New-York tribune., 1868-02-21

FROM SPEAKER COLFAX.
ar rELEGRAPH TRH TRIBUNE - 4;or 70
JNDIANAPoIJs. Feb. 20.-The ConVen'ion' 30,
dav was in every respect ono OF the s1 and con-
in the state 1t harmonious, Iae upghes OF
edert from first 10 last. The Hon jams ,,-',@ c.
I n " -. O- - NJ, oirrnap and MAJOR D. "llson 0eo-
~, -, "a one OF the strongest IN every elo
-. .A, ,oo ever presented to the 0la'e' "" ''lo Po
-, I'll sotsfy every leading lhVeie''' - ~ -,
-. 80 ronomnated by aeclamauoh' Inc io"uius -
cnoa,ree Colfax's letter was EIoo'0u w. - Go,
opo"A0' II ot s close Gen. Grant and Schuyler CohaA
piaSo' for the Presidency and Nice-Presidency'
"eio fdest cheering. Gov. Baker delivered an aoe
uept tonight, as an opening OF the canvass O.nor
,,,oushed gentlemen also spoke. The absence o sen
So Merton WAS much regretted The ucKet IS as lolo"S
90, Conrad Baker for Governor the Hon. VIM Nuu
,, tr Iieutenant-G Governor; Major F. A. Hoffman OF
n''N o.. Secretary of sate and Gen. Nathan Kim
a,te treasurer; Auditor Of the State, Major John
- - Of Marion County, Clerk Of the supreme Court
- ~ Mccoy Of Clark County; Reporter for the Supreme
Cnrt J. b. Black Of Marion County; Attorney
General. d. T. Williamson Of Putnam County; su-
,,.rintepdent of Public Instruction. Barnard e.
Hobbs OF Wayne County During the morning session
a, the Convention the Chairman read the following
WASHING TON, Feb. Is, 1868.
nv DEaR sin should be glad to accept your kind in.
vt1on and thus enjoy the privilege OF looking mo te
faces Of the representative men OF our in their
Convention But the rules of the House does not
allow its presiding officer to be absent during s
and must therefore deny myself this great pieastw w M
II may not be inappropriate, on the t "a t U
important campaign before us 70 oos @ UarH oUn and
patriotic party which are garnered up IN our hatona
history and which no defamation by our enemies Gan
when the Rebellion, with its Democratic President
Democratic Cabinet officers and DemocIao @ 3ee1 tSex
threw down the gauntlet at the feet OF the nauon y
had resolved TO Destroy ana When tle DfoU Deio " n
leaders Of the North IN reply ehoutsu its ban
tha nio
ncrs "The last and the last dollar IL
the uncomfortable armies their info
caied to t6e field finally "cOerced" the KeDelon ih'o
M the darkest days of the struggle when at every
street-corner we were taunngy told by Democrats, t
You can't conquer the SOUTH, there was olle paI2
that never despared OF the Republic; ana that Pl
the one whose Delegates now meet at our State Capl
when unprecedented and oneTous taxation became @
necessary TO maintain credit, to pay anu sup
py our heroic soldiers and to keep our nag hyhg III to
field. dared to defy the prejudice Wen Sney ist
cratic speaker and editor attemptsu 10 iO .Tbe6
the burdens Of taxation; and thus daring tIlunpneu
when cOnscripon laws became a i.diy d IAN nv the
MI up regiments decimated again ana as" ~ tbe %
bullets Of the enemy and the diseases OF te Snn1& LIN ny
siege and the march, ana THe @ ths iu WV vac ,sIeS nopn
Democratic denuncations OF ines. iaWs we il9ne as
Iarity victory and ALL by defending them as drawer! Us
en MT Lincoln at last struck at Slavery the cause
Of ali our woes as well the right arm of the Rebellion
Gaousy ard persstenty illuminated us as having con
verted The war for the Union into an abolition war % 70
free negroes we fearessy allied cause TO tat OF te
humble and the helpless and Providence rewarded US EI
.Our hdehty by that brilliant successi0no1 trlupns W. S
When the National Convention Of our opponents "a, at
Chicago dared to hang ont the white nag OF SURRENDER
proclaming the failure ana ueulanulne an ~
ae cessation OF hostites we promptly aDd tbe
voters with the ballObOx, united IN stamping the III
dixnant condemnation on the disgraceful aNOWaL -
When the Government was compelled TO issue bonds
by the hundreds of millions for the preservation OF our
onaI existence Democrats ridiculed them as worth
es and Cautioned the people against rskng their means
