Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-22
SPEECH OF MR.. CHASE AT INDIANAPOLIS,
On the i4th Of October, 1868.

Fellow-czens, Ladies' and Gentlemen: On Friday last
confcrriug with excellent President upon some
important msttrs, and at the close o conversation
said to hun, have great notion to go to Ohio and
the Union ticket, and il you have nothing particular for
TO do, the wheels OF my department are runn:rg
quite smoothly jlst now and as have just laid away
twenty five nj lion dollars to pay the soldiers the first
Of November, believe ul GO Says he, wish you
would" aid went, aud yesterday had the pleasure
to contribute my siugs vote to the immense majority given
in Ohio for the Union. Aud Ill ihese young
and boys who stand before to-day to remember
that whenever great crisis atd all elections are
great c esq the first duy Of every citizen s know be-
right and then vote the ticket would not excbange
the pleasure aud satisfaction that felt in depos m,
vote on yesterday for u the crm mrnts that ever were
can be- bretowed upon my adninstrati,n cf lhe
6nsncial department Of the Government.
Feowctizens: Yesterday, as your excel mt Grvainr
by whose kind invitation am here to-day has remarked
great day in the annals OF this nation There has
perhaps hardly been greater day in history aud
thitk most c rt.in5 no greater vii ever Yes-
ierday when the ,un arose. thousands OF hearts were
bea ing with anxiety all the lnd-some with anxr,us
o. aver TO God that The OF the Union might prevail
by the voice Of the people, otners with eager hopes that
The q which our carry gallhntly in the field
may be stricken down by their cohrades ami fllow.c.
at home rebels in The South looking to the
ton Of the people Of these states with eager interest
hopitg that th might fnd that at the ballot box
which they could by their in the field
these hopes, these anxes traed the breasts OF all
he people upon the face Of the Republic The "a WEI
down and the great issue dccid for the people, with
unanmy heretofore unparalleled u the history Of this
paon came up to the baliotbox and sad in tones ut
thunder, "Jhia Republic which fathers founded and
secured by their blood shall i've" ICheers)
And, felow-cizens, this Republic ,rM live. We
have in the progress Of armies achieved ,cesses
which make the reduction Of the rebellion The poe
sessi OF East Tentssee guarantees 10 the centre oi
h, Conederacy Its very heart is in possession o
troopa Gen Rosecraua confronts Bagg at gate ol
East Tennessee leading into tho st If GeOrgs Gen
Burns e has the i0terof and ii s utterly impossible al
the rebel statesmen themselves have continually sad
that the rebellion hl under such crcnm.tances sue
ceed They must wrest East Tennessee from our grasp
It only QUESTION of time whether the rebellion shalt
put down no t question for alone to decide
SO, too, hold the Mississippi liver That Of curse,
divides hs CoIfederacy 10 twain aud hat party or tina,
body of psople, that holds the Mississippi sary
have control Of the Mississippi Valley. Thus We bavr
possession OF these two great important points la add
to ths have most Of their seaports and at thu
ry moment G FILLMORE, worthy and gallant son 81 ONO
approaching by sap snd mine to the city OF Cbaleston
tse and IN lew days, perhaps but later any
how, that rebel city, where treason uursed ani born
sn fed, aud brought to maturty must necessarily fail
Thus havr things in hands To great extent
Now, in the light of this fact look at the Importance of
the great events of yesterdy Suppose that ihe esu
had been otherwise suppose that this gentlenan wh
has been sent by The Kindness OF the President IT, The pro
lection of Queen Victoria had been elected Governor
Ohio, we would in all probability have b ID civil war "
Ohio. Suppose the called peace party bad succeeded
In PenhsJ the redut would have been tht supplies
would have been Withdrawn from your armies ~ te eid
so FAR the influence aud 0f the Governor OF Penn
syvania could effect that object Suppose tRe heart
Indiana had proved unsouud how paa zed aud we'k nrt
would have been the arm OF the Government! How ut
tery impossible would it have been for the President l.
give the soldiers In the field any encouragement that thel
wants would be tuppied and their services rewarded
bus now the people have said TO the army, You sha
use VI every thing you want to cIush this rebel
lion; only 90 to work aud 6osh it as soon possible
lCheers