The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-08-01
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Governor Oliver ?. Morton,
DELIVERED JUNE 20, 1896,

DELIVERED JUNE 20, 1866,
g. LADIES IND GHNrnMEN-If | were tc
consult prudence, the improvement q
my health, l shcgdnot be here toenight
but have grcays 49, to do whatever
| can to promote the cause which is tC
be won or lost at the approaching elec'
ton, and | have been desired by friends
also, to deliver short address before the
people. In compliance with this desire
Of my own, and the wishes of others,
shall attempt to address you to~night
upon some of the issues that are invov,
cd in the approaching campaign.
Since have been here to night my
mi'd has been. busy with the last five
now going on six years, believe this
is & G first time | have been on this stage
since the termination of the war, aud
have been thinking over the times that
I was on this stage during the dark
hours of the rebellion, appealing to the
people, calling for volunteers and exhort
ing the citizens Of The the State to stand
by and support the Government.
The war is over--the rebellion has
been suppressed-the victory has been
won, and now the question is presented
to us at the coming election, whether the
fruits of victory shall be preserved CT
Ilost.
SrIEIr or THE DEMOCRATIC pARTY
1t is beyond doubt that the temper Of
the Democratic party is not changed or
improved since the termination Of the
war, but on the contrary it seems to have
been greatly embttercd by defeat IN the
field and at the ballot.hoX. Its sympa-
thy with those who were lately IN arms
against the Government is more boldly
avowed than ever. ard it becomes argu,
mcnlive and enthusiastic in behalf of
the right Of secession and righteousness
in the rcbe'lio,. Thc; tr6s. spirit Of Tie
Democratic party in Indiana has recent
ly received a remarkable Illustration that
should command the solemn considera-
ton OF the people.
Some four or five weeks since a CON.
vention WAS held N the city of louisville
composed in, large part Of men who
had been engaged in the rebel armies
These men assembled in convention,
proclaimed themselves members OF the
National Democratic party, and dcclar-
ed their untaleriug devotion to its time
honorcd principles. They yindicaled the
righteousness of the rebellion and dccar>
ed their stern purpose to maintain at the
ballot box the sacred piinci pies for which
they had taken up arms, Prominent
Indiana Democrats met with them IN
Convention mingled lheir tears with
those who wept over Southern heroes ;
uttered glowing eulogicS upon the mem
ory Of Stoncwall Jackson and john
Morgan, and endorsed their most ultra
and reasonable doctrines and to show
the complete identity between this as
semby Of traitors and the Democratic
party Of Indiana, the indianapolis Uerdld
the organ Of the party, in the bloadest
and most unqualified manner, earnestly
and enthusiastically endorsed its pro-
ccedings, resolutions and speeches, The
members OF this convention did rot
disguise the fact that they were rebels
and Northern Democratic leaders. believ.
ing that the time for Furnishing treason
has gone b., now make haste to declare
that they are and have been united with
them in sympathy, sentiment and pur>
pose, and that they will co operate with
them TO the bitter end, III restoring to
them what they call their rights, and in
repairing the damages done to them 10y
the war. And 10 show that this males
Nolert and reasonable spirit is not con
fined to the Democratic leaders OF Indi.
una, numerous meetings, resolutions,
newspapers and declarations, in every
part of the United States, may be refer,
red to, and especially the votes and
speeches OF the Democratic members of
Congress.
WHAT DEMOCRATIC LEADERS HAVE. DONE,
The leaders who are now managing
the Democratic party in this State, are
the men who at the regular session CT
the Legislature in 1861, declared that, if
an army went from Indiana to assist in
putting down the then approaching re-
bellion it must first pass over their dead
bodies
They are the men who in the Demo
cratic Convention on the Slh of January
1862, gave aid and comfort to the rebel.
lion, by resolving that the South had
been provoked and driven into the con-
test by the unconstitutional and wicked
aggressions Of tho people of the North.