The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-06
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SSAhASN'N-N--
1SrRLLloESoGR who read the speech oil
Secretary Eyurts, delivered in New YORK
a few evenings since, thinks it one Of the
most cultured and entertainingspeeches he
ever read. We regard it in the same
lipht. and had we space for it in our. col
nmns would be delighted to give 1t to our
readers. We have already published
several extracts from 1t. Here are some
others: Referring to the Democratic plat
form on the subject Of suffrage as "the
right preseryative otallrights, " andto Han
cocks letter thereon, and TO the fact that
the party which lays down this principle
has already robbed the blacks in dozen
States Of this precious right, Mr.. Evarts
says: "The only equal for this disparity
between principles and practice that
have ever heard OF was that OF man who
broke his wiie's head with motto that
hung in frame at their bedside-'dod
bless our home"
Here is an exquisite moroccan on Bayard
Senator Bayatd says, in 1880, in q pub
liz speecb In Brooklyn, that the War 70
save de Union has been success, and
Tor one he thanks God for 1t. Well, 1t was
NIT The Solid South that made the War q
anccpss. nor the desiccated Democratic
marty OF the North. It is the Republican
party that made the War success. Bay.
ard thanks God that this was done; well,
these great statesmen are right In being
devout. and are right in assuming the hui
mility OF David, in one OF his most cele.
hratcd psalms: "Non nobi3 domino '-",Not
INTO US, o Lord, but unto Thee, be all the
praise" A., r., II,
ludes to Democrats North as the "desicca'
ted Democracy" And this characterize
ton he explains in this way:
Why do l call it desiccated Democracy !?
Becsuse all the juices were taken out OF 1t
by the people when they opposed the
Lecompton bill, and canvassed Nebraska,
took up the War against the Union, and
The war against the public faith, and the
war against the suffrage. But now they say
It Is being revived by TRANSMISSION; that the
warm blood of the Republican party in
the person OF Charles Francis Adams, and
LYMAN Trumbull, OF Illinois, has been
translused into It; and 10 this hot blood
has been added the still hotter blood oil
Gen. Butler and Gen. Sickles, and Gov.
Shepherd, Of the District OF Columbia. SO
now this Iesiccated Democracy has be-
come invigorated and enlivened,, and Is
going through the motions OF heroism
after being paralyzed for time.
He had this to say on the title Of "the
superb" conferred upon Hancock by his
admirers:
remember but one great character in
history that had received from his coun-
trvmen the surname Of "superb, "-only
one.-TaTouinius Superbus, Of Rome, and
thought | would see whether history mao
not repeated itself here; whether the mag
nificent title would not find some other
traits OF resemblance in the transactions
OF Tarquinius' Government. The King
OF Rome that preceded Tarquinins had
made change in the Roman Constitution
in favor Of popular rights. he had en-
dowed with share in the suffrage and In
the commonwealth the plebeian, aud 1t
was thorn in the side OF the naughty
classes that had domineered over them
that the poor plebeians should be trusted
with the suffrage. Well, now, think
Lincoln did something OF that kind for the
moor plebeians OF the South. think the
Republican party has done not only some
thing, but all that its powers thus far
have permitted 1t to do, TO establish these
popular rights to these plebeians.
Tsr1uin came forward and slew Tullius,
and The great reiormer that loved the PEG.
Die died BY the hands Of 40 assassin who,
when he had thus got power, at once took
away from the plebeians every vestige oil
their rights; he put to death all the sena'
tors that had voted for them; he took into
His hands the whole administration Of
iustice, and he slew or exiled all that were
opposed to his views. Well, gentlemen,
let mo say for the Roman people that
Tarouinius Superbus was the last King
that ever sat upon the throne in Rome
until the time, as Cassius said to Brutus,
that they were plotting the assassination
OF Cesar for attempting TO usurp the liber;;
ties OF Rome. Up to that time there had
always been a Brutus. And 1t was all in
the historic memories OF this Tarqutnius
Superbus that the Roman people planted
their Aversion to Kings.
Now, as ! say, manners change. No
longer than 800 years ago in England they
led Ministers to the block and Archbishops
10 be beheaded, when there was change
only 800 years ago. But the principles
of human nature do not change. When
there has been so wide gulf between the
principles OF Servius Tullius and Of Tar.
ouinius Superbus, and so wide gulf be-
tween the principles OF Abraham Lincoln
and his party and Of Gen. Hancock and
his party, a change Of parties does not pass
like a summers dream. No. 1t Is TO be
over our heads, and, thank God, tits to BIO
only II we have the will to allow 1t.
There is food for reflection in this par.
allel, as startling as 1t is striking. Follow.
ing Is his peroration:
I saw that find nothing in the politics
OF the Democratic party that PROCESSES
anything new. 1t seeks to undo every.
thing It seeks to fight the war back from
Appomattox to Sumter. II seeks to un.
rayel the fabric OF noble and expanded
nationality that the Republican party has
woven for the people. tbs In the condi.
ton OF the sage when youth finding op.
portunity, thought 1t reasonable to consult
him AZ 10 how he had come TO such wisdom
and to such lame, and so asked him what
was his aim in lie. "Why," says the sage,
81 have not any aim; have fred" The
Democratic party has not any aim II has
fred. And Il has failed in its fire. It has
no aim that touches the honor, the glory,
or he prosperity OF this country. The
partythat Ihave upheld to you ,orits great
achieyements may be stricken down by
the American people for what It has done
but In the only incomplete service that
remains TO fulfill Its pledges and consum.
mate your honor, 1t Is resolved that there
shall DO free ballot, full vote, and . lair
count in this land and oil over It. II 1t Is
to be stricken down by the American peo-
pie for that resolve, so be 1t. To borrow
the phrase Of Lord Bolingbroke, "Such o
party may fall but, II It fall. truth, liberty,
and reason will fall with Il" u