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

ftnfOW tnttf ueetiuit5' iutoI Tue MINUS OF
men who but yesterday sought to destroy
the Republic eand who to- day stand read y
to dishonor il sEboad aud continued ap
lplause .ob 'iFen ~ : ~ eia sqi 20
srdEsca dEar o. cEs, INA AwIEY OF "a eeossEcrrcor
lsa, "a PERMANENT cIi A.iRnAs,
p GsntiansH Of .fhe Canvention: tender
YOU ny must grateful thapks for the high
honor you have conferredhnupon me
Deeply impressed by a. sense Of the re-
IspousibiliIies iofithe apositionsI earnestly
Isolicit your Indulgence aud aid ~. We
come together with the momentous' duty
Of selecting the chief unlers of the nation
whichgleads the world lin othen promotion
EofifreedoiiIau eqaalrights. 5 Applause
Indications fyour purposes and spirit
already given assure us, that you will
maintain the noble character of the Re-
publican party. We uDavoidably recall,
at this time. the Convention Of 1850, with
its profound an xieties aud glowing deyo-
tion TO liberty, aud. It's ep pthusiastic accep-
fance Of the wager of'ibattle te ndered by
slavery. aud secession.g' Applause. o.It
now seems clearato us that God then ruled
our counsels.,q lie made our eclarations
of principle man aud sincere. He gave
US a Lincoln for President. Tremendous
cheering God send Us like wisdom to-
days AppIause] He tested tus In a
manner andrto anlextcnt which the liveiest
ina ginsiion could not have. anticipated.
Posierity, We hope, will decide that we met
the. test with the spirit worthy free peo-
Pile. Couutless treasurea and three hun
dred thousand lives offered mp, were leyi
deuce We were solemnly in earnest. We
offered our lives aud uur property. but il
was not enough We laid our prejudices
of race aud class upon The altar, aud the
consciousness that We at least deserved
success redoubled our nerve. 10 The same
high resolve rules to-day and the honest
men of this country are. ready Tor equal
and even greater sacrifices, if they be in
dispensable to the dedieation of this cont.
uent to liberty, aud .eqnsli rights. APP
plause. We learnedthe first lesson when
We found we must.make oil men free aud
cali them to the battlefield. We learned
-the second lesson when we found we must
still move on and give, iimpariiaily, to all
men place 10 the Government we were
endeavoring TO restere. lGreat applause !
With clear and fearless expression on
essential questions at ISSUE. which the
people viii understand. and no. Ingenious
DEVICE, no words, can obscuro or avoid
passing by all personal and temporary
controversies---working in perfect conf.
-dence that fhe A American people will do right
in the end, we ieel sure OF triumph. The
power Of a ination of forty millions must
be just to the claims of the poorest work
ing man, OF whatever race, to orecover even
aud just wages. lis majesty must be felt
wherever the humb blest loyal man appeals
against personal violence and oppression.
tiheers Every dollar. OF the national
debt the blood of a soldier is pledged for.
lCheers Every boad, in letter aud spirit,
must beas sacreda as "a soldiers grave
.(Cheerss) We must esin and we shall
win. 1r-isihe old fight of.hbefty, equah
~ and fraternity against oppression. caste
aud laristocraey. LIZ is the old fight TO
make the world betters nwiih malice to.
ward noae, and with charity for all "
Loud iappianSe.) I'VE may halt for a
moment or change direction, bu, the good
cause always goes steadily forward. Ii is
related, aud whether true or moi, the Incl
.dentis il well.inyented, that Oh the evening
of that awful battle OF the Wilderness,
when the legions of. the Union army had
fought all day by faith rather than by
sight ia the tangled brush. that some man
asked Gen. Grant To step back and organ
.ize, aud he replied. HWe have done very
well. eentlemen; at half past three in the
morning we move lorward.' (Long con-
tiuued cheeriug.) We accept bis spirit
aud his words, aud perhaps 1 am not anti
cipating in saying we shalliaccept him in
PERSONALS our lender. ,Loud cheering)
Thanking YOU again, heartily, for The
honor conferred, l. await The further
pleasure of the Conveution. (Applause.)
'.'' GENERAL pALMkRs SPEECH.
Mr.. President and Gengsmea Of 1ie Re
publican Coprentioa: | stlepded this Con-
veution to witness aud observe its earnest
action, without any disposition on my part
TO contribute to the volume of words that
usually attend assem- bIaees like this As
you viii see, l have oufli,ed in great
measure the estimate that young men place
upon mere speech. fLaugtter, applause,
aud cries of "Good. y Years ago, when
the great questions before the country
were matters OF argument aud deliber.-
tion,, Iendeavored as best could to con-
tribute my shdre to their peaceful solution
In 1861, il was resolved, by a'portion a of
the people Of the country, that the prob
lens Of the hour would be settled in
more stern and decisive manner In my
way. to the extent ofmy power, | con-
tributed to the settlement OF those prob.
leuls. (Applause 1t seemed TO me at
the close of the war, and il seems 10 me
now, that the matter in dispute between
the different sections of. the country were
settled upon the battIe- field, and all that 1
have desired since that time Is that the
logic ofthe battle field should be recog.
nized, and the decisions there made
should be carried into effect. (Applause.)
Years ago IN the beginning of the con.
troversy, the question was whether men
In all parts Of the Republic should be
allowed to speak. Z la.valued freedom of
speech, not much speech, but free speech.
cLaughter and appladse) Whilstl com
manded no large share ofthc popular gift,
l did insist that they that loved speaking
should be allowed TO do IT, ltwas denied
not only in the South, bu,in many districts
ip the North. Atthat tine il was insis-
ted, notoniy that men should speak as
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