The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-08
THE CAMPAIGN IN INDIANA.
COlfax.

COlfax.
Hon. Schuyler COlfax, republican candidate for the
Vice Presidency, addressed large audience In
Indianapolis the 9Th inst The following are ex-
tracts from portions OF his speech
Have you noticed the maIignty OF these unrepen-
tant rebels as they mouth their treason over the
graves OF the brave soldiers VINO died that the nation
TO do with the carpetbaggers and scalawags as they
term themS The scaawag is an American citizen
OF the South whose devotion 10 the Union makes min
an enemy OF the rebellion who refused to trample
upon the nag OF his fathers, who refused to give up
that blrthrght of liberty which had been purchased
by the blood OF the Revolution. The carpet-bagger
is the Northern Union man who has settled in the
South. II a brave soldier who went down there and
fought to suppress the rebellion saw tit to buy q
farm with his money as he had a right to do, and
settle upon 1t, he is called a carpet-bagger.
He willing to give his hearts blood for the pre-
servation OF the nation and he has right to live
anywhere within the boundaries OF the republic
These traitors point the finger OF at him, re-
vile him and even murder him.
You have seen the cuts with which they advise
fate OF carpet baggcrs and scaawags after the 4th
They declare their purpose to drive every Union
man out OF the Southern states, and to make that
region too hot to hold him. Is not this shameless
conduct or those who were stricken down and
vanquished, and pardoned when they had incurred
the penalty OF treason-whose hands are still red
with the blood OF slain patriotss
/ tell you these atrocities must be and will be
stopped under the leadership OF Ulysses s. Grant.
He viii make this country free that every
peases-South or North-with no traitor TO modest
Let me speak OF one thing more that renders the
record OF this republican party glorious. 1t Is the
only party that has prevented the whole power IN
the rebelous States from going back into the hands
OF these men, II there had been no republican
party this power-executve, legislative and judi
cial-woud have been back In the hands or the
rebels and the Southern heart would have been fired
In rebellion again.
The republican party has stood in the gap, and We
will stand In the gap to the end. lAppiause.l We
intend that loyalty shall triumph. We intend that
there shall be peace to every man, no matter who he
may be- 30 that lie Is an American citizen and obeys
the laws.
hut we are met with the response that we are for
negro equality. We have heard that cry a long
tme. There Is who Il not afraid OF negro equal.
ity. He who holds the destinics OF nations I'm the
hollow OF His hand. lie who gave us all we possess
and all tnat can make us happy; who gave ",
nation, ell that makes great has appealed well
the dwellers upon the earth. irrespective Of
color, to address him by the endearng title OF Our
Father; and II lie, 30 high and lifted up above u.s.
puts us all on an equality before the divine law, do
we err when we guarantee TO all men the inaenabe
rights secured TO them by the Declaration OF Inde-
pendencei
In that land where the streets are gold and the
gates are pearl and the walls are jasper and sapphire
there will be no platform or race color. but we
| shall be judged by the heart and by Its acts ana
deeds.
one thing more and I conclude. This noble party
| OF which have spoken 70 you Is the only one that
stands upon the rights OF man; that demands pro-
lection Tor every citizen, rich poor learned or
unlearned, white or black, on our own shores and
tectiop In the South protection In the North protec
ion abToad-is its motto.
Read your statute book and you will ind that the
republican party Ia the first one In history that
| has procialmed by legislation to the world that
every foreign born citizen naturazed in our cour-
try shall, wherever he goes. carry with him the Inn
pregnable shield and bulwark OF American citizen
ship as II he were American born Great applause.)
Under the administration Of General Grant we
viii have American citizenship as proud protec-
ton as Roman citizenship In its palmiest days.
when Paul stood In the midst OF his enemies and
they were about TO scourge HIM he said TO them In
the language Of confidence, 'T0uch me not, for am
n Roman citizen,r aud the officer shrank back for
he realized that II he laid the weight OF finger
upon him Rome would punish him FOR the offencc.
Jhey a thousand 10 one against Paul but the
unseen power OF a thousand Roman lcgions was
with him and was With tis republican parry in
power,