The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-16

liberty is to be promoted In our day, II must be
b. some other encouragement. (Cheers.) Let
publican party. (Chee1s.) Is that party ht for
adminislTation? Ono, no,n and Yes.
yesw A million tongues ere long will
decide that question. (Cheers.) The Republi-
liberty. 1t was born In sorrow. 1t was child
of suffering, with life issuing almost INTO
death. 1t was brought forth, scarcely brought
forth, before the Apocalyptic dragon poured
out hood of water to destroy the woman and
her child IL began long back, and has had
history and spirit. That spirit and that his
tory have been uniform. It has brought to lite
and power the original doctrine of our fathers.
(Cheers) In almost my whole lifetime, nothing
has been 80 indwelling with me as the love of
liberty; and in school books you can scarcely
find those lessons that in early boyhood had
stirred my soul. In tracts which are nov DIS
tribHted, and in the publications of societies,
we do not see much on this question: and men
are almost afraid to read the Declaration of In
dependence or rather, read IL very rapidly on
the 4th OF July. But those doctrines of liberty
had been locked up OF lay smoulderlng in the
hearts OF the Republican party. IL kindled
again the fires on the hearth and altar and
when danger came IL kindled the eamp-6res
along thousand miles, and the Republican
party prevented the principles of liberty from
falling into forgettulness. That is the party
that includes in the North, South, East and
West, that great army oi men whose hopes, sym
pathles, labors, and suf1erings have been brought
forth in remarkable earnestncss for liberty
that party by their sympathy and their services
are the men that you trained as believers in
hberty-the old abolition party, and more re-
Gently the antl-slavery men and women, who
pray ed long in the dark period for the rising
light o. liberty. To such n party 1t is safe TO
commit the sacied work OF reconstructing
liberty. (Cheers.) 1t has been heard con-
tinuously throughout the war. (Cheers.) 1t
has proved its fdelhy and power. it has earned
in blood the tight to prescribe for our bleeding
country. (Cheers.) I near men say that that
party has lost its character that it arose ior
the emergency. Now, ! say, 1t rose for the
whole day OF liberty. iCheers) II has made
important progress in the elementary steps OF
reconstruction, and IT holds great principles in
securing that specific object which no other
party presents. Though there may be dtfcr-
ences of opinion as to the meaus of securing
common object, there ought to be none
as to the objects themselves; and | INK
there is none. II is the duty OF tue Re-
publican party to continue IN power. L have
sad, from month to month, for year and
n hall, that the Republican party, by bad
| management, suffered themselves to be
rsted, and that If that continued it would be
crime a9ainst liberty second only 10 treason.
(Cheers.) IL is its duty to live, and conduct its
councils so that it shall live al reign just now.
II stands, it seems TO me, on Il fair footing, and
though we may fear reaction, violent excite
ment tending to reaction, don't believe reac-
tlon or amy reactionary party could again bring
about that death which we suffered IN the war.
There is Preai revolution in ideas and things.
II the reactIonary party are to go into po wer,
they will entangie many things that need not
be tangled, and that will require twenty years
to unravcl IL is, therefore, right that this
thing should be done well and rapidly done, so
that duty should be done to the country and
humanity. The Republicans only reIresent
the party that saved the country. To make
peace with the Democratic party is not to
make peace so violated through such party
by the war. TO make peace with them is to
make peace with themselves. The continuance
in power ofthe Republican party is Indispensable
To the raising up and securing intelligent cltiZeu-
ship. Whatever exception may he, we know II
is among, the Democratic party towards the
negro has been bad-bad, and their feelings now
are not very brothcrlr. tCheers.) On the other
hand, there Is vast number VINO nave had
| sympathy for the poor and IGNORANT negro who
are not OF the party OF progress, as the Republl-
| cans aie to-day and for the future. Cheers }
| The Democratic larty feel that the negroes are
| great weeds in the mud which they have been
| hauling at their heels and that If they could
| only get rid ol them 1t would be to their adgan-
| tagc. They say this is TO be white mans Gov
| ernmcnt, and they seem TO predict that the
black mans turn has not yet come. They say
he is interior by nature. On the other hand the
| great Christian public has determined that the
| black man shall be educated They believe that
| we owe debt of gratitude to him Tor his good
| conduct through all the war, and that debt they
mean to pay by security, liberty, and civillza-
| ton. (CheeIs.) The Republicans believe that
| the negro has a precise function in American
| civilization, and they believe that education
| tlonal prosperity. The abuse OF four mill onS oil
men is q crime that would largely reflect upon
| the moral feelings OF the nation. We should
| educate the blacks for their sakes aud for olT
own and we hold that No trust in our time has
| ever been devolN ed on us more sacred and more
e4ponsible than 10 take those freedmen out oil
their degradation by proper steps towards their
| education and enrancblsement,a land elevate them
30 that they may feel Il G duty and understand
the eloIy of citizenship. (Cheers.) And then
with all my heart ! say that every young man
that every one with whom my voice may be in,
huentlal-without wagering, without hesitation,
but by all there is in liberty and truth and under
standing, would say to all, give your suifrages
to the Republican party (Applause.l But J
hear II objected to these positions that myself
believe in the immediate settlement OF thi'
great national difficulty as the Democrats do
ami as it is alleged the Republicans do not, anC
as am not, and therefore we cannot advise yor
10 90 against your own sentiments. | do not sc
advise you. ! advise YOU to go with them.
my self go with them. (Great cheering.) For
h ld that party Is not merely and only plat
| iolm and given number OF voters around it;
hold that party is to be kno wn and its true
p nciples and full career TO be Judged by it,
| auimatng and interior support; by its impulses
bl its genius; and that party that has stamped
upon II a character for injustice, and for its oyt
OF slavery, and for it, hatred of liberty and tbs
back man--no matter how much a party like
that may pretend TO carry out inst principles, i
| isn't competent for II to do it. But it is saI(
that tie Democratic party believe with yol
that this matter is TO be settled at once. They
say that 90 desire it. No, do not. They holc
hat the States have rioht to come back with
out conditions. / do not. loud cheers)
may hold that it is better for justice that cul
PIT aITaigned and convicted by judge should
be paldoned without further ceremony; bu
that is not holding that he should come bacs
before a Judge and saY:-"I have reen pardoned
an d have right to come back and take my
right in society,"" (Oheers.) Ihold that this II
AN undoubted right which inheres only in Con
| gToss Continuous cheering.) / hold that II II
| a SOLEMN nhllgation Imposed upon Congress e