The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-09-04
MR. HEwIIT oS KEARNEY.

MIR. HEWITT 0S KEARNEY, ~.
At IA reception 10 tile Columbia crew ut
Delnlonico'son Saturday, the Hon. Abranl
5. Hewitt took occasion To make
vigorous attack on Dennis Keariey and
the new labor movement. lie said:
"Young gentlemen, there is an alarming
fact in respect Ia the rising generation OF
this country, and that IL their neglect VI
their l,olilical duties. ] am sorry tosay II,
but there Is u want of public spirit ON the
l,ari of our educated young men, which
must De corrects,i five would s-e our i'm
stitutions survive. We must arouse the
old public spirit Of Hamilton, ~ Jay. Of
Livingston. and Of Clinton, names which
to-day adorn the rolls of columhia College
and furnisl.an undying example 1.-THE
young men whom size sends forth They
were founders OF our government; they
were patriots who did mot caunt IL loss To
risk their lives, fortunes, aud their sacred
honor In the cause of free government
[Applause.l We have proved that the
young men Of this country are equal TO
amy demands, physical or intellectual,
that may be ma.leupon them; it's now
time to prove that they are equal To those
political demands which il ought 10 be
their highest ambition aud honor TO satisfy.
[Cheers.l To-day mn agitator has arisen
who says toihe Ignorant aud the lowly,
l,ot to the Intentionally erring, Pool your
issues. aud when we have broken down
the present state OF affairs. when We have
got control of the government. We shall
arrange matters 10 suit ourselves Ifagi-
tntors like this man are To snceeed, there
cannot but lie great danger to our ins,i-
iuiions. Their evident purpose isioover-
tlr,w the established order of things, and
what they will Substitute On place neither
they nor any one else profcsses 20 know.
..Iet me tell you what they have done
Ia California; The SPEAKER drew docu-
nient from his pocket aud held II np TO tile
audiences. 'Tllis Is from one oftlie leading
lawyers Of San Ffancisen. nan Of the
highest character, who has just beet
elected to the Constitutional Convention,
He SAYS: We are intlie very winter of
universal discontent. Dennis keaH'ey
has been able TO bring aLou. the present
chaos. Business is At a standstiIl, all iln-
preycpents. arrested, euierprise paralyzed,
property depreciaied. domestic capital Is
hidden. and foreign capital b withdrawn
orgoing. We are To have Constitutional
Convention In Sepieluler, and devery de-
maEogue iu the State Is already h'arse
with crying out for reform. which means
the ,le-iructiun ofevery national interest.
don't know What We are cunning 10,
The Chinese are ,lel,ite,l with all our mis-
fortunes, aud thragilators are now pub
licly moving 10 driv-them Gut 10y fire aud
swUrd. may be M alarniist, bnt when
tile lower order of snciety ii.this ciiy can
accomplish by tile ballot the eIect,on of
thiriy-two delegates To the Constitutional
Convention, many % who,n eau neiiher
Isail er write, some of whom cani:Ot speak
word of The English laugaage, aud %
whom, nineteen were naturalized within
4 fortnight OF tIree weeks oftteir eiectinn,
anl quite as many ~ whom are not quail.
fled Uy our laws 10 sit 90 a petitjnry; when
such things can be, No man can declare
my fearsunreasunable.' s@ - a
Now young gentlemen, these thiiIgshave
hyeu done Ia a free American State. The
man who has done Il i here, aud what
lie has succsrde,l In duing Ia :hc West he
Il going 10 Try "a DO Ia the Eastern States.
This doctrine is not n new thing. II has
been preached Ia France, and you all
know what ,leluge of bloed u ended IN.
Now il Is being preached In this country,
where universal suffrage prevails, aud
where these men, if they once get tile
puser, can overthrow our Institutions
sit down supinply II you will, aud see tue
landmarks 81 f.rccial order swept away, but
do not coniplain when tile terrible result
81 your negligencc confronts you Under
our prescott system we support, perhaps.
IN. 100 iraa,p.. IL you want to see that
nu,nl,rr swelled to 4u.ooO,cc, sit down aud
make ~, efIort 10 defend the institutions
whicI, ,uur fathers leftto you. There i
absolutely no way 70 avert this state oi
affairs Uul by training ~ pihe young men
~ the cuuniry to govern The country.
lfcheers.l know you'll say that you
cannot ypt fvOthOld Oa tue ladler, slat
tile professional politicians aud tile cur
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