Year: 1872

the meal tub--no reserved purposes
concealed from the world. Can any
man, familiar with the history of Vir-
glnia, or with the opinions and tenn
per of her people, doubt whore she
wonld stand in question of popular
sovereignty and the rights Of self
government in the people? Proclaim
where you will that there is danger
to these rights, and you will find her
people rallying to the rescue.


THE SOUTH YEAKSfNG FoE CANCELLATION.


Let il be known that there is n
question between Republic and an
Empire, the right of tho many or the
few to govern, and you will find there
is life in tho old land yet; on that po-
litical battlefield you will hear her
old slogan, "Sic semper tyrdnnis," as
she stands with her heel uplifted to
stamp out the cause of popular SOW
ereignty. The South has neither
sought nor taken any lead in these
Questions. 1t is the Liberal Repub-
licans who have done 30, and believ-
ing them to be right to this extent,
we follow them. We will aid TO elect
their candidate, and if he be true to
his pledge he will fulfill his obliga-
tons to US. We will claim nothing
from him TO which he ig not pledged,
or which does not flow legitimatcly
as consequence from these pledges,
nor will we demand any violation of
his good faith or consistency. At
the same time we wish it to be un-
dcrstood that we abandon no opin-
ions merely because we fail to make
issues upon them now when it would
be vain TO do so. We desire an hon
est President, an honest government,
and an honest people. and in my
opinion nothing can better subscrye
these ends than truth and fair deal
ing in regard to this election and
all other matters.


Fellow citizens, 20 sum up all that
/ have been saying, and give you
my reasons for supporting Greeley
III few words, declare TO you in
the FIRST place, that / desire to SOW
the seeds of sympathy and affections
among all our people, that the tie of
citizenship may become common
bond and mutual support to all its
members. For that, among other
reasons, / vote for Horace Greeley,
as he il the leader in this great move
ment. Secondly, i desire to cult
yate harmony. just feeling and affec-
tion among tho different races in the
Southern States, because they are es-
scntial TO tire prosperity and happi-
ness of the whole-a matter in which
VIC IN the South have u much deeper
interest than can exist elsewhere, for
our SUCCESS and happiness in very
great measure depend upon IT. For
this reason | support Horace Greeley,
because | believe that he will do
what he can TO produce this harmony
oi feeling. and not use his efforts TO
separate and ALLEVIATE these races
from each other and get up bitter
feelings between them under the
hope that by this division he may
seperate the votes of the one race or
the other, and by dividing, rule
them. Thirdly, Desire to arrest the
concentration of all power III the
hands of the central Government, so
rs to prevent the change from . Re-
public to an Empire, and to preserve
the local self Government of the peo-
pie of the states rs intended end
prescribed by the Constitution of the
United States. For this reason, too,
| shall vote for Horace Greeley; for,
although he may not go as far, per-
haps, rs / would do in this matter,
he will institute movement in the
right direction, and / am willing to
trust the American people for the
rest. Fourthly, 1 desire On honest
President, and one who will use his
powers over the Office holders not for
selfish ends, but for general and
catholic purposes, leaving them to
discharge the duties of citizens ac-
cording to their own sense of duty.
For this reason again am in favor
of Horace Greeley, for those who
know him best, and whose word I
take, tell me that he is an honest
man, and he is committed by his
antecedents to the proper use of his
patronage, if elected. And now I
wish / could add to this o list of
reasons founded upon financial and
commercial questions for supporting
his election, but as can not, will
make no issues in this speech which
are not fairly made by the election
itself. And yet, fellow-citizens, it is
hard to address the people of this
city of New York without saying a
word for free trade. 1t is indeed
like playing Hamlet and leaving out
the part of Hamlet himself. 1t is
hard, indeed, when see the long,
low, black-looking craft called Pro-
lection Policy lying on your coast to
guard it and keep your foreign COM
inerce in state of blockade, and
yet not take a shot at it. Even with
my poor artillery, small as it is in
range and caliber, I think I could
damage it a little. With my sympa-
thy for your condition in this respect,
it is especially hard, because I know
something by experience of COM
merce carried on by blockade run
ming, and how that compares with q
commerce carried on through it's usu-
al means and regular channels, muck
on the system of mails conveyed by
carrier pigeons from Paris, compared
with the regular postal service con-
Quoted by steamboat and railroad
and telegraph lines. But it is due
to truth to say that J. can make no is
sue here upon the matter. Nor will
attempt it.


But, fellow citizens, truth and the