The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-25
HAYES POSITION.
VIII Fight IL Out on the Line He
has Chosen.

The following is the concluding per-
ton of Secretary Evarts' speech at the
New England dinner in New York Sat
urdsy evening:
We have finished struggle that has
made permanent and general In the Con-
stltutien, in the laws, in the arrange
ments of society, complete admission
of the equality OF the land, OF the safety
of citizenship, and of the duty OF mu-
tual love. Now, after great civil war,
greater than any nation has ever
endured separately without disin-
tegrstion or injury to its integrity,
there are duties that do not belong
to the condition, either prepsrs-
tory to thestriie or when the strife was
in progress. We have found out what
bayonets mean in this country, and you
remember what Hosea Bigelow says on
that subject: "Lord, didn't feel streaky
the first time / found out the bayonets
were peeping," and you will observe that
their ability is of q somewhat demohstra'
tive character. But l think 1t is Bis
marck who is credited with the bull that
bayonets are not an institution TO SIT
down on. And 20 the American people,
as averse rs any people could be TO the
use or administration Of bayonets, Is the
last nation OF the world that would wish
to SIT down on that institution. Laugh
ter.
Whom, therefore, we have come to y
time, when, having secured every pur-
pose of the war, when having enlisted
law and the institutions OF society IN
furtherance of New England virtues,
that justice and duty and right should
prevail throughout this land, let US &C
cept at once what we shall be recreanL
and falthless to our Importance If we do
not accept that New England opinions,
New England ideas and New Eng
land results are TO make their way
in this country by moral and intel
lectual methods. ] hear some talk oi re-
dictionary tendencies and influences; but
if we are not willing TO be patient, L do
not think it is advisable to resort to the
finished methods Of force. Ii, however,
those methods are necessary, New Eng
laud will resume her arms; and not re.
sort TO aHimoslties and jealousies in order
to reach the coarser method OF Eostih-
ties. New England practices her faith.
If these methods are slow and by a grad
usl diffusion OF moral government, W"
can never be charged with having dol
any thing that does not honor our New
England ancestors.
There are three questions now before
the people all public, unseltlsh, En-
nobling and patriotic. The public peace
is the first one, and that is to be assured
iG the general way IN which | have IN
dicsted. Then there is the public faith,
I the whole audience at this point rose
and cheered heartily tor the President J
without which we cannot have al
honorable national life. And last OF
all there is the public service, which,
unless it is pure, strong and noble, Will
degrade the pseans OF our free
dom to the lowest doggerel in our ears.
In regard to the public faith,
we have passed the stage OF
antsgonism. With regard to the nations
debts, and what is going on within our
borders, there are difficulties and dan
gers TO overcome, but there are no hos
tiities. Every thing from East to West
from North to South, is At peace. Whist
we need is to look after our wealth, TO
increase our gold and silver, preserve
our industry and thrift, and make the
most OF our brotherhood
1t was n very wise maxim OF Mr.
Webster, when IN the bitterness Of the
strife that was wsging against him in
the latter days OF his career, he made
this ready answer; "They are lot bad
men, bat bad ressoners."
Upon the subject OF the public service
it is better that all should have one good
example than many principles. This
must be the motto OF our magistrates,
statesmen, teachers, editors and people.
We must 90 on. We must understand
that there are many difficulties to be en-.
cou tered in the methods by which we
may reach our way out, and | believe
thst those difficulties will be met In
the words of Mr.. Burke, where he speaks
OF the life of r good government, he says:
by whatever path the great places are
TO be reached, even if that path be shiny
with calumny and Jealousy, the one
which tends upward will be the one
which is taken" 1t is Tor you rs u peo-
pie to make your life bright and clear
and ever tending upward. AS an exam
pie 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.