Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

Speech of Governor Lane, at the its
publican National Conventton.N


HENRY LANE, of Indiana. Mr..
Chairman, am instructed by the delega-
tion from the State of Indiana to present
that tried, and trusted ind true patriot,
Schuyler Colfax. Prolonged applause.
OF the purity of his life, in private and in
public, of his distinguished public services,
his long Identification with Congressional
action, it is idle and unnecessary that l
should go into any lengthy eulogy withre-
ference to Mr. Colfax. He is an lndianian,
near to our homes, near 10 our hearts.
We know him. The people are united Tor
him, and speak but one voice. lie Is
well known there. lie is the cheice OF the
people, and although his residence is in
Indiana, his fame, thank God, belongs To
the whole continent. Tremendous
cheers. To his past history | need but
refer for moment. He began public ser
vice an orphan boy, with no inheritance
except those Godendowcd gifts which
marked him from the beginning a master
and leader of men. Cheers.l He began
his career as Wing politician, under the
standard of that pure and incorrurtible
patriot, that far-seeing statesmen, that
brightest representative of American char
acter, that pure and peerless orator. Henry
Clay. of Kentucky. ICheers.J Faithful
to his country, faithful to his friends, and
faithful 10 his public allegiance, lie has
supported every candidate of the Wing
party and every nomination of the Repub-
lican party. These are some of his claims
to your confidence and consideration. lie
has supported every measure of Congress
siOnal reconstruction. With other distin-
guished gentlemen presented for the same
office we have no quarrel. They are
proud sons of the Republic. Their glory
is part of our common inheritance. We
shall make no disparagement. When you
shall make your nomination, we shall be
there to roll up our sleeves in his behalf.
lApplause | assure the cenyen.ion that,
with Mr.. Colfax as our standard bearer,
we shall carry Indiana, sometimes SANDER
Ously called by evil minded men doubt
ful State. Laugh,er.l We shall carry
Indiana. We shall triumph in the elec-
tion. We may do this with others. !
trust, if another is nominated, we shall
elect him, but we regard him as absolute
ly certain. Ii is an auspicinus time To
present "A young mana man representing
the religious and moral sentiment of the
country to grea, extent. lie is the chos-
en-, tried. and true leadcr--no doubtful,
man. The painful experience of the past
has admonished rs that we must have no
doubtful man To be our Vice President.
We present you no doubtful man He has
stood by rccons,ruciion-thank God. he
has also stood by Impeachment. Ap-
plause When the seven recreant Sena-
tors, unlike the seven golden caudle-sticks.
burning in no Christian temple--when
their light shall have been extinguished, OF
when they shall be only dark lanterns,
whose illumination is only seen in places
fit for the light OF dark lanterns, Schuyler
Collax, as Vice President. or as Speaker,
or as member of Congress. will be found
true To- his principles, true To the interest
ofthe Republican party, and of the Union
party-for they are synonymous --one and
the same. Now, we have passed through
the war. we have emerged from the STERN
and cloud of battle. and now stand, rs the
who'c United States, represented, and
properly represented. and the Scripture il
now being fulfilled, 'or we find Ethiopa
striking out her arms Applause
Mr. PARKER. Chairman of the dslcga-
iion from New Jersey. Mr. President,
the Republican Convention of New Jersey
gave To their delegates instructions which
they have fulfilled; "A subsequent resolution
upon the subject of the Vice Presidency
expressly declares that upon that subject
no instructions were given. except that it
was the duty of the delegates TO aim at the
nomination of the man most fit To occupy
the place of Vice President. In the spirit
of that resolution these delegates are here
to day. ard am instructed, as Chairman,
to nominate as candidate 10 the office of
Vice President. SCHUYLER ColfaX, of lndi-
ana. IApplause.] We nominate him as a
young maa, likely, in the providence OF
God, TO live; we nominate him as a candi
date of young men. lApplause. We
love him beyond all others because of the
kindness of his heart, the power of his in
tcllect We nominate him because com
ing from the Great and glorious West. VIC
believe he viii add splendor 10 the galaxy
If men which the West has furnished.
We nominate him because we know tlSii
in our State we can live under his rule.
Schuyler Colfax comes of Jersey blood
blood that has flowed throughout this land
and is always good and true. We nemi-
nate him for the virtues which have been
mentioned by The gentlemen from Indiana