Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-06-05
For tho Ameflcin
Speech Of Esquire Lee.
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We had on last Saturday night, nj our
School House a great ~ speech from
Esquire Lee, Of the last edition Of tho
Democracy, lilo consumed a considerable
time in personal remarks on self declaimed
u little on tho freedom Of speech and Of
the press aud then took up tho Freed.
mans Bureau. ] gathered from his speech
that the object Of said Bureau was TO edu.
cate the poor, lazy, degraded niegers,
Ito said that "tho Bureau provided n
school Cor them Ten months yeav; that
our children only had a school from two
months to six months 10 the year; that wo
had TO work hard TO educate our own
children, aud thea had to pay tax to edu,
cato the lazy. hAing plggers. Now
said he, "how do you like thaIg" lie con'
veyed the idea that the bureau WAS
grand educational system, organized aud
equipped to educate the millions of niggers
In the South, At the expense Of the Gov
ernment.
He did mol tell US that tho religious
denominations were doing Us much or
more than the Bureau for the education of
the oolored race, nor did he tell US that
after all that was done, in every quarter
there was not one 10 ten Of the colored
children that could get to 60 to school At
all. lie did not tell us that the Demo-
cratic chlynlry of the South were engaged
in burning the school houses, breaking up
the schools, aud mobbng aud killing The
seli.sacriiiciug teachers who taught the
colored children.
lie struck high ncte- mirGsal Mf
Jfoge; seemed willing TINT all might vote
OF hold Office but the niggers; said that
God had created them inferior to the rest
Of mankind; seemed fearful that the Re.
publcans would do for them what God
had failed to do, namely, make them his
equal All the argument thut he adduced
why Southern colored people should not
vote and hold Office is about this: They
have a black skin, fiat nose, thick lips,
and long heel; therefore they ought not
to vote or hold Office.
While he was speaking, a young man
came in and took down the flag. lie
claims the dag as his own personal prop
erty. AS soon as he took down the dag
and rolled il up, he sat down and Ii tened
quietly TO the rest Of the speech Since
the speech, heard W. G.. Jones, Demo.
crat, say that he was a witness to the fact
that the flag did belong TO the young man.
lie does not live in this neighbofhood.
The Republicans here hed no hand IN
taking down the flag They knew nothing
about Il until he was taxing it down.
When the flag was taken down, Mr.. Lee
spoke fer q whileon the flag Of our country;
exholted the people 10 VOC for the Dem
ocrats, so that the fag may wave once
more over -'-
'The land 'f ih- free and The home Of the brave"
Perhaps he forgot to tell us that it no,o
races IN triumph orer land and seq. lie
failed TO tell US that The frst time our good
old flag ever lrailed in the dust, YVES 10y
his Souihem Democratic brethren, Nor
did lac tell US that under Republican rule
the flag OF our country WIS carried tri-
umphuntly over ten States Of the Rebel
Democracy.
lie said that Abraham Lincoln promised
the Rebels that ",ehcaerer they laid down
their arms and submitted to the consiiiu.
ton aud laws, they should he reiustated to
all their former privileges as States OF the
Union" lie did not tell US where he got
his authority for this. | suppose he got
il in the Gospel Of the st CD Frankha
Democrat. Who thanked the Rebs. for
laying down their urm,2 They fought it
out in the last dich" aud to the "bitler
end" Gen, Graut-worthy of The high
est houors of our nation-with his noble
heroes "moyed on their works" routed and
captured their hosts, and forced them to
lay down their arms. The speaker failed
entirely to show that his Rebel Democratic
brethren had ever submitted themselves to
the constitution and laws Of the land, yet
he claimed for them the promise Of Faith
or Abraham equal rights aud privileges
with all the rest ut the States.
Tue lMPEAeHNENT-He said that
Johnson was The Republicans own Presi-
deui, in that they elected him. But he
failed to state that if Johnson should not
be impeaehed, he will then be tho Demo
crats' olca President, elected by unani-
nous vote ofall tho Democratic Senators.
acting in union with and in behalf Of
their party. lie i lleir own President now
guilty Of trampIiug the laws under his
feet which he was sworn TO carry out. aud
OF attempting to usurp all the powers Of
the Government.
'rnE BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAx.-He
illustrated by man in a splendid carriage,
holder OF three hundred thousand dollars
in bonds. lie pays no tax, butthe farmer
works hard aud pays tax. Why cant tie 4
poor hard working farmer live at ease like
the bondholders? This reminds ire of the