Year: 1876

Governor Hubbard, on his Centennial
trip, seems to have been the recipient of
many compliments. He was invited in va
rious places to make speeches and to enter
the canvass, and while in New York was
solicited to remain and deal out some OF
lis magnetism and eloquence in that city.
At grand rally the following letter, pub
llshed in the papers of the great netropo-
! lis, was read and received With much ap.
plause:
METROPOLITAN HOTEL, Sept. IA, 1876.


Judge T. M. Riley ... ...
The appointment of the Democracy to
address mass meeting Tomorrow night, |
regret to Say, cannot be filled by me. |
am compelled to return to Texas this day
by circumstances beyond my control.
Nothing but an imperative call could have
prevented my rejoicing with you tonight
| In the bright prospects which now encOur-
age the great Democratic party to push for
ward their columns steadily and unbroken
to the struggle and the victory. 1t is con
test for the Constitution and good govern
ment. New York and Indiana, who have
furnished us our standard bearers, are to be
the great battefields on which the cam
palgn must end IN victory or defeat to our
colors. Representing, as do, the furthest
State OF the Southwest, let me say, sir,
through you, to the Democracy of New
York, that Texas, and the whole South as
well, is looking with anxious and sleepless
eyes to your legions to insure success in
the great conflict. We are united We
have trod the wine press of misfortune,
and yet more than decade of years since
Lee surrendered, after ten years of poverty,
with stricken and desoated homes-with
neither wish nor ability to stir up strife in
the land evermore-we are told that the
war RACES, and is not ended.


The Democratic party of the South for
they are the people, have been true to the
Union and the Constitution since the great
sS6 MS6 and ndyrhRg have al seth thk keF taxes ST


remorselessly to fill the Golfers of rings and
unfaithtul officials, while the children cried
for bread. They have seen their brothers
shot down In times of peace, and dared not
raise their hands TO avenge the blood of in
nocence. They have seen their State debts
60 up during the reign of carpet-bagging
and camp following from nominal sums to
millions of dollarsl We have given IN such
ID mocrauic Southern States free schools
and free ballot to the negroe. He sits on
OuI JuIltS, duu is dCCOTueu UelOTe Lu6 law
ell the rights of an American citizens at
home; on our peaceful fields the negro does
not complain. Il is only his friends who
love his votes who cry out Justify still for
his freedom. We pay two.thirds and more
of all the income and revenue taxes of the
government, never complaining, and yet
the bloody shirt is hlunted in the face of
the country, and the dying embers of the
war are sought to be set ablaze again.
Oh, no, sir, the South and the Democrat
ic party want peace, and return of the
old and faithful love between the States.


Questions of hard money and soft money,
of initiation or contraction, of early or late
resumption, of specie payments, may well
demand the public attention, as they wilL
but they all pale into insigniticance in the
presence of the one greater issue: Should
the government be restored to wise and
economical administration, and real peace
be restored between the States This is
the vital issue, and on its decision will de-
pend the happiness and prosperity of the
country Cor years to come. l have the
honor to be yours truly, -.-t'l ta . .


RICHARD 3. HUBBARD.