The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-04

peace and who is conservative. not In
the Democratic sense, but in the true
sense OF that word; a man who
will make q safe President.
He has no military ambition to graf
ify. He has ID cupidity to satisfy:
but a patriot and hero, he has al
ready enjoyed the highest honors of
his country, and can only desire now
to transmit his good reputation 10 his
children. He is the man whom we
present as the candidate for your suf-
frages. And who is the candidate
for Vice President? Indiana has
the proud distinction of presenting
the name of the Honorable Schuyler
Colfax as a candidate for Vice Pres
ident. He has adorned every office
which he has filled; he has been pre-
eminently successful as Speaker of
the House. and should the power of
the Presidential office, by any acct
dent pass into his hands, we have
every confidence that it will
not be abused. We present a Presi-
Dental ticket that demands, and
should receive the confidence of every
thinking man of all parties. Upon
the State ticket we have my friend,
Gov. Baker, whose presence shall not
prevent me from saying what / know
myself. | have known him as the
bold, sagaeious Colonel Of cavalry; |
have known him as the efficient
United States Provost Marshal dur
ing the most trying period of the war;
l have known him as the Governor of
Indiana, discharging with fidelity and
honor all the duties of that Office, and
have known him as a clear-minded
aud able man, and such is the man
that has been presented by the Re-
publican party as your candidate for
Governor. -[Cheers.]
L have not time to go all through
the list of candidates upon our State
ticket; but there is another here upon
the stand, | believe. tonight, General
Nathan Kimball, the hero of Win
chester, the man who first defeated
Stonewall Jackson, and who, when
the terrible charge was made at Fred
e~rIcksbuIg upon the intrenchments,
and he fell desperately but not fatally
wounded, it was said that his body
and the dead Of his regiment and his
command, were lying nearer the
enemy 5 Intrenchments than any other.
This Oattle-wOrn and Scared hero is a
candidate upon our ticket. There are
others who are not military men who
are deserving Of the thanks of their
country, and entitled to your s~uffrages.
L say to our Democratic friends if
you really want peace; if you want
this war to end; If you want US to re-
turn to prosperity, and to again begin
to grow, aud become powerful in
every respect, and fill up our terrific
rles. and spread all over this cont
nent, we must have peace and the
election of the Republican ticket,
State aud national, will give it to US.
But it you want civil war, Italy
America, Mexico, pronunciamen-
toes, revolution alter revolution,
then sustain this Democratic par
ty that has resolved that it
eve will submit until the principles
Of the rebellion have become tri-
umphant. My friends, the question
is a simple one. If we shall succeed
and WELD the power of this Govern
ment for the next four years, the work
will be done.
The power Of the Government will
be established and cannot be over
turned, aud the growth and prosperity
of the country will forever oVershadow
and put down this rebellious popula-
ton that Is threatening to disturb us.
Let me say in the language of Grant,
: Let Us have peace" Let the peo-
pie come together. Letthe men ofthe
Democratic party cease to follow these
leaders of mischief and come together
in amity, and we shall have one great
unbroken nation, based upon the
principles of universal justice and
universal equality. [ have spoken
longer than [ was able to do. [ can
only say hat from my heart [ thank
you for this kind reception TO night.
If L have labored hard during the
war; if there were periods of doubt
and trouble; if l have suffered men,
tally and physically by what [ have
passed through, allow me to say that
this reception to night will be a COM
pensation for it all. Again, my
friends, / thank you. Loud cheers.