Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-05-29


with traitors, say johnson is innocent
Why, the God Of America, who is God
of justice, has given us the victory by the
verdict Of the nineteen, for we will 90 be-
fore the people who are ever honest. and
who will always crush corruption.
(Cheers.) In November the great battle
will be fought, and traitors and their ac-
cursed treason will be vanquished and
loyalty will triumph.
Next November Grant will he elevated
to the seat Of power, with Colfax as his
right hand and left hand bower, and a
voice will 60 out, "Glory, hsllelujah to
the Almighty on high and peace and
good will to man shall prevail. zap.
plause.)
/ told you was no talker. You have
got such men as Logan and Palmer to talk
TO you, and what can say to you, intelli-
gent men and women in this country?
Voices, "You have said WE'LL" Ego on, 20
on.") The history of the past is engraven
on your hearts, and when you look at i,
you can not surely cast your vote for those
who brought treason and war upon US.
You can not forget the death of our sons,
the moaning Of the widows and the vail.
ing of the thousands of orphans they have
caused. The principles for which our
sons fought must be sustained and pro-
claimed all over this land. Voice,
"Three cheers Cor old Nat. Kimball, the
first man who ever whipped Stonewall
Jackson" Three hearty cheers were
given)
My friends, old Nat ,Kimball didn't do
it; il was your Illinois and Indiana boys
that did it, (After referring at some
length to the valor Of the soldiers at the
battle Of Winchester and others, the speak
er thus concluded.) Go forth to your duty
as your soldiers did, and If you do your
duty, God will bless you, and victory will
come to the standard Of Grant and Colfax
aud tho people Of this land will have good
laws and liberty, aud peace aud prosperity
will again prevail all over the land.
(Applause.)
SIP EEcH OF JoHNM. LANosroS (coLoRED. }
Laneston said he deemed himself more
than fortunate that be had the pleasure Of
appearing before the audience. The only
reason his friend had in introducing him,
and for the audience calling upon him,
was that he would give coloring to the pro.
ceedings. The time was when they loved
to court the voice and vote Of the Irisbman,
and when they loved to draw on the vote
Of the German citizens; but, thanks to God
and Grant, they now called on the negro
for his. In appearing before them he was
not mindful of the fact that he represen-
ted four millions Of people who never pro
duced a traitor. Rebels in America were
not dressed in America, aud if they had
curly hair, owed it to the barber. He al
80 represented 500 900 negro voters who
knew no religion but Christ. ana in poll
tics, Grant and the Republican party.
Wherever the negro voted, he gave his
ballot as he did his voice for the party
that stood on the Bible, the Constitution
and the Chicago platform. Again, he rep
resented more than 100000 black men,
who, in the hour OF peril, in the battle be-
tween North and South, joined the Union
army to vindicate justice aud liberty
against slavery. If there was q man
In that country who could represent con-
stituency with a record more honorable
than his. he would liketo see him. Though
black, his constituency was in all things
American. They all stood upon the Bible
and the Constitution, for slavery never
sought refuge in the New Testament of
love. Slavery leaps the barriers. Its
asylum is its sepulchre-from heat into the
devouring flame, and from the voice of
God into the thlckest Of its thunders. In
the District Of Columbia there is no slavery;
in no State is there slavery to interfere.
And he had the honor TO heSr General
Palmer when he announced that slavery
was dead In the State Of Kentucky. lie
wanted, to-day, 10 the Convention, to get
up and tell how he told the people Of
Kentucky that slavery was abolished. He
held a cigar in his hand and said il cost
fifteen cents, and be would give fifteen
cents for the cause of slavery in that State
He rendered, in lhename Of all hcrtgroes,
to General Palmer, their Acknowledgements
for the freedom of Kentucky. The chains
that we're put round the limbs Of the me-
gro, were. in the providence of God, put
around the limbs Of whites. lie rejoiced
10 day that all men have free speech, free
thought and free locomotion. The moment,
formerly, that black men arriyedin Charles.
ton they we're sold. Massachusetts was au-
noyed at this indignity to It's citizens, aud
sent Mr.. Hoar TO look afteriis rights there;
but the Southern people told him to leave
or they would ride him on rail- What
ought he to have done? He ought to have
told them that he was an American citi-
zen, and, la the name Of his God and
country, he would deny their right TO drive
him away. But he told them very politely
he would obey their orders. If you turn
over the statute books Of the State Of
Louisiana. you will find: "No man shall
use in any place any word tending to create
rebellion among the slaves" The preach.
err, under this law, could not preach the
doctrines of the bible, nor the politician
quote the glorious words of the Dcclara-
ton Of Independence. The lawyer in
that State wore paddock on his lips. Now
he rejoiced Ia the emancipation Of his
brother attorneys in Louisiana, and If
they would elect Grant such padlocks
would never be heard Of again. The ne
groes naturally took the constitution and
the Declaration Of Independence as they
did the Bible. II he could gather from
those documents legal Interpretation he
would ask for no change in it, for they
we're made wide enough to cover the liber
ty Of every man, white aud black lie
could hiring in opinions from scores Of