The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-07-26

! Gentlemen, We as democrats viii sustain the
right wherever it is found Let us assure the
President ofthe United States that we do
and can fiee above party, and will 90 with
hin' or any men OF any party who will main
tsin inviolate the constitution Of our country.
at the conclusion of the remarks of the
| chairman, some one called for three cheers
for Col Eddy, the true and tried soldier and
patriot, and three rousing cheers were Civ
en-
THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION.
Judge James Bradley offered the fol
lowing resolution, which, after being am
ended, as below, was adopted
Whereas, In the treseft condition of poii:lca'
affairs II Is important that the conservative ele-
m eHt throughout the district should be heard in
opposition to the radical disunion faction, which
has been permitted to control publications and
| Whereas, 1t is proposed to hold national con-
yentlOnin Philadel phia, on the 18th daY of Au-
gdst next, in which shall be represented the un
ion conscri atrye element of all the states. as
founded by the revolutionary fathers, and perfect
ed by their sons. and to the cad that platform
may be adopted upon which all who love their
country and their whole country, nay unitedly
stand therefore,
Resolved, That We will appoint fire delegates
to the Philadelphia union convention.
r. z. Efhnger, James Bradley; c. n
Fitch, A. L. Wheeler and 7. j. Merrifeld
were chosen delegates to the Phladelp phia
convention.
| NOMINATION OF HON. DAVID TURPIE.
After the adoption of the resolution, on
motion of G. III. Reeve, Hon. David Tur-
PIE was nominated as candidate for con,
gresham for the 9th congressional district
oflndiana, When the chairman announced
that the nomination was unanimous, twice
three cheers were given for the nominee
with will. Mr.. Turpie then addressed
the convention in substance az follows:
SPEECH BY HON. DAVID TURpIE.
Gentlemen of the Convention and fellow
citizenS-l cannot address you upon this oc
casion without first expressing my thanks for
this renewed exhibition of your confidence in
me. 1t has touched me very much and very
deeply. You may be sure that nothing shall
be lacking in my effort to merit it, Since |
last addressed you upon political topics, the
war for the Union has been closed with success
and honor. The national Union has been re-
stored; national law has been recognized; the
national flag has been Salutcd upon every foot
OF territory ever covered by the authority of
the United States. The existence of the Union
IS no longer threatenedby arms. The Union is
not endangered by any section of the cOun-
try Opposition is no longer raised to your
constitution and laws No evil threatens ex-
ccpt i'll Massachusetts and New England ard
let me say that it will not exist there much
longer. Resistance to federal authority has
existed in that section from the organization
OF the government and from present appear
anccs it Will end there We intend to wipe it
out in Indiana in October next. We will
bury the last rebel in October next, so deep
that no resurrection will ever raise him The
President of the United States has adopted the
policy Reconstruction, which is the same as
that of his predecessor. Those States which
formerly adopted the ordinance of secession
have set aside those ordinances they have
abolished slavery, that powerful cause of dis
quietude they have repudiated the rebel debt;
they have been recognized as States by the
President, and the majority in Congress, for
when they levied taxes Onthe States i'll rebel
lion, they did so as States they have recog-
nized them in every possible manner.
For four years we have fought and Warred
upon the doctrine that secession was nullity
Now, when the Union power prevailed these
same men insist that secession was not null
lty, but a success, and that these States are
States no longer; that they must be excluded
and remain 0dt of the Union until additional
guarantees are made What arc these guar
antees? They are submitted to the Lcgisla-
tureS IN the shape of Constitutional amend
ments, and it is said these amendments must
be adopted before these States can be admit
ted. Fellow citizens, might ask are there
any Constitutional amendments, in ink or pa
per, or parchment, which can bind together
people whose interests do not unite them
We had Constitution once, which held that
the fugitive slave should be delivered to his
master; That no State should be divided with
ont the consent of its inhabitants: that citi-
zcns should rot be subject TO arbitrary arrest
or imprisonment What has become of these
Constitutional provisions? Ii we are to re-
store the Union, ii must be based upon love,
affection and Ia true feeling of reconciliation.
Our opponents say. these States in rebellion
must adopt the Constitutional amendments;
but how can a dead State give vitality to liv
ing ordinances? There is the amendment |
which announces that We will never pay the |
rebel debt. We never did intend to pay it
no abolitionist, republican or democrat ever
thought of ii ;cvcn the rebels themselves new
er proposed the recognition of the rebel debt. |
1t is not payable by its own terms till six
months after the recognition of the confcder |
acy. When will that be? Not till Charles
Sumner prefers a negro To a white man.
They say the public debt Of the nation shall
forever remain niviolate.. They insert in one
of the amendments little speech saying that
soldiers pensions shall always be paid.
want TO know ifthere are any who objects to
paying these pensions? DOVE not all believe
that they are a debt due, not by law, but every
principle of gratitude to the defenders of our
country? Ut is said that the public debt shall
forever remain inviolatc There is no man
here who does not recognize ii as valid. There
is one provision am willing to violate. That
is one which grants that no one ofthe holders
of bonds shall be taxed for State, County or
municipal purposes. The men who hold these
bonds insist that il shall not only be the law
of congress but that it shall be inserted in the
constitution ofthe United States. They want
you to swear, not only that your hands are
lied, but that they shall remain tied forever.
| am willing TO repeal to-day that provision.
think il can be done without any breach of
public faith. Have you ever considered the
importance of this question-thc equality of
taxation? There are now exempt from taxa
ton S300.000, ,0O0 and it is proposed to make
that perpetual 10y inserting it into the consti-
tuition.
The speaker proceeded in a masterly man
ncr TO show the iallacy of other amendments
and propositions advocated by the radicals In
Congress, elcting the frequent applause of
the audience He closed by saying that the
eternal gratitude of all good citizens awaits
those Who shall restore this country undivided
TO the domain of national law and the reign OF
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