The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-10-04
Steam Up!-PubIio Speaking.

excitement equal to that Of thelast Pres 4
idential contest We have never witnes- .
sed the old Onion Republican Party i.
more united and determined than it now
is, to sustain the Law Making power of ,
the country, against the assaults OF the .
Executive coordinate branch OF the ,
Government, and each member Of thas ,
Party has made up his mind to give the /
harlequin .'circle" -swinger rebuke at /
the ballot-box NEXT TUESDAY. that
= will deter him or any other PresidenI
from the attempt to make breaches IN
the Organization that so successfully sus-
. tainined our brave and patriotic soldiers
whilst they compelled the armed TRAITORS
!. to throw down their arms, and submit
ID. terms far too mild for the high crimes +
? they had committed. l5af ~ r
/. On Thursday night. Gen Crosse, by Il
appointment, spoke at the old Elder cor
ner, on Main and Marion. After speak
ing short time, and when about defining
his position more fully, johnson ward'
in nav for the position he now holds az
Assessor Of this district, he was inter-
rupted BY remarks Of some of the audi
ence-cries of s'bread- and butter, &C
The General said, if the audience didn't /
I desire to hear him he would deslst. he 7
+ was told to Ego ahead" and 'stravel
larouod the circle.' The General again !
! 3 commenced and appealed to his record
| as a soldier; some one remarked to MN
! that he didn't like a COW that would
/ give good pail of milk and then KICK
it over.pa This interruption, was follow
ed by cheers for Congress and shouts Oh
laughter, in the midst of which Gen 1'
retir ed from the box. We are Tor 1ree-
dom of Speech and that has been one OF
the cardinal doctrines of the party with
| which we have been and are connected,
and we are as free to condem such con-
1 duct in our own party ss We would were
one Of our own speakers interrupted by
the opposition. If we do not ike the
l sentiments of speaker, listen to him
ouietlv until he gets through;-there Is
time enough then to manifest dissent
Error is never dangerous II reason anu
not passion, is permitted to combat 1t.
e "A
2 evening, Maj. JOHN II. PoPP, by preVi-
Gus appoin. ment of the Union League
: made most excellent speech to large
and enthusiastic crowd. @-f Htaf
On Friday evening, at the Vaughan
II Corner, an impromptu gathering OF over
II thousand citizens took place, to give
: awelcome to the Soldier delegates from
q Illinois and Wisconsin, who had been IN
> attendance at the Pittsburg Soldiers and
/, Sailors Convention, and, in Swinging
! around the circle homeward, had stop
3 ned over night at the Huntington House.
Z The welcome was a hearty one, anu, a.
2 r.ss .szl.s ss.sss vlss.
g had ssaked their lives to preserve the
5 life of the Nation, and had again resolv-
Il ed to stand by the Old Flag and Con
$ sress--the law making power of the
g country, and rebuke at the ballot box
q the Dictator and Usurper-the bloody
:. instigator of the New Orleans murders
. 1 who now dissraces the Presidential chair
!. they were greeted with cheer after cheer
s that made the welkin ring, and it assured
Il those brave men that the blood that was
3 I shed and treasure spent to maintain Re
j publican liberty, should not be In VAIN
/. but that the Country's salvation gained
i by the bullet, would be preserved and
perpetuateti by the BALLOT. The live
Eagle sold Abe" belonging to the 9th
: Wisconsin Regiment, that had been thro
thirteen different battles and been woun
II ded FIVE different times, and was never
: found skulking in the rear, but always
J bv the glorious Flag of the Union, was
! 1 exhibited and heartily cheered. Severa
! ul-stirring and patriotic songs were
:, sung, and, at late hour the people dis
t persed to their homes rejoicing.
0 On Saturday, at o'clock. p. M, two
i of the loyal Southern delegates, wht
were in attendance at the Philadelphi:
LOYAL Convention, addressed not les:
> fifteen hundred people at the Henry cor
ner, where substantial stand had beer
erected Col LKpERGER, of ST. Louis
was introduced to the crowd by Maj
g PcrP, the Chairman of the meeting, ant
Il the Col. spoke about an hour and a hal
and his arguments against the adoption
n ! OF MY foncy. ana In favor OF sustain
), | ing Congress, were received with hearty
. I cheers Judge WARMorH, OF New Or
!. leans, was next introduced, and he made
al decidedly the best speech we ever heard
- in this city. The people stood patiently
+ and listened to him for near three hours
I longer, frequently applauding the truth
i. full sentiments he uttered AS an eve.
Il witness to the dreadful scenes of the re-
I cent New Orleans murders. he depicted
I the horrible scenes there enacted so vi
4 wildly that you could almost see the in.
l. fernal, blood thirsty traitors engaged in
:, the slaughter of unarned loyal men, and
10 President Andrew Johnson stalking oye,