The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-07
Speech of Hon. Columbus DeIanO, Of
Ohio.

Speech Of Hon. Columbus DeIanO, Of
Ohio.
Hon. Columbus DelanO spoke brlehy at a
meeting in Eaton. Ohio. on the Sd inst In the
course of his remarks he said his hearers should
not think that because the war over the
fighting had ceased. Blood was running no
longer but their troubles were not ended
There was as much important work now to be
done TO promote their own welfare and that OF
their children as had already been done, and
upon the fidelity of the people to the Govern
ment depended It's perpetuity aud prosperity.
The foundation on whicn the conspiracy against
the Government rested was the terrible wrong
OF human bondage, and the design OF extend
Ing 1t into the territories of the United States.
/ 8 supporters In the South bought up
tb9s snein ahe heocrS"c deSIpeT'' ane ane
nation. Bat 1t was written in letters of light in
the eternal and everlasting courts of Justice,
hat a course OF iniouity such as that should
come TO end God would not always suffer
IL TO endure even II the struggle TO overthrow Il
made gTayeyards by the ten-acre field. He was
not speb King of the rank and file of the Demo-
cratic party, but of Is leaders. The same cou-
vi WORK. and would continue to work Til the
heel Of loyal men was placed on the serpents
head. IL was the decree of God that they were
TO fight the Copperhead snake until they had
killed it, On tue subject Of reconstruction ne
said that the President had undertaken 70 esta-
bl sh civil governments in the Southern States,
but he (Delano) never saw any constitutional
a! thority for it, Congress was required to esJa-
dish civil governments in all the states. But
in regard TO the present conspiracy, where were
ValiHl dIgham, and PendleJOn, aud Jetf. Davis,
and Toombs, and MOSby, on this question?
W hen Johnson was swinging or reeling around
tie circle, he said that Congress was a "rre-
I tnued Congress, " managing on the verge Oi the
Government" What was that but saying Cnat
Cong ess was an illegal body? Nalandigham
and Thurman echoed this declaration; they said
that Congress was not legal body, because all
the States were not represented. But If Com
gress was an illegal body, then its acts were
void. Suppose the President whO, instead Of
being n Moses, was Pharaoh, prevented any
reconstruction this fall He would then assert
the vaitdiiy OF his State governments, and they
would be represented in the Electoral College,
The people were mistaken If they Thought
trey were yet out OF danger. Andrew JJnn.
son was probably now con irving means TO
remove General Grant; he was now quarrel
ling with him and might remove him. The
only way 10 get rid of the President was to
impeach him, and until he was removed he
would be an obstacle in the way of reconstruc-
tion. The speaker believed there was deep
seated purpose on the part of the President to
restore the Rebels to po or, and men like Val
landigham, who opposed the war, supported
the President. These men were looking to a
hoped to succeed through the accidental tyrant
at Washington. He mad no doubt they would
be fOiled, for Congress had anticipated the Pre-.
sidenps course. That body knew from Secre-
tary Stanton that Grant was loyal, and would
not allow Rebels to be counted In the Electoral
College, and they had made q law so that the
President could not remove him. But IL the
Z, esident tried TO remove him he would fl nd
that Grant was there; he would also find one
hundred thousand boys in blue ready to stand
by the old flag and strike down the conspiracy.