The daily gazette., 1880-10-27
Meeting at MiddIetown.
A Large Audience at the Pair
Grounds .fD.4
a Splendid Speech From Senator Bayard


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HANDSOME PARADE IN THE EVENING,
WITH A LARGE MEETING AND GOOD
sPEECHEs. w
St. Georges Hundred Democrats
came forth In their strength, yester-
day, and showed their Radical neigh.
bors that they, at least, are not afraid
to display themselves to the world
The Republicans, on the contrary,
would not dare hold q meeting in Mid
dletown, unless assisted by Republi-
can delegations from all parts of the
county, because they know it would
reveal their white weakness and their
black strength. AS was stated by a
transparency in last nights parade,
there are PAL Democrats in West St.
Georges Hundred, and only Al white
Republicans, the balance of their radi-
cal strength being composed of ne
groes.
THE FAIR GROUNDS MEETING. O.,
By two o'clock, yesterday after
noon, the white men and women of St.
Georges and adjoining Hundreds as.
sembled upon the grard stand at the
fair grounds, to the number of nearly
fifteen hundred. Previously there had
been an impromptu parade, composed
of members OF the Middletown Ham
cock aud English Club, mounted
Democrats from the country, and sew
eral wagons filled with people. There
were also wagons occupied by thirty
eight tastefully arrayed and handsome
young ladies, representing the States
of the Union. Another feature of the
parade was wagon containing twelve
men, eleven of whom were BACKED TO
represent negroes. This wagon was
suggestively labelled, /" Higgins
jury"
For speakers platform the judges
stand was rolled across the race track
close to the grand stand, and answered
the purpose admirably.
The meeting was called to order BY
Nathaniel Williams, and organized by
the selection of the following officers:
President-Hon. B. T. Biggs.
Vice Presidents - Cyrus Tatman,
Jacob Hill, ]. T Cheairs, A. H. Silver,
w r Lyman.
Secretaries-Chas. 6. Ash, w Scott
Way. 4.
Major Biggs opened the meeting
with few spirited, vigorous remarks,
in which he spoke Of our D ate having
two of the ablest Senators now in the
U. 8. Senate. We are now about to
elect Legislature upon which will
devolve the duty of choosing il success
sor to one of these Senators, and he
felt confident the result would be such
that the three counties of the State
will unanimously say to him, "be your
own successor" This man, said Mr..
Biggs, | now have the pleasure of in
Producing to you, and l say that The
young men of the not very distant fu-
ture will call upon him 10 leave for a
season his native State of Delaware
and move to the White House at
Washington. [Great applause.l l
mean the Hon. Thos. f. Bayard, Della
ware's s favorite son.
When Mr.. Bayard arose to address
the audience, be was greeted by most
enthusiastic welcome, for which, in his
opening, he returned his thanks. He
then spoke OF the affairs Of government,
and said that during the past twenty
years no man who loved his country ,and
could contemplate and comprehend the
course of public affairs, could help feel
ing anxious and unhappy as a result OF
his observations. Jefferson had said,
az ernal vigilance is the price Of lib
erty," but he would paraphrase this ex-
preston into the assertion that ga re-
publican form of government is the most
difficult TO maintain, and calls for more
trouble, care and thought than any
other.n For those who carry on this
government there is no rest, the task re-
qulres the utmost vigilance at all times.
lie did not desire to make men feel
gloomy at the prospect, but 1t is always
best to consider the truth, whether
pleasant or not.
A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.
On Tuesday next, by the rights con-
ferred upon US by the rights of the States
the centrol of this county for the next
four years will be dependent upon the
count of our ballots. We cannot es-
cape our responsibility. The ballot is
onrs. aud one Of the noblest features of
our institutions is that 10 exercising this
right of ballot the power Of every man,
rich or Door, high or low, Is equal, and
every man is a: lib, rty to cast vote that
shall be reflex of his opinions.
~. fs.rs. All i<.Vxfa of fht0r
ernment, when the country was small,
weak, and sparsely populated, Mr.. Bay
ard said the great idea OF the men who
framed the government was to secure
civil and religious liberty, that men
should be free, that conscience should
be free and people have the privilege o.
acting according to their idea OF what
was right. Limitation OF the power ol
the government was the controlling idea.
n would b, no difference whether oui
lbertie. were taken away by Repub-
lie or "a monarchy; indeel, we would
rather live under the unlimited will OF
ono man than the unlimited will OF
a thousand men.
M. Bayard here incidentally alluded
IN the great Presidential contest between
Themas Jefferson and Aaron Burr,
which was settled by the act OF his
grandfather, James A. Bayard, who
Voted for Thomas Jefferson. From the
remarks and letters OF the elder Bayard,
it appeared the government had 80 little
to do linen il came near dying for the
want of vital power. Then it was that
Mr.. Bayard, though staunch Federal
ist. determined that the government
shsuId live, even though Jefferson, a
Democrat, should lake the reins Of
power.
,uauTY CHANGE.