Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-10-02


Of him as a brave warrior and an intelli-
gent gentleman. He himself would much
rather trust an ignorant man whose heart
Is right, than the most intelligent one
who is At heart rebel. The Democrats
are now carrying banners, inscribed "vote
as you shot," That would not do for
thom, for they would kill each other. A
friend of bis had seen Andy Humphreys,
the notorious Son of Liberty riding under
such banner few days ago. lie re-
ferred to the questions asked by his COM
petitor at previous meetings as to what
the President should do, under his oath,
when law was passed which be knew
to be unconstitutional. The President
has no right to presume law unconstis
tutional. He issworn to execute the laws
and can not proclaim them void. Now,
suppose the Supreme Court should decide
law constitutional which the President
"kmo,es' to be unconstitutional. Shall he
then trample the law under foo4 Not at
all. He has no right to decide the ques-
ton, and such claim on the part Of an
European monarch would cost him his
head. Ifauy such course should be un-
dertaken by Seymour or Blair, We must
have war as a matter of course; IL could
not be otherwise. IA voice, "Let it
come" No, | say, don't let il come.
We have Lad enough OF war, and what
We now want is peace. If the Democrats
propose to repeal the reconstruction laws,
that is another question. but we have not
yet committed our interests to one man.
We might as we'll allow the President to
make the laws. II he can abrogate law,
he either reyiyesa previous one, or We
should have no law, and anarchy would
prevail. The Governor devoted the re-
mainder Of his speech to other subjects
connected with taxation and RECONSTRUCT
ton. tfl
Mr.. Hendricks. in his reply, devoted
himself principally to the negro, until he
finally came 10 the statement, that the
period had now arrived when the truth
eau be told, and whenever the Governor
Of the State traduces majority vi the
State he presidas over, IL will be told.
He denied that they were ia favor of war,
and said that IL either party, was, il was
the Radicals. Referring TO the question
OF the duty Of the Executive to enforce
laws which he knew, 10 his judgment, to
be unconstitutional, he said that he had
believed the reconstruction laws to be un-
constitutional when they were parsed, and
had so expressed himself ia the Senate at
the time. lie believed 50 still, and, said
he, ~ 4 0os the President, 1 could not
,recme one Of hemi This sentence was
spoken in highly excited manner, and
at the top Of his-voiee, bringing his fist,
at the close, down upon the table in the
way of emphasis. Tremendous applause
followed, of course.
But little else was said, until the close
Of the discussion, which has not been
brought out in previous discussions.
The Republicans in attendance, showed
an excellent spirit Of fo bearance during
the day, and but for this, there would
probably have been serious disturba nee.
When Governor Baker began his last
speech, the Democrats showed a meaner
spiiit than at any previous time. They
at once begun leaving the Court room,
making much noise aud confusion as they
went, and not more than half the mem-
Ders oil mat party hau courage enough
TO remain and hear him through.
Franklin county contains many Of the
best and the worst people to be found in
the State. The Republicans are whoe-
souled aud hospitable, aud made arrange
ments for feeding aud taking care Of the
crowd which would have come if the
weather had been 6ne. AS il was, the
visitors we're treated TO the best in the
city. eau personally attest to the dis
tinguished hospitality Of Col. John H.
Farquhar aud H. Ii. Swift Esq, each Of
whom kept open house for their friends,
during the day-by friends" meaning
any friend Of Grant aud Colfax. There
were others, know, who were equally
kind aud generous. They are doing a
good work, aud are determined that the
Democrats shall be held as near to an
honest point on election day, as possible
Nevertheless. the uuwashed will probably
give majority Ola thousand. They cIulm
more, but eau scarcely swindle enough 10
get il. CnRoNicLE.