Year: 1868

that n parly has risen here among US to demand
an aher uar only to deey it. but that they
shall repudate it, TO do other things that would
anix a stigma to oil concerned In that work But
the situation to-day Ii the direct result OF the war
and the direct purpose with which the people en-
tered on it. We do not undertake say that every
thing that was done was right but we do say tnat
whole It is so, and being the act and Will OF the
people, that 1t must stand. (Cheers.) To reverse IL
beginning was the work Of the people and the lead
ing ideas OF the war were theirs, and the people
was always ahead Of the government. Cheers Ine
people grew up with the Ideas Of the war, and were
thoroughly informed on all the questions involved
and which grew out of the war; The newspapers OF
the country were constantly sending forth their re-
ports as thick as snowiakes all over the country
No people on earth ever enjoyed the great benefits
and blessings OF such press The reporters OF the
Cabinet council barred them. Wherever the storm
OF battle broke out, there they were on the very
acted on the best information and the clearest
knowledge. How would 1t be possible, then that
1@ey coa.d 60 pas r On wmaI sney Y nave G3ne
the acts Of their faithful representatives (Cheers
But the people were right and they know It, The re-
meet all these responsibilities. When hostiities
ceased the older nations were amazed at the mag
unanimous clemency which the people showed to the
Southern States. The nations found it dificult to
realize that such war could be closed without the
nc9n 81 the usual % abp such cases ana
But the North remembered always that we are one
people, and they kept the fact always in view,





and peaceful Union which they had resolved to re-
establish. The opponents OF the North chose to mis-
mission on the part Of the North that it had been
always In the wrong and to argue that It can be
Satons The acting grew out Of a, the war and and their
obligations that they incurred IN It, What the
people think about all this Vermont and Maine have
day, but the good faith in which Incurred it is.
(Cheers.) Beyond simple declaration we IN.
tend honorably to meet all our engagements both in
the spirit and the letter Of contracts Cheers.)
place In :Se question to-day lit TT be io touched at
all party politics win seize upon IT, and the discus


n that win 1t w only tend to
notes Of the people. We see that doubts thrown
around the payment Of our debt advance gold
value Of the currency Of the country. II that ques
tion be let alone and an administration be placed IN
gold in wear or two win be at par ana our securi.
ties everywhere will increase In value.


But this debt is not our immediate concern. 1t is
not the country that will have to pay it, 1t Is not the
country Of to-day, with its disorganized and turbu
lent States, its broken commerce and great waste OF
fifteen years hence, with Its population forty fifty
per cent greater with all the States restored to har
mony, with its commerce revived and its nag again
covering the seas, with all It's Pacific Railroad COM
pleted lcheers fertilizng and spreading wealth over


me ahs w the 1s ports OF New York and San
its exchanges. That is the sort of country that will
have to pay the national debt-so large apparently





mense resources that VIII be brought to meet and
bear 1t.


this debt But we know that to carry the war the
West gave prOfusey Of Its best blood, and believe
that the West Yes to-day is % willing to give good money
enter on this career OF commercial prosperity in the
character OF prosperous bankrupts. You have
earned splendid reputation for military herosm
and you have given a noble example of recognized
charities and clemency in the midst Of war, and it
only now remains to establish equally high char
(CheerS.1 II
democrats OF the country everywhere took their full
part IN the war why Is it that reputation is adopted


count it good thing that lived a considerable
portion OF my life In intimacy with the chiefs of the
their way Of thinking how this word Reputation
sounded In their ears. How would the PROPOSE
debt debt with paper '' money have IA 'Ne been a'0na re
ceived by the democratic BentonP The true
true democrats under the banner Of the republican
party THIS question Of national honor is among us


y ohsr so s SaSe oo aw than H IN
tall, tail; We can can draw together great estates, or
descendants. But we have national entaed estate,
in whose ACKNOWLEDGEMENT we can all aid each other
divided. That is the American Continent, stretch
ing from the shores OF the Atlantic to the shores Of
their the % inaIenable and % Undivided cstate heers sr''
This then, Is the general programme Of the repub-
stand by the measures which Congress has adopted
for the security and quiet to the country We believe
that power enough mas been centred In the hands OF
the government to accomplish this purpose, and
we ask nothing more from the States. And we
shall stand where at present stand in this respect
SO to the debt shall have nothing to do with 1t,
with no other portion OF it than to build up the pros
perty Of the country, and so provide the means Of
paying it when the time comes. In this domestic
policy shall be glad TO see the government work.
ing with wise economy to develop the resources
tions Of territory which, in few Years would come
to us by the force OF gravltation. Applause and
cries Of Hear.l member of the family Of nations
tn fbQ nanfv fnto
ing OLD policy OF no interference in the affairs OF
other nations, maintaining friendly relations with
should regret the exhibition OF partiaty for one
nation which would ALLEVIATE the good viii OF any
OF China and Japan, to which we are looking and
building up such great prospects in the future But
pen in that future was reading lately the st n
Der of new monthly Just published in San Fran.
CISCO called the ocer!dnd. The editor, with the
cover of his book the track Of the Pacific Railroad
gro srcwlins t' as he looks in the direction 'S Of
the coming train. II it should happen in
but II it should happen that the Russian bear should
place himself this track Of our Eastern commerce.
or should any lion get on this path-tgreat cheer
say what the great engineer Stephenson said TO
Parliamentary committee before whom he was urging
the Introduction OF the steam engine railroads.
"But.- objected one OF the committee 10 Stephenson,
suppose that when the train is going at this pro-
dlglOus speed (ten OF tWeve miles tnlnk III was IN
those days.. suppose" said the English committee
man, suppose an obstacle got on the trackS sup
pose, perhaps COW got there, what thenY' 'rhen,"
said Stephenson, "t Will be worse for the COW, my
lord" Cheers and laughter) The speaker then re-
tired.


Music by the band-"Red, White and Biue-


The glee club then sung "The Union Oaih.-


SPEECH OF JOHN A. GRIswoLp.


Hon. JoHN A. GRIswoLD was then introduced ~
''the next Governor OF New York." amid great APP
pause, and after stating that this was the first time
he had ever been within Cooper Institute, and pay
ing an eloquent tribute to its founder, related an
anecdote In the OF which he had to inform an
inquiring friend that he ''need have no anxiety
about the country, as the people had IL in
charge" The people Of this country understood
the issues, and the people throughout the
long contest and trouble OF the late had always
been In advance or the leaders, and those who
perambuIatng the country now endeavorng to in
sruct the people trying to teach the people that
which they understand best themselves. lie believed
that the people for the last five years had been
n advance OF the leaders. IL of