Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-09-06
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION.
SPEECH OF SENATOR WADE.

A large concourse OF people assembled
here TO. day, to hear Senator Wade speak
on the political issues in the State.
The Senator on being presented to the
people by Mr.. VIM. woodberg, was greet
ed with cheers, after which he spoke as
followG
Mn. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN--It is with some embarrassment that
I come before an audience at thia time.
IL has been some time sinco l addressed
an assemblage Of this kind. One feels
somewhat at a losS when he comes TO con-
template the great field which lies now
before him politically. to know what do.
partment he should take up; for il would
DO absolutely impossible foe any speaker
at one time TO 60 through all that might,
and perhaps ought to, be said in reference
10 the condition Of our country at this
time. IL becomes, therefore, necessary
that n speaker should select some particu-
lar topic. TO the exclusion Of all others.
THE SPEAKERS TEXT.
| have an old text, my fsierds, which /
have preached from for more than thirty
years. / never have varied IL, aud pew
or expect 10 vary II. Exact aud equal
justice to all men. without reference TO
color, condition or race, il my political
creed. which now for thirty years have
proclaimed from almost every stump ip
this State, anu tho people have stood by
me during oil that titnc, and | expect az
long as | am faithful to the doctrine of
that text they will continue 10 staud bJ
me. IL makes no difference whether
things In the future look dark or look
cheerful. | stand by that because | ho.
lieve IL will enable "a. TO go through tri
umphantly under any and all circumsnn.
ces. | believe, sir. that this is the doc.
trino favored blythe Almighty. Ibclicvc
that he who breaches irom any other text
will no, be favored by bim who Is the
Father Of us ail
VINO Will Nor BE coSvINcEp2
Who will not be convinced now IN any
discourse that | may addfefs to you to.
dayY do not expect TO convince any
man who, throughout lh1 terrible Strugglc
aud revolutionary process through which
we have passed, has stood by The enemies
of his eouutry;--the men who, Ia 1868,
with their eyes open, and the question
Aufi1 Nftt4Hett btiHit iUtAHs ttuVu WIN
Valhudigham, tho convicted traitor, aud
endeavored 10 put him IN the Gubernato.
vial chair OF OhIo--l say | don't expect
90 convince Huy such man that he ought
now 90 fJFego the course ho then mprkcd
out for himself. aud that he will tnrn aud
be persuaded 70 adapt the principles we
then held, and, | trust, hold to day, They
are joined 10 their idols, aud argument l.
vain with them.
TUE CAUSE TUE SAME as EVER.
All | shall expect to do with this audi
cnce u 10 convince IL thai the great and
glorious doctrines that W. adhered TO then
are ~ worthy OF our support now, yea,
more essential, IL possible, than then, that
" you are ready TO stand by these great
principles, there is no danger as TO the re-.
cult. What, my irictids, has transprcd
since then that should lead any reasonable,
intelligent man TO falter Ia tho course he
took Oh that great occasion2 There stood
Vallandighusn, a deliberate, condemned
traitor beiore the nation, soliciting votes
TO advance him to tho highest onlco 10 tho
State. | was not here, but was around
the State pretty generally, and know
there were men IN this State, gieat mum.
bers of them, that stood by then, as they
will stand by his great eoadulor now, for
there II no difference between tho poit.
cal principles OF vallandgham and Judge
Thurman, the candidate OF the Democrat.
ic party now. Vallandigham was then
put forth as the candidate for Governor
and he was maintained and supported In
all parts OF tho State In all ho had done
aud all that ho proclaimed he would do,
by this candidate Of tho same party, put
forth for your votes 10 day. They have
not changed In their bad course. Have
any Of you changed In tha, glorious course
you pursued then, when wo swamped the
traitor by moro than hundred lhoueand
majority Are the Issues now essentially
different from what they were ,hen2 Not
nj all. This makes it seem unnecessary
for man TO argue over again all hose old
issues. And let mo say, my friends, "
ever mortal men had reason 10 oongrain.
late themselves upon glorious triumph
OF iheir'great principles, Il Is tho Republi.
can party Of Ohio. that throughout all this
terrible period through which wo have
passed, stood as wall Of principles for
the right on oil occasions, not deyiating
at all.
TuE ADVANCE STEP IN rRodREss.
There Is a new element in our canvass
now that causes those who opposed Us to
make one more struggle for the ascendan.
cy, but IL is only the logical and legiti.
mate conclusion Of all you have done be.
fore. The right Of tho colorcd man to
suffrage Is bat the Legitimate aud logical
deduction from what you had done be.
fore. Is there any man so blind to what
he was doing one year ago by voting 10
sustain the Republican candidates then,
that he can be induced to change his course
at this time? What was tho issue last
yearg IL was on the Constitutional A.
mcndment proposed by twothirds aud
more of Congress, to tho people Of the Sc.
ceded States, saying, If you will adopt that
Amendment you may come into Congress
and be represented there, provided, you
will send to us loyal men who love Re-
publican Government" Were these hard
terms. my friends? Was there anything
tyrannical in that? Was there anything
that an honest man could not do? We
wanted no traitors In the counscls Of our
nation, and by the favor Of God VIC never
will have them. [Chcers.1 Now, what
arguments did they put forth ON the other