The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-07

nifty is bad, Seymour and Blair will get the
most votes. until we reach Five Points when
they will get every vote. The Democratic
party has MT principle in sympathy with de-
mocracy,-not one. sEa -f-FEstrI
Inc Democratic party complained of the
Republican party during the war because they
arrested men and incarcerated them in "Lin-
coin Bastles," and because the party sus-
pended the writ of hdbeas corpus, when there
were not one in forty of the Democracy who
knew 1t from a leather apron. The Democra-
cy declare that they descended from Washing
ton and Jefferson. "My God" said the speak
er, what descenti" This government had
right during the rebellion to use all the means
for its preservation that our forefathers did for
its Inauguration. They imprisoned by the
hundred; they arrested by wholesale, and in
carcerated in Washington Bastiles" and
Franklin Jails." The Republican party can
quote Washington and Jefferson as we'll as
they, and to better effect. They complained
that we organized negroes as soldiers, and put
them on an equality with white soldiers. Yes,
De did, and one of them with musket in his
hands did more to suppress the rebellion than
all the Democratic papers of the North
But, say these Democrats, you have allowed
the negroes to vote. Yes, zoe haze In the
days OF Washington negroes voted, and the
question now is if that were SO are modern
Democrats fit to vote with negroes now? Is
not negro who is an honor to the black race
better than white man who is disgrace to
the white race?
But we having done what our fathers did
and having put down the rebellion, it was our
duty to see that no man who had fought for
the flag should be under the feet of him who
had iDsulted it. Perish from the air flag
that will not protect its protectors. So we
made up our mind that the rights of all should
be upheld. So we passed the civil rights BILL
When we sent food to those who had Just
emerged from slavery of two hundred years,
aud yet the Democrats go about the country
rending the air with their groans, because the
government fed these starving men. 1t should
be cause of shame to them that they have no
more philanthropy about them. We have not
spent money enough to compensate tor the
long years of unrequited toll
He then said the loyal men should govern
the South, and the Democrats declare that
Rebels have right to vote; that they never
have lost it. The loyal men who carried on
the government in time of war; in spite of reb-
els, cane AIRY on the government in time Of
peace without any rebel assistance. 1t is poet
ic justice to see the loyal negroes making con-
situations for their thievng rebel masters.
Every improvement of the country has been
made by the Republican party in spite of Dem
Ocrats-the rebellion was crushed in spite of
Democrats and they now have the impudence
to claim right to administer the government
which they had attempted to ruin. .7.
But these Democrats have lately met in
New York, where they embraced their South
ern brethren, whom they had not met in love
feast for twelve long years. They there met
and mingled with the men who had murdered
Northern soldiers, and starved our sons and
brothers. They made platform and nomina-
ted Seymour and Blair. Blair wrote blood
thirsty letter and was at once taken into the
rebel Democratic bosom. Seymour declared
during the war that he preferred the destruc.
ton of the country to the loss of slavery, which
commended him at once to the Convention.
Another Convention met at Chicago, and
nominated better men. Grant, who won our
first victory, won our last. While Grant was
fighting the enemy, Seymour was addressing
rebel mob in terms of endearment He was
declaring that our shipping was being captur-
ed and being destroyed within sight of New
York. He asked, "where are your promised
victories" If he had been far sighted he
would have seen our victorious troops under
Meade chasing Lee from Pennsylvania and the
next President of the United States entering
q tha haa1 of tr;r hox
beleaguered city of Vicksburg For whom
will you vote.-the man. who was opposing the
government, or the man who exerted all his
powers in its support? If the people elect
Seymour, the speaker said, he should believe
that the people were incapable of self govern
meut.
We have great debt upon the industry of
the country. Who made it? The Democratic
party. But they say the national debut must
be paid in greenbacks. When a man gives his
note to another he agrees to pay him some
thing better than his note, which is the cur
rency of the nation. When nation, which is
citizen of the world, gives its note, it must
pay in something better than its note, and that
is conn., which is the currency of the world.
The only way in which we can pay our nation
al debt is to raise the public credit so that a
dollar in greenbacks is equal to dollar in
gold, which can be done by the election of
Grant in November. The resources of the ma
ton are sufficient to pay our debt, and we can
pay it easily, if we only preserve our honor.
But the Democracy say that the people are
starving The speaker denied it. The coun-
~ is prosperous. The Democracy think that
thinoa Oanarollv ara ooipp to ru;n +t,oxx $40
out of Office. The people can reduce taxes
they prefer to have their pockets taxed rather
than their honor. The Republican party be-
leve in taxing the Injuries of life. They be-
leve in taxing champaign and whiskey more
than they do bread; cigars more than food, and
railroads more than the farm
The speaker said the reason of his favoring
the Republican party is because it is the party
of liberty and progress. In every country
where the mind is in chains, religion is SUPER
stition, and every element of mans being is
perverted. When his body is in chains, there
is no industry. Freedom is the grandest con-
dtion OF humanity. The speaker was in favor
of giving to every other man all the rights
which he claimed for himself. But the Demo-
Gratis say that such state of things cannot
exist without degrading the superior race.
What doctrine! Does man become bad by
doing good to the wicked? The man who
stoops to raise fallen brother, God will never
degrade.
AS Mr. Ingersoll closed there were loud and
earnest cries of SEQ onl" but the speaker de-
clined to proceed, stating that he would again
address the citizens Of Portland on Wednes-
day. Nearly all the time that he was speak
ing the applause was like continuous roar of
thunder. Mr.. Dickens said on the occasion of
his first visit to America, that every man with
whom he was made acquainted was commend
ed to him as zone of the most remarkable men
in the United States" Could he make the ac-
quaint lance of Mr.. Ingersoll, and hear him
speak, his own judgment would confirm the
complimentary language of the introduction.
To an Eastern audience the manners of
Western Boanerges are startling. Mr.. Inger-
soil does not stand at all upon CONVENTIONAL
ties. He takes off his cIavat rolls up his
sleeves and brings the more fastidious of his
hearers to fear that he will presently take off
his coat. A fine physical organization, pow
erful voice, ready command of language, in
tense earnestness and fearlessness and unusual
facility in the use of sarcasm enable him to
put more life into speech than perhaps any
other man in the country. His colors are all
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