Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-11-03
SPEECH OF MIR. CHASE AT INDIANAPOLIS
On the 14h Of October 1868.

SPEECH OF MIR. CHASE AT INDIANAPOLIS.
On the l4h Of October, 1868.
Fellow-citizens, Lndies and Gentlemen On
Friday last | was comforting with our excellent
President upon some important matters md a.
the close Of our cou, -.. p4 ~
have a great notion to go ~ - . ....I ,o,u tue
Union ticket, and if you have nothing particular
for me to do, as the wheels of my department are
running quite smoothly just now, aud as have
just laid away twenty-five million dollars to pay
the soldiers on the first Of November, l beiev
will CO." Says he, al wish you would" and so
l went, and yesterday l had the pleasure to con-
! tribute my singe vote to the immense majority
given i'll Ohio for the Union. And now want
all these young men anu boys who stand before
me tO-day to remember that whenever a great
iEsis comes (and all elections are great cfises)
horst duty Of every citizen is to know he is
SWAY aud then vote the ticket. l would not ex-
sWHHli,e the pleasure and satisfaction that felt
sWAYlositing my vote on yesterday, for oil the
iments that ever were or ever can be be-
d upon my administration of the financial
Courbs stment of the Government.
ooughlow-citizens Yesterday, as your excellent
CoaEsnor, by whose kind invitation am here
y, has remarked, was great day in the an
Blood 81 this nation. There has perhaps hardly
Blood sheen greater day in our history and
most certainly no greater will ever come.
rday, when the sun arose, thousands Of
were beating with anxiety all over the
some with anxious prayer 10 God that the
Of the UDion might prevail by the voice of
NONeople; others with eager hopes that the flag
our armies carry 20 galunly in the field
Df be stricken down by their comrades and fell
persitizeus at home; ebels in the South were
liable ,hg TO the action OF the people of these
Iri s with eager interest, hoping that they might
equallsuccess at the bailotsbox which they could
Breastsecure by their lrmies in the feld-these
bnod ., these anxieties, penetrated the breasts Of
irrimhe people upon the face Of the Republic -
passalsun went down and the great issue was de.
ins s for the people, with an unanimity hereto
the III unparalleled IN The history Of this nation
'reeas up to the balot-box aud said in tones Of
Nihhder " This Republic which our fathers
founded and securei by their blood shall live" q"
[Cheers.
And, elowciizels, this Republic now uM
live, We have in the progress Of cur armies
achieved successes which make the reduction of
the rebellion sure. The possession of East
Tennessee guarantees to us the centre OF the Con
federacy. Its very heurt is in possession of our
troops Gen RoseCrans confronts Brag at the
gate of East Tennessee, leading into the State Of
! Georgia. 'ieu. Burnside has the interior, and it
is utterly impossible, und so the rebel statesmen
themselves have continually said that the rebel
lion shall, under such circumstance, succeed
They must wrest East Tennessee from our grasp,
or it is Ony question Of time whether the re-
beioD shall be put down or not. 1t is Il ques-
tion ior US alone to decide. So, too, we hold the
Mississippi river. That, Of course, divides the
Conft dcracy in twain, and that party, or that
body of people tAat holds the Mississippi must
necessarily have control Of the Mississippi VAL
ley Thus We have possession Of these two great
important points. In addition to this, We have
most OF their seapOris, and at this very moment
Gllmote, worthy aud gallant son Of Ohio, is
approaching by sap aud mine TO the city If
Charleston itseii, and in few days perhaps,
but sooner or later anyhow, that rebel city, where
treason, was nursed, and born, and fed and
brought to maturity, must necessarily fall
Thus we have things in our own hands to great
extent
Now, in the light of this fact, look at the i'm
portauce Of the great events Of yesterday
Suppose that the result lad been otherwise /;
suppose that this gentleman, who has been sent
by the kindness of the President to the prOtec-
tion of Queen Victoria, had been elected Gov
ernor OF Ohio, we would in all probability have
had civil war in Ohio. Suppose the so-called
pence party had succeeded in Pennsylvania, the
result would have been that supplies would have
been withdrawn from your armies in the field,
so far as the influence aud acts Of the Governor
Of Penns ylyania could effect that object. Sup
pose the heart of lndanH had proved unsound,
how paralyzel and weakened would have been
the arm Of the Government How utterly i'm
possible would il have been for the President to
give the soldiers in the field any encouragement
that their wants would be supplied and theiI
services rewarded. But now the people have
said TO the army, " You shall have free use oi
every thing you want to crush this rebellion
only 60 to work and finish il as soon as posi-
ble.' [Cheers
You want this rebellion TO end tomorrow if il
can be done you want it ended next week, il
possible; but if not then whether it shall BIZ
next week, or next month, or next year, you art
, determined that, by the help OF God Il must dRl
shut ead Aud the voice of the people utteret
on yesterday will greatly accelerate It's ending
Ii the rebellit u could be put down week ago il
twelve months, il can now be subdued in six -
1 Ycu see, then how appropriately we can NEE
together Io-day, and clngrutulate each other ant
tue country that God has put it into the heart
Of the people to stand together us one man fo
the integrity Of the Republic
You have had all the objects OF the war FIRE
quenty aud ably discussed before you, and
shall not attempt to go ever them to-day. vii
! simply sny that We ARE engaged in a struggle 70
+ tue integrity Of the kepubc-for tue very lif
of the greatest nation ever established upon thi
gobe-a struggle upon which depends the ques
tlon Of whether the civilization which our fore
fathers planted shall remain to all future geneT
- ations an example to the wcrld as in time pas
This is not war Of conquest, but the questlo
involved ia it is whether our dear country, tn
country ol our fathers and the heritage Of ou
children, the country that embraces in it all iha
: is dear 10 US, shall live or perish. Why it is i
( this matter exactly if in family tine childre
! should be asked whether their father and moti
er should live or die This is why your heart
are so unanimous upon this subject You lov
your country dearly you love her institutions
. you are proud Of her tradtionary and her pre-.
: ent glory, and are Jealous for her prosperity
Z the future And you not only love your countr.
: but you love mankind; you feel fer the welfal
I Of your race, the hopes Of which are to so gre
: an eAteut wrapped up ia this nation These Al
. your sentiments.
M. Now, We 1T Washington, each in his spher
s have been doing siI the time simply what y
4 could to give effect 10 your will We have on
~ to represent tie peopie--the President in i
70 sphere, aud the other officers Of the Admnistr
tiou in their spheres. We do not pretend to S.
that we have not all of us made mistakes. 1t