Year: 1870

ing Popularity Of the Liberal Movement.


The Hon. II, Gratz Brown, the Liberal can
didate for Governor of Missouri, made IA speech
in st. Joseph on Saturday night that set his
hearers fairly wild with enthusiasm. After
discussing the various questions "at issue be-
tween the Liberals and Eternal Hateites," he
alluded 10 the dismissal by the President OF
MIR. Bennet Pike, L. ). District Attorney at St.
Joseph because of his being i'll faXor of Liber-
al principles. In this connection, he said he


had been one of those who were reluctant to
believe that the President intended to iuau-
gurate in the State of Missouri system of re-
movals from public Office with view of con.
trolling the public sentiment of the State; that
II WIS only upon his arrival Mt st. Joseph
that he had been advised of the removal of IA
gentleman high in character, pure in integrity
of admirable legal attainments, from Office
because of his sympathy with the Liberal
movement i'll this State; that i'll response to
any such action he had TO doubt the free peo-
pie of Missouri wOuld find the way to make
their voice heard, that they might even resort
To the language of their ancestors in an old
and more memorable conflict. when they had
declared III rhyme that had rung through
the realm, And shall TTclawney die, and
shall Trelawney die? If so, ten Thousand Cor
nishmen will know the reason Why He
went on To Say that so far as this indicated IA
policy in behalf of the President and AN in
tention Of removals for the purpose of con-
trolling the action of the people of Missouri,
he had only to say that il would be utterly
without effect; that for his own part he had
simply this to say: that he would not repre-
sent this great uprising Of freedom i'll our own
State II he did not here and now cast down
the gauntlet of defiance to the President of
the United States uud invite nIuI to come on
with his removals and see how far he could
curtaii the sovereignty of free people in op-
position to the sentiments of peace, fraternity
and brotherhood. that lac had inauguuted in
the beginning Of his administration. So far
as he was concerned he did not care the snap
of his finger for the opinions of the President
in this question of internal policies. lie hnd
been Cf those lrhO had helped Ia teach tie
President ,rhIt FREEDOM meant irLsH he came
10 Missouri il, 1861 declaring that ii this lcdr
meant the liberation Of tie SLIreS he could strip
IF his eISuULetS anil abandon the Ssrricc. lie IN
tended tD teach linn further hdt freedom meant
The liberation If all iriie men Of this IatiOn as
,rsil rs ue HbeyuiiOH ot all tie black men of this


mutton, and that he could not 20 back under
the speclous pretenses of party policy upon
the freedom of the white man, after having
accomplished the freedom of the black man.
Col. Brown proceeded to say that, for his part
hc desired here and now tu throw down the
gage of battle TO the President of the United
States, and To invite him to the encounter
aud To make this the Issue in the State Of
Missouri: and he would pledge his reputation
i
| people of this State were men neither to be
| bought nor to he intmidntcd. and that they
would give u majority against any such SIMS.
ter manipulation of more than fifty Thousand


votes. Col. Brown added that if the Prcsi-
dent supposed that hc coud purchase ~ re-
nomination from the Republican party 10y u
system of intimidation and removal from office


lie hal mistaken the people uf the United
States. The President of the United States
would find that III Missouri, nt least, freedom
! had been declared, and there were no longer
any slaves, either Ia the tenure of Office or to
/ the tenure of property. For his own part he
| simply wished once and for all to bid an ef.
| fcCtive defiance TO this whole system of intm-
! idation Oh the part of the General Government,
| and to say to the President and Congressional
| committees, and Cabinet officers and heads
/ of departments, that ne did not care the snap
of his finger for all their influence i'll the
| State of Missouri; he welcomed them to the
! conflict, and invited them To the issue, and If
! he did not satisfy them before this canvass


was ended that they had mistaken their mar
! kct, then he would never make another appeal
| to the people of Missouri. He had only 10


add in this connection that the idea of Pres.


ident Of the United States undertaking to in.
! ilucnCc the vote Of sovereign state in great
! question of internal policy, was simply in.
! tulcrablc. Who made General Grant? and
| what was he that he should Talk in this wise
When the war began he was one Of the humb.


lest citizens in this country, without voice


and without influence who had never given
direction TO the public opinion of the nation


and by what right does he do SO to day:
Does he stnnd as one of the accredited lead


crs of the public thought? Does he stand ns


one OF the men who has been identified Will


the triumphs of freedom in the past? Docs
lie stand NJ one of the monuments that We


have been accustomed to look to for our in


scriptions of freedom hcrctoforeI If not, ther
| ! have only to say ii would he wise and wei


for such men To leave the completion of th,
freedom of this country Ia tho achievement OF


those who have undertaken 1t and have nc


complishcd it without Interference on tn,


part of those who have simply rcaped its re


wards


This portion Of the speech was received


with thundcrs Of applause from the whole au


diencc, and created an immense Juror.