Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-09-18

tcta iaitNE tttha |ohcs NJ hAEit tfre aEH''s
cause, stand up for that cause when you
come homeT [cheers]-for the work Is NOT
done. '''"''''F p''~t-Y"oo fAih
You are now In tha, pecalisr stage whom
the fruits Of the struggle Of the ,last eight
years may be lost by the loss of an slcc.
ton, The work will not DO done until
tho Southern States are'not only recon-
structed. but have new governments per
manently established upon . . 10y all basis.
When that is dona, your work issndpne,
The work IL nov only in the third stage
OF the process. y,.,s 49,, .;.fs.
f.vsV THE Work DONE, 4. +, ~.
We have assumed power to reconstruct
those. 'Goyeruments. The Constitution Of
tho United States says that the United
States shall guarantee 10 evoryn Slaleisa
republican formii ef Govern ,nept. We
have the power to set these Governments
up and to provide means. for their creation
We have equal poAser 20 protect chem un'
Ill they eau protect themselves. Thai
power follows as unnecessary consequence
Therefore l insist that we have power
now in regard to those acts, TO reconstruct
those States and provide for the punish.
ment Of those who destroyed them In the
first place.. stlias99 aiIt enasl f' %
OUR MISTAKE. .utlIi fir.
We are now realizing the great mistake
made in failing to punish the leading
rebels at the conclusion Of the war. Zap.
pause.l The very men who are now stir
ring up revolution ia the South, who
would bring back upon us the horrors
and atrocities ofanother war, are the men
who chiefly struggled in the rebellion, and
ought at the end of the war TO have been
tried and punished. (Great applause. ]
Aud, il we had President that was faith
full TO u.s. he would carry out the will ol
the people, aud have Congress to meet
on tho ninth of September, if necessary
and take such measuresa as may be required
in the South, that these men might yet b.
arrested and brought to punishment
Tremendous Applause1 But as itis, w
shall have to bide our time. We, shal
have to wait till Gen. Grant is elected
Then these men who are trying to bring
upon us. civil war, to get up revolution
will be attended to, and such measures
will be taken as will bring these men Il
punishment or compel them to leave thu
country. The South is now in an uncom,
Portable and dangerous condition. -
DEMOCRATIC PROSECUTION.
The policy down there, so far as whit,
Republicans are concerned-the whit,
radical Union men--is to compel them t
succunb or to leave the country. Thel
intend to drive out, if possible, the Unioi
white men Of the rebel States, or compe
them to give their support to the Demo
cratic rebels at this late hour. How ar,
they preparing to do it? First, by render
ing the lives Of Union men unsafe; BY re-
fusing TO give them protection on tn
bench, in the Court House and jury box
by assassinations either by the impiou
conspiracy known as the Ku klux-Kla'
or otherwise; and further by prescription
such as were never known in any othe
age. For example, take the expression o
Robert Toombs at Atlanta, "Let no ply.
sicisn attend a call in the family of 4
Union map; no lawyer take fee at th
hands of a Union man. Let no mechani
shoe a horse or make wagon for Unio
man; 30 merchant sell pound" Of snga
or coffee, yard Of muslin or calico to
Union man. Refuse to speak to him OF
the street; do not recognize him in an
way, except as an enemy. Compel tber
to give us their support or leave tn
country" ..s..z
And that plan is cow being carrie
out. 1t is hard for Union man to stan
that. 1t is difficult to say how long the
can stay ythere under that state Of thing:
and yet that's the policy recommends
and attempted to be carried out in all thes
rebel States.
fn-regard to the colored man, what
the policy promulgated by Wade Hamp
toni Itjs the policy of coercion by star
vation.. Says Gen. Hampton; ,Letus nc
permit oolored men to live upon our plan
tations or property; give him no employ
ment, no means to put bread into tn
mouths OF bis wife andichildren unless b
gives us his support. 1t is the policy G
staryatiou--a most inhuman and fendis
policy. Why these men were born upo
these plantations; they have nursed tn
master and his family, and made him ric
and powerful among his neighbors. Th
condition of starvation is held out unles
he surrenders his political rights; unless
he return to voluntary condition of sla
very. Why he can not return, to th
plantation, where can he go? lie has n
means TO get up here. He must leave hi
i -. H. L..
him of; therefore they areain danger 6
starvation unless they shall yield. 10 ,si.s
And these people propose to, put thi
policy in force toward the poor colore
men who have labored for them all thei
lives. Thej regard the freedom of th
eolored mansas a great crime. He didn
make himself free. He was made free b
the war which his master began. II
didn't give himself political rights; the
were conferred upon him. ,Now ,they sa
to him. "unless you surrender thes
rights we will drive you from the plants
ton upon which you were born, aud de
lprivei your families of the means of liz
ing fs sdf sail0b rsas a0isfi il ~
i We present you the issue, starvation
submission.
CONCLUSION.
I Ny friends, 1 have spoken longer tha
4 have thought or expected to speak.
have only stated the questions to be deei
ded by this election. / therefore exho
you to stand by the.eandida,es Of theR'
publican party. [CheersJ II Geoer'
Grant shall not be elected, tell you q
is lost and worse than lost. Nearly fos
hundred thousand Union men will has