Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-09

SrSeec N from SPEAKER COlfaN-Scath-
ing Review OF .'My Poiiey'-Gover-
nor Morton Oh the Democratic Sltto-
ry i'm Kentucky.
Special Despatch to the Chicago Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS, August Z.
The announcement that Speaker Colfax
would address our citizens this evening
seemed as magical talisman to draw peO-
pie here from ali parts of the country adj
jaccnt, and ut an early hour the park was
thronged with not less than 5000 people,
1t had been raining all day, and the even
ing looked SO dark and cherries, that Ma
sonic Hall was engaged for the occsiOn,
but toward eve the skies grew brighter and
the meeting was relocated in the circle.
Mr.. Coliax appeared on the stand at $50
attended by Governor Morton and was re-
ceived with loud applause. He was intro
duced i'm few fitting words by Governor
Morton, after which Mr.. ColfaX began his
speech.
He said. at the close of the Revolution,
if Benedict Arnold had appeared at the
door of the Continental Congress and de
manded his rights as an American-bOm cit
iZen, with what eXecration and scorn the
traitor would have been spurned from the
door. The chiefs of the rebellion were in
no wise different from Benedict Arnold
They had been the rulers of the country,
had been exalted to the highest positions of
power and political station, and yet basely
Betrayed and rebelled against their country.
and now, while denouncing and vIliliylnS
the American Congress. they nave the au-
dacity to come to the door OF that Con
gress and demand what they call their
rights.
Mr.ColfaX said he came 10 us fresh rom
that much abused and villified Congress
There is not to-day rebel throughout Inc
land, not Copperhead, nor man who ma
ted Lincoln and denounces him as Nero,
a Caligula. but who denounced the Thirty
Ninth Congress. We feel honored bv such
denunciation. The members OF that Con
gress were moderate in their demands. hui
were as firm az the eternal hills. that rcb. l
States should not again resume their old
positions until they had complied with
these demands.
The speaker defined his policy of recon
strnction by well known quotation from
a speech made by Andrew Johnson. in
which he declared that only the loyal men
of rebel States should share in the work of
reconstruction.
Mr. Colfax rapidly reviewed President
JohnsOn's policy. and traced it to It's lcgiti-
mate effects. made evident in the late mas
sacre at New Orleans. He characterized
the Philadelphia convention of August II,
as an attempt to inauguratc new party.
and this policy which it was hoped would
be successful at the fail elections, and thus
become the dominant power in the country.
The leaders of the Democratic party and
leaders of rebellion were going to come to-
gethcr there. They had been trying to get
together for years; but the loyal armies of
the Republic had been an insurmountable
obstacle in the way. Now the soldiers had
come home. and they were going TO get to-
gcther and have a love feast. Like the
dew drops they meet and mingle into one.
The speaker then discussed the Consti-
tutional Amendment. which contained the
conditions proposed by Congress TO rcsto-
ration. Ii had been perverted and misrep-
resented by our enemies. He Ohe speak
cr) stood by every word of it. and, placed.
a. il would be. in the Constitution, il wo'd
be It's brightest gem.
Mr. Colfax alluded incidentally to the
contest in his Congressional District. The
Copperheads were declaring they should
carry il, but he didn't feel alarmed. When
October came that District would come
down to the Capitol with every Senator
and Representative in the Legislature loyal
hut two, and 1000 majority for the State
ticket.
He spoke for two hours with great pow
or. being repeatedly interrupted by cheers
and other demonstrations of applause.
After he had concluded, Governor Nor
ton took The stand in obedience to loud
calls, and il a short speech showed the re-
suits which would follow the late victory
OF the rebels over the Union men in Ken
lucky, and the dire disasters which such a
result would bring upon the people OF In
diana.
Altogether the meeting was glorious
one, and Mr.. Colfax has only the more en-
deared himself to the hearts of our people
by his timely visit and eloquent words.