Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-10-15
Campaign { in Indiana.
CoLFAX AT INDIANAPOLIS
Eloquent Speech for the Union,

AlIer some Introductory Te
marks, and an allusionI to th
" course of,General Blair in denoun
~ cling the Republican platform (th
R, speaker saying that he should re
sy fuse to follow such lanJ example)
r Mr. Colfax dwelt at some length OF
the great work accomplished b,
the Republican party for freedom
:, In this respect the speech was sub
" stantially the same as that made d
Lafayette, already dmade 0phblic
"A The pointsIthat are more elabora
ted or different are given verbatim
below: ru1
The Republican .party7is the only
Z party Of which all this can be said
n The sacred record has7told-us Of
u the ihonofyt at lit awards Ito pat
riotism. w read there the rejoic-
ing song Of that remarkable wo-
!, man Deborah, when she sang the
praises of those who willingly of
fered themselves a sacrifice for the
preservation of the nation; while
the sacred historian had dedicated
to eternal infamy the conduct Of
Shamei, who's when David went
forth to put down the unnatural
1 rebellion Of his son Absalom,
stood by the way-side cursing him
for waging a bloody and inhumah
war; Wherever that sacred word
lis read, from tile rivers to the ends
Of the earth, patriotism is commen-
ded, and the reverse Of it
denounced, and it is part Of our
proud record that there was no
Shameis in the Republican party,
1 apd}it is the only, such partY,in the
land Great applause. Its members
went forth from homes, happy in
the sunlight Of love, leaving wives
as precious to them as their hearts
blood. l have spoken of Abraham
1 bincoln's lifting himself, by his
honesty and his devotion to prin
ciples, from the humbles position
in life to the proudest position on
the globe! . From the top of fame's
ladder he stepped to the sky 1t is
a part of our pride and glory as
party, that when reverses and dis
asters threatened to crush the ma /
tion's power, we stood by him
through all the dark hours,
When the question of recon
struction came up after the rebel
Hon was overthrown, this same
noble and patriotic party com
meneed at once its great principles
on which it staked its existence
and on which it stands to-day, and
on which it will stands triumph 1
antly through the future, that
loyalty shall govern what 10y atty
preserved, Applause. Come vic
tory or defeat, prosperity or fail !
ure, we have written that sentiment
upon our banners, and will adhere
to it, appealing to all hearts that
love truth and liberty, for the rec
titude of our principles, and for
the uprightness of him whose |
memory we revere, we shall I,
triumph w.
( Lhaye faith, as / said to you, III I
the glorious FIXTURE and permanent J
victory of this young andEigorons
party. / believe that God reigns, /
and that right will prevails / be-
lieve in the doctrine Of England's
greatest statesman, John Bright, :
that all questions should be settled. !
upon heeternal andimmortal basis
Of right; that for the triumph Of 9
these noble and sublime principles !
our soldiers died, that rebellion (
every where might be crushed out. '
It was not crushed that the rebel n
States might be restored into the o
hands Of traitors again. The pow a
or Of treason was not overthrow a
hat the control Of these States
should be placed at the disposal Of !.
he men who tried to destroy the f,
ration. 1t was not alone that un- Z
'epentant rebels should be again Il
placed in seats in the Cabinet and a
of the nation; that unre- =
,entant rebels, still devoted to the ,,
lost cause" and filed with bitter =,
less and hatred to the nation II
which had conquered their treason,
hould enter the inner sanctuaries W
# the Union to make its laws. i,
Z AS dear as The apple Of the eye X
anne the noble defenders of the ~
Jnion, some in the freshness Of 4
.fe's June, others in the rich mat1- Z,
ity of life's October For Us and 2,
or their country, they dashed p
lemselves upon bristling entrench- te
lents for us, and the preservation W
+ our nationality, they gathered h,
round the banner of beauty and N
lory, sanctifed it with their blood, y,
caring it in triumph against the ~
lien flag, black with treason and red
.ith blood. To extinguish the pr
res of treason they gave their ne
carts blood, that never again as
lonld they be rekindled in this wi
ir.land OF ours. o.a. ~ th
Shall it be that now, in these th
ays when peace has come again, wi
lat we shall turn our backs upon tic
lese sacrifices, and prove ourselves We
nworthyi Of the precious blood th.
lat has been shed in the cause of mi
ie Union, by restoring to power an
Ie very rebels in the very states to tht
'ush whose power they laid down up
eir lives? .- - stI
The only party in this land