The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-25
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COL. coLvzlLn AND asx. aoanAu.
The meeting called At tho Court
House on, last Monday evening to hear
the addresses Of these gentlemen, M.
tolerably respectable in point Of num-.
ben. VIM. J. Parsons, Esq, presided
and introduced Col. Colvills ~ the frat
speaker. The remarks Of this gsptls-
man were very disconnected, rambling
aud tame. He falls far below stand.
ard Of mediocrity, both u speaker
and a Z thinker. He made no points;
and, taken altogether, his speech was
a weak aud ill;jointed an affair a W.
ever presented to the people Of St.
Cloud.
He talked = good deal about "Abo-
litionists," ''the radicals who opposed
tho war;" (who were theyl) tour cur
1ency becoming more and moro worth
less" TO-, 30. He declined to discuss
Mr.. Johnson's policy, but said hs would
leave that to Gen German. The only
part Of his speech worthy Of mention
was his unqualified Enforcement Of the
Constitutional Amexdment-the very
essence and spirit Of the Republican
party, and the matter Of its difference
With the President. Col. Colville said
he was willing to. accept the Amend
mcnt, aud that if he thought it would
settle the whole question, he would be
where he was last fall. Speaking Of his
being on the Democratic ticket, he said
that when the Democrats called 4 Con-
vention this fall aad adopted platform
that at least did not conflict with the
Constitutional Amendment when they
said to the Republicans, eff you will
not join With US We will adopt your
platform Of principles and take you.
Amendment as basis Of final settle.
ment," it was then Col. Colville stated
that he agreed to run on that platform.
This was pretty hard enuuciation
for Democrats, who found that their
candidate had swung bach again, and
| was trying to balance himself on Re.
publican ground: The truth is, Col.
vile is oscillating between the two pat
ties without regard to prineiples-his
only object is to get votes aud Office.
Gen. German was the next speaker.
He opened with the same sketch Of his
military career that he had given the
last time he was here how he had been
seven years in actual military service
twenty-five years in prominent civil life,
during which time he had t'swung
around the circle" from alderman up,
&c., &c.
! A number Of his points We notice
this week, by paragraphs. He, like
Colville, came out bluntly for the Con
stitutional Amendment, and said that
being no candidate for Office, he had nj
concealments to make. He said hi
could see nothing Objectionable in thu
Amendment, and specially favored thu
clause which would prevent the leader
in the rebellion from holding Office
He said that if the Republicans wouli
instruct their Representatives to accep
the Amendment as settlement of ou
difficulties if they would come forwart
and offer the hand Of peace aud recon
citation on that basis, then the Demo
cratic party of this State was with them
He said thatif Mf Donnelly will pIedg'
himself to accept that Amendment b.
would agree With him, and that Nj
Donnelly aud Col. Colville would stan,
exactly upon the same platform in tina
particular.
Having thus unquali6edly place.
Col. Colville on the Constitutions
Amendment platform, he proceeded Il
ask the support Of the people for hin
on purely personal grounds-his wounds
sufferings, &c.
/ Whyt his change Of sentiment on tn
part Of Gen. German since the time b.
spoke here afew weeks ago with Senate
Norton? That gentleman assailed tn
Amendment most bitterly, and coul,
scarcely 6ud words strong enough t.
express his dcnunciation. Why thi
great change? 1t can only be iron
the glorious result Of the elections il
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Iowa aud Indiana
and these demagogues think that b!
pretending to favor the Amendmen
they can deceive the people and eatcl
their votes.
Al UNBLUSHlN0 VA1SEHOOD.