The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-02

Mr.. Jocelyn said hAhad no desire to Rake
speech. and that having heard his name call
ed in the morning he had been te1pted nSt 70
return to the Convention. He ha3 during the
Past year. mingled in part OF The pJ kical
contest, except upon the question,of prAbi-
ton. but the call for him was So loAl a>t on
tinued that he felt it would be an Of s.esr
He had no hesitaucy. however, g ute bis
opinions. for he had been laugh, from his In
fan y never 10 shrink from an avowal of IL
honest sentiments. He expected some hfN
things would be said against him. for such
was the course pursued after he made speech
here one year ago, but he would not refuse to
respond to the call Of his fellow citizens on
that account.
He spoke of the triumph of those glorious
principles which had last year. been promul-
gated as the platform of the peoples party and
although many had prophesied the entire dis
mem berment of the party, he still found ii
live, and resolved to accomplish all it had
dertaken.
He briefly alluded to the causes that had
produced the Fusion Party and felt proud
of the unaaimty of action that had this day
prevailed III the counsels of tho assembled
thousands by him. The people of all parties
had fused" Their hearts were melted to-
gether, and pulsated for Freedom and virtue
the heart of one man. Around the flag of
their common country they had rallied. and
beneath its starry folds they We're marching to
final victory. and already the earth shook
beneath the tread of their conquering hosts.
The spirit OF freedom inspired them, and in
obedience 10 the call of God and Humanity
they would meet the enemies that opposed
them. These enemies violent and bitter
IN their opposition and were mastering their
squadron to the conflict. Here said the speak
er. he unroled mental panorama before
his audience, stand the old line democracy,
and above them floats the black flag of slavery
extention-extention even into territory once
consecra,ed to freedom It's banner dropped
in the air of liberty, and its supporters seem
pale and dejected nerved, however, by dis
pair to again engage in the conflict. Upon
their right, stood the legions of the Romish
hierarchy, ready with its secret Vaccinations
to concentrate the full strength of foreign in
fuence, against the advancing step OF civil
and religious liberty. Near them stand anoth
er branch of the Old Liners, who were anxious
to spread the broad egis of American Re
publicanism over the dark corruptions of Utah
the legallzed five points" of the west.
Besides these the moty forces OF those who
opposed temperance arrayed themselves, and
resolved to do battle to the last for demon King
i
animate these cohorts of the opponents? Be-
hind this array of the opposition arose huge
column of smoke from the pit of darkness.
like the ''smoke from their torment ascending
UP forever While the bones of their ruined
victims. despite the tears and groans of wild
dowed wives and orphan children, were with
fiendish malignity, thrust into this vast furnace
and in "Hel's Alemdc,'' wa. distilled the
poisonous liquid which flowed forth to blight
and curse all who tasted its damning stream.
These, fellow citizens, are the foes we have
to meet. But already has the voice Of Indi-
and spoken in tones of thunder, and dismay
stalks anil their ranks. The sound of man
acled limbs upon freedoms consecrated soil,
has reached the soul OF an outraged people,
and now from every pars of this State and
the vast west and east and north, the sons of
freedom throng and with determined heart and
steady voice they demand that no legal pow
er shall disgrace our free soil with slavery s
black and blightning curse. It's limits shall
not extend It's powers shall not increase, but
confined to the territory where 1t already wanes
it shall be left to die. A Against the moral cor
ruption of the Romish church. the speaker
said he would war at another time and place.
1t might drive the Bible from the schools
and Danish the the word of God. Persecu-
ton had driven our forefathers from the olden
world Here they erected their altars and
built their homes.-We tfeir sons would new
er yield ,hese-our priceless inheritance. We
had no other homes to seek. and here upon
our free soil consecrated by the tears and blood
of our patriotic sires VIC would make our
stand and while we would not interfere with
their right to worship God according to the
dictates of their own conscience, nor ask them
to abate one particle of their love for their own
religion, we would trust for success upon the
truth and power Of God. But within tha.
church was an empire within an empire, and
Roman iesuitry had planted the foundation
of her temple OF political power in our midst
and begun TO carry up is massive sides, and
already did its babeI=Ake proportions cas-: a
chilling shadow upon republican soil.
But its foundations Were planted upon a
volcano whose throes even now made the
earth tremble. and long ere the cap-stone
should be put in its place the eruption would
come and the whole fabric fall and bury then,
and their coadlutors in one common ruin,
while above them after the storm had passed
and the elements became clear. would wave
the flag Of the brave and free, and the shou
of Americas sons would sound pean OF f.
nal victory over the grave of political Roman
ism and papal assumption.
The minions OF Alcohol no longer hold the
garrison of legal power. Long years, had
the temperance army stood IN the open field
and suffered from the death dealing dischar-
ges thai were poured upon their ranks from
the garrison but urged on by the voice OF God
and humanity they fsltered not. but with de-
termined soul the phalaux of Prohibition en-
countered the FIRE, and to the words ''close up
men," steady" they marched to the assault
storned the garrison. and drove the enemy
into the open field; and now entrenchei be-
hind the ramparts of legal power, and cheer.
ed BY the hopes OF final victory. they are
pouring upon them the deadly discharges o.
The artillery of Law