in thom But the loyal people were deaf to their warn
ings and the same party denounee then as having
do
When "greenbaoks" were authorized by RepuDhcan
Congress who can forget the Democratic predictions
that II would ultimately take hatull Of them to buy
atf And they have the assurance 70 seek " aAe
When the %XXiXt6 Congress rejected the Presidents
pocy of reconstruction and insisted on one which should
nbOdy constitutional guarantees for the future Win
full protection for all who loved the flag and the Union
enemies denounced us as wishing 70 postPoe TeSI con
the President, are striving to put every posslGise
stumbling block in the way OF the return OF these Sen
When the xIvth Article" was proposed as an amend
ent to the no mandatory sur
frre enactment but protecting equally the civil rights
of all natiye.born and nauralized making voter IN
mo more and barring the door OF the Treasury against
any payments for emancpated slaves or the RebeldeD
fhe whole Democratic party denounced IT, and urged te
South TO spurn it, as they did. No the two Democratic
States Of Kentucky and Mary land demand payment our
of the peoples taxes in the Treasury for the slaves he
nation emancipated; and the two Democratic Legisia-
lures OF Ohio and New-Jersey ehdeasor 10 @
Amendment leaving the door open for the presentation
of these Democratic claims II Democratic congress
could be chosen. -
viii not extend this letter by defense Of the Con-
ressiOnal policy Reconstruction for Senator Morons
able yndcaOn of it covered the whole ground un-
answerably Suffice TO say, that Congress- haylng au
states Rebels and all, except those Who by violating
official oatbs, had added perjury to treason ana tnS
and temporary dsiranehsement the same party SHOUTS
ITS rejocngs over the fact that the remainder OF he m
fdriy disraehiSed themselves IN the VAIN atempt 10 pre-
vent the 0 t5aI STATE o on @ ,Vmnsthy
with the Democratic party which opposed ms eec
reason should Pe made odioSs but who as Chief Mags
rate the hope and admiration OF every Rebel IN the
Se faithfully executed and who keeps it by striking
down officer after officer for the performance OF this duty
who retains ID Office and under salary as ms At0ihey
General gentleman who says publicly that he will not
appear before Court TO defend the laws from hos
tile attack despite his antiStautOn message, In winch ne
claims that these Executive officers should be IN unison
with him-sands at last sefcOnvicted before the coun
try as having sryen induce the General OF Arm
defy law he did not himself dare 10 resist og
nay failing In this MS and natTons
officer with epithets which VIII not soil these pages Dy
repeating But heart Of the country always gener
Gus and Just turns toward this gallant and sandered
commander, with more affection than before ana
longs for the hour when at the balotbox the people
viii vindleate ms fair fame from these malignant asper
sons and call him to that seat OF power ana response
bihty which has been honored by the Father of the
Country that our greatest soldier saved.
And the Congress- to whose hdey and 1niiexlDle nrm
owes the prevention OF Rebel reconstruction South
will instead of taking backward step, speak to the
banner paled though they may have been by treason
shall shine with that brlhaney which only loyalty In
sures Very truly yours, SCHUYLER COLFAX'
letter was also read the Convention from the Hon.
John Coburn NJ. c. letter written by Senator Morton
failed to reach in me but the announcement of the
fact 1t was ordered be made part OF the proceedings
strange feeling prevailed with the delegates in favor Of
GOV oron choice Of Indiana for the Presidency,
but il was understood by his friends that he declined the
use OF his name The foil owing platform unanimous
ly adopted:
The Union Republican party Of Indiana. assembled IN
Convention Indianapolis the goth day OF February
1863 10 consult in reference the present condition or
the country make the following declaration OF principles: