The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-08-21


ANOTHER SPEECH BY Mr.. CoLFAx.-A
South Bend, Indiana, on the Both ult., afte
ton had been ended, meeting was held il
the court house. Several speeches wer'
made BY gentlemen present. Mr.. Colfax wa
repeatedly called on, and as often declined
speaking. Finally, however, he yielded tt
necessity, and delivered the following elo
quent and feeling address:
| LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: l suppose you
think l came here to make speech, but
you are somewhat disappointed. l think il
is a peculiarly of our American people
more Il. IN any other people in the world
that whenever they can find man in public
life at a railroad station, on railroad train,
or at public meeting, they insist that he
shall make speech. l have spoken
to YOU so often in the years that are past, in
this beloved city of South Bend, that think
you are weary of hearing my voice. Cries
Of "Never."1 l have been making you po-
litical speeches, and Sunday school speeches,
and lectures, &C., ad nfnitum, for many
years past, ard believe you have always
been willing to listen to me when had any
thing to say. You do not know how ! long
in my heart to make political speech to-
night. Laughter and cheers.l II l conld
only have declined the nom ina ton at Chi
cago, and have appeared before you here as
simple Representative in Congress, moth
ing more and nothing less, should like to
dissect the Democratic platform laughter
and cheers1 from one end of it to the other !;
b IT as l told you to-day, according TO my
C nvictions of propriety, which neither my
INCLINATION nor your desires will induce me
to forfeit, cannot consistently, in accord
ance with what believe is due from me TO
those who have placed me in nomination
before YOU. But there is one theme on
which can speak. 1t is the glorious record
of the noble party of which, for so many
Years, have been an humble advocate
whose principles l uphold and maintain be-
fore you against all corners !; the noblest, the
purest and most patriotic party ever known
in our history since we we're born into the
family of nations. Thank God that in these
days Of strife we have had organization in
this Republic of men who have lifted up in
the hour of gloom, when the storm cloud of
war burs'ed upon US, banner with only the
insc -iption on it, Our Country and
there, def, ing all prejudice, all inveetive, all
opprobium, and appealing to you, the Amer
lean people, to stand by US, and to determine
to stand and fall with our imperlled coun
try. Thank God for such an organization.
TCheersl Its history is written in the
brightest pages of our country annals, and
there it will remain for the eye Of posterity |
to beam upon ia history that the tooth of
time can never, no, never destroy. When |
dass away and am gathered to my fathers, if
God gives me mind and my reason. in that
last hour, l will thank Him that he led me
by his own covenants into this noble organ
zation 1t saved nation in the very throes
Of civil life it emancipated race; II saved
rs from destruction, shame, and disgrace be-
fore a civilized world, so that We could
speak before all the lands under the sun. At
asst every man that walks on American soil
walks there as free man in his own hu-
nanity. Tremendous applause. In all
heir hours of disaster and gloom, when
mems hearts tainted by the way, there was
me party, every man Of which stood around
he banner, and never dcsp ared OF the Amer
can Republic and there is one organiza-
ion that, since the armies of the rebellion
we're crushed, has demanded and intends to
tand by that demand, God being our helper,
o the end that loyalty shall govern what
oyalty has preserved. Great APT lause: II
gain in this Republic Of ours treason d"rcs
. lift It's had with revengeful power against
ur nations flag, it viii not be the fault Of
he Republican party. Ii again anarchy is
0 come II again outrage Is 10 slim uiie-
uhed throughout our Rep bic; if again
var, and blood~hed, and CRAFTS, and death
re to come, it VIII hot be through the Re
ublcan party. We staLd by peace; we
tani by liberty we stand by justice and
re rite upon our banner where the whole
ord NAV see it III letters of light, From
ne end of this Republic to the other there
no man so poor, there is no man so friend
,ss, there is no man so humble and so OBJ .
cure that he cannot wrap that flag around
i'm and say this is my shield and protection
gu may doubt the result of this coming
truggle l do not. l believe we are to go
gain to victory, as we did in 1861 and 1860,
acause we have the whole principle that
umanity loves, and that God in heaven will
less and under the administration of the
reat Captain who, under Providence, saved
he country from destruction, and the sword 4
treason from sundering the Republic,
e shall attain to pure and noble fame,
ide as the world and eternal as the stars.
applause.l 4
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