Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-10-14

would strike the institution with the
battle-ax of the power, and shatter it
from turret to foundation stone " e
stood by him unswervinglv in that
exciting contest. Do you not remen-
Der how faithfully every one of you
Republicans stood by our martyred
standard bearer? Do you not re-
member how we were Denounced for
1t, and had invective and calumnv
heaped upon us without stunt how
we were called fanatics and negro
worshippers, and accused Of making
war to free the negroes, and not to
save the Union? In Congress, on the
stump, through the press our enemies
endeavOred to overwhelm us with the
torrent of calumuy. But, inspired by
the same devotion to liberty and L Mon
which inspired our fathers in the Rev
oiutlen, you persevered, unawed un-
checked by the tempest of invectige
that ragged around you GU every side
At last you trium phed. You blotte1
out the stain from the national es-
cutcheon, and at last you could stand
III the great Republic and proclaim
from the hundred harbors of Maine to
the far-distant Pacific State whose
foam IS amber and whose sand Is gold
throughout the entire domain of this
vast Republic. that there was not a
single man who could stand up and
call another man his slave.
This, fellow-Republicans, was your
work, and of this you should be proud,
as the noblest legacies you can trans
nit to your children. In this great
act of Justice and liberty YOU have
been honored by the world, and | sin
cerely believe approved by Almighty
God. W here are the men who point
ed the finger of scorn at you, and
who filled their mouths with revilings
at you because you dared to strike
at slavery Not tongue of these
men dare to wag now they are silent
as the tomb, every one Of them You
and | shall pass away, but what we
have accomplished shall live in all
history. and brighten under the ewes
of posterity. AS age after age rolls
away ,your children's children will rise
up to call you blessed, because in the
midst of civil war, you dared to strike
down this cursed institution Of sla-
very because, despite the ISLANDERS
that were heaPed upon you, you ban
ished slavery forever from this fair
Repu5'ic OF Gus.
Do YOU wonder that nv heart throbs
with unuterable pleasure when l
think of this our glorious work But
We have still another honor in connrc-
tion with this work. We had noble
President faithful to the Constitution,
aud faithful against the rebellion
\ on we'll remember how all the ele-
ments of party bitterness were let
loose upon him how SANDER and
abuse and calumnv were heaped upon
him, and finally how he fell, pierced
by the bullet of rebel assassin. No
blest Of the Presidents since the DAYS
of Washington, he was denounced as
no President had ever been reyIled,
and yet he revied, not but pursued his
line Of duty unfiinchIngly to the end.
Supported by a noble patriotism, his
course was true and faithful until the
dav he was numbered with the dead
Dead did | say He IS not dead His
is one Of the few Of the immortal
names that were not born to die
Prolonged cheering. lie lives to-
day among the noble martyrs 10 liber-
ty, jus ice and humanity, and in the
recollection Of the dark browed race
he lifted from slavery to the full stat
ure of manhood. 1t is with PRIDE that
we look back upon the fact that we
stood by him when the storm ragged
around him. We feel pround that we
stood firm in the cause Of Justice and
against every wrong and op-
preston.
To-day we feel proud that we have
saved nation and emancipated race,
and today we follow our great stand.
ard bearer-the hero of the century
u. s. Grant. Brave in battle,
generous in speech, yet firm as the
eternal granite in principle, and up
on whose banner these magic word.
are inscribed; There are four words
only, but a volume is contained in
tutIl- II lICIt - IFHLlIiN (Itd
wants peace. it is this American re-
public. We have passed through
severe struggle for national existence.
" had to heap up golden and living
treasurers upon our country's altar
the nobleest and best went fourth TO
prove their devotion to the flag of
our fathers. Now, IN the language of
our leader, let us have peace We
want no more taxes, no more drafts,
no more carnage and bIoodshed and
iesolation No no When We re
fleet that this rebellion is only to be
in broken hearts, number
less graves aud enormous debt. we
can all say We want no more war. but
we want loyalty to be triumphant,
and we want peace through justice.
liberty. nationality and security TO
ali [Great applause. Are we go
ing to have them? Yes; when we
We elect Grant and Colfax Yes
there is one man who commanded
peace, who struck down and drove
those who vaged war into the last
iitch, and sent them home as paroled
prisoners Of war. " hen he becomes
President. whenever Treason dares 10
raise its head he viii strike It down.
Every man who fares to raise his