Year: 1874

SPEECH OF p A. COLLINS AT SALISBURY BEACH


THE DUTY OF THE NORTH TO THE soUTH-THT


CASE OF LOUISIANA BROUGHT HOME TO THE


PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS.


BosToN. Sept 24-0f late years the gather
ings at Salisbury Beach, the Essex District have been
of Importance than formerly owing no doubt TO th
fact that the politicians OF that section have useC
them for the purpose Of bolstering up theii
claims for public office and giving expression to their
sentiments on the question Of the day. To-day the
meeting adjourned from last Thursday, was attended
by only small number Of people. Gen. Butler was
not present, aud Mr.. COggswell his principal rival
in the Congressional race having spoken his piece on
Thursday the OF the day fell upon the Hon p a.
Collins, ex-state Senator from Boston and Presi-
dent OF the Democratic City Central Commit
tee prominent and influential .member oil
the young Democracy OF the State. Mr. Collins
after speaking general way about the character OF
the gathering and saying that it was his first visit
there be hardly knew what would be proper to saw
took his cue from Mr. CoSgswe address Of last week
and said:


He" referring to Mr. Cogswell, spoke about what
bedes the Beedher scandal most especially cOnsd'
cred by the public during the past months, the AFFAIRS
a sermon OF peace, reconciliation, and good Will
upon occasion Ike this let me say that the sairs 4i
Louisiana eliminating in the revolution are the iegs,
mate. logca and necessary results OF the
legislation and action & of Congress- 5 Tor tao Pdss fbe
Confederate army was furled; when the war-drum
ceased
and the situation was accepted IN the oOuln,
1t was promised that there should be peace IL
was promised by the President, promised by the Gen
ers to the army, promised by the great voice OF the
North. But the promise was broken. tlrst came the
for an inroad or men Win less nVnOT 4d tn tnan
the GOths and Nandals; men VINO ha9 Deen
who had legitimate employment, slender stock OF
knowledge ana stock OF principles let loose upon the
might have reconstructed themselves in the proper
way. because they knew their resources. they knew
they had TO deal; and accepting the
political situation IN good faith, and with the
fought noby and been conquered they would have
succeeded. That was the policy OF President Lincon
ton and the result is what you have seen Elections
had at the POINT Of the the oSe 63ySnst and %
frauded of their rights, and men are elected
by into SeSe at the Sead the St sae
pie of Louisiana. during the last month,
burned every man who had been established 10 elce AZ
put in office every mau who had been counted
0st by fraud and reona 1ed tsem ~ the IN conbTT T1ei
that they had been legally elected and were supported
by s the men Of principle IN toaps t VINO Sf Rsf yc Sc
of the Unted States were TO be brought 10
their Common wealth to break them into submission,
they laid down their arms They gave up their position
succeeded in showing the people of the United states
that We are IN majority ana that We are right now
rigut; but the President has said since the ad
Iournment that they wrong. lesson FROM that
revolution in Louisiana is TINS that have adopted
wrong policy toward the South that we should
correct our faults; that we should let the people
In that section OF the country, who have suffered
enough, suffer no more, aud manage their Own
affairs in their own way. What Is right
IN Massachusetts. Is wrong IN louisiana. How If
that come home ourselves II the will OF the people
had been Overthrown by the force OF the army
and navy in Massachusetts, you men here to-day
would be in arms some whore else. resisting the
oppression forced upon The lesson Is this, that In
untrammeed exoression OF the Will OF
the people, embodied IN law In the
have not understood fully the relations which
the Federal Government bears toward the
people in the Southern States We should
make 1t an object 70 understand IT, We should study
the interest OF tnat people the South we'll OF
people, for have common country, a common des-
tiny.