The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-11-13
VICE PRRsIDENT COLFAX.
His sSeech at RsGIsburg.
LOOK AFTHB NEW SITUATION

kPITTsBUEG, November 5.
Hon. SehuyIsr Ooiisx, Vice President
elect arrived here this evening, and was
met at the Union Depot by an immense
crowd, who received hin with enthusiast {
cheers which he acknowledged By bowing.
He Is here IN fuiffllment OF a promised
visit to Gen. Moorhesd, who met hip at the
| depot, and took him to his residence in the
! Eleventh Ward Here Mr.. Golfex was
entertained at sumptuous banquet, a large
nunbsTof prominent eifizensbeipg present
During ths sye4ing he was setenaded tS a
Tanner Club and d great multitude ol
citizens
He made two brief speeches. He com,
plimented, the ieitiAens,of the county Of AL
| legheny upon its magn' fcent msj ni'y fol
the tight, on Tussisy, and said there wst
a trinity Of principles IL the victory oi
Tuesday Llilerty iors all, ipstice for all
Prottftion 81 IN aaedby that sisn~e COM
| quered. There was another reason why
this young and patriotic party succeeded
1t declared thstEe ought to tnfra G. ise
rather than encHafn; elevate, ratter than
crush; build up, f6fhef than trample down;
and because We bore our cause dewn to the
humble and helpless Though denounced
by all the enemies Of right in this broad
landgwe wBlt forward TO conquer and win
salvation feE the Union as We gave. epanci-
patton % the slave. [Appls1se.I When,
in this contest, we were the onfy party in
this land that dared to stand by the down
trOdden and helpless people of the South;
the only party that done honor 10 the
nation-WbeD, upon your heads, were invo-
ked the blessings of those who loved our
country. l know that you rejoiced on the
night of the election over the victory which
We won. l know how you rejoiced over
the result. But some we're rejoicing in
their hearts who did not show what was
passing in their minds. They were the
tried Unicn men of the South, who reioiced
not in their public squares, but hanging
upon the outskirts of hostile crowds, to
learn whether they were to have protection
or whether their dearest rights should be
outraged; and when the wires sped the news
that the majestic Iveiee of the people had
spoken, and said there should be proteftion
to them, the loyal men of the South gather.
ed around their hearth-stones, and thanked
God that his providence had protected them
CCheers
QUESTIONS sETTLED
There are two sharply de6ued questions
which have been settled by tie voice of
the people.
First-The Deuocrstic platform DECLARED
in that portion of it written By Wade
Hampton, that the reconstruction measures
of Congress were unconstitutional, revolu-
tiOuary and void; and the American people
trampled that platform under their feet as
they had trampled the platform which, four
years before, declared the war failure and
demanded cessation of hOstilities. The
voice Of tbs people from whose decision
there 10 no appeal has declared that the
reconstruction measures of Congress are
not unconstitutional, revolutionary or void
We have declared that the voice of the
people is to be obeyed, aud The laws are to
be enforced, whether rebels ike them or
dislike them. [Cheeis
Second-The second principle which has
been settled by the popular vote is, every
man has the right to go South or North,
East or West, so long as he is devoted to
the principles Of o II flag, and be pro-
tected by il against outrage end wrong.
COheers.
To-day the only place in this land where
the people are prevented from singing he
battle songs of the war, such as Down with
the traitor and up with the stars" is in
the blood stained fields of the South, where
your soldiers fell You could sing those
songs among the bsnditti of the Alps, or
among the thugs of India The only plsce
where yon could not sing them is over the
graves of dead soldiers.
THE NEW ERA.
But we are going to have a country so
free and so loyal, presided over by a man
so true to his country, that you may sing
these songs anywhere. Applause]
PRESIDENT GRANT.
l speak Of President Grant. From Ehis
own utterances you viii find that before he
wrote those magnetic words, LET us have
peace, " if you look back to his acceptance
speech, when the ,committe waited upon.
him (snd remember hearing the words as
l afterwsrd read them) that he said he was
for peace and quiet and protection every
where; aud what be says he generally does.
[OheerSJ sse- ; ~
He will bring to the duties devolving
upon him as President the same energy, the
same ability and the same will that have
hitherto characterized him; and when he
Gays there shall be peace and quiet and
for he means what he says-he will carry it
out. A vo ce, "Stripg up Wsde Hampton. ]
THE DEAD PARTY, 1,s
Cdu 6ol1 you Ouo tEiDB1 NY JElCuuss
This party that has been struggling for the
supremacy, and carried two Northern
States-New York and New Jersey-by
unblushing fraudss that carried six South
ern States by the votes of men who had no
sympathy with your hsg-that that party
will never appear before you again, until
they have secured new leaders Cheers
and they will have to get some new princi-
pies besides. / do not think Wade Hemp
ton will make any more platforms for the
Democi attic party. do not think Vallan
digham will nOmiI ate any more Presidents.
do not think Preston and Forrest will
nominate any more Vice Presidents.
THE FUTURE UNDER GRANT.
AS for the future under the sdministra-
ton of Presiden: Grant look forward TO an
era of peace and prOsperity--an era of de-
velopmebt in all manufacturing and all
agricultural industries, which are the very
back bone Of any nation beneath the circuit
of the sun. With Grants zeal to stop
every wasteful expenditure of your treas
ury, and his opposition to every event to
imperil your business. With Grant, who
under Divine Psovidence, has been called
to fill the Presidential chair, trust we shall
have future of unexsmp'ed public pros
DeTitY, PROLONGED cheers