Year: 1875

1t is at least hostile to the great constitution
al amendments and the laws built thereupon
all of which the Republican party has estah-
lished as the basis of the adjustment OF the
profound issues raised by the rebellion. Its
dominant influences are vicious on the import
aut questions arising from the condition OF our
finances and currency.


Coming down to the details OF administra-
tion, it has shown itself incaDabe OF good gov
ernment wherever it has been entrusted With
power. 1t rends the air with cries for econo'
my in public affairs, and in whatever place 1t
bears sway both the debt and taxation OF the
people are increased. 1t has yet 10 take Its
first lesson IN moderation and regard OF healthy
public sentiment iD administering public trusts.
Our neiehbors in New Hampshire are finding
this out to their hearts content, In ST. Louis
where a first count of the votes elects Demo
GRAFT a new count is refused for fear that it will
unseat him, and in indianapolis, where DE.
mocracy has been overthrown, the. plan OF
starving out their successors by cutting down
their salaries is tried.


But worse, perhaps, than all these, the polti-
cal influences in the Democratic party are bear
ing the organization on to be, as it was OF old,
the creature and minister of the South-iot In
the line of proper encouragement to that dls-
tressed and half ruined section n the revival
of its political and material interests, but, by
its course as party, helping to maintain an
unacquiescent spirit and 70 build up hopes OF
future national political control in the leaders
of the Democratic party in the Southern states
In this are comprehended vast projects tor
Southern relief and indemnihcaton for inJu-
ries and losses sustained in the rebellion, such
as l believe the people of the North, when tul-
ly awake to the danger, will never submit to-
The subject is of such magnitude that IN the
brief space that L should tittlngly occupy here
| cannot more than touch upon 1t.


| do not happen TO be of those who expect
new revolt in the South, nor even OF those who
think that the people there are animated very
generally by a bitter hostility to our govern
ment. There is probably largely difused
feeling that the supremacy Of the Union has
been estab shed not 10 be again safely asSalled,
and that of this should be made the best; but
that the rising Democratic politicians iu the
old slave states believe, and are teaching will
ling people to believe that out of the triumph
of the Democratic party will come renewed as
tendency of the South in national politics, and
compensation in some form or other Tor the
losses borne in attempting to destroy the I'm
ion, [ fully believe. They mean, in short, to
make us pay for their side of war. There are
claims for Southern property destroyed by our
armies in their march amounting to tens OF
millions of dollars.


There is the claim for slave property lost by the
mancipatng war policy of Mr. Lncoln,s ad-
ministration, amounting to hundreds OF mil
lions. There is the state debt OF each state and
the immense debt of the states as a confederacy
and upon some or all of these, whenever the





United States the Democracy at large is un'
sound. The Southern Democracy is and will he
a unit in pushing for payment A great many
Repu blicaus year ago were sceptical as to the
dangers ahead on these subjects. A good many
no doubt, are still sceptical, but the number is
much smaller than year ago; it will be still
smaller after the next session of Congress.


All these things set men TO thinking over
soberly the peril impending from Democracy.
And it is not too much to say that the thugs
that are being established as the line OF action
of the Republican party tend to give renewed
confidence to the country; while its leading
men are by no means unanimous upon the cur
rency, yet the general drift of its adminstra-
tion is plainly against Initiation, and the
thousand evils attendant thereon. The great
departments of the government are being rul
on honest purposes. ard thieves and lObbers are
being hunted up and punished. The President
by plain and honest letter, has put an end to
the third term uneasiness-an uneasiDess that
l am free to say never troubled my days or
nights. Moreover L consider it settled by the
last session of Congress that The Republican
policy with the South is to be one of moderation
and conciliation. We are to have no force bills,
no upturnipg Of established state governments.
The party policy will be firm and the citizen
will be protected aud every right guaranteed 10
him by the constitution and the laws, but the
military power will, except in those rare cases
of violence covered by the constitution be kept
in subordination to the civil power. La this
way the South will have fair opportunity to
develope it's resources, and whenever the citi-
zen, white or black, is left unharmed there will
be no meddng on the part of the general gov
ernment


Upon this we can stand and upon this the
voice of tolerant country will tsustain us. l
do not need to point out the Importance of these
issues being kept before our people. Maine
leads the column in September. Let us see
that our majority is not diminished and that
we send no uncertain greeting to our broth
ers in other states.


Mr.. Hae's remarks were listened to with
close attention and he was frequently inter-
ruped by applause.


Alden Bradford, Esq. of Eastport, from the
committee on credentials, reported as follows: