The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-09-19

III james III. CNtNhlsu. 4~ehl. llfdVc
telling speech at tie Court House
in this place last week. He is one Of
class Of speakers not often found.
who can be eloquent, sarcastic and
witty at will, and still make a steadily
argumcnsativc speech. lie common
ced his speech by referring to State
affairs, and his exposition Of the de-
falca;ions and frauds Of the hcpnbli-
can officers Of State, Talbot, Collins,
lNofsinger & Co., and the refusal OF
III. S. Lane, their candidate for Gov
ernor, to meet his Just responsibilities
to the State, was enough TO make any
Republican blush io- the honesty Q.
his party. lie then alluded to the
neglect Of the Republican party in
the Legislature OF 1857 to pass the
necessary appropriation bills required
by the Constitution, the consequence
Of which was the closing Of the char
liable institutions Of the State. and
turning tie poor inmates, deaf, dumb,
blind and insane. ont upon the world.
His review at this point Of the impu
ldencc of the Republican party in
claiming to be the honesty and deccn-
cy party, was very severe. making a
tow Of that party who were present
vince under it. He then took upthc
charge of pro-slavcryism against the
democrat party, and completely reiu-
ted it, showing that every free state
which has been admitted since the for
lmation Of the government, has been
brought into the Union under Demo
cratic administrations, or ~ q demo
cratic Congress, thus showing prac-
tical fostering Of freedom III the De-
mocrats against the hypocritical pro-
LESSONS OF the opposition Here tx
contrasted the vote upon the admis-
sion Of Oregon, showing that on tbs
very first opportunity, since the or
ganization Of the Republican party,
when they might show their love iol
freedom, they voted against the adj
mission Of free State, because it Gid
not recognize the equality Of the ne
lgros with the whites. while the Dem.
ocrats spoke and voted as a solid phal-
anx for her admission. This brought
him to the negro equality doctrines Of
the Republicans, which around here
they are not willing TO acknowledge.
He showed how, in most of the States
where the Republicans had the power,
negros were allowed to vote, hold of
flee, and have all the privileges and
Iimmunities of the whites. lie also
referred TO Ohio, whose constitution
in regard to the right OF Suffrage is
the same rs our own, providing tina;
none but ''frec white male citizens
shall vote or hold Office, but where q
Black Republican Supreme Court had
decided that a darkcy having drop
more Of white blood in him than black
Twas white" within the meaning OF
the Constitution, thus making the dis
.ltinction SO nice that nearly al tic mig
gers are allowed to vote, and some
hold office. lie then pcrtincntly in
qnircd what might be the effect in In
diana il the Republicans gained tie
asccndancy. and 70 show that such
was . doctrine Of the leaders Of tie
party in this State. he read from the
House journal OF 1857. page $50,
where the members OF that party in
1.-The House voted in favor Of q petition
for equality from q lot of ringers in
/ Randolph county. This il conclusive
lcvidence and cannot be gainsaycd Of
denied, as it il on the record.
/ lie then paid his respects to the
Breckenridge faction, and while lac
tldeeply regretted that so talented Il
man as Breckinridgc should permit
himself to be drawn into the meshcs
of the disunionists, lie felt confident
they were powcrlcss for harm. and as
there are none OF the tribe in this sec
tion, he hadn't much to say Of them.
lie then closed with a glorious tri-
/, butte to the clcvating doctrine Of popu-
lar sovereignty. and the noble candi-
dates who bear its banner aloit. urging
upon every democrat tie necessity 81
doing his whole duty. Ills speech was
enthusiastically applaudcd throughout
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