Year: 1868

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with the loyalty and integrity of the people Of this
to make sacrifice essentially ior the perpetuty OF
the government and after making those sacrnceS ana
against this government they felt indeed that they
had right TO believe that no longer any such issues
would be again presented. Now, our antagonists,
instead OF meeting the great issues which the demo
cratic party presented to us instead Of meeting their
violation Of public duty, Of wrongs in the govern
ment, that were hurled against us by the demo-
Ss0 here party Il is the % fault Of SA the ems republican
party that they are still called upon to decide issues
already settled by the gage OF battles Have they
and resolutions challenged again to fight the bat
ties OF the Union as we have done In the pastf
lion felt they were forced by those battles to lay
down their arms, and were In condition to accept
the the result Of Sf the war az ana abide 6y it,
accept these assurances from the South and to deal
with them with liberality and magnanimity
that II the South al the close Of that terrible conflict
had really accepted the condition OF things and had
been willing to Danish rom history Or taeir St own G re
upon the battle field, believe that IN the Thirty
ninth Congress every solitary State that went into
to-day 10 questions would have arisen growing out
Of the differences between the North and South.
ss''i suit Of the the war, instead Of being willing
to 'let by-gones be by-gones," instead
d wc e
paign should be waged they came here, Mr.. CHAIR
man. to dictate the platform and policy Of the party
prescribed the conditions upon which this great
national contest should be waged and they have in.
that had been done during the war; all the legisa-
tive enactments all progress towards reconstruction
Of their being held together with the demo-
cratic party, should be set aside and pro-
nounced nnconstitutionalM nv null land and void I'D DO not not


believe that while they were willing to regard these
men as having perhaps, right to come In and
while they were willing to extend to them all the
alliance that could be demanded by them.I
to permit these men, Just from the ranks Of the rebel
armies, just from those scenes Of violence with
which they to break tS's sn@ destroy
ss'sss ssssss sss% s s~ only ssssis III
pared to have them come into the councils and dc
tate what policy shall govern US. And our demo,
s perpetaate t these que questions They say, why not


the past They warn tnat that we are ags
o1eSrsn seT ssy as s We mns em aa


1 say amen to this. / have not, for one.
the the party SsA's with which & | ~ sctMf nave 70
resentment to cherish against the South no spirit Of


sn no ~ sr 10 Gn' pai
them to recognize things as they exist and to recog
nize the power which exists In the hands Of the
battle and through strife, that this country shall be
preserved forever for them, for us, lor ours
/ would not act as blind guide for these
people; I would not have told them at the
outbreak Of this trouble that the battle would be
them that Il blood was to be spilled 1t was to be first
spilled in the streets of New York city, or that the
struggle should be made over the dead bodies OF the
Northern people, would have told them that the
patriotism Of the Northern people would not look
upon them and see them array themselves in arms
for the purpose OF destroying the repubc> would
not have. sent letters expressing sympathy with


them ard te1 % ea asG % m9
forth in their behalf would not have told them
that whatever might come they had only to prolong
this condition Of affairs and that the Northern people
would finally yield, but would have told them that
sooner than see them prevail sooner than see the in
pulled down and another built on 1t, the corner
stone of which was to be slavery-I would sooner
crushed to powder, and all the institution OF 1t
forever annihiated in this land. Cheers.) But am
reminded that there are other gentlemen here who
not for the purpose OF making any very protracted
remarks: lCries Of "Go on.'D


crowd OF hearers by reading page after page of hnan
cial figures. l could show. them how utterly an
founo ed the charges against the present admin


Of as e I
gance in every department, upon the public debt,
upon taxation and all those incidental questions;
but fear 1t would not DO the most entertaining SUD-
The speaker then proceeded to argue that not
withsanding these charges were made by the party
show that since the close OF the war the debt had
been reduced and that to-day we are pay
ing not less than fifty thousand dollars per year by
of their agitation and weakening of the public
faith In the national credit But 80 far as extrava-
gance corruption honesty or fidelity In the manage
ment OF pubic affairs was concerned, he would not
attempt TO enlighten the citizens of New York
daughter He would not characterize Its half built
court house. its rotten wharves, It's Ill conditioned
streets, Its market places, as they should be


spoken Of @ w tSe cv
ment. II he attempted 1t he might be charged
with personality. The republican party had not
only borne the responsibility OF the war but also Of
the return to peace. The democratic party had the
responsibility Of placing the debt upon the people,


"a voice-"Let's have more about the municipal gov
ernment:'D The taxes Of this city are twenty. .nve
ton to population In all other towns and the different
States, we should pay taxes amounting TO seven
hundred million dollars. Cheers and laughterl He
upon the municipal AFFAIRS OF this city. "a voice -
'.You will haveo He would also remind his friend
that he was not running for Mayor now; but when
I'm their wisdom the people OF New York should
place the responsibilities OF that position on him, he
would try to reduce their taxes and expenditures "a
little." (Cheers.)


General J. b. Mexican, who made an eloquent appeal
to the Boys In Blue to rally to the polls In November
and complete the work bravely carried on for five
years with the bullet by the ballot; by Martin !.
Townsend OF Troy In very humorous and felicit.
speech, which kept the audience In roars Of
laughter, and by General Swift OF Boston.


joined the glee club In singing the "Army Hymn"
the band leading This was announced as the close
OF proceedings. At Its conclusion the Immense
gathering quietly dispersed.


GEN. DIX ON THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION.