The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-11-13

.tlrte. Ne,o York. Thursday ese.ing.
Oetoosy. 20.
We end the following abstract OF the
speech of Mr. Coifax in the N. York Daily
Tribune of Oct. 3oth:
Mr. MOVES then introduced the Hon.
SCHUYLER CoLrAx Of Indiana, as 1.-The mex,
speaker" [TreReqdous cheers.
sPEEoH OF HOE. SCHUYLER coLFAx.
Yes. Sir. a citizen Of Indiana, but proud
OF my nativity in the State Of New York.
[grea. applause but psouder even than Of
my birthplace. * the state of my adoption
that stand before you to Light claiming to
be citizen of the United States, applause
which in spite of treason 10 arms for its
overthrow, still lives; cheers in spite Of the
men who, living under the flag they are
unworthy of, seek to cripple the cause Of
the country, still lives; in spite OF the i'll
will of despotism abroad. still lives; yes,
lives, and will live. one and indivisible.
now and forever. Tremendous applause. I
TIE question to be answered by the men Of
New York. on Tuesday nextis, "How much
do you love your country?' Thousands of
brave mon in the field have answered tha,
they love their couutry more than their lives
Will not tho loyal men of New York emu.
late their patriotism By declaring they love
their country more than party? Ohio has
proclaimed by 80, 900 their answer to this
question, and their confirmation of the de-
cree that their degenerate son was no. fin to
live on her soil; and that when he fed to a
foreign flag. h. was "the right man in the
right place" [cheers. They cut West had
felt ever since that ali the tunes they sung
on the Sabbath should be sung to halelu
jah metres, and every day celebrated as a
day Of thanksgiving and praise. All over
the country the shout of triumph for the
Union has echoed from Maine to California,
and all the States and Territories of the
Nation, from the oldest State to that young
Territory Of Nevada, whose streets are paw
ed with silver. Then let New York follow
the example. and come up with noble aud
overwhelming ma jority and take her position
where she should be, al the head of the
States which stand against all foes, for the
Government and the Unicn. Loud cheers
He would not speak Of the value and worth
of the Union. which could no more be com.
puted in dollars and cents than the value of a
fathers blessing or mothers love. Form
ed by our fathers when pinched by poverty
and hunger, and bankrupt in all blu, faith
and hope and courage. But aided by the
God Of Battle. they marched forth and He
gave them strength /; and fsom tina, little
beginning we have gone on with the thronc-
ing triumphs of three generations since,
which showed this land seemingly the
most favored Of Coda population ex-
banding far beyond our former borders and
ACROSS the mountain watch to wers of our
Western plains to the glitteriEg ravines of
he Golden State and amid ell these tri- |
,mphs without provocStion this Rebellion |
VAS prccipitated on the country. / ask you
t our country ought not 10 be dearer TO us
now in the hour of its affection and trial
han when it was basking in the sunshine of
prosperity and famed by the sephyrs OF
peace! This Government has poured it's
blessings upon all Of US like the brmmia q (
water Of tie rivers pour their fuluess into
the sea. Revolution may sometimes be
justified. would not insult the memory of
our fathers by saying it was not; but il never
can be ju.iifiable to drag the robes Of peace
in the red blood Of civil war where there is !
an open ballot box to redress fancied OF real
1t was justi6able in Hungary. and !
much as l admire Russia for her unvarving
'iendship to our Republic. when think Of
Polish men and women shot down a, War |
hymns, it seems as if she had a right TO rise !
and demand for herself her old place among
the nations Of the earth. Cheersl will !
not speak OF party God forbid that I {
should. l know how many anyuished I
hearts there must be in this assembl y-fath- I
ers. mothers, weeping over the loss of their !
first born, dear to them as their hearts |
blood, who have fallen for their country,
laid low by Rebel bullets, and who mourn /
like Rachel and will not be comforted be.
cause they are not; wives weeping fox their
husbands murdered by this wicked and gi
gantic Rebellion. whom they are never to
meet again ill they meet them at the Judge
ment day. should scorn myself, il under
such circumstances | should come here TO
talk of party. F!sunt your party banners
il you will. l follow no dag but the flag of
he Union. and | know no party but the
party of my country. Long and loud ap-
plause. Blow the party trumpets as you
may, all the music wa should keep ste o to
5 the music of the Union. Applause L
When you vote down the Union ticket You
give hope and comfort to the Rebellion. 1t
has lived upon the hope of aid in the North;
md if You support its sympathizers here
y GU give IL comfort there.
Then let New York declare for the Union
Ind speak in a voice louder, than her cata-
ract Of Niagra, and as far reaching as her
floats, to the farthest sea, and
when it is known that the great State OF
New \ ork has determined that this REBEL
on shall be crushed it will be as valuable a.
he winning of battle in the fieli.-He
'ejoiced that We had President as we
nave loud cheers AS Abraham Linloln
Cheers. The Roman Senate voted thanks
o Narro, because in the darkest hours he
lad never desTaired of the Republic. And A
uturc generations will record their thanks
% Abraham Lincoln. w bo in the dark DAYS
# the republic yea. ago. when we had
lays without sunshine and nights .vi,hou. a
tar. puzzled not. and did no, despair of
he Republic. Cheers II there is an
honest hearted man who lives in this coun-
ry, whose whole soul is filed with devo-
ion for the country, that man is Abraham
lincoln renewed eheee,sl; and though
lie sometimes differed with the Admnnista-