The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-18
Great Speech by Hon. Schuyler
Colfax.

Hon. Schuyler Colfax, late Speaker Of the u.
:. House Of Representatives, returned TO his
home in South Bend, Indiana, few days ago,
when almost the entire population Of his native
town turned out TO give him an enthusiastic well
come. Ia response to their greeting, Mr.. Coliax
addressed his constituents at length upon the 10.
sues Of the day, and his speech Is justly regarded
as a complete yhdicaiiOn Of the policy Of Con-
gress on tho su6ject Of reconstruction Below
We give AN extract from has ipecch, and commend
II as the words oi u patriot, aud as being appro-
pirate language for the present times
Ia conclusion. They appeal now great
deal 10 the soldiers Thuy are much enamOTed Of
the soldiers since the war Is over. During the
war they talked Of " Lincoln shirclings,n organ.
lied Z" sons vi liberty, and encouraged deser-
lions from the Union army by their letters 10 the
soldiers that this was ga nigger war" but they
were never known 70 be enthusiastic IN favor
Of enlisImcnls, gnleas i was to get themselves
clear 0f a draft. Ehey,pfOnOuuced il decidedly
unconstitutional for soldiers 10 vote in the field,
bu, II Is quite constitutional for them 10 vote
now aud who more enamogrd OF them than
1 they who, for four years. revilcd them and mis-.
represented ihcig holy cause In the midst VI
that great contest. when the nation was bleeding
AT every pore, when her brave defenders icll
thick aud fast IN the deadly camp, BY the rife Vi
4 the anhusltd assassin, on Tue picket line and
Ia the open, mauly strife OF the battlefield there
was ggcat Ct! went up from them for aid-nid
/ IN men aud nOncy---iOr the endangered cause in
It's darkest hour. From Chicago canc then the
response Of the Democracy 10 that cry. II was
the Chicago platform. Loyal hearts asked them
for bread, aud they gave them stone and
when our soldiers turned from the anguish aud
darkness Ut the batti, field and looked 10 sec how
they were sustained while were pcrilling their
lives Tor as in tuiisomr march Inanfious hiyouac
aud deadly sigiie--N bile they were roiiing amid
the hiih AMI starvation 81 Rebel prison pens, OF
while their rlasiug eye turned h,aycnward from
| the death ,oucA "a the hospital-whcn they ask.
ed. 80 " hat new from the North there arose
10 their ears the hiss ~ the Chicago pla,forrn.
your war 10 Il iai.ulc-wc demand an immcdi.
| ate cessation Of hcstililrs But NOW suddenly
they manifest great love for the soldiers votes
We must itunsia tue E" those great principles
lot which those great .agr,i,,s were made W,
cannot Aui lriut mbtg tausc three bundled ,lous.
ana grave, udgC. all Ogcl the South where the
warrior s'etl waiting The morn OF resurrection ;
We Tv'hetubrg. Zoo, low willingly they went forth
10 perish q. iAei. ,uaH:ry aud Win these things
We also fcintinttr how ,hrif memories nrr reyil.
cd ard iheig rlascs iusu.ivd 10 that ifitorous
/ land IAeIc hoWcgs atc stgrwn Is iait hands
upon the graves 81 lhc Rebel dead but the gales
OF the ccincicfis "a winch sleep niun heroes are
] barred, thai no inNly cuOrtd man. or the loval
Union man Of the south may enter TO Law his
humble tribute upon the naine,ess grave Of the
dcsfiscd dead no thus dislonor our dead
bat ihc men Mo now sigiAc hands with the Dem
ocracy a. ,Ac North, and tho are coming 10 sit
IN council with tucm IN the PHILADELPHIA Con.
veniiun. u sc forge, al ,hcse things We are
dasiaTds md coward. worse even than the ,r.i.
tors who lifted their hands against our nation :