The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-30
HAYES, mouTm-rsECE.


maleOntents from the shoulder.
| NEw YoRH, Dec. 23.-The following IL the con
clnding portion Of Secretary Evarts speech ct tbs
New England dinner last evening:
| We have finished \ struggle that has nIads
pstmanent and general In the constitution, In the
laws, In the arrangement Ut society, a complete
admission OF the equality Ut the land, OF the 90 fetJ
4 citizenship, and Of the duty OF mutual love
Now after great civil war, greater than sny ns
ton has ever endured separately without disinte.
aion or injury TO its integrity. there are duties
That do not belong TO the condition either prepsr-
story TO the strife or when the strlte was In
progress. We have found ont what bsyonets
mean In this country, and yon remember what
Hosea Bigeow says on that subject: lord,
didn't feel stresky the FIRST time found out the
bayonsts were peepipg," aud you will observe that
their utility ID of somewhat dsmonstrative
character. But think IL is Bismarck who Ia
credited with the bull that bsyonets are not an
institution to cit down on. Aud 90 the American
people. az averse ~ any people could be to the
use or administration Of bevopsts, is The last
nation Of the world that would wish 10 git down
on that institution. daughter and applause
When, therefore, we have come - time
when. having secured every purpose Of the wsr,
when having enlisted law and the institutions Of
society ID ftrtherance Of NV England virtues,
hat Justice aud duty and right should prevail
throughou this land, let ns accept at once what
we shall be feereant and faithles to our own i'm
portsnoe II We do not sooept-tbat New England
op Mons. New England ideas and New Engsnd's
results are to make their way in this country by
moral and intslle ctual methods. ] hear some talk
OF reaett0na,y tendencies and iuiuenees but II
we ere not willing to be patient. / do not think IL
is advisable to resort TO the finished methods OF
force. II. however, these methods are necessary,
New England will resume her arms, aud not
resort TO shimosties and isslousies In order to
reach the ooatser method Of hDstilities. New
England practices her faith IF these methods are
slow and by q gradual dfrueion Of moral govern.
ment, we can never be charged with having done
anything that does not honor our New England
ancestors.
There are three questions now before the peo.
ple-all public, unsefsh, ebnubng and patriotic.
The public peace 10 the first one, and that ia TO
be assured In the general way in which have In.
dicsted. Then there IL The public faith. 1.-THE
whole audience at this point rose and oheered
heartily for the President, without which we
cannot have an honorable national life. And last
Of eli. there lie the pablo sereiee. which, unless IL
is pure, strorg and noble, vii degrade the pmans
Of our freedom to the lowest doggerel in our ears
In regard 10 the public faith, we have passed the
stage Of antagonism. With regard 10 the us.
TONS Debt aud what is going on within our Dor
ders. there sre difficulties and dangers 10 be over
come. but there are no hostities. Everything
from East 10 West, from North TO South. 10 a.
peace. What we need Ia 10 look after our wealth,
TO increase our gold and silver, preserve our in
dustry and thrift, aud make the most Of our
Brotherhood.
Ii was very wise maxim of Mr.. Webster. when
In The bitterness Of the strife that Was waging
sgsinst him In the latter days Of his career he
made this ready answer: "They are not bad men.
but bad reasopers.'
Upon the subject Of tho public service II lie
better that all should have one good example than
many principles. We must not step backward.
This must be the motto OF our msgistra tee,
statesmen, teachers, editors and people. We
must go on. We must understand that there are
many difficulties TO be encountered In the meth
DDS by which We may reach our way out. and
believe that those difficulties will be met In the
words OF Mr.. Burke, where he speaks OF the life
OF good government. he says: "By whatever
path the great places are to be reached, even II
that path be Shiny with oaumny aud Jealousy.
the one which tends upwards will be The one
which IL taken" 10 Ia for you ~ people TO make
your life bright and clear, and ever tending mp
ward. As en example OF your public service
need only start with your honored President. He
has never pursued any devious paths, and he does
not propose TO encourage their pursuit by others"
Prolonged cheers