The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-28
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Speaker Colfax delivered a thrilling
and enthusiastic address on the politI.
cal situation. which want Of space pre-
vents VA from publishing. We give,
however, few extracts, which will in
dictate the character OF his speech. In
commencing his address. after the sub
sidence of uproarious applause, Mr..
Coltax said:
Now, nv friends, three cheers for
what is better than any Lnan-ior men
are but ctphers compared to the great
principles for which they stand-thIee
cheers for that principle consecrated by
the blood OF our soldiers upon the bat
: tIe-tield, and enshriDed in the legisla-
ton Of the American Congress-that
lnvaI men shall rule the States that
loyal sacrifice has saved. Immense
cheering.l
In referring to the sacrifices made
during the war for the Union, he con-
tinued:
But though we demand no indemnity
for the past, no punishment, no coDtis-
cation, no penalties for the offended
law, there is one thing we do demand,
there is one thing, thank God, We have
the power to demand, and that Is Sc
curly for the future-Lapplause land
that, God helping u.s. We intend 10 nave
-TheaT. hearl-not only in legislation,
but lm bedded in the imperishable bull
warEs Of our National Constitution,
against which the waves OF secession
may dash in the future, but in vain.
Applause. We intend to have those
states reconstructed on such enduring
c5rueT-stOnes that pOsteriIy shall real
ize that our fallen heroes have not died
in vain. Into whose hands should this
no he ID Taf
the enemies OF the country; in the hands
OF men who laid their arms around the
pillars OF your temple OF liberty, seek
ing 10 Whelm US with themselves in i
common ruin? No; oh, no! ! do not
know what voice Sew York may speak
IN this impending State struggle but L
can tell you for myself, and the fellow
members who have formed this infieX-
iUle Republican party in the Fortieth
Congress, we intend TO stand until the
very last hour OF our existence, Lgreat
applause through evil or through good
report, rs bTayely as your soldiers FOL
lowed the flag when reverses had come
upon them, and followed il TO new VIC
tories that blOtted out the memories of
those TeyeTses; wk intend to stand as
firmly as the eterhal hills until the 4th
OF March, 1863. [jreat appIause.l You
cut of the end of that sentence by
your applause, you knew what was
coming. [Laughter.l But as VIC have
stood thus paIrioticaily, as / believe,
thus truthfuIIy and justly in the path
way OF right, we have been met by ali
kinds OF iuyectiSe and opprobrium.
Years ago they sought to overw helm
Us with the epithel Of AbOliIiODist, and
they shouted II at us all over the land,
pointing the finger of scorn at us as
AbolitiOuists. We took the name which
they sought TO make one of reprooI (;
aud we made IL the synonym of glory
throughout the Republic, and there is
not man to-day in the land who
shared with US in the glory of Riding
the Republic OF the sum OF all vii
lainies whose heart does not throb with
exultation at the thought. Then they
called us Black Republicans. Well,
they have got Il good many more of them
down South than they relish to-day.
ILaughter.l Now they have new epi-
thet for US. II is Radical. They think
that will finish The chapter. Laughter.l
Well, l never call them by that name
which has almost passed into political
nOneucinture-COPp l call them
Democrats upon the principle that you
always call the child by the name its
mother gives IL, although | consider it
rather inappropriate, and my con-
science always smites NE when | do so.
But whenever they call me Radical,
answer that would rather be called n
Radical than rebel. Laughter And
/ am Rsdtcal from the crown of my
head to the soles of my feet. APP
plauSs.l Radical fer Right and against
the Wrong; Radical for Justice and
against Injustice; Radical for Liberty
against Slavery; Radical for Loyalty
and against DislOyalty; II Radical
friend OF every defender Of my country,
and a Radical enemy of every would be
assassin OF my native land. APP
plause.l
Speaking of Executive usurpations,
he said:
This Congress is called "Rump Con-
gress." have this to say in response
thu if we have a Rump Congress be-
cause these rebels are not yet allowed to
legisIate for this land, which they
sought to destroy, We have gotta Rump
President, too-elected by the same vo-
teTs, by the same States, by the same
people, precisely, that elected this Con-
gress. And what is more, when he
swung around the circle, talking about
this Congress being an Illegal body,
changing" he said, ''as it were, on the
verge OF the Government" l have this
TO reply, that il this Congress is an lille
gal body, then he has himself taken
money Illegally from the Treasury.
Tue Constitution which he has sworn
to support declares that no money
shall be taken from the Treasury ex-
cept by appropriation by law. This
Congress has voted him for the
last two years $4,000 as President
OF the United States, and every month
he has gone to the door of the
Treasury and draws his monthly sal
AIRY by virtue OF this law passed by this
Congress. And if this is not legal
Congress, he kas certainly robbed that
money from the Treasury, and should
be compelled to refund it. Applause
and laughter.l Instead of this Con-
Gress being guilty OF usurpation, 1
shall prove 10 you, on the contrary,
that for two years it has been warning
against usurpation-usurph by the
Executive, usurpations without law,
usurpaIions autOcratic in their charac-
ter.
In concluding his eloquent address,
Mr.. Colfax said:
have painted 10 you OF the usurpa-
tions of your President and the recrean-
cy of those who call thems elves the
Democratic party, to that party we love
in our heart of hearts. o, my friends,
its victories are enshriDed in our hislo.
ry! You must tear out OF the annals
Ofour country its brightest page before
posterity shall forget the victories and
The bright deeds of this noble party OF
which you and / are part and parcel.
[Immense applause.l My friends, you
may all pass away-this vast throng
that is listening to me so kindly and 50
attentively may all be gathered, as we
all shall be, under the clods of the val
ley, aud the deeds oEthis great OrgRni-
zaIion shall live in all history, bright
ening in the eye of posteTity until age
after age shall have passed away, and
your children's children shall rise UP
and call you blessed, because in this
aGonies and throes OF war you dared &c
strike ut slavery, and redeemed this