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Show WOODSTOCK, CONN. James Hlalne NniLMug Out Uliitt-I'ilfut Fed era lis in. Anti-Annexation Policy Pro-clnliiUMl Pro-clnliiUMl i;x-jiov. Chamberlain Chamber-lain Walls Vet Him Audi cuce Kudorwcs lluj es. Woodstock, Cenn., 4. The celebration cele-bration here to-day was attended by thousands. James G. Blaino, ex-Governor ex-Governor Chamberlain, and Oliver Wendell Holmea were the prinoipal attractions. Governor Chamberlain was the tirat speaker. He bitterly denounced the president's southern policy, in general and detail. The abandonment of the southern republicans repub-licans to their old enemies, the democrats, dem-ocrats, was a proclamation that a majority of voters, lawfully and regularly expresiiog themselves can not rule. In refereuce to Louisiana he said the government f the state, with Packard, at its head, waa complete com-plete in all its parts, as it must have been to make yood Hayes' titlo to the presidency. It ia indisputable that the vote for Hayes fell short of that for Packard by several hundred, and while catching those fruits with a ready, if not eager hand, Hayes planned and carried out the overthrow over-throw of Governor Packard. He said the Louisiana commission was organized, not to carry out the law of the land, but to remove the obstacles to an acknowledgement of one government, gov-ernment, to secure the recognition of the letislature and to put end to an appearance of military intervention. Chamberlain denounced the southern south-ern policy as unconstitutional, revolutionary, revo-lutionary, subversive of constitutional ijuarautcea and falsa to every dictate of political honor, public justice and good morala. He denounced in scathing terms Stanley Matthews' work and ridiculed the idea that the president waa ignorant ol all his machinations and these of othors of lus bosom friends who were all tbe while playing with the blood ot brave" men and women of the south who believed be-lieved in honesty, truth and justice. The speaker said he waa the author of the permanent pacification flank in the Cincinnati platform, having written writ-ten it at the request oi" other members of the committee on resolutions, who desired him to make it as strong as lie could. The president's letter did not foreshadow his plans, and he would not have dared to have Btated thorn before election. Tho steps now taken are irreversible. The policy cannot now be changed. South Carolina Car-olina and Louisiana are now part ol tho solid south. He referred to the Cbisholm massacre as an instance of the new pacification policy m Mississippi. Missis-sippi. He reprobated Senator Morton (or his shiftless defense of the president, presi-dent, which he said amounted to the argument that without the policy the republican party would be defeated, and hence the policy was right. This was saving the life of the party and sacrificing iis principles, which is miicido. He did not believe a firm policy would have insured defeat. Chamberlain finally attacked the president's financial policy. For the sake of gaining southern support the president had allied himself with the silver conspiracy, which regardsailver with favor only because it has lost all virtue as a standard of value, and as a currency is cheaper than greenbacks. He declared that it waa evident that the president was favoring what the party platform had unanimously op-posed, op-posed, subsidies, especially the one for the Southern Pacific railroad. When Governor Chamberlain concluded, con-cluded, Rev. Mr. Stoddard of Fair-haven, Fair-haven, Masa., aroae and said that he desired, with all due respect to Governor Gov-ernor Chamberlain, to say that he believed be-lieved the sentiments expressed in his addrosi did not represent the feoUne of New England. He thtn called for all those who endorsed the policy of President Hayes to Biguify it, and three hearty cheers were given for the president. Somebody then cailed for three cheers for Governor Chamher-lain, Chamher-lain, and these were Joudly given. Mr. Wait, president of the convention, conven-tion, then arose and stated that it should be understood that every speaker was personally responsible for what he said. As for himself he had an abiding confidence inthe integrity of President Hayes aud confidence in bis policy. These remarks were greeted by hearty cheera. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes was next introduced aud made a brief speech. wueumr. dihiiio was iuuuuuocu he waa loudly applauded. He referred in the first place to the southwestern border troubles, and the order for aggressive ag-gressive movements by the United States, an order which he regarded as porteulious of dire evils, and that the Texas representative in congress who urged this policy upon tbe government govern-ment was preparing the snare of acquisition ac-quisition of territory, however much ue might disavow it. War was not an improbable outcome of the events now transpiring in connection connec-tion with the Mexican depredations. depreda-tions. Blaine briefly reverted to the unsettled character of affairs af-fairs in tho southern states, to the suspicions of the southern people themselves, which rendered a outtleti and peaceful condition of thingB impossible; to the fact that all Lhe southern states except Georgia tmve struck from their state constitutions constitu-tions the words implying the paramount para-mount authority of the national Kovernment. Georgia, urged by Senator Hill, is now contemplating that movement. He then said this was his reason for opposing annexation. annexa-tion. He then discussed at bo mo length the subject of annexation, showing that almost the entire amouut of territory annexed aince 1803 has been southern territory. Louisiana, Florida, Texas and parts ol Mexico all these annexations were made under southern presidents. Tbe advantage has been chiefly to the south from thcBe additions, but not wholly, as some powerful western states testify. He said tho magnificent magnifi-cent empire of California and the neighboring territories were also rescued res-cued after one of the most memorable struggles in our civil and parliamentary parliamen-tary history; but northern annexation as an original movement has never flourished with us. Mr. Saward eujoys the honor of being the first statesmau to add to our territory on the north, as he did in lhe purchase of Alaska. On the contrary southern presidents have had the exclusive honor of having given away large tracts of northern territory. He alluded to Tyler and Polk in this connection, con-nection, and asseverated that tho government gov-ernment would nowatand for i to rights in a way that it did not under those men. He spoke warmly in favor of the annexation of the noble people of Canada, but ad Jed that a union ol Canada waa not at present contemplated. contem-plated. He disliked to antagonize and compare north and south, but tho fact exists, the antagonism ia hero and should not be concealed in hand ling these quostiona, and ho believed tha south should not bo allowed to control the union; that the men who saved should govern it; that the doctrine doc-trine of state righta waB a heresy that should not be allowed to spread, and that no southern annexation Bhould be allowed to propagate it. |