The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12

A glorious Speech.

Calfax, Vice President elect arrived here
this evening. He was met by an I'M
mense crowd, who received him with en-
/ thusiastic cheers, which he acknowledged
by bowling. He is here in fulilnent of
promise to visit Gen.E Morehead, who
met him at the depot and took him to
his residence in the eleventh ward.
/ Here Mr.. Colfax. was entertained at
sumptous banquet, large number of
prominent citizens being present Dur
ing the evening he was serenaded " the
Tanner Clubs and great multitude of
citizens During the evening he made
two brief speeches. He congratulated
the citizens of Alleghany upon their
magnificent majority for the right on
| Tuesday. He said there was a trinity
OF principles in the victory of Tuesday ::
Liberty for all: justice for all; protection
tor all: and by that sign we conquered.
There Is another reason why this young
! aud patriotic party succeeded
1t declared that we enfranchise rather
! than enchain; elevate rather than crush
! build up rather than trample down: and
/ because we bore our cause down to the
/ humble and helpless though denounced
/ by all the enemies of right on this broad
| land we went forward to conquer snd win
salvation to the Union as we gave emanci
patton to the slage. Appiausel When
in this contest we were the only party III
this broad land that deigned to stand by
/ the down trodden and heipless people
! of the South, the only party that de-
/ nounced the outrages and dishonored Us
as nation, and when upon our heads
/ were invoked the blessing of those who
loved the country. know that you rejoice
on the night of election over the victory
! we have won. Know you reioced over
the result Bntsome were feioicingi in their
hearts who did notshow what was pas>ingin
their minds They were the tried Union
men of the South who rejoiced. not in
| the public squares, but hanging on the
outskirts Of the hostile crowd to learn
| whether they were to have protection or
whether ,heir dearest rights were to he
outraged and when the wires had sped
! the news that the majestic voice of the
people had spoken and said there should
| be protection 70 them, the loyal men OF
| the South gathered around their hearth
stones and thanked God that his provl
dence had protected them. Cheers.
! There are two sharply defined Qnes-
tions which have been settled by the voice
of the People. The democratic platform
declared-in that portion of 1t written
| oy Wade Hamp pton-that the reconstruc-
! ton measures were Unconstitutional,
and void and the American people
| trampled them under their feet, as they
! had trampied the platform which four
yeas ago declared the war a failure anu
demanded cessation OF hostIIitles. The
| voice of the people, from whose decision
| there Is no appeal, has declared that the
/ reconstruction measures Uf congress are
not unconstitutional revolutionary AMI
void. We have declared that the yol.
o. the people is to be obeyed, and The
laws to be enforced whether the rebels
/ like them or dislike them. Cheers.
The second principle which has been
settled by the popular vote Is that every
man has the right to go South, or North
or East, or West, so long as he is devot-
ed to the principles OF our flag. and he
/ will be protected by it against outrage
AID wrong. Cheers To day the only
place in tnIs b.oli l;.Al where the peo-
pie are prevented from singing the battle
songs of the war. such as Down with
traitor, and up withthe Stars" is OH the
blood red fields of the South where youl
soldiers fell You can sing those songs
among the banditti OF the Alps. or
among the Thugs cf India. The only
Place :. here you could not sing them Is
over the graves OF our dead ao.t!cfS.
But we arc going to have land so free
and so loyal, presided over by man SC
true to his country, that you may sing
those songs anywhere, | speak OF
President Grant from his own utterance>
You will find before he wrote these mag
netic words, ''Let us have peace, If you
look back to his acceptance speech, when
the committed. waited upon hinl-and |
remember hearing the words as [ after
wards read then-that he said he was
for peace and quiet and protection every
where, and what he says he generally
means. (Cheers. He will bring 10 the
duties devoiving upon him as President
the same. energy. the same ability and
the SAME will that has hitherto character
lied him and when he says there shall
be peace and quiet and protection every
where, let traitors beware for he means
what he says, and he will carry it oat.
A voice-''String up Wade Hampton. J
| can tell you one thing, my friends,
this party that has been struggling for
the supremacy, ard carried two Northern
states-New York and New Jersey-by
unblushinc frauds: who carried six South
ern states by the votes OF men who had
no sympathy with your flag; that that
party will never appear before you again
until they have secured Lew leaders.
Cheers And they will have to get
some new principles besides. | do not
think Wade Hampton will make any
more platforms for the democratic party.
[ do not think that Vallandigham will
nominate any more Presidents. / do not
think that Preston and Forrest will nom
mate any more Vice Presidents.
As for the future under the admins
tration of President Grant, [ look for
ward to an era of peace and prosperity AN
era of development Of all manufacturing
and agricultural industries, which are the
very backbone of every nation beneath
the circuit of the sun. With Grant S
zeal to stop every wasteful expenditure
of your treasury aud his opposition to
every attempt to imperil your business,
with Grant, who under Divine Provl-
dence has been called to fill the Presi-
dent S chair, [ trust we shall have fu-
ture of unexampied public prosperity.
! Prolonged cheers.
t-''What did you come here after 2
| incurred a miss of a bachelor friend who