Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-08-07

pufest anu most patfiouc party ever know n
in our history since We we're born into the
family Of nations. Thank God that. 10
these days of strife, We have had en- or.
ganization in this republic, Of men who
have lifted up ia the hour Of gloom, When
the storm-cloud Of war burst upon us,
banner With only enc inscription on it,
"Our Country" and there, defying al
prejudice, eli invecsive, all opprobrium
and appealing to you, the American PEG.
pie, to stand BY US, and to determine Il
stand and fall with our impcriled country
Thank God for such an organisation
lCheers. Its history is written in the
brightest pages Of our country's anpaIs
and there il will remain for the eye Of
posterity TO beam upon it-a history thai
the tooth Of time can never, no, never de-.
stroy. When l pass away aud am gath,
cred TO my fathers, IL God gives me MAD
aud my reason, in that last hour, I will
thank Him that he led me by his own
cosenants, into this noble rganisation
Il saved nation in the very ihross Of
civil war: It emancipated . race; IL saved
US from destruction, shame, and disgrace
before the civilized world, 50 that We could
speak before all the lands under the sun
At last, every man that walks on Ameri-
can sod, walks there a. free man in BIZ
own humanity. Tremendous applause ]
In ell their hours of disaster and gloom
when mems hearts tainted by the way
there was one party, every man Of which
stood around our banner, and never de
SPARED Of the American Republic; and
there ID one organization that, since the
armies Of the rebellion were crushed, hai
demanded and intends to stand by thai
demand, God being our helper, to the
end that loyalty shall govern what loyalty
has preserved. lGreat applause II
again In this Republic Of ours treason
dares TO lift its hand with revengeful pox
er against our nations flag, 1t will not b
the fault Of the Republican party. Il
again anarchy Is to come; IL sgain out
rage Is to stalk unrebuked throu shout oul
Republic; IL again war, aud biood-shed
and drafts, ard death, are to come, IL will
mol. be though the Republican party. We
stand BY peace; We stand by liberty; we
stand by justice; and We write upon oul
banner where the whole world may see Il
in letters Of light, "From one end Of this
Republic to the other, there IL no man &C
poor, there is no man 80 friendless, there
Is 10 man so humble and so obscure tina,
be can NO. wrap that flag around him
and say, this is my shield aud protec-
tion."
You may doubt the result Of this com.
ing struggle. ! do not. I believe we are
to 20 again to victory as we did in 1864
aud 1868, because we have the whole
principle that humanity loves, that God
in heaven will bless; aud under the ad.
ministration Of the Great Captain who,
under Providence, saved the land from
destruction, and the sword Of treason
from sundering the Republic, We shall at
tain TO a pure and noble fame, wide as
the world aud eternal as the stars. Ire
mendous applause.
The meeting closed with a speech by
Msjon PiymPlon, OF Michigan. This
meeting wns Of the most enthusiastic de-
somption. aud Mr.. ColtsxS was subjected
10 hand-shsking from don't know how
many hundred people. The other meet
ing, ut the Court House, was addressed by
Hon. Charles A. Glisby. a. Michigan State
Senator who made formidable arraign.
ment Of the Democratic party; and. elicit
ed frequent applause.
This days fatteiing demonstrations IN
favor of Mr.. Coliax may be said to have
just closed, though the streets are yet reso-
nant with music of the bands. Briefly sum.
med up, this days business has been a
triumphant vindicstion of the claim that
Mr.. Colfaxs hold on the affections Of the
people Of this district is rs deep aud fer
vent as ever bound q public man to his
it was written all over with
the impress Of voluntary irrepressible re-
gard, not organized parade and boisterous
huzzas.
IL is worthy Of note that the Germans
here, Of which there is considerable pc.
pulation, are deserving the Democratic
ranks 10 almost an epidemical manner.
The other day the Chicago Times said
there were but fifteen German Republi-
cans in South Bend. To brand the state
ment O falsehood, Q German club, l35
strong. was orga nized in thirty-six hours
after the precious paper containing the
ialsehood was received here.
Mr.. Colfax's last majority hero was
about 800. Il will not be less than 1000
next autumn.
One Of the striking features OF the pro.
ceedings to-day was the appearance In the
procession Of the German Grant and Col.
fax Club, numb ering near $50 members.
The Rev. Father Corby, President OF the
great Catholic University Of Notre Dame,
was also 10 the procession which escorted
Mr.. Colfax to the fair grounds. Mr.. Col.
fax, accompanied by his sister, Miss
will leave here next Monday,
on visit to sister living ia Colorado,
and will not return before September.