Nebraska advertiser., 1868-11-12
81 PToyidsnoe had protected them.

bis Providence had protected them.
ICheers.l
There are two sharply defined aues
tons which have been settled .bv the
voice Of the. people. The Democratic
platform declared in the potion Of H
written by Wade Hampton. that the
reconstruction measures of Congress
were unconstitutional, Revolutionary
and void, y and the American people
trampled that platform under their
reel as they had trampled the platform
which four years before declared the
war a failure, and demanded a cessa-
ton OF hostilities. The voice of the
people, from whose decision there is
no appeal, has declared thatthe recon
struction measures of Congress are not
unconstitutional, revolutionary and
void. We have declared the voice of
the people is to be Obeyed and the law
to be enforced, whether rebels like
them o. dislike them. fCheeFs
The second principle which has
been settled by the popular vote Is
that every man has a right to go
South or North, East or West, so long
as he is devoted to the principles of
our government, and be protected by
itagainstOutragean and wrong. ICheers.
To-day the only place in this broad
land where the people are prevented
from singing the b~attle-songs of the
war, such as "DOwn with the traitors
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 banditti of the Alps
or among the thugs Of India. The
only. place where you could not sing.
them Is over the graves of dead
soldiers. But we are going to have a
land so free and so loyal, presidedover
oy nman so true to his country, that
oQ maj sing those songs anywhere.
tAFAause. / speak of President
from his own utteFances. You
VIII find, before he wrote those mag
netic words, Let us have peaceW if
you look back to his acceptance speech
when the cOmmitteeswaited upon him
and / remember hearing the words
as / afterwards read them-that be
said he was for peace and quiet and
protection everywhere; and what he
says he generally does. GCheers.l
He will bringtO the duties devOlving
upon him as President, the same ener-
gy, the same ability and the will that
has hitherto characterized him, and
when he says there shall be peace and
quiet, and protection every where, let
traitors beware, for he means what he
says and will carry it out "a voice.
string up Wade Hampton. ,
cant tell you one thing, my friends;
this party that has been struggling for
the supremacy and carried two North
ern States, New York and New Jer-
seyl by unbiushing frauds, that has
carried six Southern States by the
votes of men who had no sympathy
with our flag; that party will never
appear before you again until they
have new leaders. fCheers. And
hey viii have % get some now prin-
ciples besides. / do not think Wade
Hampton viii make any more plat
forms for che Democratic party I do
not think Vallendigham will nomi-
nate any more Presidents. I do not
think Preston and FOrrest viii nomi-
nate any more Vice-Presidents.
AS for the future under the admins
tration of Gen. Grant look forward to
an era of peace and prosperity; an era
of development in all manufacturing
and all agricultural interests, which
are the very backbone of any nation
beneath the circuit of the u with
Grants zeal to stop every wasteful ex-
penditure Of your treasury, aud his
opposition to every event to imperiI
your business; with Grant, who, I'M
der a Divine Providence, has been
called to fill the Presidential chair, I
trust we shall have e future of unex-
ampeled public prosperity, [Prolong-
ed cbeers.1
Brief speeches were made by Gen
eTal Morehead, General Sweitzer, Ma
jOr Brown and Judge shannon in re-
Spouse to a serenade from a Club OF
Tanners. Subsequently Speaker Col
fax made a brief speech ~reiterating
the sentiments expressed above, Mr..
COlfax left for Washington this morn
ing at three O'clock.