The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-20
From the Evansville dndl Courier

From the Evansville Qnd) Courier.
Major Morcau, after the Gu: :omary pre-
liusinary remarks said that he was glad to
see SO many who were able to be called
traitors by 'traitors.' lie was Glad tc
meet SO many Of his old comrades who
hal stood with him in the face of death for
the preservation of the Union. These
men had dared TO face the storm OF lead on
many battle fields, and they could, he
thought, face the storm Of epithets and
lies hurled upon them by the sray-at-homc
patriots who follow such great military
heroes as Charles Sumner and Thaddcu>
Stevens. [Applause.
He had been with the Republican party
since its formation, ten years ago and had
been high priest in the Republican tenn
pie, and when he spoke Of the party, he
knew what he was speaking about. In
the 22d oil February Convention, h crea,
ted storm by Offering resolution indors
ing Andrew johnson cheers crippled
standing on crutches, he went under III
that convention with his johnson resolu-
ton, as he and his horse went under be-
fore the rebel lines. Applause
1t was not pleasant to part with ole
party friends and COMPANIONS Befor,
him, hdsfer, he saw II. faces of friends
osteu yed ago, and hst ater'sss.ciates o
the past ten years HSregretted to par
with TIE latter. but he had appealed to thc
high court of his conscience, and he would
be true to himself Applause.
Because he had ceased to co>operat,
with those who had deserted his standard
bearer, ANDREW johnson, he had been at
tackled; but he would say to them tina
every attack m.de upon him was sharl
edged knife put into the vitals of the Re
publican party, and he cared not hoy
thick and fast theyfe!l. [Applausc.]
lie would not baudy cpithets with hi
opponents He had 40 hard names to ap
ply to them There were too many qucs
tions of vital importance to discuss to hay
time for personalities lie would, howev
er, only addre 5 hem in desutory manner
Tor he was unwell and ought to be in hi
bed.
One Of the great issues OF the day-th
greatest Of them all-was the question c
"Inioa or Disunion r. 1t is the SAM
question that was forced upon the countr,
five years ago, and for the settlement o
which the American people had been call
Ell TO arms--for which they had suffered
and for which they had died. The sam
question is to be settled again, through tn
oerfidv of revolutionary and usurpini
| Congress, which has attempted to rob tn
soldiers of the fruits of their suffering an
privations. For what? That part
NAV provide means for the retention 0
it's power.
DO you remember, fellow-comrades, th
i lducements held out for you to enlist =
Eleven States had proclaimed that the
were Going out of the Union-that the
were going to assert the supreme sover
eighty claimed for them by certain schoc
Of politician. in the south, and dissolve tn
Union left us by Washington. That wa
the inducement We were enthusiastlcali
appealed to-and we responded. All
how many responded, let the thousands
dead all over the south, tell OF the Ca
, nace and death. How We went forth
= meet that question OF "Unlon or Disunion,
LET the vacant seats .. the hearth tel
where void is made that may never
6llod on earth How we went forth Il
the armless sleeves, to be seen on ever
highway, the halting step, the crutch al
e the hobbling body tell.
+
!. What has Congress done for the VIII
man? What legislation has been unde
taken during the whole of last session tn
has tendency even to benefit the poo
laboring, producing classes? Nothl'
ba, been done for white men--cverythn
/. against them. There has been but o
idea before 1t. to the exclusion of eve
e 4, thing else. 1t is the one idea of nigg'
'i They have had nigger in the lobby, nlge
y in the gallery, nigger on the brain, and
:. nv opinion niger in closer quarter'-
y Applause and laughter