The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-24
coLFAx.
Republican Mass Meeting mt Detroit-COlfax
Reviews SeymOur's Speech.

Reviews Seymour's Speech.
DETROIT, Oct. IS, 1868.
The great republican mass meeting to-day was
highly successful affair. Special trains on the sew
eral railroads brought large crowds from the inte-
rior of the State. At two O'Clock as many people as
could obtain entrance gathered in the passenger
depot Of the Detroit and Milwaukee Rail-
road, where speeches were made by Hon.
Schuyler Colfax, Hon. b. F. Wade and
Mr.. sam Galloway. On being introduced to the
immense assembage Mr. Cofax, who was hearth
~ cheered, spoke just one hour The following are
his words in reference to Mr.. seymour:-
have been reading this morning speech made
canadas o he ocs Of Of
from the line Of remarks Intended to follow to day
That gentleman-and aude 10 Governor seymour
has recently commenced canvass q the United
tai election, believing that Tie exlgencies Of his
pany ae ns vii g. d S ay s
day before this large assembiSgc '' to fair
review hurried az Il must be- in time for others to
this distinguished citizen. I listened to the
speech that the telegraph announced to me
interest but WSen read these speeches
acknowledge the regret with which was panied.
foundl them through and through not vindica-
ton Of his old political PLATFORM not justification
OF the principles emblazohcd upon their banner
with which they invited us to the issue, but an
which he stands opposed and which, thank Cod
blocks up his way to the Presidential chair. Great
a ths gist Of his Rochester ' speecn"What
we hope and aim to do Is to check this usurpation
and unwise legislation. The men In power have
neither established o successful system OF recon-
winch Cypress the people Of the North" He is now
travelling throughout our various States for the pnr-
pose OF arraigning unjust and unruly as am COM
PEELED to say that noble party OF whose membership
with you am justly proud. What they hope ana aim
IN n ia n
In the olden time when they went forth to battle
warriors always went with the spear and with the
sheld-the shield for defence and the spear for
attack l shall not initiate Governor seymour, and
l come here only with the shield to de-
fend the party whose beautiful record Is written
on the brightest pages or our country's history,
which you cannot obiterate nor ignore without
liant pages that Hume its historyM,great cheers
and what does he call this recordS He calls u re-
cord OF usurpations and unwise legislation Let me
pass 1t in review before you, for there Is
| nothing more triumphant, there Is nothing more
soul stirring, there IS nothing more inspirlting 70
\ every lover OF his county than the record We have
written down on the pages Of our country history
Look back at the very birth Of the republican party
when it sprang into existence, almost originating as
you know in the State OF Michigan, but finding It's
hundreds OF thousands all over the land standing
What Is its arst usurpationP 1t was when border
| rufians sought to invade the plains OF Kansas;
rage. BY murder, by midnight assassinatio.S by
stealing ballot boxes and stuning them TO make
them speak nntruly the voice Of tlat people on
the army Of the United States was there
under the orders OF the administration then
the people from manifesting and declaring their sen
timents, then this young vigorous republican party
born out OF the Agences OF the hour devoted itself
to that principle OF liberty and justice which illu-
minated Its banners, ever since dared to throw
down the gauntlet OF defiance at the feet OF the ad
mnstraton then In power, at its army, Ut Its devo
tees, at its supporters at It's apologists dared TO
make the cause Of Kansas our own: and your speak
ers aud those in the adjoining States and elsewhere
travelled through the country like Peter the Hermit,
when he preached the crusade against the Saracens
arousng the consciousness OF natures, awakening
the people to OF their danger aud their duty,
struck down that power, gave TO Kansas
free speech, gave her liberty, and by that
into the Union at last arrayed In her white robes
OF freedom, thank God lGreat appause.l That
patton for which we are arralgned by Go4ernor sey.
mours IL was when the supreme Court, unfaithful
to It's duty and its high place. pronounced and pro-
the bred Scott decision, by which they sought
10 enthrone IN this country slavery as a
power above all and beyond the constitution,
before winch every knee should bow and every ton
que confess. IL dared furthermore to enunciate that
principle, which, II the people had satisfied H. would
have dishonored us before God aud the civilized
world--that there were those so poor IN our land
that they had no rights that white man
reverence which always clustered around her judi
cial decisions showing the power they dared TO
American people, dared to denounce It, dared to
stigmafize IT, and, what Is more, dared 70 crush II
under their feet until to-day there Is no man In this
land, care not 70 what party he belongs, 80 poor
as TO do reverence to that Infamous decision. That
wac our second usurpatlon = (cheersl = where
were those men that clustered around that decision
and defended II, where were those men who main
tanned that decision against US and sought 70 make
sought to make t the sentiment OF this great nation
sought to make IL so immutabe that every jurst and
every legislator should be compelled TO surrender
his allegiance to II.