nthropy II our ferefsihsrs. We had estab.
li-lsed system q peaceful change through
the agency u the ballot boz. And this Is
the hrst tims 10 Americas history ihnt che
right Of the people has been impeached. Il
10 the frst time in AuSssican history that
anybody bss pretended thar the goverpmeut
of dis great country wss handed over 20
any ssi VI men through freud Applause.
IL i an event novel. porlanious. ihe ex-
ample. IL ssecessial. will 6nd iniitstars.
The semptsiion is always prereut. and if a
set u mea being "a pOssesslon Of the gosern-
usent can naiutain that possessiou against
che elective power u tho people. and after
they are csndemnea at the election. Why
should no. such an event be imitaicd BY
tArir sncccsscrsl Devices will always be
louaa 70 give the color Of law. and false
pretsnce on which 70 found fraudulent
Judgment eill not be wanting. The ques-
iisa Coz tke Amcrican people nos Is wbe,h-
or or nss the clectiye syriem Of our lore
fashers M Il was established is this country.
and has been respected and venerated for
seventy iy.hse years. shall se maintained. ~
whether ws shall sdopl the bad practiees of
the worst governments In the wors' ages.
[Applaass This is the question o. guas-
iious. Untll IL shall be settled no Inferior
administrative questions Will have any sig-
niGeauoe in the politics u this cgussry.
There will be no politics in this coua,ry.
bul the question, '.Shall the people regain
iheis rights and rnle IN this republicgv IL
one instance of The successful assumption OF
the governments IN this mode can 10 esiab-
lisAsd Il viii hnd plenty u imisators " IL is
eondaned By the perpls--aye. IL i Is once
condvned. lfmy voice could reach through
out our country and be heard b is reno.
te.s hau,lst. I would say: BE of good
cheer. The republic viii live. The in
situations Of our fathers are not TO expire 10
sLame. The sovereignty of the pecple shall
be rescued from .his peril and rees,aolish.
ed fApplausc.
The people cannot trust those who are
the aa,hors o. bsuehcisries or this wrong 10
dsyise measures ef redress. Bat whom those
who coadsmn this wrong shalt aitain the
pc~er. they acting Cor the people. 10 their
behalf. mns, devise measures Of legislation,
measures Of constitutional change. i ne.
cessary, that shall make = recurrence cf
such an acs as has stained our national bis
tory impnssibIe.
Successful wrong is never 80 apparently
triumphant as when 70 Is on The ess % "
fali. sssca years ago ccrrapt dynast,
aaa established iisasceadaucy ever the m y.
iipa. sf psapls who hive W New rork. \
had ehtaiaed al che powers ef gwernmcni
and q administration. u canqaered 90 !
bribcd o. 10 psr~naded. and woa,be almc.'
unixerssi scqaie-oenUcof our people. Y
even sspired 90 social recognstion. II seen
"a 10 Ne invincible. And ycta year Or iw'
later she members of ID we're either in th'
penisepsiaty or In exile History u full o
such examples. We must trust the people
, we must believe IN the right; We mast be
lisss ~ the future u Osr country. Agrsa