New-York tribune., 1868-10-26

hearts blood to protect the land from foreign enemies or
mand In return is protection Let me ask my brother
Democrat II there is here. whether he believes that
gon where this Ku,Klux Kan is powerful, and where
nsse Rebel leaders have control OF public opinion let
and his little children II thcy dear him, they
should be- and standing IN their midst sing the old pat
Traitors and up with the stars" knows would not
would let loose their hordes OF midnight assasns upon
MN MN AZ; ;dh&ey & would burn his covering his head If
All! We are going to have q country where we will
have peace we are going to have protection for every
zen shall go where he pleasesNorth, South East West
into Michigan or Alabama into Indiana Texas and
sing the StafSPangled Banner and no traitor shall dare
to lift his hand against him. Great applause tell
you why Because, when Gen. Grant becomes President
Oh the United states the strong arm Of power will be
given to him by the American people When he becomes
President treason will be made odious These men, so
base SO cowardy so contemptibe who, having failed to
to wreak 1t upon the unoendng and defenseless Union
men around them white and black. will reeo in their
and ever they dare to lay their fingers upon the weak
est OF our people, the strong arm OF Grant will punish
such a countryi Wont we have such o countryi
Ges;J Ana all loyal people will sayamen [" Amen;
aud denounced as 1t is love it, because from its birth
written upon Its banner as 1t went forth to victory the
rights OF man That ia all struck for IL ia the nobest
inspiration that ever fired the heart Of great political
party 1t hits you IRON the ordinary plain OF politics up
to the nober plain OF patriotism We took our cause
said to the slave In his ignorance to the slave IN his deg
radiation To the slave in his chains light you up we
your cause ours we will Danish this wOrdaccursed III
stitution from this country These gentleman saw
You remember how we denounced; we we're
upon us; we had yias Of wrath poured out upon our
heads But We knew we were engaged In noble cause
knew God would bless us, for we read In the sacred
record that the path He hath chosen is to break every
yoke aud let the oppressed ree went winning
Victory after victory banshed manacle aud shacke,
banishcd that stain from National escutcheon, so
Maine where it beneath the Pacific there
ia who dares 10 call himself MASTER or call
another man slave. ICheers
No thanks 10 ran, for this glorious contamination No
thanks to his followers we dld II 10 spite 9 ther most
vigorous opposition In Congress- at the polls before the
people fought on, inspired by liberty, and We trl-
umphed to winning That noble victory mat gave saya
tiOn the Union IL gave emancipation To the slave.
Where defamcrst Where are the men who de-
siaveryt Whcre are tue men with mouths niied with
for you for daring free the bondmen Of the iandi
Not Of them dares To lisp word against what you
did. lou mdOrsed 10y all parties, by all men upon
this continent for your noble work All my friends,
this There s something worth dying for Ia bc Ia
party Ike this There is something worth heritage TO
aud all of passing away few more years at most
aud shall all be under The cods OF the valley Thank
age rolls away; and Your children ana chidIehs down
To the latest generation viii rise up and call you blessed
because you dared meet tins stormy invectve ana
stand up against all the dcnuncations O ms man ana MS
followers to destroy slavery the land. and make 1t,
fact hereafter what lt had been In poetry before the
land the home of the brave Enthusiastic
cheers oh, my counrymen. my heart swells win JOY
think 81 this record, and when read this yincaton
aud back 10 that glorious and brilliant record
cay when have passed away that nave leit 10
those who might hear my name, To those who love
me. l shan leave the record that, honored by YOU
sustained by YOU strengthened by you. cooperaed with
by your noble Representative, Mr. Behiail ana
your noble Senator'S aud their constituents III the
House from this : ate and elsewhere, that was
member 0f ths young aud vigorous party OF ours tht
