The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-08-14

| verted into a ton weight Of gold by his say
ling faye" Temptation is rather great, and
! il is better for him and the country to keep
\ such temptation away. We thought Il would
he wise 70 put that also in the constitution; !;
and now we have constitutional amend
ment which guarantees the payment of the
| United States debt, and provides against the
possibility Of asspming one cent Of the rebel
debt Anything wrong in that I should
think mott ,Ahd mark this--when the vote
was taken every Republican voted for it aud
every Democrat Voted against it, That is
another plank In our platform. ! think am
getting along very well CLeugbter
The old basis of representation In the
| South, known as the three-ffths basis, need
ed some change, and we made it, fixing rep
resentation there, as elsewhere, on the prop
er basis, Of population, for man is man,
no matter what'may be his color.
| Thatis our platform, not written out in a
! hurry during a moment Of spiriluous excite
,meut, but deliberately constructed during the
past three years. The men of Chicago wisely
Endorsed the l4th amendment to the cOnsti-
| tuition, and so have the members Of the Re-
Publican party, and every loyal man IN the
country, .ns
Now there is our platform Is there any
thing wrong about III Immense cheers,l i
Now win present to you the two men,
whom We have chosen to stand upon it.
present you the names of Grant and Colfax
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history OF oratory, "usu tne 'nIe'' riyl y,
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'heni tnis ii'tie WNlu u waiu,ug' E"oFosA
TO MOVE On ioVN NoNAsi unu nc u'u no'o
on Wem spu capture tus|' ", No e'Uquvuoe
theret lr(oiPngeu cuesTs'I ~ ueu uo Nas
engaged WIN al t9e galnestu hos's " Tue
reoeilioh uo"n.lh 'irs,u'@} ne u9u ~ ,eals
o. tne result out ne Se''eu uowl 70 uIs wolA !,
IKE great earnest man anu senl "oru u@cA
20 tne e1ptcln,'t nnsiun ~ ue',inu ului
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tPropgh 'nf reeVrus o. 'ue great VI al sses
Ior specimens ot elo9uence equal tpeSe'
bul '"en ms course wes unuous ls sH,u'iouai I,'
most outrageousIy u"oonslitu'Ionai "heh NC
i cap'ureu rort DontlsonN 4h MS ie'ttF ol
neCeptanee ne'oreH.neS m one seh'ence- tue
eonGenTatea yearhihBs OF the who're peuP,e'
Nor'h ana eOuth-"haI every geou man ASKS
ana PrAys IOr--l Nehe Peace'
Ihere are men writing arlcles ana maAlng
/ sPeeohes ABOUT WAT mere, rev p' "noiu eter
| slept uPoN olanket IN the 9itouac' or were
ever, 10 tAct, W war AZ a4'
dont KnoW whetner ougnt TO dignny
the speech made ny Ooi, Ooiyar iaSt night ny
nouelnR " Is ienarAaoio anu inhalpulA- Il, una
tory ne says ~ II tnat we are pn lne eve
OF a war. He merely repeats Wnal was sa, sara
oyer ana oVel Again ey tne same set ~ lsei'
ne start. "iln sHy'ug .ps' he leeIs tle ueiI-
racy ot MS posHloni 'QF lna' was sle p,a
meeting enq zoe DTS. expression u Puul,c
sentiment sllpe 'he deC'"ra.ioH o' W1r, lqaIe
hy uoV. pIoEuion Nsa'nst '"p "nle Psop'e
u me otate' FNlSiug " Tue Ola lle anu tne
ora Senon ppt aui nhPpY 70 srl 'Ia' tnls
Verl uaF 9aNe oe.h lh.O'ueg 'ANe ne uoSs
hO' utter tpe Sen''iheu's ol 'Ae ieSPSV'apie
Por''oh OF up peino"rsey' 81,
No~i tnero y no sven tnlng as ""F In tne
governors HfsShse, Io'n Vegln"lnE " Gnu
ne sphPy slAIps lacls, anu Au'Ises 'ue Lsg'
stature 70 prepare Ior we Morsl[a course
Fhleh = enlhehlll N'se ~ ,ieH ui 'ue Con-
diuon OF things 'ntouguou' ,ue ntaT. s, "uaI
he has stateq you uAfe' not ueh5' lheFe are
no ihreas Of war save Wna' come 10 osg ears
IN the snare OF 'nHai'pA'ory "ppe@iS maze
70 the bad passions OF tle pemVef"ey. me
'oyerhor Of tnis o1A'e l'iEs pot Of var OF OIL
revolution WV zoe Pe' OF tAe peWqerhoy-
the person Nnou 'hese tuFouienl spiTts IN
te's Staie, ana ~ e'ery olhef etals, nave
pnosen 70 pe lne'r 1eau ln tnls PohucAI