Year: 1876

invasion of South Carolina was nnjustifi-
able and against law; that there was no
lnsurrectlon there, as was shown by the
statements published by minister of every
denomination who worship the God of
Truth and Justice. [Loudapplause. He
stated the law of the case at length, and
said the war against South Carolina was
a blister and disgrace TO modern civill-
zation. Not even the lying hound,
Chamberlain, would say there was insur-
rection in South Carolina such as to justi-
fy the federal interference. This was the
most infamous and lawless attempt ever
made to stifie the voice of the people.
[Great applause.l Mr.. Bayard reviewed
at length the interference of the United
States with elections. He said there was
no law for it, and the state that had the
right to confer the right to vote had the
right to preserve the peace and control
the elections. The appointment of mar
shals and deputy marshals had no justifi-
cation in the constitution.


The President of the United States had


no more right to interfere with the cleo
tions than the Queen of Great Britain.


Great and long continued cheering. |


He himself had asked the sheriff of his


own county to enroll him as a deputy at


an election in Delaware when this thing


was first tried, and If he had been di-


refSed to have done so by the director of


elections he would have arrested the


United States marshal himself if he had


lived to have done so. [Great applause


and cheering.l He wanted the case tried,


and would have been willing to suffer


any number of arrests and fines to have


it settled; and therefore, ;he had offered


himself to the sheriff. He alluded to the


decision of the Supreme Court on the


law and the language of the amendments,
all of which showed the government had
no such power. Whilst he would invoke
the power of the government to stop the
rebel he would invoke the power of the
people to choke the despot. [Great and


continued cheering.l Mr.. Bayard con-
cluded by saying that his friendship for
the people Of Maryland had its birth in
events that occurred more than hun
dred years ago. [Great cheering.l There
was never an injury inflicted on her
people he didn't feel as if inflicted ON
himself. He had no relation or property
in South Carolina, but the rights Of the
white man of South Carolina were as his
own, and he would speak for him. [Great


cheering, lasting for several minutes.
He then urged every man to constitute


himself committee of one from now
| until the election. Each man had his
power. Each man had his responsibility.
Each man had in his breast that will
which could not be taken away from
him. Let every man show his disapprO-
baton at every unworthy official who
assails the freedom and fairness of the
election.


At the close of Senator Bayard's re-


marks there was another scene of great


enthusiasm. The audience cheered him
again and again. The band began to
play, but the cheers drowned the notes
of the music, and when the band finished
the selections the cheers were still roll
ing through the hall, increasing in vol
ume every second. 1t was at least five


minutes before the vast audience ceased


to cheer and applaud the powerful argu-


ments of the Delaware statesman. Such


a scene of enthusiasm has been rarely
witnessed in this city, and it evidenced
the great hold Mr.. Bayard has upon


the affections OF the people of this city
and state.