Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-06
A NOTABLE MEETING.

Ex.GOV. Chamberlain, Of South Carolina,
Makes a Very Bitter Fourth Of IuIy
Speech at Woodstock, Conn.,, In 0ppOsl'
tlOn to Hayes's POlICy-Dr. Holiness
Ode TO the "Shlp Of State"
WooDsTocK, July AFTER long
history OF the Louisiana and South
Carolina cases, and general denuncia-
tion Of the Presidents policy, he at.
tacks his civil service policy and pro.
ceeds to look next at the relations OF
this Administration to the pres fnan-
cial issues. President Hayes has here
tofore entitled himself to the confidence
OF honest men by his course on this
question. Nothing, sir, but the reces.
sity OF gaining support for his
Southern policy, could have induced
him 10 contemplate an alliance with the
silver conspiracy-a conspiracy which
regards silver with favor only because
i, has lost all virtue as a standard Of
value, and asa currency Is cheaper than
greenDl,Es. II is the interest and un-
avo!daJle weakness of his present posi-.
tion-lhe effect Of his wretched South.
ern po.icy-lhat he must concilIate an
outraged party, so far as possible, by
yielding now 20 The demand for the
spoils, and now 10 the demand for
cheap money,
The Republican party, by all the re.
cent platforms, is pledged TO oppose the
grant OF subsidies 10 private corpora.
tions, yet no man who to-day knows
anything Of the currents and influences
which are gathering at Washington, Is
ignorant OF he fact that vast scheme
is steadily maturing, unopposed if not
favored BY this Administration, which
aims to take from our public domain
and from our public Treasury untold
subsidy, and to build Southern Pacific
Railroad, q railway tor which there is
no present public need and from which
private capitalists would shrink with
contempt. In the train Of this gigantic
effort at public robbery, will come the
revival OF the defunct Northern Pa
c,tic, the building of levees on the Mis-
,issippi river, aud kindred schemes
sufficient TO again corrupt TIE morals
and blast the prosperity Of the whole
country. Aud all this Is tie price
which must be paid for the p..g-
ilege OF overthrowing two W.
ful State Governments aud tram .og
upon the principle upon which ur
Government aui institutions !c."-
the rule OF tic majority. Sir. ,aa,c
are laws OF mc.a. Cause and Cil.e' "a,
true aud certain as any physisa ~.
No political leader, no polilica. iIs:;y.
can forfeit nor desert principle, a. ne
point, and maintain them al ..rrs.
Integrity is indivisible. You can't he
dishonest upon one subject, and
honest on others. The Presidents
Southern policy, conceived in his own
mind shock and oiIense to
his party, reckless OF justice aud con.
stitutional duiy-if unopposed, will
more and more weaken the moral
bonds which have hitherto, IN spite of
all i,s failings, secured 10 the Republi.
can party the confidence OF majority
Of the most intelligent and patriotic
Americans for more than 20 years.
But, felow.cii!zens, this gathering il
not for rae alone; others whose Ii.
ties TO your confidence and attention
are older and better than mine,
are here. The subject which | have
discussed still stretches on before me-
bnt | must close. We are summoned
10 the duty OF exposing and denounc-
ing great crime, more wanton and un.
pardonable than the crime against
Kansas, which aroused the sleeping
conscience OF the North and gave its
earliest victories to the Republican
party. That crime was committed by
a President at the bidding OF the party
which elected him; this crime
has been committed in defiance of the
principles and pledges OF the Republi.
4 can party, aud in defiance OF the per.
sonal declarations aud obligations OF
the President. No man who counts
the cost OF arraying himself on the
side OF freedom and Constitutional
principles, Is ready 10 enlist In this new
struggle tor the honor and peace OF Cur
country. If | have to-day spoken the
sentiments of none but myself, be /,
SO. Silence is, Tor me, cowardlce. II,
as | believe, the heart of the nation Is
true 10 the old cause, TO the principles
OF tree Government, to the principles
OF the Constitution, and the declara-
ton OF Independence, then let It be
heard. Let it speak by the voices OF
our leaders; let the memories whicn
haunt this day be our inspiration; ct us
walk agsin with Adams, Hancock aud
Jefferson OF our earlier revolution, with
Lincoln and Stanton and sumner Of
our !a'er revolution. Shades OF tie
grea, founders and saviours Of our
owed country, be with us in this strug.
gle speak TO Us again yrur grea; les.
SON # patriotism, of courage, q - +.
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