The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-07-02
WHAT AN ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT
THANKS OF GRANT.
Speech OF Hon. 1sanc N. Morris at Quinn
cY, Illinois.

cy, Illinois.
The following is an extract from the
speech Of Hon. Isaac N, Morris, deliy.
cred at Quincy on the 3Oth Of May
He enthusiastically endorses Grant, and
asserts that Grant is the man to save the
country: This exlrIct is an eloquent
tribute 10 the General II should make
every Democrat who has been ttaducing
the character Of the General, hang his
head IN shame:
The loyal Democrats and Conservative
Republicans will strike hands over his
election, while Wendell Phillips and his
extremists Oh the other hand. and PEN
dle!on, who was the right bower Of Mr.
Buchanan in the Lpcompton fight against
st Douglas. and his extremist On the 9th
er. will shake hands over his defeat. all
the insane aud Improbable sentimsn mt.
alists-a all the rcpudiators ofthe public
obligations all who were opposed to
the war. and vented to let rebels "aone"
and thereby enable them to effect the
ruin Of the Government-all aiders and.
obeuers Of the rebellion in the North =
all those who want treason and traitors
restored to power-alI who had no sym
pathy with the Unicn and delight TO
shake the bloody bands Of the murder
Gus sssassins Of your country, who scott
at the memory Of the noble soldiers who
bruvelv defended it, aud whose bones
are resting in warrior graves far from
their homes and kindred all who are
deaf 10 the orphans cry and the widows
elplessness who curse the nem0ry
of Douglas because his dying words to
his countTymen were to stand by the unity
Of The Republic and pvt down treason
all who supported Brsckinridge-aIl
whose lips are eloquent with the praise
ofrebel officers. and who have no word
Of approval for Federal officers--all who
would like to see smother lrH.rcidal con.
Act, that they might ride into power on
its crimson waves all who invited Price
into Illinois, and John Morgan into In
diana and Ohio, and were then too cow
ardly to jpin him-all who assured Da-
Wis and hrs guilty oonspiratora hat the
Federal army would have 10 pass over
the dead bodies Of Eve hundred lhous-
and Democrats in the North before it
could ever reach their suil-all the
"psasc" men who were greatly troubled
during the war for fear some negro would
get away from slavery or some rebel get
hurt-men who had two objects in view,
plumber and treason-all who are enrapt.
ured with the cry Of treason borne to US
from rebel States all who wanted 10 ex.
tend and nationalize slavery-all who
cried peace. peace" when there was no
peace for the Goyernment--al Jewelers.
and diSOrganizen, will join together in
hostility TO Grant, and terrible bH. IN
unsuccessful, will DO that hostility.
Many of the elements | have mentioned
have already orgaRiBed into civil and
military bodies 10 accomplish their pup-
pose, and would reach tho end, if they
could do so 10 10 other way. through the
tears aud grOOns OF an expiring nation
ally and the annihilalion Of patriotism.
But, thanks to heaven, there will come
np from the hills and plains of tho Re
public, from its snow capped mountain
peaks and It's sunny valleys, from its cit.
les aud villages, from the workshops
and tho fields, from the habitatons Of
honest Toll and the Off ceS Of profession nal
men, from tho ways Of commerce and
halls OF learning from every direction Of
our beloved land, on ionuHerabe host
Of grave and thinking patriots, impressed
with tho belief that he who was foremost
in the war for tbs Union, aud whose
sword is stained with only guilty blood
that hc who, alter gaining his South
western victories hat to DO transferred
to The Potomac army to give Us victory
there, will be a safe depository Of civil
power and they will place it in his hands
with q confidence mistaken that "all is
WE'LL" and that ii will bo hardly neces.
sAry 10 inquire "WUchman tell us of
the night while be Ia on The tower,