New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-06

duced George Ticknor Curtis, who was to give the
'long talk" Mr.. Curtis read his address from
printed slips and occupied an hem and three
quarters in doing He opened by saying:
The day that's called the Anniversary Of American
lpdepencenee Is nj all times, often as II recurs an
appropriate for considering the nature OF our
political institutions, observing the course OF their his
time exposed Our pon,ioal history as an indie
pendent and sef-goyerpmg People. is d,vislbe into
to trace IN heir connection with each other.
san spaa tn, ae ~ and ssetched The
events o. the administration OF Washington Next ne
aon Of General jackson. he dwet ~ considerable
knEth ul,on the period OF nuhcapon ana thei psseu
ron Of President Lnoo IN 1850 lie spoke OF the doc
trine o. S:atS Rights. ard contended that aeFcT i
majority of believers am0a2 the people oi Nhe oou'n
until Circumstances led them to speculate upon and
hnaiiy to embrace II. -, -
cusompd To the EXERCISE among them OF The powers OF
the Federal Government and always unul ne lorna
TO part With tbe other party Of the te "
inc 1rnaon OIL y, sr i us under
any circumstances among the reserved rsn,S "l ne,,
States. leg innate right Ia seoode from tue Onion iut
when they President elected by q sectional vote
OF the Northern States. upon platform on whlcn no
Southern could slaad, an dcctrines which hey be
heved .ueered both their constitutional rights aud
their domestic peace. the supposed right OF STATE soos
lie souih. While sin greater muuudes not pau'lng to
consider the Question upon any siic, a.
their gIanGath did Justification iof any course
Tae people Of he South majority Of the people
of The North turn deaf eaI 10 every rnons rance hs
uson pu ely ssuc and nv the woes Of sec
topal party. II TINS hat gave tue cishlohst> OF
the South the great lever WIZ which hey worried; aha
II would be nnpl lies ophical AS II would he u0usl
of the Nor did mot now recognize the iac hat the
the arbi of war because OF fears tha we ougnt
never allowed b. excited. The oisunobists
Gulf swept Their states into the Formation
OF provisional eonfrderac! Wfh Walch u Nohi hae
been easy the Fedora Government TO cope II the
RepuhiIcsDS would have done aEylEDS IN ItasVD ~
keep Border States in the Union. But AL measures
rSiected. The course o. Mr. Hncolu's Govern
Bent IN their vscajlng dealings VIVA the new CQn;ed
respecting the Federal forts c'pltaed thG az
tack SUMTER North Carolina. ViIginia and Ten
nessee immrdiaiey JOINED TIE southern Cenfeatracy
and the cesult was territorial clI war, IA wIc h e
great at stake was he rShtul suptmacy OF 'he
Federal Cons tuition Into that war the Democrats OF
the North entered as dninul ana lOyai clll1eu not
whstauding their Convictions taaj 1t had been unneces
sArly brought about Tn'y contributed TO It's pr0sec
ton freely OF their blood aud their utasure ana u is
dld thai tins doctrine OF cia'e secession
the United states ards to-day disenthraned from the
heresy of secession. and adm tied 10y al WHO dwell ~.
heath from the lax 10 the Gulf IRON the At
iantc the Pacific, 10 be The preme law o. ts land
Speaking of the cmauei pa: ion Of slaves, he said:
9he XVII Amendment proposed February %
1869. and declared 10 have been adoPiei March 80
1870. that Mr. Lincoln dead ana in his grave
long before The pan formed Or msklng the negroes
of the nthern voters and for relying upon them
AS poliiicni force 90 aid the Republican party
fainipc its mold upon the Government Of the
Nj. LincOin himself never contemplated aaf thinG as
Tnoa exc ptng hal eaeh State Should recognize the
permanent freedom OF the oscks ana provide loT Ihc
education. His death great ulsiof unt Tor me
who'e country not only because he had beciue mutn
wisr states than lie WAS when NJ nIst
became President buI because there can be no doubt
that II had lived his infucn"c WOnd have been eN
erNd a. irevent the sudden hcst"wai Of the ncht OF
suffrage upon race Of newly emaIcipa,ea LAYS; ana
FOR them some degree OF training ana educa
ton would iii them Tor TIE discharge OF p0lilcal
duties and the exercise OF political rEnts
After referring TO the "eArpet-b1g ine ~ the SOUTH
parry IN ana Zed the elective franchise
act caiculuiea 10 perPsuale seeuoai Jealousy ana
distrsst Speaking OF The FeIeri election Law, be said
thai instrument calculated to control ins exercise
OF rlgh Of suffrage Wa masteTrioce. and would
compare favoTaby, respects ITS arbitrary character
c,ant or modern times In making plea success
of th, atic marty in tAe comre Presidential
test. he urged the peace OF raerna love Ia conc son
he sad
delre 10 say Of General Hancock that neit Ber Jack
nor Tylor nor Grant, neiGre H. election 10 me
demonstrate his fitness he civil ruler al al con-
srS n 70 Of The Nation bad to
take oil three OF those distinguished men On trust
jackson fully justified the rDst that was rep9sed III
him. Tay or might justified 1t Grant did not
been tined neither OF those men was
has shown Tint there are great clements the ciyl
character his composition and his fame read at me
tiu,. ai have again read. with Animation, a.!
