The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-17

now THE COUNTRY rs pEossERAfISa .o 81
MORE TERN or cvSrRALlsx AID THEN MON MON
ARcHY-rHE REPUBLICAN NATION AND DEM
oCRATIC UNION.

OCRATIC UNION.
Urea. n. Y, September i5.--The Demo
Gratis opened the campaign tonight oy
rousing meeting, which was addressed ny
Goyernor Seymour, Senator herman, Mayor
Snripps. and DIR. r. X. Sutton, the con-
cressIonaI candidate. The enthusiasm over
Maine was intense. Governor seymour re-
ceiyed the customary ovation.
Mr.. Seymour said the condition OF tue
nations affairs demanded an immediate
change OF rulers. The country needs states-
men At its head to bring 1t out OF the pres
emf difficulties. After comprehensive
review of the country's history ana tne
theory OF government, as designed oy the
founders OF the republic, be said ne con-
sidered this the most conservative GOVERN
ment in the world, except wherein the PRIV
ilepes of the people are abridged Dy tne
paTty now In power, whose whole aim was
Capitalization. The Republican party, Under
the guise OF patriotism, stirs up the mates
and passions OF the country. They nopeu
by reyiviDg the issues OF tue war W
cover I'D their real aims, to centraiize tDelr
power, and continue In power permanently,
and. pretending desire to guard the peo-
pies interests, made patriotic promises 10
save the national honor. Their whoie ann
was evidenced by recent legislation. and the
drift Of the sentiments OF the leaders Is 10
continue heir hold upon the of1ces ana
spois. al agree with Secretary ScnufZ
that the grand conservatism OF our lnstltu-
tions is the capital OF our nation, but cannot
agree with him because he Is the represen-
tatiye OF party that breaches one doctrine
and practices another. We hold the rlgnts
OF freedom most sacred, but when we nnd
our rights gradually being taken away from
us we must hold it to be the fault OF the men
and the methods OF running the Govern.
ment. These evils can be remedied by re-
turning TO The Constitution OF the fathers"
Mr.. Seymour pointed out tendency OF
the Republican party, under the guise OF
necessity for " stronger Government"
towards monarchical institutions. Their
whole CRY is " We are nation "a cry ma
lurally growing out OF the eXisticg state OF
affairs. inasmuch as they are fighting the old
Stares'.rigbts doctrines 10 cover up their
injouities, and hasten to tell us we are "a
nation" and not a Union. They say the
South is still in rebellion, and ask, " Give us
more power that we may completely restore
the Union" Does any sane man sup
pose the powers OF the Constitution are not
ADEQUATE to reconcile all sectionst DO
YOU not see that il you give the Govern
ment more power 10 subiugate now pow
erless and Impoverished South, you give
the Republican party the weapons they de-
sire TO maintain control OF the Government
and the spoils OF office. Give them this
power and yon will throw away your
rights and freedom as citizens. He refer
red 10 the cry for more representation in
the United States Senate, advocated by the
Republicans, and deprecated 1t because 1t
was not intended by the Fathers. de
said when this branch was created the
smaller States insisted on 1t because
otherwise their interest could be legis'
lated against by the preponderance OF
the larger States. The trainers OF the Con.
stituiion gave them equal representation IN
this branch OF Congress, where old and
cool heads could repress the reckless legls-
a,ion OF one section against another. This
desire to create more offices certainly
eyincos q passion to obtain frmer control
OF the Federal Government and derive par
~ advantages from the additional patron
age. The Republicans cared not for the eX-
pense OF more offices. why should they!
IL did not fall on them, the capitalist and
property.owner it fell on the people, the
consumers OF the necessaries OF life.
which are taxed by the revenue TO sup
port the Government. The S130,00O,O00 an-
nuaIy required for running expenses does
not come from the 10000 office-holders, but
from the 50,000,000 who comprise the ma
ton. They keep your attention away from
these poinls-these desires FOR centrallza.
tion-by keeping alive the hateful issues OF
a rebellion that ended sixteen years ago, and
which the Democrats as wellas the Repub-
licans of the North aided in SURPRISING.
He regretted the tendency in Republican
Journals, IN General Garfeld's speeches and
letters, in solemn resolutions offered by Re-
publicans, to the use OF the word "nation"
in preference 10 the good old words
"Union" and United States.
The word nation was carefully excluded
from the Constitution, and nowhere recog-
nized or used by The immortal Washington
or the early patriots. Governor Seymour
sorrowfnlly referred to recent decision OF
k,Iudge Blatchford, in the United States Cir
cult Court, which declared the Erie canal
4" high seas" and under the jurisdiction OF
the United States. and said 1t tended 10 take
away from New York all the rights which
she purchased rs pioneer in the enterprise
TO omen communication with the West,
build up that section, and open it 10 i'm
migration. Are we thus to throw up to
the General Government the control OF a
canal which cost us millions OF money and
immense labor because OF this wild grasp
ing of party to extend the functions OF
the Government beyond the line designed
for IL? Senator Cameron, in the open SEN
ate. had the audaclty to open the way to
such usurpation by the General Govern
ment OF rights which, beyond question, be-
long to our State. We want no such strong
government; we want no nation OF this
kind; we despise the word.
He compared the candidates-Hancock
and Garfield. He had sympathy for Gar
field until Garfield went into the Cenven-
lion saying he did not want the nomination,
but took II. "Well," said the Governor, al
did the same thing once. went TO Con-
yention and said 1 did not want the nomi-
nation, and was defeated by large ma
jorlty, as he will be in November. But
Garfield deserves sympathy for another
cause. He labors under the delusion
that Alexander Hamilton's Federalism
is the great desideratum OF the period.
Wen, maybe Hamilton was right. His idea
was for one party or man 10 retain per-
petual control OF the Government. Give
the Republicans little more power, let
them increase the civil list up TO S150,000,-
900. and see no difficulty in keeping them
In for life." He closed with glowing tri-
butte to Hancock's character.