Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-12-17
The Speech of the New Speaker.

-s' The election of Hon. Schuyler Colfax.
: Of this State to the Speakership of the
House. says the Indiana journal, was so
nearly foregone conclusion that interest
IN i: was partially lost before il occurred.
Yet it is none the less an event upon which
an Indianian may congratulate him self as
well as the worthy recipient OF the distin-
Ruished honor. Mr.. Colfax has been long
J er and more fully identified with this State
in Congress than any other member. not
30 much from superior ability, for very
able colleagues have sat with him. Is from
his indefatigible pursuit and ceaseless
.watchfulness Of all business that could Of.
feet her. and his unusually long term of
service, and O. 10 some sort the member
from Indiana, especially now that most Of
his colleagues either represent her for the
first time or misrepresent her. We may just
" consider his election matter of State
pride. With Hoosier in the Chair Of
Clss, with q Hoosier in the Cabinet, =
Hossier Governor among the foremost and
Abiest in the nation. above all. with Hoos-
ier troops foremost wherever there is peril
and everywhere hit in retreat. We may
safely consider the obscurity of Indiana
dispelIed. The day when it was consider
ed presumption for an indianian to aspire
10 any position in the Union. or to take
credit to his State for the usual brains and
courage of mankind. is past We trust it
may never come to any other. We can
not wish that the people Of any State may
ever feel IS Indianians have been so often
made TO feel. that citizenship or nativity
thsss was something to be apoligized for
or defended. Ii is proud feeling. but not
srevengeful one, which impels rs to this
glance from the present bcck to the past.
and having graii6ed our pride in taking It
~ may quote. with our hearty admiration,
offs taste. brevity and completeness. the
speech with which Mr.. Colfax responded
to his election. The vote stood 101 for
Mr.. Colfax, 81 for all others. We should
like to copy the vote in full. but We have
not space this morning. The following
sfsihs proceeding subsequent to the cleo
tios, o. reported officially in the Globe:
The Clerk then announced that Schuy-
Ter Colfax. one of the Representatives from
the State Of Indiana. having received . ma
iority of all the votes given. was dolly ell
ccfed Speaker of the House of Representa-
tiyes for the Thirty Eighth Congress-
'sWherenpon. at the suggestion of the
Clerk. Messrs. Dawson. Of Pennsylvania.
ana Cox, of Ohio. conducted Mr.. Colfsx
tbiihe chsir,. when he addressed the House
asfoIlows: e,,.e. rf 80
Grntleraea of the House Of Representatives.:
Teddy will be marked in American his
forysas He opening of . Congress destined
t6rldss and settle the'uost imPovtaat ques-
<isps ofahs csntury and during whose ex-
iDfcnea thef6bellieu, which has passed its
cp]Einafions will, beyond oil question:
thanks to our Army and Navy and Adj
mikistrstion, dis q deserved death. Not
on2xswilf vour constituents watch With the
ss1s>dst scrufiny your dsiiberations2 here,
bhtuthe friends Of liberty. to the most dis
49, had, will be interested spectators Of
ySas,aasuis this greater thsa Roman fo-'
rrun al. vlla1.ae<ss sss li5iH - 2 J
- imeks gen - sppsoeeh thess grssc
ounfioia1rish - olo eheughefulns.s Of
ssstssnss. freeing ysss Afsensgiens non
d. aapsbity uhich. ~ inassd Of 81
x..c;pe lse;slsEion. nth sashaksa rslianes
% thss ,Asise Povsr.w which esss steeery
70 thoes Who formed this Union, and can
SIZE svsn greater victory to those yho srs