Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-09-06

try, aud sought to botray ~. deathl
What would lie have done with Yallandig
ham, who went MS far in endeayoring Il
bctrny this nation as did Arnold in the
revolutionary warY lie did all 'he could
do 10 promote the cnusc of treason. If he
had fallen under the administration q
Washington tho whole accursed posse oI
rebel leaders would have lost their necks
and justly, before God and their ccun'
try.
A voicc-That is just what they ought
10 have had.
Yes, it >oueht to have been done
aud beea,ise IL was not done tho
nation has suffered. Il has suffered
as the Jews suffered wien the
Almighty told them TO do certain
things aud they failed TO execute his com
mand. They never got out Of the diff
Guilty, aud were reminded Of il us long as
history lasted. You saved those wretchos
who forfeited their lives and ought TO have
died. Whea men commit most fragrant
crimes, aud the law provides for their pun
ishment, it is nothing but weakness to
spare them. How many innocent men
have fallen because We aid not execute the
law and the culprits at the same time.
Men may seem 10 net upon principles OF
generosity, but really, while dealing leni.
emily with these devils, bring death and
destruction upon thousands of Just men.
"But," say Thurman and Vallandiglra IN,
"you arroeato dcspotism over those men
IN not allowing them to come into Con.
grcss. TO aid IA the administration Of tho
Government" Did men ever hear such a
plea2 l. IL not because the nation has
never visited tho law upon the head of
any traitor that now treason begins TO be
who have caused the loss Of hundreds OF
Thousands Of our bravcst and best men
arc not only permitted to 20 acquitted, but
such men as Thurman and Vnllandigham
extend their sympathy TO them and say
they are tJrannized oyoi2 know | use,
as Quakers say, plain language. can't
talk eentlemanly with traitors who have
causod tho death Of 80 many Of the flower
of our youth If you symralhise with
such men have no part or lot In Your
oommisseraiion. II IL the dcpravcd work.
ing Of our old Democratic heart that nev.
or was wholly given 10 the support OF man.
hood aud just principles, nm not mt.
urally cruel man. don't like 10 see
human misery more than other men. 1t
was because | could not lear such misery
that after investigating the eruellies OF
rebels TO tho Uuion prisoners under. mp.
.poinlment Of Cougyess, that introduced q
resolution iuto the Senate, 10 treat their
prisoners as they treated ours. | don't
mean their soldiers, most Of whom could
not do otherwise, but their sprigs Of ars.
tocracy who stirred pp tho rebellion. /
proposed to give them notice that we had
taken 80 many of their men, and would
treat them as they did ours. Was this q
new thingY No, sir, | took II from all
publieists who had written on the laws Of
war, aud | found II sanctioned aud prno
ticed In the Revolutionary war, and Ia the
war of 1912, If tbis law Of retaliation
had been adopted have no doubt IL would
have saved the liyca OF thousands. What
| wish TO say Is that tho men who assist.
cd IN rrolouglng this war, and bringing
all this misery upon our soldiers, had the
impudencc 20 come before you, tho PEOPLE
of Ohio, aud cOnyass f5r your votes.
Boys in-blae,willahcy sgot your votcs2
No, sir they will not get one. lie would
be sorry soldier VIM would 30 TO their
side, nl,er knowing what they had done.
| want 70 Fay a word TO you who have
been with 'os thrcugh ali those iriumphs,
and encouraging words, in regard to the
suceessof these ereatund glorious priu.
ciplos VIC have held 80 long. Such spec.
taelo never was presenled 20 this world
before. Whit has this party done that
baa caused US TO bo branded IA Radicals
and Aboliiionirte7 llavo wo not grown
from q cloud not bigger that mans baud
into pewef that BON rredominaies In
this land FOR goodY Why don't the Dem.
orra,s reflect outhat which has dtbased
them 10 nc,lring aud bait us VI? IL Is
tho great sphit OF righteousness per.
meating the great party that you have
stood by 10 gioriovsiT Wo have never
linobod.T kxogpt, ouc year, since tho Re-
publican patty WAS organized, II has met
with nothing baEsictory. liu, thcso men
don't understand Why the Democratic
party, which they eay was once so eheng,
has fallen under The ban, und become q
hlssing aud By word among men. II Il
because they departed lfom every prinei,
pie Of repubicauism. Why, brother
Thurman, on'tho principles you advocate
to day. you gain victory, you must
plant your batteries very high. You must
storm the SebaslopOl o.iho Almighty, aud
shell him from his throne, before your
principles can predominalo. Great APP
pIausc lie will give you no help. . You
are warring against Omnipotenee, and
tho benevolent designs of the Almighty
as to this nation, aud your pnny princi.
pies ol parlialily will DO lramplcd under
foot, aud be marc scoifcd and jeered at, Ia
future generations, than you are now.
While you, my Republican friends you
that have stood 30 ike rock against all
those inundations Of slavery aud wrong,
aud in good report aud evil report have
never swcrved from your integrity, in fu,
iurc history you will be praise to the
name of the nation, aud your children
and your grandchildren hereafter will rise
up aud call you blessed. You must look
at these great revolutions, and 500 to what
end they end-whether thers was ever d
more glorious consummation OF any great
political controversy than that which shall
eventuate in striking the shackles from
five millions OF enslayed people? You
have taken by the hand tho poor aud th,
needy; you have encouraged them TO labor
have taught them their rights. aud plncct