New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-18
SCHUYLER COLFAX IN THE WEST

ADDRESS OF GOV. BBOsS.
The reception of the Hon. Schuyler Coliax
I'm Denver was the occasion Of outpOurng Of loya
sentiment never before witnessed in Colorado On the
evening Of the 10th inst, says Tie Rocky Mountain AeTs
the people assembled ia the tleater to honor Mt CoHo
and Gov Bross About 81 o'clock, the house being
crowded with fair proportion OF ladies' the meeting
was organized by the calling Of the Hon. william D1Ipn
10 the char Gov Gpin said had assembled 10 wei
come those eminent citizens Of the Republic, Coax ana
Gross. VINO would address us Upon being Introduced
Mr.. Colfax vas greeted with hearty reception lie
said
lie was eosed after three years absence to be again
In our midst The agreeable recollectons Of the hosp
b,e welcome he received that occasion had warmed
his heart toward this people ana Ietory anu eye s
since he returned home nc hau Wlse9 10 re- I % he
was now here again. and u aGr3eu mn PuSV To
attempt TO conceal he haO leIt an interest," III
tOloauO Hu . - ,lr,o 1bc nosifiOn in which lie
ad been placed by the Partially OF his friends precuded
hs @ ~ and rest after the toll and anxiety
Of long session, he had stipulated that teie Dt
! he could not refuse TO meet US, 70 look again
! into faces, and read IN our eyes tnT tut II
was needless for him 10 state ms principles we hlSm
what they wcre and as he had adhereu 10 igI ~ ,,
/ mast so wOud he I'm the future lAppauscl Ills mIcL
estn Colorado dated years back before perhaps aMJo
tv of us now before him had become citizens OF lhc
t0rv The first legislation for Colorado was drafted 10y
his pen ana pressed ~ Ai nv rrr,tr tbe bl that was
adoned excert that they changed the name from Colon9
10 Colorado This but natural on ms part, some Q
our first settlers being from South Bend ms n94f, ana ~
| those reasons he bad taken more interest," III
this than in any other Territory ne h"G 5,rc oggn
received his reward in the kindness OF this PEG
pie They showed their preference for nm 10 inc oHeago
Convention ard he now felt increased interest IN tho
Territory He had kindly alluded 10 aud welcomed
here by the newspapers OF al parties with one
One uaper had accused him OF trucking 70 the M0lnOs
when in salt Lake three years ago. The charge was
devoid Of truth ANY one disposed to circuit sicIenI
who was here present and could bear testimony 70
falsity IA voice, can' lIo accepted the hosmaty
OF that city the same the rest but he stipulated that
baf his time should be spent with the socalled Gentcs
JIs rasnended 10 brigham Youngs visit as u gentleman
should But when Brigham preached the subject Of poly
gamv he freely expressed his opinion as TO It's I'M
morality aud ilegolty. Applausel lie SAID this only
before he was impressed with the vast and varied re-
sources OF the Rocky Mountains What would decade
of mining development do for them when he viewed
their immense area, stretching from Mexico 10 lltsh
| AMERICA a thousand miles, q Thousand miles also In
width comprising million square miles scanned WIN
gold and silver veins, be believed that He who ruled IN
Heaven and controlled the destines Of men had SPECIALLY
given them TO heritAge-had ntcIdeu 10 lhul-
Catchy this His own favored people. lie believed Ours
conrrauate ms on tho changes for the better since that
time Then had the savage to contend with, ana me
long and tedions Transportation by OK trains SOW we
6GO miles nearer than then We had also dcXel-
6r e. much less prosper without agricultural develop
ment lie had hopad to fnd some process Tor treSthg
ores that would extract al the g0ld ms ueai-
eratum, he Vas cory 10 3 nad Iot ge9n [GG 10
Denver tAppausel And that We would soon master Ter
the difficult problem, how best TO treat our ores lie
doubted not that with the Anglo-SaXon energy which
