The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-06-11
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GENERAL GARFIELD.S STIRRING
DEFINITION OFT

HIS SPEECH RATITYISG TIE OHIO con.
yEyTioS'S WORK WHY THERE
MUST BE A SOLID NoRTH-REsuNP.
TIOY AND WHO SECURED IT
CINCINNATI, May 29.-Afler Toe
Convention had adjourned last even
ing an immense audience gathered in
Music Hall and listened with eager
attention to lbe following eloquent
speech by General Garfield. Ii is
printed in iull in this mornings Ga
-site
Mg President AND FELLOW Cir
| am certain ihat you don't want
a speech made ~ this lime of night.
Cries Of Yes we do. 90 on m1 /
take pleasure ia payiag my respects
to you to the sAteat OF saying a few
words l have watched with very
great interest the proceedings of this
conye2tion and The declarations of
opinion and sentiment that have
gone forth from it as representing The
great party Of Repablicans of the
State OF Ohio to-day.
Iou have b;idged chasm Of q
great many years Of history in what
you have said to-day. Ycu have
seen attempts made against The Ma
tioual authority and Jurisdiction that
have turned you back to the days Of
fifteen years ago. You supposed, /
supposed, and one of your great citi-
zens OF this State some years ago
supposed that wer legislates, that it
settles some things beyond recall.
We had all supposed that the Supreme
Court settled some questions, bat 10
the years between the years of 1861
and 1865 there was a question pend
ing too large for the courts, ques-
tion that had to be appealed to the
fnal court, the court of kings, the En-
al court Of war. And tha, question
was whether this is Nation or not.
The question was whether this was
Nation or merely league of States,
and whether each State bad a right
to break the league at any time it
chooses. This question toe courts
were powerless to settle, and appeal
was made.
Alter four years of bloodshed, We
il was settled forever, that
there was no State so sovereign as
the Nation. We supposed at the
OF The war that il had
been settled beyond recall: what our
fathers provided, that the Co1stitu-
ton and the laws Of the Nation were
the supreme laws Of the land. But,
fellow-citizens, no sooner has this
Democratic party got itself into pow
sr in both houses of Congress bat
hey proesed to assert, Is though they
bad never heard of 1861 aod 1865.
hat the States have supreme control
Tot only Of their elections, which we
admit, bat that they have q right to
.3nirol also our National elections. |
md that the Government Of the Uni
ed States has no business even to |
witness lbe election of Of its own leg.
stature.
NE STEP IL THE NEW REBELLION I
We have this daY pending now 10 1
he House Of Representatives, . bill
hat cuts Of all power to appeal from
he courts of the States TO the Ma
ional courts iu great questions of
National concern. As far back as
Iss cor fathers passed the great J1-
licisry act thai extends the Judicial
,ower Of The United States to ell
'ases arising under the Constitution
# the Nation, ard allowing appeal
rom the State courts 10 the courts Of
be Nation whenever Q Federal qaes
ion was concerned. In Jackson's
lay it was provided that sll civil otfi-
ers Of the United States, in the dis
barge Of their Official duties, should
,e uied, if tried a. all. before the
oarts Of the Coi,ed States In Is65
We were compelled to ssrengtheo this
adieial power OF the Nation and this
/ is nov proposed TO destroy.
Look a. the facts for q moment.
n the las, two years there have been
!, 500 people arrested for violating
he Laws Of The United States, snd al
ut lac OF that number were in the
Southern States There have been
ia the Southern States to
'revenI lhe collection Of the revenue
4 the United States In the effort
o enforce the laws 10 collect the rev.
.pEe Of the National Government, Q
,rest msny men hare been killed. /
The States have arrested many of
be officers Of the Government, some
4 them for murder, simply for dong
heir dcty in enforcing the laws of
be United States. Now, ss the law
'ssads. We can transfer these cases CT
be arres, Of National cfscers. for
leeds doue il the dis barge OF their
.fhcisl duties. 10 our own United
States Courts Bur tie National !.
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