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SECRETARY SHERMAN.
His Speech at Portland.
States Rights and the Finances.
YELLOW FEVER'S PROGRESS,
GREAT VICTORY OVER THE ZULUs.
FRISC0'S FEMALE WALKING MATCH,
AMERICAN SUCCESS AT WIMBLEDON.
Telegrams to The Star.
SECRETARY SHERMAN.
His Speech at Portland.
States Rights and the Finances.
YELLOW FEVER'S PROGRESS.
GREAT VICTORY OVER THE ZUlUs,
FRISCO'S FEMALE WALKING MATCH.
AMERICAN SUCCESS AT WIMBLEDON.

AMERICAN SUCCESS AT WIMBLEDON.
SECRETARY SHERMAN IN PORT
His Speech on States Rights. Ma.
tiOnal Finances. Etc.
Especial Dispatch to The Star]
PORTLAND, ME-, July 23.-Secretary Sherman
will deliver his speech here on the political sit
uat1on at O'Clock this evening. The following
are understood to be the points he will bring
out:
The Secretary says that If he felt at liberty to
choose the theme most important to the whole
people OF the United States he would present
the recent revival by the democratic party of
THE SOUTHERN DOCTRINE OF STATE RIGHTS.
This doctrine has been the evil genius of Amer-
can politics, it was born in hostility to the
Union and was the bulwark of American slavery.
Under the name OF secession it lead to the late
rebellion, and aimed to destroy the Union by an
open armed conflict with the national govern
ment. Now 1t takes the form of nulltficatiOn-
not nullification by state officers as when Gen.
Jackson throttled it, but notification by men,
bers OF Congress, the sworn agents and officers
would surrender essential powers OF the ma
tiOnal government, nullify its law, Grip
pie 1t In executing its conceded powers, and
make 1t a confederate instead of national gov
ernment. In the arrogance OF their power one
of their leaders declared that 1t was their fixed
purpose
TO WIPE OUT EVERY vBsT1GE OF WAR LEG1sLA.
Their chief effort In the the last two sessions Of
Congress has been to nullify laws providing for
an honest election Of members OF Congress-
law based on the Constitution, declared by Mr.
Ma Madison to be essential to the preservation OF
the government, and sanctioned by eight years
OF practical execution, and the only guard pro-
Vlded Dy congress TO protect citizens in the
exercise OF their elective franchise. This nulli-
f1cation movement was made possible by a
"united south;" united by terror, violence and
fraud, and by crimes that disgrace our civiliza-
ton. over the white men Of the south, who
war, the "untted south" practiced social ostra-
cism and violence. Over the poor blacks. whose
rights were granted, and as we foOllshly
thought sufficiently secured by the ConstitI-
tion, 1t trampled with midnight murder and
masquerade; and last year it capped the climax
by election frauds more shameful than the
ballot. Dox stuf11ng and repeating of Tweed and
Congress, cOnfessedly elected by tissue ballot
box stuf1ing, participated in refusing the neces-
sary appropriations for the support OF the gov
ernment unless the President would approve the
repeal OF the election laws When they failed
IN their main object, they sought to compel him
to agree to nuliry laws In violation of his oath
OF Office. When the President again defeated
this scheme by his veto they refused to appro-
propriate money to enforce the judicial man
dates OF the government, and the United States
courts are now powerless to enforce their de-
crees, or to serve process, or to keep the peace,
by law. In this way majority OF either House
may nullify any law and destroy the govern
ment. We thought all such dogmas were over
thrown by the amendments to the Constitution
Such policy, II sanctioned, will nulllfy the
amendments, and Is
MORE DANGEROUS THAN SECESSION OR STATE
MULTIPLICATION.
LIS IL Is rev0ioIlon re- % ana anarchy The evident pur
party Is to degrade the national government, to
elevate provinc1alism above nattonalism, to
weaken the tie that binds this vast country into
q nau0n, SO that the winds and the waves OF
faction may beat upon 1t and shatter it. Gen
wade Hampton is reported to have said that he
does not care whether the candidates are hard
few democrats from the north. elected unon I an1 ~
false issue or artifice whatever, give them, with
the solid south, the control OF the Electoral Col.
lege and OF the Senate and House. Through the
caucus, conducted In secret, and controlled
always by the most violent men, In which the
solid south has the majority, the hope to rule
% snls Wnoie country. ana sap and mine all the
upon which the national government rests
THIS Is THE ISSUE
before which questions OF money, labor or prop-
erty sink into comparative insign1flcance.
beg you to remember that the battle for national
authority, though once won, is in danger of
being lost. Remember that the national debt,
tWO-thlrds OF the national taxes, the destruc-
tlon OF our commerce on the high seas, all the
war, were caused by the very party and the
very men who now seek to divide us on cues.
lions OF political economy so that through our
DIVISIONS they may, with unchanged principle,
seize upon the government that was defended
against their arms by millions OF our country
men, trust to the well-known patriotism of
the people OF Maine that they will not be d.
matters while our old enemy Is rev1ving the
lost cause and is sapping and mining the
national government.
THE PANIC OF 1873,
Mr. Sherman next rpfprra tn ho popfo oP
1873, and sketches the condition of national
affairs then. Our money was paper money.
irredeemaole In coin, and worth but 81 cents on
the dollar. The amount outstanding was larger
than ever before The current rate of interest
may De SAID TO nave been ten per cent. There
was me @mGt } In
corporations. The panic paralyzed by a
stroke sa,3 all domestic industry, and called
may have been the cause, the Calamity was
Wide-reaching and long continued. 1t afiected
1oreign nations much more severely than our
or more than the United States our earlier
recovery from this stagnation is due to our vast
territory and undevelOped resources, and the
When rene energy OF young and vigorous nation
find remedy for these evils, and restore our
industries to solid foundation The people
divided as to the course to be pursued por-
other 1or return to specie basis. Eighteen
months after the panic the resumption act be-
came law. Steps were taken by Secretaries
Morr1ll and BristOw for the gradual replace
nent of fractional currency by silver coin. hut
until the spring of 1877, no material prepara
tion was made for the redemption of T. s notes
which continued to be Deprecated being worth
only 81 10 "a cents In coin. During 1876 and
1917, >'-~
THE RESUMPTION ACT
was made the subject OF denuncIatiOn The
ABOVE 1dea was put forward that It was the
cause OF the hard times, though no material ac
ton had been taken under it and the hard
times came eighteen months before the resunon
ton act passed. All sorts OF prophecies were
made OF Its failure. The democratic party in
its platform in st. Louis In 1876 while pretend
Ing to be for resumption denounced the renuh
lican party because 1t had made no preparation
lOr IL. IL denounced the resumption act and
demanded Its repeal. The Secretary quotes
some OF the prophecies made against resump-
tiOn.
THE GREENBACK PROPHETS AND THEIR UNyKRI-
FIEDPREDICTIONS.
Mr.. Ewing In the House November 22d. 1877
Sa1d:-"The national banks, the importers the
gold rings In New York, the desperadoes Of
Wall street, the money kings of Europe. fo
whom we are financially enSlaved, then will
present the greenbacks for REDEMPTION and DO.
struction as fast as the gold can be paid over
the counters OF the Treasury" WV
Senator Coke in the Senate May 14th 1873
said: ''1t Is better. Mr.. President, that we hide
our time and turn back from the frightfui abyss