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

impossible. IL would bring you back to
these pinks of aristocracy, and in order to
vote YOU would have 10 bring certificate
from some learned doctor that you had in
telivence enough to vote No; all that is
ne cessarv in our form Of government tc
entitlo him to vote is that he wears in his
bosom an honest heart, and knows the
difference between right and wrong. Nc
man who enjoys the right to vote would
part with il. Who would not brand The
man as Infamous who would attempt "a
deprive him of itY Why? Because hc
knows tho existence aud protection Of
our liberties depends sPon IT, Why is il
not 10 with the cOloled.manl You say he
does not know as much $50 much the
moro necessity fo--siIhta have the power
to defeat your crafty schemes against him,
You need not sympathizc with tho mil
lionaire. because he has oil he wants Itis
not the intelligent aud influential that need
the protection of Government most; il il
the humble end ignorant IL you want
to know whether Government is worthy OF
support or not, don't look TO those who
are high in the land. but to the weak,
ignorant aud humble. If Government
has thrown around them tle means OF
protecting themselves, you need ask no
further questions. Ii Is truly demo.
cratic Government. Those mon for whom
| advocate the right 10 vote as q class,
were most faithful when our country was
j. jeopardy. Who ever heard of colored
NON betrayng the cOuntry's cause whom
she was struggling with the enemy in the
heat of war? Are there soldicrs here that
were in the Southern SiatesY | ask did
you ever appeal to coored man there
who was not entirely faithful and minis.
tered 10 your welfare TO the utmost of his
ability? 1 have talked with hundreds
and thousands of our soldiers, mapy of
whom had escaped from rebol.prisons, and
all agreed that without the colored men
they could not have gono mile without
being oyertaken. | never heard of a man
who said bis trust was betrayed.
Mol Tho colored man ia that country
would aid our men IN making escape, even
at peril Of their own lives, aud yet these
friends Of our rGoyernmont Of our soldiers,
faithful aud intelligent es they must have
been, how does tho Democracy proposo 10
reward them2 Why, by permitting all
their own ignorant followers to vote, and
turning these men out without protection.
Are they not entitled to something at our
hands? The man who says they arc not,
has not the soul Of man Ia his bosom.
A TO their intelligence do ou not know
that all over tho South the colored people
col t.tt. f.a.t. IL.
more TO advance themselves IN education
than any other class, yea, moro rapidly
than any other poopleidibe history Of the
world Aud let me fay from personal
knowledge that unless the "poor white
trash IN that region, ns they are called,
hurry up their cakes mighty fast, and put
themselves la course Of training they
never did before, instead Of negroes being
lhl ignorant class, (l blush TO say iD,
the men OF our oen color will be
the ignorant class. They don't seem TO
be hotuaied with tho same spirit Of i'm
proycment. Therefore hope no man
will hesitate In tho step, tho last clinchiog
step In tho progress, that tho Republican
has had at heart all tho time. We are
making history very fast and the man
who has been in this great struggle Of our
country for some years past has n most
proud record II he stood faithfully by the
Republic in promoting lbs advancement In
the just principles Of republicanism, be-
yond what any nation on tho face Of
Gods earth has achieved. We are looked
TO by oil tho struggling millions Of
Europe You know full well that in the
war through which wo have passed, that
tho dcspolism of Europe all looked with
great jealousy upon our course. Every
despot aud aristoerat was In harmony with
Thurman, Vallandigham aud Ranuey,
They were fearful tho people, stimulated
by our example, woald throw of their
yoke The CouIederaoy was sending ennis.
sarios abroad TO enlist despoli'm Ia over.
throwing the Republican institutions of
this country. Where wero Siidol aud
MasouY Que In England aud one in
France, backed by hundreds Of others,
begging despotism to aid them. Could
Disgrace aud Iniamy go further than IN.
vokng despolic powers TO assist In over.
turning the glorious institutions We inher.
tied FROM our iathers2
TYRANNY OVER THE SOUTH.
As to the tyranny they toy wo nro im.
posing on tho seeded States flightlul
lyranny-Ewing, | blush to say II of him,
wrote letter 10 tho Philadelphia john.
sou Convention, announcing tho abomina.
bio sentiment that at no tmo during the
Wnf roull ilelo aeaalel Gfutaa no that.