New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-03


not erase It II would and where would NOT erase ~
could. 1t is there for good for evil; It IS my cor
yicuons expressed in my notes M my speeches, ~ i
letters The convictions Of my life aud not my nnd
DeNeNed IN with all my SOUL ana Strength uHu M y.
Not one word OF shall ever take back Every Woo and
II is confirmed to me by the experience OF pas y fiat
there is not, look back at II, one single tre
dying, would wish to blot out what may nc r. dStrct
for me depends not upon the people OF tiS nee.
alone, but upon the millions OF the AhoIp nv faith
las been in the timesOf national anu n p"yty
reverses, never haggg, r sn aan sec IN all the
signs of the times the triumphant Victory vo Ih"
awaits the great leader o. our o1eecept effects upon
our country the brilliant victories Mon W he
asanst tho ARMIES Providence holds the destnes Of
onr Union In His hands He preserved us as Oh9a
Wien reason seemed 10 threaten our existence lie
srenrhened our for every sacrifice required az
Our hands; lifted us to noble pane OF pilOtls
cause had determined as behe'e tna treason slo
never rule I'm this fair land OF ours Good puOu'
and loud applause He saved our Union Tor u.s. ana inc
same overriding Providence that watched over tho az
mics of the Revolution and led them TO press on year al
Ter year until the glorious light OF victory shone upon
their banners, ana then IN tDls rate Wr sNSu us Mnen
the Rebellion that seemed to the world outside likely 10
destroy national existence Will stand by us IN TINS
contest; aud although the men VINO were put uOwh ~
the arms of the American people may rise again ana
proclaim their treason throughout all that region,
lie who rules in the heavens VIII, as beneNe, Dlllg
upon them judgment which the polls shall malicsta az
the coming November election. Loud APPLAUSE
Meeting many OF you here as do to-day, iOOIIhR mo
your smiling and happy faces as you greeted me a o
depot, and here upon this stand cannot Dut TelneoG,
that there are hundreds oil my lllehus Oh lIst fd
never to meet again here upon lliS lit E.Uuu
where stand to-day. spoke 10 regiment atI TO-
ment of the brave men VINO came rom ~ 80 nd
and every sChOOl-disrict in TINS county OF ouS, anu
throughout this district to offer their young lives as sac
ufce and for the preservation Oh O S oin at
been throughout this district over ana over again. at
tempting to inspire this noble and patl0tlc WoiH' ana
they had come hither 70 lay tsl'o no 5"tD ~ W r0
citizen and enroll themselves IN the armies OF VIC Chon
JIy 70 lean into tho yawning gulf that impercd
our Republic. l spoke to them hero the last words
goodbye and when they came back those
regiments were decmGed by Rebel bullets, by the dis
eases of the hospital and the fagucs OF tie march and
the camp; the men left behind many faces You ana
shall never again. they fought, they 9led they SUI
their lives that treason should not rule ID this Republic
Of They sleep in their bloody shroudS untl Tue
here that forgotten thetat is impossible History
has mmorazed them as the defenders ana sGyloIs OF
TecOllcctiOns they come up, leaving bthu IleIh an en-
dearnents Of home; came upfrom homes h3ppy WIN he
sunlight of affection and love, turning their backs on ves
49, 40 - thCp own hearts blood TO 20 forth
uc"l as NJ 49, Fron, Iecnyui1r tbc wpdinC.
sheet of the worlds best hopes. My heart goes out
toward the hOnored dead to-day God bless the families
they have left behind. God bless their memories, and
whom cv made this sacrifice the greatest sacrifice
and dear TO you and to mc-men whose friendship with
that haOwed memory be Kept green, and fresh, ana
perennial forever come back to the old theme Il Is
theme of gratitude IL is theme of thanks that is srug
Cling with feeble words to give you the expression Oi
heart overlooking with affection toward you m this busy
season Of the year These assembled thousands are tit
answer to every fasehood and calumny that has been
said against struck by the fact. when coming
mans of the German Grant and Colfax Club set
the seal Of their condemnation ana their tdenuhcla-
ton upon not only the calumny, but the forgery, 70
which / have been subjected here lou know 1t IL
falschood you know that never in my public life from
the commencement the close, In year, month or
day. have ever held any other doctrine than That prn
cpes and character not birthplace ana creed were NE
true test for Official promotion Men VINO may resort 70
forgery may sign my name with their felOnious fingers,
not been an election for the last twelve year;
gone to the polls, not with closed ballot but win an
I nd
worshIped a different altar from what ala myself
umny let it be buried in the tomb where are buried
caunnes and forgeres like It, in the graves OF the past
Now, my friends, for shall not speak 10 you az ehsn
come the conclusion Of these remarks II there
one thing for which long in this land of0urs II there
thought embodied in those brief sentenous words OF the
great Captain Of our armies emDOdyng as lnuch as
speech Of an hours duration because eTacuy suited
the cXigency OF our situation ~ Is Let us nave
woTd there "a no land beneath the sun that longs
peace like this great Republic OF ours; peace and with
consequent prosperity peace, Tor am opposed 20 All
wars have told YOU except those wars forced on us
for the preservation Of our national existence We want
no more war; want 10 more violence We want no
outrage; We want peace We want no more TRAITS
we want no bloodshed; we want no more carnage
we want no more debit want peace, and peace we Will
have. The great hero Of the century, who heads the
Union to-day In tins contest COMMANDED peace on tue pat
tle-feld, and ne will, in the Executive Chair com
mand peace in this Republic Of ours App,ausel IRON
TO and from the frozen lakes 10 where th
flowers bloom in the perpetual SrIhg on the Doluers o
Tie Southern Gulf he viii have peace by protecting every
within our limits poor though ne may pe' FOWL
trodden though he may have been, humble thOuSh ne
ina freudicSS
Grant VIII gye MN pI0'eeP l ought 10 5nTc
not of myself have nothing to say about myself as
candidate, for | suppose, TO teh the trutn, thnt
should also be Laughter and applause
They say lie can't make speeches. "a voice
ing about the principles platform, or the candidates
Of our opponents but have right to speak OF him who
led those for whom speak that stood round him binding
the ie Cpmtte enc Of the chicago Conyen
ITO IL al
Washington. 1t speech Of only eight lines but there
were two lines In IL that welghty that were as
valuable as they had filed the many volumes that gave
you history Of works of Conucus; they were these;
elected shall have policy to enforce against tho VIII
of the people" fGreat applause That Is declaration
worthy OF the cause and he said you remember 10 res
iden Johnson the will OF the people must be the law OF
the land and so say we all the will Of the land Obeyed
and shall have peace and with peace progress your
country OF immense resources washed by the waters OF
the two great of the globe checked i'm its adyanc
ing course by the horrors OF war for moment WIN
peace it will step forward with gigantic strides IN wealth
and hope until il obtains prOuder position IN the record
of nations than lis history has to-day We have within
our limits all that makes nation great we nave
people as brave they have shown themselves to be
selfsacrincing devoted and practical with boundless
resources OF wealth. commercial Manufacturing lhg
in temperate which the governing second world,
and beyond the limits OF which there are no great ma
tons We have within ourselves all the elements OF
greatness and with an administration which VIII De the
will Of the people, and which VIII enforce me law OF me
eclipse in the future all the brilliant records OF the
past. One word more about nome come Daek III tle
conclusion spoke in the commencement in regard to
home. Home which as Dryden tells us, is the sacred
refuge of LIFE home with all us ttnuef anu ectO-
ate associations home with all sacred ties home, with
all those senslbhtes which arc excited by the very men
ton of the word. Here in this beautiful city ana village,
when first IL and lived in It, now advancing with It's
motto, Onward" with speed unparalleled by any city
in our State with its vast manufacturing advantages
making IL the very Manchester OF IDdana with It's beau
tiful ST. Joseph Valley, the garden spot OF the Vest with
its noble prairie each side, destined to agricultural
wealth. that shall almost be 10 us incredible when 1t IL
fully realized by It's development you have your lot TO
cast in the most pleasant spot in this Republic OF ours
congratulate You II, and congratulate myself lhat
am with you here part and parcel OF this growing
CITY Of South Bend and wherever cast IN HE,
separate from you Representative, still am win
Won as citizen. My interests hopes, my aspirations,
this noble city which