The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-07-14
VOLUME XLIII.

he young nation 70 victory a. York tosgn and
tIat led II to night unnecessarily az Brandy
vine aud 10 mark his country with blood in
Georgia and Long Island; this man to-day
eshoes the same spIrit that made our people
free in l716 and which will c0usecrlte and
consolidate that freedom a 1880.
Do you not remember bee 4use YOU must
compare hilnt remember That his powers were
a. ample, that be had the same array, Orgaui-
zat on, OF whatever you choose 70 call u. or
power that other generals had, compare him
If you please with that General in New Or
leans who be-Ought the President Ct the
United states only hve years ago TO Issue a
proclamation Of outlawry against the citizens
Of " states. for they were embraced within
. what was known as his military depart
meut 10 proclaim these white men ~ L0ui--
lana, Of Alabama. Of Mississippi Of Texas aud
Of Georgia, u proclaim them outlaws, aud
leave the rest to HIM such was the dis
patch shame 10 -ay IT, OF . Major General.
nay Lieutenant euerat Of the United
State-.Army in re- peet 10 American citizens.
And from the Cabinet a. Washington back
came the response that we all Of a. heartily
approve your action. Sach was the answer
General sheridan received FROM Grant and
EeIEnap. These names have passed into his
tory, that Of the last with Kissing and re-
Ir9ach becauss Belknap, the Secretary Of
Har, who peHuet that dispatch, Was soon dis
covered To be base rogue "a treacher0us 10
the money Of the American people as he was
TO the principles Of liberty
My friends, there was principle al stake,
there Is principle today, at this hour. 1t j.
parties of this country. During such Z struggle
the government Of the United States was
concerned in from 1861 To 1853 there was little
law. and there could be in the States that had
attempted to secede from the Union no law
but that Of force, but the difficulty has been
that the power obtained by force was sought /
10 be retained by force and by force il i yet
sought to re ain It, They made the attempt [
at Chicago TO rcnOainate "a man vino typihei T
nothing but brute force and arbitrary power +
IN this country. Ihev failed because there z
were Wachjnes % other kinds there, governed /
by great Clashiug interests. Those kings Of {
the lobby the railway Managers the great /
corporations, the sub-idists. were all there /
and thus between their quarreis they dropped !
upon comparatively uucons picuOus delegate I
IN the same convention.
have been face to face with them and very
c closely a. one Of your representatives, en-
gagged IN the affairs Of the nation for the past /
- years. do not impeach the patriotism of
these men who differ with me ami who hold
that the safety Of the country u best repOsei
ia the Repd biIcau party, but | wish them and
! wish you to see precisely and inevitably /
where the continuance Of tLat party in power
IN its present rule VIII necessarily carry u-. |
BY force the war was ended and. when II end
But instead Of statesmauship, the love Of
power was there. II had been eugeniercd in
them and, unlike Washington and Hancock, |
they were unwilling to give 1t mp. and We /
have seen ever since all the way along Z |
struggle between the natural generosity and
kiHluess of heart Of American people, their
love of each other, the disposition 10 forget
and forgive the quarreIs that led TO the war
70 ui the war itself. have seen the struggle
between this disposition on the one side and
the desire Of the Republican party 70 maintain
itself in power by any means on the other.
See how they have centralized power in the
hands 1t the Federal government because they
controlled ii. Why was ii 2 We are all citi- !
zenz Of Delaware and ofthe United States, why
was ID that after the experience in this State
of hundred years we could not be trusted to
conduct our own elections If You put men In
the Federal jury box or IN the jury box at the
State court house are they not the same cit-
zeu74 What can II he then that viii make =
man better Judge because he holds the title
of q Federal office | only mention this to
show you one OF the means by which this par
~ has sought to retain itself in power But
back Of that always there was shown the hand
of military power, 10 enforce if necessary and
advance Republican success.
If you say General Hancock is soldier l
say True! but he . more than tHAt-he 5 a
citizen who values his right of citizenship
above his powers a soldier. There i nothing
dangerous to liberty when power IS placed IL
sucu hands but what example have we had
in the Last fifteen Years See how the Repub-
liCau party have been unwilling to give up
power. They have denied the results of cleo
uons, defeated rs results and brought TINS
country 70 q crisis where every thoughtful
man held his breath and what was II all done .
for Simuly because they held the power and
were unwilling to give 1t up al the end OF
their term of office
Now. if YOU ask why love general Hancock (
and why l want 60 see him in power in this / .
country. il is because know when NE Is there :
the liberties of my fellow countrymeu will be ,
SAFE lie has proved il aud his life rs today ,
the most brilliant and honorable example Of ,
t,a}ty tp the commands OF the written consu- .
tuition of any man We have now in America. ,
/ 10 not mean TO say that there are not many
" DO love liberty as wen as he. | do mot mean ,
10 say that here are not many who know more |
1T the details and complications Of civil gov
8Lt ! 90 say there Is none who have
Jeeu so tried ahd haze proved that thev pos .
.essed that elevated, that lofty sef-cOutrol ,
which induces them to lay down power at the =
of conscience That IS why say | /
hat all over this land he should be sustained. ;