was our common charaC5Cfsuc' We NoIIu 10 30, Io
was pleased. he SAID before at the Improvement no
of in, our mining interests lie thought this improve
Tent would 20 ON; Colorado had passed through the
she deserved It, lApplauscl The people were men
II faith, Of hope, OF p,rseyeragce' who' ,enI5
believed in Themselves and In Their
| f,tt,1 Oft lp
visible TO him., which we dd not possess three
making speech, IN the common meaning OF the word
only few desuory remarks he would leave the discus
SION Of politics his distinguished friend Gov Bross
He could scarcely IN good taste discuss the platform an
the candidates OF the Democratic party s friends had
Toied statds as candidata for YicePresideni and
sehss OF I,.t L Inc one tignI,oi v hich
his iDs we're nor sealed aud could uot bo scalod-tAe
was 50 proudly grateful 10 hh. whose brilliant deeds
/ illuminated the brightest page Of our country o
@ lived Iee o"agcpateI and lifted MP 70 manhood
lie was exceedingly proud Of his membership IN this
and no be gathered to his father. he asked no srandef
monument than this That he belonged 10 laI eganz
i! ~ tiv sHooL ~ lis center Under the blows oil
~ home loced To- The standard Of The Union bringing
cyrrybnr their money the work OF their bands, ;heil
hopes prayers, tears anXeties their lives, sacrificing
thing an that this country might live Beatdless boys
went forth 10 that fight urged on by nObleAeorted
Of those Who el in the prime OF their strength and use
funess that their country might continue ard be free
davs when there was nothing inspiring but tho sponta
noous patriotism Of the people and faith IN God that tle
cissped hands ana hrobbhg hearts, let an so but IL
country. It's members swQre that mat should sun DO
and be free, wherever they happened 10 sand
I'm conventions IN State governments ID the Deld ana al
home Or thar conduit Ps BE- v tEgF So SoHI{ nf
the outer world but noble Germany heio
1s2t sD c sSbme not 6evoon from s the 1T
lautic the Pacific, every man who STOOD Win u.s. aq
s sS were a many sa rae rahef Sn tie P Should
be DESTROYED lApplause Aud 1t was not destroyed, al
though its children sleep all over It's fair bosom ON Tho
knobs and lost in the ravines Of Shiloh, in the sands Of
North Carolina, under the bloody rapars OF NckSbuIi
saw Lookout, in the dark pnsonpens Of Anderson
willie and Salisbury. They swOre, these martyrs to con
treason shoud never again have power that it shoult
not wrest from Us single foot Of our soil Applause.
q very high grade OF politics. Appausel 1t patriot
ism we would be faithless to the dead did not keel
But another scheme rose before him. lie remembered
when amid the dread uncertainties Of the war; the trait
martyred Lincoln Determined to strike the sum OF al
vhlainles we Dodlhg up ms 1ahus. lemeiQer-uoh
fanatics accused Of peryertng the war for tho UnoI
Inspired by the nobles ideas that can move men,
srnck Slavery from this land. lApplansel We ana Sc
against every species o. opposition seemingly surrounded
by foes we struck the accused and dsgracefu nsttu
ton 60 low that today there lives not one e
poor 10 do 1t reverence. When we proposed
10 lift the slave to manhood, inferior as he was OF
| might be as a race, perhaps through his long Op
preston, denounced everything vile, but We
said We would ske the manacles from their limbs,
would proclaim liberty throughout the land applause
We did So and there not today that dared wae
his tonge against what We did IL showed that fidelity
TO principle has its reward. something too much OF this
We must pass away; this audience must be gathered u
the silent republic Of tho dead and tho place that ha
known Il know 10 But the memories OF one po
htic6l organization Of this country should foreye.
/ remain (Applause) He remembered another scene
in the life Of that great and good man. 20 patient
| and SO firm, true TO the Constitution and 20 his
/ - 10 MI aLuLIll N q HnLr