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

the connucnou OF iuc PuvP'Nf ~ |ttfthf
them q ON lending their moneyto he Gov
ernmcnt. They sent none OF thar sops
into tho army 70 Gght out the nbellien
and TO put ID down. is1 ~. ~. ft
These men composed the NortbHp wing.
Of the Democratic party WhoAIo those
who compose the southern winRf They
arc tho actual rebels. Who are tho DEM
ocratic lenders In the South, The npn who
vent to New York, took part in',he CON-
yention, aud assisted In makinH the plat
form and nominating Mr.. seyposr aud
Gen. Blair? They were the rebol utnefals
that had been in arms, membcrs of the
rebel Congress at Montgomery and Rich-
ilond, tho rebel Governors OF States, men
who went to England, France and Aus
,ria to negotiate with those goyerumenls
for money TO carry on the rebellion-for
advances Of money uppa thor cot,cn
bonds. Gen. Wade Hampton hoaste1 TO
the Southern leaders, siucc BIS feturn,
that Il was at bis Instance that tho Recou.
struction laws were declared nullan void
II was at bis instance that this most OBJ
jectionable and terrible part OF that rlai-
form was made. Now, these are the men
that compose the Democratic party Nerth
and South, and as the characters Of the
men are, 80 will be the character Of their
action. This necessarily results. ell'
THE NATIONAL. DEBr.
Now upon the subject Of the payment
Of the national debt. 1t you place the
Democratic party In power, that party
can not paythe debt. 1t would be morally
impossible for the Democratic party to pay
the national debt. You place it in power
and reputation Is the inevitable result
Now, why? In the first place, that party
and the cause in which il was incurred.
They don't own it. They didn't lend
their money. Their constituency opposed
the paying Of taxes to pay the interest on
the debt Therefore every feeling Of the
Democratic party would be in favor Of
repudiationl aud against the payment of
the debt. Now if you give the control of
the country to the Democratic party, and
they control the electiopsin the Southern
States as they used in the days OF yore,
and what will be. the result? Do you
place the Democratic party in power with
rebels in the Senate and House, and will
they consent in any case to tax themselves
with all their people to pay the interest
upon our debt without making provisions
to pay their own? They loaned their
money to. the rebel Government and lost
it all. Their feelings are as bitter to-day
as they ever were.s If you place them in
power do.you believe they will tax them
selves to pay the interest upon our debt?
ln that respect fhe Democratic party
would go with them in accordance with
their action during the war; in accordance
with all their public manfestaes and proyi.
sions. Therefore reputation is the inevi-
table result. Next, the party from its very
element, morally speaking, can not pay
the debt. These rebels once in power
will never consent to pay the interest upon
our debt, unless upon the condition that
we assume their debt. That would resul,
in reputation. 3d.t if'
FEW WORDS TO SOLDIERS. -.
If there is any man here who was a
soldier in the army, and fought to put
down this rebellion, who is Inclined to
vote the Seymour ticket, let me ask that
soldier kindly, if he is not in strange
company. ask, who were the persons
in the New York Convention who received
attention upon the floor, the persons who
were feted, dined and wined? Was il
Union soldiers? Not one of them. Gen
Forrest, Wade Hampton, and soldiers ol
that character were the favored ones in
that Convention. Now let me suppose
the Democratic party in power. Let u
suppose the rebel members in the Senate
House Of Representatives, Cabinet, and SC
on. A proposition to levy taxes to pay
the soldiers pensions, is before them.
ask, would the rebels ever consent to tax
themselves TO make an appropriation s.to
pay pensions to Northern soldiers unless
theirs were provided for also? 1t would
be contrary to human nature. They
would insist that the rebel soldier b,
placed upon the same level, the same plat
form, with the Union soldier, or else nc
appropriation should be. made at all. Il
would be contrary to the first principle oi
human nature that these men should con
sent TO tax themselves aud the whole
country, to pay the pension of Union
soldiers, while their own comrades in arms
and their widows in poverty are uupreyi
ded for. Consequently it is the necessary
result of a Democratic triumph that rebe
soldiers be placed upon the same platform
with the Union soldier. They would mel
only become his equal, but superior By
the domination OF the Desoeraiic party
l do not understand how a UDion soldier
can expect to become an associate politi-
cally with the mass Of the rebel soldiers
l don't understand how he can consent tC
rally under that party banner that is sus'
tanned BY the rebels, by the men Of yth'
North who didn't sympathize with hin
against those whom be was fighting. A
! Union soldier is therefore out of place, AM
/ tell him another thing in-all kipdness
for my heart, is with the soldiers. l tel
him these men don't love him, and peve
viii. They will tolerate him for the SAX,
of votes. They may even nominate hin
for office, as they did Frank Blair, if the.
can gain an eud by it. They do not lOv,
or respect him for turning traitor to tn
principles for which he fought. ZAP.
plause. Now, my friends, We all have 4
duty to perform. Our soldiers went q
the field; they left families and friends
they left home, comforts aud pleasure
they went to the field, aud risked every
thing. What did they do it for? The
didn't do it for a spree. for the fun Of th
thing. But they thought they were fght
ing for something; for the preservation Q