The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-05

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adopted BY the National Republican
Convention at Chicago, and the State
Republican Conventional 1ndianapo-
lis, and that WE heartily ratify the
nomination of General III. =. Grant,
and Hon. Schuyler Colfax tor Pfesl.
dent and Vice President Of the United
States. and Colonel Conrad Baker-fOr
Governor sof thefStatc and sthe other
members of the State ticket
Hesolred, That we recognize the
gallant services of General james, q.
Veatch in defense of his country,
his ability as stateman, and his up
right character as u citizen, mud that
we will do our utmost to secure his
election tothe Congress of the United
States.
Resolued, That we DO heartily and
unanimously ratifg the ticket this day
selected by this ConyeHtiong to repre-
sent VanderbuTlh Coupty In the State
Legislature, and doafill the offices of
trust in the county. and that we here
by pledge ourselves to each other, tOOur
glorious party OF freedom, to the State
and the nation, that weswil triumph
antly elect9 it onsthe seeoud Tuesday
of October. Tie Union Republican
party Of 'Vanderbureh-Coun having
triumphed over tho secession sympa-
thizing Democracy Ia 1850, and hav-
ing administered the saffairs of this
country for the past eight years Of war
and civil commetion,s will not, now
that the contest for freedom is well
nigh completed, permit its manage
ment 10 be- transferred to the oppo-
ser5 of the Government and the war
and their rebel allies. = la -
AfteFs tie adoption Of the platoon,
..o3 2 GOV oGLEsBY, % 10
of Illiuois. was introduced to the East
crowd. which could now be counted
by .thodEands. BY CT. Phitip Horn-
brook, and held7the whole multitude
enchanted for aTmostihres -bours by
one Of. the most overwhelming and
unanswerable speeches ever delivered
10 Southern Indiana. The vast audi
ence listened with almost breathIess
interest, except when. as was fre
quent. they burst forth in almost
deafening cheers and applausey d4C
expressed his qualification at being
permitted tooaddrdss so anlei1y of the
people of Southern TndiaDa, and wa:
pleased to seese many ladies present
to add dignity to. the occasions and
to act as a lever 70 modify the tenn
per Of the speeches. -
When he Gro ssed the line of his
own Stlte, he did not know, nor did
he feel that he was entering strange
State. Every man and womaa Ia In
diana had the same lights and probee-
ton in Illinois that nc himself pos
sessed, and he had every rightin In
diana enjoyed by any one of her eiti-
zens. There were some States 10
which he could not enjoy such a priv.
i ilege, where if he should make such
a speech as he expected, 70 make here,
/ he should not expect to live to make
another. There were. no States right;
+ doctrines in the Republican creed
on the contrary they claimed Tor every
citizen of the Unied Stated equal
rights and protection In every State o.
the UnioB. One hag covered us all
aud we should be one people, ss1
The heresy of > ates rights had
eliminated in secession, aud ALI th,
woes and miseries and burdens Ut
tending it.
The Constitutions of the United
States gave us the rightfo suppress
secession aud rebellion, alth0ug i
many men had said and some hod
estly, perhaps, that 1t conferred NJ
such right, and were surprised ans
terrified when we undertook By fjFce
to put down the IeBeiloa.I Even
Democrats now admit this right. and
SO passed upon tin their New Yorb
platform. saa 4o5 r.esga srrsr. hlh a.sI
Every man who had voted for A bra
ham Lioeolh in 1850 or 1864 bad assist
ed in establishing that doctrine, anC
he had never heard OF man II gcettip1
that he had voted for that eminen
statesman and patriot. The Republi-
cans experienced no di.positiob to re
greet their record as written during The
last eight years in either word or deed
There never was such glorions
party on this globe. It's doctrines
were based on the great fandament Ia
principle of uBiveTsat liberty. and we
are so free to-day, that we cannot be
made freer. There Is 10 freedom
which we do not enjoy. *
Some men hold the Pdectrine thai
the Southern States have the rights
be governed by native born Southern
men alone. aud that we az TIE Nor:il
have no right to go there and express
our sentiments on the stump or at the
ballot box. This is Know Nothing
ism In its worst form.
He gave notice that we would 90
there aud say what we pleased md
stay as long as we pleased, aud
wished that every man south of the
ionic River could hear shims He
would submit tono fesfrictiOnslunou
his right of free speech guaranteed
TO him everywhere by the Clustitu-
ton OF the United States, aud it was
mourntul commentary on the re-
suits of the war that Northern men
are not permitted the right OF free
Ispeech IN tiie States they saved from
-ebellion.oa, .-+ q 49,. '.ese r.I
Wade Hampton. declares he will
allow no man to call him a traitor or
rebekz If The was repentant he
would be the last man TO hurt any
manys feelings, but as long as lie
bids the Government defiance. he can
be considered in no other light. He
would call any man a rebel and a
traitor who makes war on his flag.
Such man is a traitor, and he wouId
tell it to his teeth r-re~.-
No Republicans was ever found
fighting against the old flag. Our
children eau never be tauated with
the treason of their fathers. 1t a
noble thing to love ones country, aud
it is a noble thing to fully appreciate
telescope ofthe blessings Of her Institu
tons. Men may have been hoaest
rebels; may have believed. they were
right, but all the excuse they could
have for their treason was that they
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