The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-03-08

plauseI He was pre- eminently pro
gressiye man. He did not give the ex
/ ample Of playing the role OF Moses IN
the beginning, and then playing that OF
Pharaoh at the end How had he { Mr.
Douglass came to know Mr.. Lincoln
Well, he was invited. Laughter
The fact that Abraham lincoln would
invite q black man TO the White House
was an indication of the character of the
man-an indication that he possessed
+ the courage to contradict a popular pre-
/ jadlce, and go athwart s. popular Gus
/ tom
After recounting Il few of the more
prominent characteristics of the late
President, the speaker continued, that in
/ consequence of his death we were now in
. the midst of trouolous times Some
good had already come out of it, and
perhaps We needed it to make US ac-
quainted with ourselves, our strength
and weakness. and the indestructibilitv
Of our institutions Nothing can be
done against the truth There is a pow
ct in the Universe. call it by what name
You will, that can confound the wisdom
! Of the crafty. and make the wrath of
man 10 praise God. Our Government
has been tried by conspiracy, by rebel
lion, and assassination, and vet here il
stands. and we have more confidence in
its stability than before. One OF the les
sons which the assassination WAS to
teach US was that We may not bind the
chain around our neighbor without hav-
ing one end around our own neck; that
We cannot allow slavery, or any of it's
pretensions in our land, without enfan-
gering the safety OF the people. The
crimes OF the South were all in accOr-
dance with this great crime II II were
asked why dwell on it at this time, be
cause he saw the eagernesS with which
some were getting ready to shake the
hands of our enemies ; because there
were those who were asking us to forget
the crimes of the Southern traitors, and
the very men who were most anxious to
do so were those who would have us for
get the services OF our friends We are
Oh the verge OF a chaSm, deeper, darker,
and more terrible than that out of which
we have just brought the nation, and the
indications are that the man into whose
hands we have confded the liberties of
the country, seems about to cruelty be
tray Us into the hands Of our enemies
He defended the Union from a slave ba-
sis, and he fought it ont on that line un-
til the South had gone SO far that he
could not return To it. and was COMPEL
ed to accept the Proclamation of Eman
cipaton. JET. Davis was a great traitor
but he was at least 4 consistent traitor.
lie was a wolf, but not wolf in Sleeps
clothing He can at least take to his
heart the satisfaction that he was true to
those who trusted him with power. He
did not put himself at the head of
= it. ! IL hot
shall be said of him who taught US
that treason was a crime, to be made /
odi0us by punishment. and in his plan /
Of reconstruction was to give the front /
seats to loyal men and the back seats to /
traitors. if it shall turn out that he has .
selected traitors to take the front seats.
and loyal men to take the back seats /
W hat shall be said of him who called .
himself the Moses, if, in his plan of re
construction, he remembers his coun-
rvs enemies and forgets his country
riendS If he reioices the hearts of the
Iaton' enemies of the men who re
DICED over rebel victories. and were
IoOmy when the armies of the Union
riump hed-and grieves the hearts of
be nations friends IF he shall enfran
hise oar enemies, and disfranchise those
Who came to our rescue IL our utmost
iced ? II, instead of settling this ques-
ion now and here, he shall bequeath it
$ a legacy to posterity, and prepare the
way for new rehelIions? 1t were better
or that man had he never been born
t were better that a mill stone had been
led about his neck and he cast into the
ga Applause.
There were some who claimed that if +
t had not been for certain men, such as
Calhoun, Garrison and the like, there
would have been no rebellion, but there
we're great principles back OF these men
slavery behind Calhoun. and freedom
,ehi-d Garrison-whichm must come IL
Ontact
Right mast triumph. If we were viii
ing TO wait, God could wait. He ex-
pressed faith in Congress as to the is
ues ut stake. Applause.