Daily Republican., 1880-10-09

| most OF BlI one lnv0tving mater OF lie ~
} death, with the one single purpose to do M
u duty TO my client. TAlplause.
was not uamlhu1ui OF Jno memOrabl
J words OF one of the graatest lawyers that Edg
! land ever produced, afterwards Lord Cnan
oeilor Of Great Britain, speaking before tn
House Of Lords In the greatest case eve
! brought before them in recent times-in de
fence CT Queen Caroline upos bill sgaiDg
her to the King. In that great case Lord
Broughsm uttered these words:
~ take the leave TO remind your lord
ships, which is unnecessary, but there arr
many whom 1t may be needful to remind that
an advocate, by the great duty be owes n {
client, knows In the discharge Of that oti,e
bnt one person in the world-that client and
none other. To save that clitns by all expe
dient me ns, To protect that client at all ha
yards and costs to al, others, and. among e'h
ers, to himself. 10 the highest and most un
questioned OF his duties."
But, gent enen, did not expect from a
leader Of that bar OF which have the hoaoI
20 be On honorable member, and whose char
acter and standing cherish as one OF toe
most precious possessions that belongs to this
count, did not expect from his hands q
stab like this at Its independence and tntel.
rity. thought that the learned Senator
lawyer as he is, would have so far sunk the
partisan, If not mindful Of that lofty station
TO which he had sspired the Presidency Of
remember the WORDS OF another Eng slish chan
eellor, Lord Erskine, who In similat case
ma o this dtterance:
II will forever, at all hazards. assert the
dignity, Independence and integrity OF the
English bar, without which impartial Justice,
the most valuable part OF the English conlti
tuition. can have no existence
In the discharge Of this duty brought be-
fore tho Court OF this State and questioned
the validity of the indictment and Toe law
fuiness Of the jury under the Constitution
and laws OF the United States and the recent
decisions Of the Supreme Crurt. The decision
was adverse, and have taken writ of e'.
ror to the supreme Court Of the United
States; tEal decision when 1t shall be ut.
tered, that Constitution under which these
laws aud decisions are made, are the supreme
law OF Delaware, as much as its own Consd-
tuition and its own statutes. [ApplauSe.
SO distinguished leader, 80 able law.
yer one 90 clearly understa ding and SO
distinctly affirming the principles OF e,nsiitu
tional law which sn ui govern this country,
ought not TO be open to mlseonstruction on q
grave question like this; and we want to
know IL II the distinguished Senator atiirms
the pro osition that the Constitution and
laws OF the United States and the deeisisns
OF the Supreme Court are not the supreme
law OF Delaware as we'll, and so upon that
ground say that have nothing against the
| laws of Delaware but have invoked their
authority. and in this case, in the hu BILE
performance Of nY duty, this client shall.
nave at my hands what purpose giving
every one In like station, the equal judgment
Of the law.
THE SOLID SOUTH FINANCE.
Now, gentlemen, have detained you long
enough with these questions OF local interest.
Pardon me for little while longer, while l
ask your attention to question, not only of
individual and local and municipal but rather
State and Datioa aal interest. aliude to the
nnancal que ticn.
Let me MAKE one application 10 your expe-
rience as to voting In delaware. We need
not question the account Of d. DtmoTatic n b.
DDS in Southern States 10 understand the
true inWardness OF the solid South. Delaware
is part OF that solidity. To night We discuss
whether this people shall vote for Garfield
and Arthur; but in order to Cast, as l said
before, even one majority for General Gar
field you will be entitled In Delaware to 10 i;
and Q 1t Is in every Southern State, with
possibly the exception of kentucky and Mis-
| souri,, and speaking with grain allowance
Ter Tennessee, the statistics Of which l am
not familiar with. but, beginning with
Maryland and going through Virginia and
the Uar0linas--we may carry Florida, Zap
plause] Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi,
Texas, Arkansas and possibly Tennessee,
there Is to day, not even shred OF pretenoe
that there is not 8 government which rests
upon the will OF the majority OF the people
Tho same system tnat holds you in Its thrall.
dom holds them. The South was solid before
the war on the foundation OF slavery 1t has
become solid sihce the war on the foundation
OF the subordinatiOn Of the freedmen. Race
hostility is the same in both cases.
do not know that we could expect that
the Ia 10 slave. helder would feel and aot diff
ierently until he had gone through period |
Of experience and probation, but that he con. |
sidered IL his right and duty to assert, at |
whatever cost, Cover nment in the Southern |
States, goes without telling and will not be |
denied by any respectable democrat. The |
government In these states is no longer .
government Of the people. It Is not based,
like that Of Delaware, upon fraud alone, but
upon combination OF fraud and forcs the 4
liGe of VIII ch has never been seen in FREQ |
country. Men Of character, station and /
standing, upon whom rest every important 1
duty and interest in the state have lent both |
their oounteuance and efforts to every s'uel
crime almost ever known among men. AssAs-
sinations, whipping, arson. ostracism, VIC.
lence OF all kinds has marked that bloody |
chapter. 1t is calm indeed. but 1t Is the peace |
that reIgned at Wars aw; tt ts thepeace Of the |
soldier that wasted the provinces with fire |
and sword. A long effort was made by the
Republican party to secure equal rights un.
der the Constitution at the South TO all citi-
zens of whatever color or opinion, but when |
the House OF Representatives became Demo- |
cratic and the Senate promised TO be, and |
the control Of the appropriations for army
and navy passed into tneir hanos, both by
necessity and from choice, President Hayes
removed the troops from the South and left
that people to their own sweet will. TEeir
control 10 to day anquestioned, except among
themselves. doubt not that very speedily !
this will result In the breaking up Of the SO
lidlty Of the South. [Applause,l think 1t
can be seen In the near future that in Viz
Rinia, Georgia, Tennessee and other States
In two fragments, one OF which at least will
seek the cOlorod vote. and that We will have
In the South as elsewhere country where q
free government can rule and that 1t will not
bo under the control OF force alone. But
believe l speak Tor the Republican party OF
that, remembering the struggles Of the war,
the blood that Issued from the
cOrpse Of slavery, remembering the treasu Q
and the lives that are gone, not forgetting that
We are livir z In the nineteenth century and
not In the fifteenth, that We Lave taken
selves by the blessing Of God they shall not ,
govern US. Loud and continued applause
This understand to be the position Of the
admirable administration Of President Hayes, {
which will ge out auid the ec0miums Of all. I
Applause. That will be the purpose and /,
lollcy. believe, OF the administration Of
feneral Garfield, who will be lnaugur8ted
m the fourth OF March. [Great applause. q
And soon and thus, by psace ul methods, ana ,
" perfe ,tly natural and overwhelming forces,
ye will be relieved from this dreadful strain t
mon our institutions, brought about by this 4
,ttempt on the part Of the men who reDelled
,gainst their country, TO endeavor again to
lsurp control over 1t. IL
We want no harm to the South In Its pros. =
Gritty we rejoice In 1t. 1t is q part Of our :
gn whenever 1t shall come to us. We wish I
,ell to every one but 80 far as in us lies, so
ing as we have voice or q hand to raise or !
ballot 10 cast. we shall do what in us lies to
i've to every man In this ooantry, whatever
ia race, color or nativity, equal rights before
II men. [Applause
The iemainder OF Mr.. Higgins address was =.
eyOted to finances, the speaker taking the
de OF sound money and sound finances, and
riticisiDg severely the position the Demo-
rats had taken upon the subject. l.
Frank sIddAl's seap,