Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-27


himself as "a man or . patriot, he was an
Ivy no means TO be despised.-'
His speeds was listened to with attention,
but his endeavors TO make the wrong sp.
pear the betttf cause were 'fruhlessS He
WINS Seldom cheeresl, and SAT down at the
end of one hour and quarter amidst 81
lence which must have gsEed him.
Captain Amasa Johnson, chairman of
the Union Central Committee, without any
prelude, announced, as the next speaker,
nov. scHr'yIEn coLFAx. 2.
The,ahxicty of every one to catch tho
first glimpse Of our noble representative
caused = greatA,art ofthe assembly to rise
TO their feet. Some one inihe crowd CONF
mcnccd, chip" hip and the. shout that
followed still rings, we 9 doubt not,
in Turpie's ears. Ii had often before struck
terror TO the hearts of his Southern friends.
and 1t meant that he, too, must make way
for Freedoms advancing hosts. When the
cheering subsidized, Mr.. Collax began. lie
rapidly reviewed the positions of his oppo-
nent, brushing aside his flimsy arguments
like cobwebs. Mr.. TurTie had taken all
the credit of the achievements of our army
and navy to the Democratic party. Colfax
showed thai the rebellion was inauguratcd
and carried on by the Democratic party.
Beaten at the polls, they determined to set
up.a government in which none but Dem
ocrats could participate. The rebel armies
were composed of Democrats and were
commanded by Democratic Generals. jeff.
Davis, the President of the Confederate
States, was lifelong Democrat. Stephens,
the Vice President of the bogus .concern.
was bright and shining Democratic light.
All the rebel Congressman. Senators and
Cabinet officers. were Democrats of the
straitest sect. Lee, Longstreet. Stonewall
jackson. Joe Johnston, Bragg, Hood, John
Morgan, and Forrest were all Democrats
\ Democratic President and Cabinet had
made rebellion possible for these men, by
storing the lily guarded Southern forts with
large quantities of arms for them to cap
turc, and by scattering our navy TO the four
quarters of the globe. The speaker expos
ell Mr.. Turpics own position during the
war; Ttu.pie's platform then declared that
the war was an unsuccessful experiment to
restore the onion. and that every consid-
Grafton of patriotism and humanity de
manded an armistice with armed rebels
Mr.. Turpie had denounced the tariff as
prohibitory in its character and only OF
benefit to the Eastern manufacturers. Mr..
Colfax showed that the present tariff was
more productive of revenue to the govern
ment than any Which had preceded il,
Welding, as ii does, a yearly revenue OF
$500, 100000. Mr. Turpie had mentioned
only such articles on the free list as are
used by manufacturers, and had failed to
read the entire list which comprchended
many articles of common consumption
4 great war had enveloped the land. The
people had given first their Joseph and
again their benjamin cheerfully, and an al
tempt was being made TO frishtcn them
with the cry of high taX2tiOn. 1t tooE
very few words TO demonstrate tilat sol
diers must be paid. must be fed, must be
armed and supplied. All these things re-
quire money. The people cheerfully took
upon themselves the most Onerous bur
dcns and submitted themselves to be taxed
in basket and store. Why are we 50 taxed:
Because Democrats had refused to acqui-
csce in the decision of the ballot-box. and
had raised their trait0rOus hands TO over
throw the government. But Congress had
taken many of the burdens off the people
At its last session it relieved them of taxa
| ton TO the amount OF 80, 00GOOO, and still
further reductions would be made the com
ing winter. Mr.. Turpic stated the public
debt at S3,OO0.0O0,Oo0. lie had made q
| mistake in the nice little sum of $500, 600
600. That debt, every dollar of which is q
sacred obligation, shall be paid, and we are
going to put it out of the power of Demo
Gratis 10 repudiate ii. or to add to our bur
dcns by assuming the rebel war debt
Mr.. Colfax completely INDICATED The
Union party from all desire to compel the
States to adopt negro suffrage. 1t had left
this question for their own decision, but il
had said to Southern traitors, if YOU do no,
let these men choose their own reprepre-
sentatives, YOU shall not choose for them
lie believed that representation should be
based upon voters, and that treason should
not be rewarded by giving increased pow,
to rebels. The Democratic party wanted q
rebels vote to count as much as the vote.
of two Northern men. This is a strange
way to make rebellion and treason odious
The Civil Rights bill was designed to com
pei rebel judges and legislatures to do JUS
tice to class OF men who. thougli poor
been answering in their loyalty to the flag
| The Freedmcns Bureau, measure thai
had its origin in the heart of the great and
good Lincoln, interposes between the I'M
lettered and unfortunate black man and hi.
cunning and rcbelliouS master, who would
reduce him again to a condition of servi
tude. The Bureau had also been of meal
culable benefit to the destitute white PEG
pie of the South. 1t had saved thousand:
from death by starvation. Mr.. Colfax sait
he was Radical-he in eloried IT, Tie wa.
radically opposed to that which is wrons
and in favor of that which is right. III
was not in favor of negro equality nor Chi
nese equality nor Hotentot equality nor
Malay equality, but he was in favor of ex
tending to every man the equal. protection
! of just laws. While he had voice and 4;
4 vote, never, with his consent, should tho