Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-04-18

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tickets to nsutralize and overcome ours
In deciding who shall govern the land
Of oua' birth. lift must be so. But let
rs. ssk, with a view to the safety
and well being ofour own people. and
for the protection Of our firesides, our
families, and our homes. resist this in /.
dux OF paupers and fslons who bring
TO us disease, poverty. and death
|[Applause.
God knows we have our own inter-
nal troubles: but these are our bust
ness---not the business Of other ma
tons; and We can settle them eur
selves without their interference. We
certainly do not seek the counsel Of
those who do not come to Our shores
voluntarily. from love Of liberty, de-
termined to maintain our Institutions
and abide by our laws. We WACO no
war against the adopted citizen Of for
eign birth. he DO truly American in
heart. But II he comes TO inculcate
foreignism and subvert our system. or
eneraft upon II principles which he
imports from other lands advere to
American policy. then we say to him
We are against you. and wo can get
along without you, whether your name
be John Bull. Patrick O'Rafferty, or
Hans Heitenspokenberger! Laugh.
ter and applause.
Mr.. President. some people threat
en- to dissolve our Union. Now. sir.
| l rcgrad that NJ simply ridiculous.
The Truth Is. that thing can't be didl'
Laughter. At least, sir, | know
that my naiivo State regards all talk
about dissolution Us the fruit Of mag
| nations bewildered by fanaticism.
Why. sir. how would you make the
division3 II has been said that the
| Ohio river IA 10 bo the dividing Inns.
| The honorable Senator Mr Critten-
den) and l will both object to that.
| for many reasons. The gallant Buck.
eye lads have crossed over that river;
they have wooed. won. welded. and
carried back Kentucky . faircst daugh.
ters. lApplauss. They have reu-
cd hosts Of young Americans Zap.
plsuse, ] and DO you suppose they are
ready 70 split and make a division?
Laughter and npplAusc. Mol It's
not worth while to talk about that.
Kentucky and Ohio, whatever may be
their troubles a. nsighbors, will never
conssnt 10 belong ~ separate confod.
eraoIss. and thus render their people.
linked together BY tho strong tics Of
eonsanguInity, aliens aud foreigners to
each osherI No. never. Cheers and
applAuse.
lfsuch Il 10 be our destiny, I rus,
| shall not live 10 witness the border
strifcs which must ensue. l never
want 10 SEQ tho pufe waters OF tho
beautiful Ohio Redeemed With AmerI-
can blood she'd by American hands
Applause. lhave ssrong feeling on
ihIs point. When an infant on the
Ohio river. without protection from
The soalpIng knife Of those savages
hired by British gold 10 massacre IL.
disorIms aAleIy the pioneer mother and
her children. In tho war Of 1919. Joy
and gladnesa were brought 10 the heart
III The mother who watched over my
cradle, by the express who returned
from The scene OF hostility with the
news "rhs Kentucky regimen. has
srrivedV" Yes. cir. when Ohio Ia her
infancy waa about 10 DO overcome.
Ken,uck's noblest spirits rallied 10 the
rescue Of tho young sister. and. under
the lead Of the gallant Harrison, drove
back and conquered the fool Zap.
plause, Now that we have grown
streng under our Institutions. cannot
forget the history oilha past. and con.
template without emotion. the idea ,ba,
those two States shall ever bo brought
into conAict upon fields OF battle,
{ Applause.
Mr.. President. our path Of duty ia
plain. In regard 10 our domestic
troubles, we must maintain the SUI
prcmacy OF the constitution and laws.
Fidelity 10 these In all things. by all
sections. and ut all times. and ODE.
dience 10 tho constituted authorities
Of tho land. viii make this Union per-
potuaL applause. With our I'M
lon M Il Is. and thorough fralernal
feeling between its various parts. we
may present ourselves to the world NJ
q grand nationality. fostering is own
labor and developing It's own resources
--as u people Independent. whether In
peace or In war, capable Of Doing orr
own voting. and. when pecessity calls,
capable Of doing our own fighting. tool
Applause.
Let US move on In defence OF these
great principles. aud then. as we grow
stronger and stronger, America will
quicken and lengthen her step in the
grand march Of nations IN human pro-
gress: and Is those ofus who are now
actors In the great movement shall
have been gathered TO our fathers. our
children may hail those glorious stars
and stripes which now hang so grace
Iiully over you, Mr., President. and to
which We have plighted our fidelity. in
the language Of one Of our natiye.born
poets
"Fiag Of the FREQ hearts only ho,as,
by nLTel hands " yalor given,
Thy stars have III the wrikin dome,
Ant all my tucs were born In Heaven.
Forever doat that standard sheet,
whsr, brcathss the foo but falls before us,