The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-05
speech of Hon. A. G. Porter.

ell in the caption Of thu article.
M Porter was introduced to the aud
ence by James G. Jones, Esq. The speake
began BY complimenting the Republicans
Vanderburgh on the great victory they ha
gained in October. and congratulating a
Republicans on the glorious result in Penn
sylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. lie then dwel
at some length on the importance of th
Homestead measure TO the white laborin.
man, the friendship of the Republicans 70
the measure, and the hostility of other partie
toward it. His assertions he backed up bI
proof from the record that could not be de
MED. He wound up this branch Of his sub
/ ject by quoting the plank in the Chicago
/ platform explicitly favoring Homestead
measure, and then citing the plankS in tht
two Democratic platforms favoring the &C
QUESTION of Cuba to increase the value oi
slaves
Mr.. Porter then exposed the proaigacy Of
the present Democratic Administration, and
showed how that party had refused to assist
the Republicans at the last session of Con-
gress to wipe ont the national debt, He
then very forcible illustrated the paucity of
Democratic arguments by quoting their con-
tinual cry of nigger equality when ask
ed their opinion on any of the great ques-
tions Of the day. The Democracy Of In
diana once had real statesmen-W Whitcomb,
Owen, and Chamberlain-but now their
" niggcr equality" orators were nothing but
political tom-tils
Speaking Of " Niger equality" he dem
onstratcd that the Democrats were response
bic for negro suffrage and negro testimony
wherever these privileges had been given.
He instanccd the well known cases of Maine,
Massachusetts, and New York, and stated
the less known fact that North Carolina and
Tennessee formerly permitted negroes to
vote, and that Louisiana now allows free
negroes to give testimony in Courts. He
then ;nstanced how mean the Democracy
felt in 1910, when taunted with the fact
that Martin Van Barren favored negro suf-
fage ia New York, and that Dick Johnson
had a uisger wife.
The Republicans were the only party,
said he, that proposed to get rid of free ne
groes by sending them, according to Frank
Blair5 plan. to be colonized in Central
America, whereby this country would be
benefited by the profitable commerce that
would spring up between it and that couu-
try, thus lifted out of its present useless
ness; and -heinstdnced une parallel case OF
the profitable commerce that now exists
between this country and San Domingo
more profitable than that with all of Mexico.
The speaker then defined the position Of
the two Democratic and Republican parties
the only ones that have my affirmative
policy ON the Slavery question. Breckin-
ridge was straight out adsocate of slavery
extension, honest but wrong Douglas, be
showed by the record, WAS worse on that
point than Breckenridge, but underhanded-
ly and decentiyely Mr. P's illustration Of
Douglass position was crushing on the willy
We have not time to follow out the argu-
ment ON this head but it showed conclu-
siyely Douglass base desertiou Of all his
professions OF popular Sovereignty, and the
utter antagonism of his platform to that
principle.
Mr.. Lincoln's was the only party in favor
of preserving the territories for the free |
white laboring men of the Union He was
the out-spoleu friend Of free territories and
the rights Of labor.
It was then shown how the Democratic
party had habitually deliei Supreme Court
decisions The Republicans didn't mean to
resist unjust decisions, but meant peacefully
to reverse them, as the Supreme Court of
Indiana had certain decisions not in accord
auoe with public sentiment and right
The speaker then traced LincoIn's career
from its humble commencement to the pres
ent time. lie showed him to be emphatfc
ally q man of the people. He quoted Kos
su.h'5 opaorisn, that she instinct of the peo-
pie in pointing ouJ the men for great crises
is more uncrring than the machiuations Of
politicians. Thcpeople had chosen Washing
ton in the time of ,he Revolution for a Lead
er: SO IS Lincoln row chosen. He is the
representative OF the laboring classes and
in sympathy wi,l them. Hence their
enthusiasm for him.
The Gideroues was tAen shown between
the weeks of wrangljng and final split by
Old Abe'5 maui and wedge Of the Charles
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