The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-08-11


case where the right of property in a
certain calf was to be tried. The oppo-
sing counsel was absent, and the justice
did not like to 60 on with the case with
out the other lawyer was there; but the
lawyer that did go out proposed to OBJ
viate the difficulty by promising to argue
the case on both sides fairly [laughterl,
and after he had done SO, the justice
solemnly declared that he could not tell
whose calf it was. Great laughter
Now, my friends, upon the currency
questions; let US look few moments at
the attitude of the Democratic party
Who is Horatio Seymour? The advo-
cate of the bonds being paid in gold;
and ten days before his nomination he
made speech in the Cooper Institute.
in the city of New York, in which he
argued that the bonds were payable in
gold, and that the first duty of the Gov
ernment was to return to specie paw
ment by making greenbacks as good as
gold. And yet this man, with his ac-
knowledged opinions, is placed upon a
platform declaring that the bonds are
payable in greenbacks, not only in the
old greenbacks that were made during
the war Eve have 1866 ,O0O,OOO of them;
$500, 200, 900 of them were issued before
any of these bonds were issued; the other
S65,000,000 were issued cotemporan-
eously with the issues of these bonds),
but the Democratic platform warrants
the payment Of bonds not only in old,
but in new greenbacks that may be III ade
for that purpose, that may be issued ad
tiditana until they become worthless. and
until not only the currency, but the
bonds themselves, shall have been des-
troyed. This man, with his known opin-
ions but recently expressed, was thus
placed upon the platform, which was
drawn to meet the known views of Mr..
Pendleton. 1 ask those who take an
interest in these questions what kind of
confidence they can place in a candidate,
or in a platform that is thus made to de-
ceive. and somebody is to be cheated.
Those who believe in paying the bonds
in gold are invited to vote the Demo
cratic ticket because of Mr.. Seymour's
principles. Those who believe In paying
the bonds in greenbscks are invited to
vote the ticket because of the platform.
1t is formed to deceive; it is intended to
cheat the people, but do not believe it
will.
In one thing agree with Frank Blair
The greenback question or the bond
question is now comparatively unimpor-
tant. He says the great and overwhel-
ming question overshadowing everything
else, is the question of destroying, by
military power, the new governments that
have been established in the South.
But in the South the question is the
one Of renewing the rebellion. 1 have
not seen Mr.. Toomb's speech, but am
informed this evening. by a gentleman
who has read it, that it makes the de-
claration in general, that Frank Blair
was nominated on account Of that letter.
Now, whom have we on our side? We
have General Grant, the greatest mill
tary men of the age, who by his gigan-
tic combination and his profound plans,
succeeded in destroying the rebellion
after Mcclellan and others had failed.
He has been greatly successful in war
beyond all men of his time, but he now
most ardently desires peace. A man of
great good sense; calm, unimpassioned,
unexcited; a man who earnestly desires
Democratic sense, but in the true sense
Of that word; man who will make a
safe President. He has no military am
bition to crafty; he has no cupidity to
satisfy, but patriot and hero, who has
always enjoyed the highest honors of his
country, and can only desire now to
transmit his good reputation to his chill
dren. He is the man whom we present
as the candidate for your sufferages.
And who is the candidate for Vice
President? Indiana has the proud dis
tinction Of presenting the name of the
Hon. Schuyler Colfax as candidate for
Vice President. He has adorned every
Office which he has filed, he has been
prominently successful as the Speaker
Of the House, and should the power of
the Presidential Office by any accident
pass into his hands, we have every con-
idence that it will not be abused. We
present Presidential ticket that de-
mands and should receive the confidence
of every thinking man of all parties.
Upon the State Ticket we have, my
friends, Governor Baker, whose pres
ence shall not prevent me from saying
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