, 1866-05-29
TUESDAY, MAT %, 1866.


1he pcn'tcal campaign IN 1ndlana was be. |
gun by the Democracy On Saturday, at the
town Of Biufton, Wel!s County, by a speech
from the Hon. L. P. Millisan, la1c OF the Ohio
rcnisentiary, and forpcr,y Major General Of
The Sons OF Liberty. "A rer6atim report nf
this important opening speech will BE- found
in our columns. General AIilliyan touches
the key note Of the fall campaign, and his
views ol pallic uflairs will be read with
interest by men of all parties. lie goes to
the hotlom OF things, and with courage be-
coming the high rank lie held during the war,
cxpounds the whole gospel OF Dcmocra
cy without s;ibtcrfnec or crasurc. he
plants himself firmly on the Chicago
Platform Of 1854, as the latest oil
cial PRONUNCIATION Of the Democratic faith,
aud hc reasons with fidelity and a,uteuess
trau thc premises Which he fiads fl that
hallowcd Instrument He takes up thc
thread Of the Democratic discourse at the
point where the whol. party united in pro-
nouncinG the war failure Fran this 1ie nr-
gues, with great logical force, that the fur
tlcr prosecution OF the war WIS sheer BUTCH
cry and murder; tlHt Lincoln WAS cut oil
when the cup OF his iniQui1y was fall, by m
offended Deity; that Governor Droush. o:
Ohio, was summoned to tcsmenting flames by
the same just Power; that Governor Norton
is follow in. them in obedience to Il like man
date; and finally, that tbs. National debt, in
cu1Tcl in The prosecution of such war,
should be rcpudiaiel.
Gen. Mi1lican's views Of Reconstruction CO.
incide with those OF Andrew johnson. Hc
holds that no further legislative action is
necyssarJ-aIl that is wanted Is TO tell the
Southern States to conc in with their Senator's
and Representatives, mud the work is conn
plcte- He holds The same views concerning
Congress that are entertained by the Presi-
dent snd Secretary AfcCu1loch, although he
docs not call them these men, nor does he
use that elegant Indiana phrase, "Constitu-
tion tinkers-" Nevertheless he comedies
with the Secretary OF the Treasury in repro
ualiIe in acyerc terms the attempts Of Con
ercSs 10 amend the Constitution. The only
why hc {Millignn) would consent to amend it
would be by establishing more ilrm.y
the doctrine of State Rights. Here
again he holds the views expressed
by the President in Ills. veto OF the
Civil Rights Bill. Indeed. the points OF IT,
scmblancc between the Democracy Ut Indiana
and tue johnson party arc so many, that it Is
hard to tell where tho one enls and the Other
1
The point oi blasphenling The memory Of
Abraham lincoln, but they arc undoiu.. his
work with ill their might and dung violence
to his tnme by claiming that il he had Tired
he would hare been as recreant 10 his party
and its principles, as themselves. They bare
not declared any purpose TO repndiatc the
national Ieut, but they are laborins to get
enough ex-rcbels and Copperheads into Con
sress to bring about that result. There is III
good reason why the two tactious should no'
fuse in Indiana as they arc ab"ut IN Do III II
linois. They agree in SO many things, IN,
disagree In 20 few, That there is great daute
or their wasting their strength by semaiuin.
longer apart. Their whole force should b'
directed against the common enemy, the Re
publican party, tor it will all b. needed.
The people Of Indiana know this man Mill
gan. They know the party OF which he is
leader. They know that il he had his desert
he would still bc in the Ohio Penitentiary in
stead Of haransuing tho CoHwrlcads Q
Wells County, urging them TO pay the publ
debt Us the Continental money-wns redeemed
s.with single resolre-'' II is not unIikcl
thai some parts OF Milligan's speech will i
ccnsurtd hy The organs ol Lis own party, jlss
As The Chicago platform was denounced ],
somc Of them who though. it unwise to ayo
their nl sentiments till after the election
But tbs game viii not win. Miiligan is ever
whit as patriotic as Dan Eoor1ee
WHO drrW tho resolutions Of the III
Copperlcad Conycrtion IN Indiana Il |
had been ont Of jail in time, liz would h17
bccn iu tic Convention. aud would hare bee
member Of the Committee on Resolution
as yallandtgham vas in the Chicago Conve
tim, Now that he is out. ke calls on h
followers to maintain the Democratic or:sar
za:itn-to stanl by the old party, as Il
only salvation Of the country. lie sees
the triumph OF that party the fru,tiou vi 9
his labors and sn!feriugs during The war. /.
the people Of Indiana rsad his speech, j,
Sec wlia. that means! Surely a Ill ,rc r;ltai
ouE hh1angnc was never delivered Out
randeluonIum.