~ iiI pos,ton in which ne had an act OF con
gress bcnind him that would have justified MIN in max
ing himself At military desPol. that tbe lbsIlhc
with which he seized the principle mat tie laws and
customs aDd civil courts of The states which were sub
iee;d 10 MS mil hry rule ST. r ~ they WeF not IN cor
fiei with Federal Constitution. were sill in iul
preserva ION. as true. sound exact ana Wis., as II
have been II ne had HID eva oihc az. bls ne IL
was more for you WIZ rem Der nov tllou- b" a. ~
pressure that eXerted TO nave the supITees01 ~
tue rebellion treated military conquest Of subject
provinces and no one can place too higi an estimate
upon public service renored ny General lancocR
in opposit, IN this tendency. He might have CON
sued rcconstruetiOn scJS IA suppression o! every
them ~ vestng In MIN dscrotOn not 20 40 what ne
believed to be wI1Ds in poicy ana -, i"cibe. ano
be GeseYes he err Sn To- t hs @ 2G ' the
lsnd. he has proved is capacity Tor tDll grrj uasl,
aud his abby to rely pi'on th9Se Ino can HHofu LIN
the best ava III the discharge OF It's duties
Ambrose Morrell read letters of regret from Clark
son N Potter. Nathaniel {. Moak, George b. Brad
lev. Anasa j. Parker, ". NJ. SPINNER. Peter NJ
box, OF Huntsville, Ala Samuel D. Randall ana from
Jeiome Buck was first on the list for d" short
talks" He referred to the facts that John Hancock
was TIE first name attached to ne Dec ration OF
Independence. and that Winfield Scott Hancock
was the Democratic candidate as n happy assocll-
tion OF patriotic names which II was enlnenty 1T
and proper refer to the anniversary vi the natal
day OF the country. Thomas 7. Grady congratu-
lated mr. hearer> that they met that day IN clear
political atmosphere he airagned tie Republican
party he said, AZ the fist American Congress al
raigned King George, and for the same reasons
SHORT TALK DY JOHN KELLY.
Johu Kelly being loudly called for, came forward
and SAID
You may probably have noticed that am not down
on the b of but desire 10 gay 70 only few
word. IL appears 10 NE on looking back at the posi-
that the American people should feel ubiaUt. and
particularly this natal day OF the liberties Of our
country. And we slcnid Ohve memories o. nose VINO
established Tau Society. Others hat
ferred the great magma oharta OF our lberles nus
was 20 US 1O4 year ago anh no organization cave
hearty willing or more paliotle adheeiOn
to chdrta than the people VINO ave 10 ~
Jammany Hall. Tamnauy Han began when the Fed
eral Constitution adopted BY The American people
While there disagreement among The people as 10
the form OF government should adopt, There never
war doubt OF tho posiI1on of Tie man VINO gave us
Tammspy Hall.
We have made a nomination at Cincinnati. The Demo
oeratIc party gave h uea desccDdan. o. one Of
those OF whom have spok'n. His character to-day
stands mans, tho worst tnng that
opponents say about MIN l. that be Is OulT sol
der. They say thai he has led bad lie. pot
ically otherwise. We have had soldiers who were
far civil aominIsIratOrs We had Generals Washing
ton jackson, and they both made good civil admin
istrators II nj New Or leans that Hancock said.
The 10 tary law must be subordinate 70 the OWL
power" That senenc expresses the situation In word