The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-11-12
CoLFAx AT .PiTTsBURG
Speech of the Vice President
Elect.
HIS GREETING TO VICTORY.

HIS GREETING TO VICTORY.
1 PITrsBURG, November 5.-Hon.
Schuyler Colfax, Vice President
elect, arrived here this evening, and
was met at the Union Depot, by an
immense crowd, who received him
with enthusiastic cheers, which he
(. acknowledged. by bowing. He is
here in fulfillment sof prmiused
visit to General Moorhead, who met
him at the depot, and took him to
his residence in the Eleventh Ward
Here, Mr. Colfax was entertained al
a sumptuous banquet, a large nom
ber of prominent citizens being
present. During the evening, he
was serenaded by a Tanner Clut
and a great multitude of citizens.
He made two brief speeches. He
complimented the citizens of the
county Of Allegheny upon its mag
nificent majority for the right, on
Tuesday, and said there was trim
ity of principles in the victory OF
Tuesday-liberty for all, justice for
all, protection for all and by that
sign we conquered. There was an
other reason Why this young and
patriotic party succeeded. 1t de-
clared that we ought to enfrauchise,
rather than enchain; elevate, rather
than crush; build up, rather than
trample down; and because we bore
our cause down to the humble and
helpless. Thongh denounced by all
the enemies of right in this broad
land, we went forward to conquer
and win salvation for the Union, as
we gave emancipation to the slave
Applause. When, IN this contest,
we were the only party in this land
that dared to stamp by the down
trodden and helpless people Of the
South, the only party that did hon
or to the nation-when, upon our
heads, were invoked the blessings
of those who loved our country, l
know that you rejoiced on the night
of the election over the victory
which we won. I know how you
rejoiceo over the result. But some
were rejoicing in their hearts who
did not show what was passing in
their minds They were the tried
Union men Of the South, who re-
joiced not in their public squares,
but hanging upon the outskirts of
hostile crowds, to learn whether
they were to have protection or
whether their dearest rights should
be outraged and when the wires
sped the news that the majestic voice
of the people had spoken, and said
there should be protection to them,
the loyal men of the South gath
cred around their hearth stones and
thanked God that his Providence
had protected them. [Cheers.
QUESTIONS SETTLED
There are two sharply-defined
questions which have been settled by
the voice of the people.
First-The Democratic platform
declared, in that portion Oft written
By Wade Hampton, that the recon:
struct;on measures of Congress were
unconstitutional, revolutionary and
void; and the American people tram
pied that platform under feet, as
they had trampled the platform
which, four years before, declared
the war a failure and demanded a
cessation of hostilities. The voice
of the people, from whose decision
there is no appeal, has declared that
+h - o,o,,o,,+,,o+;o,, xr,ooc,1reS Of Con-
gress are not unconstitu, 'onal. rev.
olutionary or void. We have de
clared that the voice ofthe pc ople is
to be obeyed, and the laws are TO be
enforced, whether rebels like tn EN-
or dislike them. Cheers.
Second-The second principle
which has been settled by the popu
lar vote is, that every man has the
right to go South OF North, East or
West. so long as he is devoted to the
principles of our flag, and be pro-
tected by it against outrage and
wrong.-[C Cheers
To-day, the only place in this land
where the people are prevented from
singing the pattle songs of the war,
such as ''Down with the traitor, and
up with the stars is in the blood
stained fields of the South, where
your soldiers fell. You could sing
those songs among the banditti of
the Alps, or among the thugs of
India. The only place where you
could not sing them is over the
graves of dead soldiers.
THE NEW ERA.
But we are going to have coun-
try so free and SO loyal, presided
over by man so true to his coutry,
that you may sing these songs any
where. Applause.
PRESIDENT GRANT.
[ speak of president Grant. From
his own utterances you will find
that before he wrote those magnetic
words, ''Let US have peace" if you
look back to his acceptance speech,
when the committee waited upon
him (and l remember herring the
words as I afterward read them that
he said he was for peace and quiet
and protection every where; and
what he says, he generally does.
Cheers.
He will bring to the duties de-
volving upon him as President the
same energy, the same ability, and
the same will that have hitherto
characterized him; and when he
says there shall be peace and quiet
and protection everywhere, let trail
tors beware, for he means what he
says-he will carry it out. A voice,
"String up Wade Hampton"
THE DEAD PARTY.