Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-21
THE KNOXVILLE WHTG
Knoxville, Tenn, October %. 1858.
The Campaign In Indiana.
COLFAX.

Hon. Schuyler Colfax, republican candidate for
the Vice Presidency, addressed large audience in
indianapolis on the 9Th inst. The following arc
extracts from portions Of his speech:
Have you noticed the nlalignty Of these unre-
pcntant rebels they mouth their treason over The
graves Of the bravo soldiers who died that the ma.
ton might liver Have you not learned what they
intend 20 do with the carpet-baggers and scala,
wags as they term them The scalawag is an
American citizen Of the South, whose devotion 20
the Union make him an enemy Of the rebellion
who refused 20 trample upon the flag Of his fathers
who refused TO give up that birthright Of liberty
which bad been purchased bV the blood Of the rev.
olution. The carpet bagger is the Northern Union
who has settled in the South. III a brave sol
der who went down there and fought 20 suppress
the rebellion saw dt 10 buy a farm with his money,
as he had right 10 do, and settle upon it, be Is
citizen Of tho North is a citizen Of the nation
lie willing 10 give his hearts blood for the pre-
servation Of the nation, and he has right 70 live
anywhere within the boundaries Of the republic
These traitors point the hnger OF soorn at him, re-
vile him and even murder him.
TOu have seen the cats with which they advise
their malignant papers 70 indicate what will be the
iat Of carpet bnrers and scalawags after the feb
of March.
They declare their purpose 10 drive every Union
out Of the Southern States, and 10 make thai
region TOO hot 20 hold him Is not this Shameless
conduct Of those who we're stricken down and van
quished, and pardoned when they had incurred the
penalty Of treason-whose hands still red with
tho blood Of slain patriots?
/ tell you these atrocities must he and win be
stopped nnder tho leadership Of Ulysses $. Grant.
lie will make this country 80 free that every law
abiding and peaceful citizen live where he
plessos-South or North with no traitor 10 molest
him or make him afraid
Lot me speak Of one thing more that renders the
record Of this republican party glorious. 1t is the
only party that has prevented the whele power IN
the rebolous States from going back into the hands
Of these men. If there had been no republican
party this powor-cxecutive, legislative and judi
cialwould hsve been back ir the hands Of the reb-
cls, and the Southern heart would have been fired
into rebellion again.
Tho republican party has stood in The gap, and
viii stand in the gap 10 the end Applause.
We intend that loyalty shall triumph. We intend
that there shall be peace 20 every man, no matter
who he may lie, SO that he Is an American citizen
and oboys the laws
But We are met with The response that we are for
negro equality. We have hSard that cry long
time There Is one who Is not afraid Of negro equal
ity lie who holds the destinios Of nations in toe
hollow Of His hand. lie who gave as all we possess
and all that can make us happy; who gave us, as Q
nation all That makes US great has appealed well 70
the dwcers upon the earth irrespeCtive Of race OF
color, 20 address him by the endoaring title of Our
Father; and if he, SO high i'd lifted up above as
puts as all equality before the divine law, do
we or- when We guarantee 20 all men the inalien
able rights secured TO thom by tho Declaration oi
In that lnad who're the streets are gold and the
Gates are pearl and the walls arc jasper and sap
phiro, there viii be no platform OF race or color
bat wo shall be judged by the heart and by its acts
and deeds.
one thing moro and conclude. This noble party
of which / have spoken 30 you is the olly one thai
stands upon the rights OF man that demands pro
lection for every citizen rich poor, learned or un
learned white or black, on our own shores an'
f1,, aKsf WOrlQ-prO
tcclion in the south, protection in the North pro
tcction abroad-is It's motto.
RcoI vour statute book and You will hnd that th
republican party is the first one IN our history tha
has proclaimed by legislation TO tho world tha
ovcrv foreign born citizen natuIalized IN our coun
try shall, wherever he goes, carry with nm INC an
rreqnable shield and bulwark Cf American citizen
ship as il he were Am mlrican born. lGreN "p
Unaerthe rehabilitation Of Gonerrl Grant v
will have American citizenship as proud prote'
tion as Roman citizenship in its palmiest days
When Pau, stood in the midst Of his enemies an
they were about 10 scourge him, he said TO them
tho language Of confidence, " Touch me not Tor
am Roman citizen and the Officer shrunk baci
Tor ne realized that II he laid the weight Of hngc
upon him Rome would punish him for the onenc
They were thousand 30 ono against Paul. but u
unseen mower OF a thousand Roman legions WI
with him and was with this republican party
power.
ana. Ohio and Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Tho prom
ise Of the eloquent the genial, the patriotic cand
sste Of the republican party, that that party,
boro.ororc. should "stand in the gap" is glorious
n,euod. The election Of Grant is a fixed fact
rho ir,olliroace and patriotism Of the America
people, and the d>crces Of hgh heaven, have emu
,.,o5 bropgb The election IA those States that q
principles Of tho lost canse should perish rom y
earth forever. and that liberty and educa''on shs
be the inheritance Of the people Ih"l s'"'e'
should ozisl ne more, and that our starry O'''"
should carry fun and pericat protee'ioh IN C''
State OF the Union to citizens OF every olnef o''
whstcvcr their condition, race or color. .
The loyal heart Of tho South viii thahA ~
who holds the desiinics Of nations in The hollow
his hands" that peace at last-posoe tnsI TOT i0'
years they have watched end prayed Tor mas Oe
hy Him iecrced 10 them through the ballo'-ooA
the States that have so nobly spoken