Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-09-06
GwHoLE NO. 297.


You may search the history Of human
revolutions, and you win fad nothing go
dazzirgly glorious as this in the history
of man. This is the achievement already
attained. We have got almost to the end.
We have all but placed them on the rock
Of eternal justice aud security. Will you
fail in tho last step? Is there any man
here. that mejitates taking a step back
ward, and forieiting his right to glory in
the futuroY A voice. "No such man
here You may have been educated
that you at times feel like it. but believe
you will be able 10 endure to tho end.
The great promise is made that not to
him that begins and looks backward, but
to him that In any good and glorions work
porsevcrcs TO the end, shall the reward bo.
7 | knowy you will pcrsoycre to tho end. II
/ IL the last account the Bemocfacy are 10
have with us. You know they have been
nibbing at the nets Of the negro now for
twenty years. IL has been their -oply
capital in trade.
Now, soberly, what is tho Democratic
party trying to build up9 Are they ad.
vocatcs Of any great principle that sou
know OFF II there isa Democrat here, |
ask him "Nbat is your pIan?" / ask
Judge Thurman. lis answer IL, "0h
you arc tyannizing over the seeded
Suites. You want to let niggers vote.
You have trampled the Constitution un.
der foot" But what is your plsn2 Sup
pose We put You into the gubernntorial
chair, Vallandigham into tho Senate,
what will you do when you get into powe,2
All lac said in his speech is against the
poor negroes, 70 prove they wero lower
In the scale than ho Is. But wnnt =
better witness than ho gives. TEoy say
tho Republican party has not done sin.
Gle thing right When we raised armies
they inyoighcd against it. at would DO
terribly expensive" ;" When We had TO
raise money to pay them, why they soid to
everybody, Don't you put dollar In
there. lfyou do, you viii lose IL all"
And now ask him what is the plan 20
save the nationg lie answers, "The negro
il not as good as the white man. This is
a white mans Government This Is all
you will get out Of them. They say "you
have freed tho negroes; sou must not 30
any further Leave lhm free" You can't
leave him free In n nation whore he
would not have tho power to protect his
freedom, They, too, would endanger tho
freedom Of tho whole mass. You can't
do wrong to class Of mon that will not
rebound upon all others connected with
them. We oil did wrong In permitting
slavery 10 exist, and We have all sorely
suffered from II in tho war. | tell you
that national sins are visited by the Al
mighty upon nations as sdteiy MS he visits
individual sins upon individuals. Let us
continue In the right, as We have begun.
Let Us give those poor men that which bo.
longs to them ~ much az 1t belongs TO hs.
Let Us deal out to them tho last moisel
and need OF justice that is demanded at
our hands. As began 30 | will end
Equal aud exact justice to all men, with.
out regard to race, color or condition.
The speaker supplemented his remarks
on The question Of paying the Govern
mcnt debt and continuing to pay Interest
on the bonds, saying In this as In othor
matters, he would do what was just ard
right whatever 1t might cost.