, 1877-03-19


should l,nvc all the sfglta Of mn Amnr,tnn cttt
ZEN. There IA mir enough for us nIk.-ltt every
body breathe. There ii wntcr enough fur ,is n!!,
let evsryt,r.y drink. T1cr: is lthsetty cno,2l.
iring M every rIeht tint be claim. lor hnrelf II i
d;shonc.t, mean, and selfish n,an. iAprlausc.l
Tho men, Snrth and South, who. still live this
spe dsestea rS l wit ii Tic te 1hsse 5 @
rish to unite with the patriotic mcn Of tile
Sortl,,-wIth tho men In tic North who have an
interest at stake in the great work Of rc-cstab-
eali i' me- of what party you please. ON wiiing
10 Join hands with tlscsc men, without regard to
racc, color, Of previous condition. [Applausc.l
Those men Of the South have already made us
WHAT SOUTHERN cosonrsuuzs DID.
Commission hal failed; II thc Vice. c.prcsilcnt
had never counted tho vutc; il tho election ha!
been thrown r. into tie House Of Rcprescntat'v
but Rutherford Il. Hayes would have breti.
elected by Southern votes. jt;rcat applause
know What / a,n talking about. Dvrfng hhi tie
last Congrtts. the Southern u1cmbcrs,-not all
fought upon tho field Of war against The tie Of
our countrv,-then held in thcir hands, IN to
spcak, the dcstl,iy VI tho United States. Will,
one word l.,cy could have plunged ia Into the
he'll OF civil war. We wcro not saved by tio
Northern Democrats NC were not fayc,1 by lilo
great host Of honesty and reform, We wcre
saved by those wfo ol,cc sought 10 destroy the
Nntlon, bcca,lsc they lad lIaI enough OF wnr.
(Appla,1sc.] They refused to net with the
bouriMus Of tic North. Thcy said: 1--WE like
this country: NO know what war Is;
our land was laid waste; our homes, and
towns and cities were reduced to ashes; there
sl,al l,c no moro war that wc cau prevent. A
President shail 10 chosen, and tnat President
shall DO lnauEuratrtt,n Men, l sur, who had
fought Upon tie field Of battle against our
party, stood up In tho ca,,cuscs Of The Demo.
erntle party In Washington and used those very
tlehtcd for the peaceful solution Of the question.
They rovo us pcace. They preserved It, 40 TO
speak; aud in willing to unite with them to
preserve that priceless gift forever lApplausc.l
way to sottle this question by reasoning, by
argument, by compromise, let us kcttlc IL In
that way. Wien the President delivered Ills
inaugural, l,e knew exactly the position that
must have known 1t. lie knew the patriotic
stand they hal taken. lio knew that the op.
portunIty had been presented to the suuti, to
show that they still loved this country, and hc
knew that tho opportunity had pccn stanaly
iinproyeu ~ lnenl. nnowang ~ tnis, ~ s1.
tended to these men, 70 ti,e ehtlro SoatE, not
the s@ora OF war. oot tne o!tse.nIanen ot peace
suAL1NrTT or THE rRsstpEHTs COURSE.
III Inc political history Of tae Wof'u Lnere ma
been no Eranaer. h9 suDtll'ief az; hen'cnner
-. i,.a. n.
excitement, Wncn Inc 9tosn o. nate WIS a. ils
asrGst; whei' tme usniGsratIS .i, pp pataY o. .S
North was det'onhGihE tne ffesiaent as iraaa
anu eiicai wnch y was Ncmalaea ttlat MI
Iiidcu take Tue oatn " once anu L nhsiehth ihc
bolsterons sW0ra u EVIL WE. NecoilGet, thls
vas wleh taey resoivcti IN ConEIcss tnGt tlie
decision OF inc lilsil Gotnn'eason vas tIIceal
and void wien senntors IN their p!nees were
cllafe'ns 1nusGs oI lIio supreme Court Wita
perjury wi!tul anu corrupt; wnsil msn e IN, IN nigh
plncGs were pfcuiet'i1e tlc uoWnialI o. the ke~
pub!lci wien ~ Ucnoctatlc portion q tho
LeesslhtnrG o1 Oi1io rnbll:!y rchouhccu oil con-
hdcncc IN God. Inc lrrslusnt, rising above tue
passions, prc1ntisces, an,l hatrcls ot thu hour,
above every consideration except the honor,
the GLORY, and prosperity OF tho whole country.
shlh: Let US be brothers; let US forget me
pnst; let Us forget everything except TIC ucbt
we owe ~ Tue brave men who saved our Nation.
lApplaIHc. Let US dig EraTc, and tisg It wide,
and dig i deep, and let US throw Into this sep
n!cllro tllo chains, md Whips, ant! atctton-
BLOCKS; let Us leave thorc our pFeludlccs, tho
hatrcds anu heart'Dufni1'gs Of the years that arc
deadt and let US Jury tie1n out o. ING slglt Or
men, nhd over them a1l let US wrtoti epltapu,
"'Sactcd to furgctfulncss.'
ave llnyo fought and hated enough. Our
country Ia PROSTATE; labor IL in rugs; energy
Inns empty hands; tho wheels Of the inctory arc
still; III tho safe Of prudence money lies, locked