struck down slavery and Rebellion nnd buried them In
Nor i. IN. all l told you We had The rights OF men
talked aboat sugmAlzed by our opponents with the
cp,hct ncgro-worsbipcr- etc. heHrdt through AL
NY puhlic fc look upon that with scorn aud contempt
all tai, low aud miserable appeal 10 prejudice Thank
God thc parry We represent ana stand by appeals To te
pcas 10 caste aud prejudice; aud II because We are more
bcsi lmn other race, u h,canse cod has gwen MS
ti- ntelrc al Nigor which haNc II because He has
gwen superior education n INVENTION In discovery IN
ali thai makes race great We crowd down lower into
The scale of humanity those who have been degraded by
pi,,,,h ~ n. he punished ms dnrng the war for our
crime tell YOU there who Is not alarmed at tins
lCGy Of opponents in regard To negro equdty Ii Is
lie vino sltieth IN the councils of Heaven. IL is
lie who made Of blood all nations OF men that
dwell on the face ~ the earth IL u He who has
gwen to us breath breathe to-day given to us this
goIio. heritage this whole continent of ours extending
nom the Atlantic the Pacific, our home and birth
ngt and lie has appealed Ia all men upon the lace ot
III, eauh-uot uuly appealed Ia them persuaded them To
call hiin FatArr lie Is not AFRAID of negro 'pualty
aud tell you furthermore If the glad day shall come
when We have passed away, aud you aud shall walk
that land wherein the streets are gold ahd e gates
are pearl, aud the walls are Jt.prr hI saPe, , oJn
prophecy To you. though not claiming he giit OF poph
,fk fuat utI hr
la look down with contempt upon any man poeluso no -
poor bccause hes is humble, or because ne ptnIess
iAppbtuse When We rraIh IncIs We 1s' ~ m ~, W 2 ~
the heart; when We reach there We sh D: yutu py our
actr; n We have lived lives ohedient To he law II We
have fed our enemies II We have struggled To do onr
dutYi II We have tahth the ,t tno,h nun @ hu ,mo
road of the wayfarer, weary ana tred II We nave
given a cup of cod water To the lilrey We Shll nave
oilr reward. Appnuse Then stand by the rights of men
of all races, oi All conditions oi hi clerur anu vi M
of tne last Congress We sometimes told that there
has been party that has governed TINS country Tor 10 OF
40 years suppose We concede H. ohr party rs Young
moi hoary with antiquity IL has none Oh thls ancient
record which some people are 20 pIuuu 20 uoast vi w ~
gard to their own: but II this party mas governed the
conntry 40 or a. or 90 years. cOnccdc 10 ALL the Repub
party the fret party that dared TO put On your
statute book noble law that proclaimed To every
despo every throne throughout tho world that VINO
to us from foreign land TO ENJOY 'lS anu re-
become part aud parcel win US IN thls hePuolv,
papers Of naturalization. when he became
citizen Of tins country our laws would protect nun
earth the same a. II e had been born here Applause
We the first party that did II. aud we did II because
believed IN the rights OF man, because deny the
taughtby monarchs that perpetual allegiance can
exist anywhere upon the soil OF the globe. Perpetual
allegiance In only another term Tor perpetual bondage
aud makes the slave of the soil ON which he happens
made up OF descendants Foreigners declared. the
Republican, party declared for the hst time In its his
comes an American citizen should have precisely the
same guardianship the same protection, the same
wrong, wherever no might go, to whatever con,
bs sea- as # his cradle had been rocked land and
that he had looked upon flag when first his eyes
leaked upon the light OF day. We did not do II because
these people foreign descent voted with u.s. We dd
heenuse we believed IN American citizenship We dd u
hecanse we believed it the honor aud glory OF our
country We did It because We honored ana loved Amer
cnn citizenship that land might take ts place as
IL does to-day among the foremost nations OF The earth
Don't YOU remember In the sacred record Wheh fhul
sc"uree him when they were thIrstng for his blood,
hating him because they despsed his religion, yilfyng
him he preached contrary 10 WHAT tey nd Dce
nscd 10 teaching In their schools and In their as
sanLlages When the centurion about 20 scourge