The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-10
THE VICE PRESIDENT ELECT.

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THE VICE PRESIDENT ELECT.
h,r. Colfax Makes a Speech at Pitts
burg-He Pitches into the eI-Rebs
Promiscuously.
Vice President elect Col LAX passed through
Pittsburg, Pa, Thursday evening, on his way
to Washington, and was serenaded by large
crowd. He responded in a somewhat re-
markable speech
He said there was a trinity Of principles in
the victory OF Tuesday: Liberty for al-]us.
tice for aD-protection tor al-aud by ihat
reason why this young and patriotic party
succeeded. It declared that we ought to en-
franch,se 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. Though denounced
by all tho enemies of the right In this broad
land, we went forward to conquer and WIN
salvation for the Union as we gave emancipa-
tion to the slave. [Applause.]
When, in this contest we were the only par
ty in this lroad land that dared 10 stand BY the
down-trodden and helpless people of the South
the only party that denounced the outrages
that dishonoIed us as nation-and when upon
our heads were invoked the blessings OF those
who loved our country, / know that you re-
victory which we won. know how you re-
joiced over the result; but some We're re]olc-
ing in their hearts who did not show what was
passing in their minds. They were the tried
Union men of the South, who -ejoiced not in
their public squares, but hanging upon the
outskirts of hostile crowds to learn whether
they were to have protection or whether their
a.. ;r,I,f &c oh ha 1fracr
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 gathele ed around their hearthsl ones
and thanked God that His providence had pro-
tected them. [Cheers.l
There are two sharply defined questions
which have been settled by the voice Of the
people. The Democratic platform declared, in
that portion or it written by Wade Hampton,
that the reconstl action measures OF Congress
we're uncop stitutional, revolutionary and void,
and the American people trampled that plat
form under their feet, as they had trampled
the platform which, four years before, declared
the war failure and demanded cessation o.
hostiities. The voice OF the people, from
whose decision there is no appeal, has declar-
ed that the reconstruction measures OF Con-
gress are not unconstitutional, revolutionary
or void. We have declared the voice OF the
people is to be obeyed, and the laws are to be
enforced, whether rebels like them or dislike
them. [Cheers.]
The second principle which has been settled
by the popular vote is that every man has the
right to 90 South or North, East or West, 80
long as he is devoted to the principles OF our
flag, AMI be protected by it against outrage
and wrong. tCheers.] To-day the only place
In this broad land where the peopf e pre-
vented from singing the battle-son5s OF The
war, such as "Dowp with the Traitors and up
-. > ;oO he or ne
of the South, where your soldiers fell. You
could sing those songs among the bandittl OF
the Alps or among the thugs of India. The
only place where you could not sing them Is
over the graves of our dead soldiers. But we
are going to have o land so free and 80 Loyalty
presided over by man 80 true to his country
that you may sing those songs anywhere.
[Applause.l speak Of President Grant: From
his own utterances you will tnd-oefore he
wrote those magnetic words, "Let US have
peace'-if you look back to his acceptance
speech, when the committee waited upon him,
and remember hearing the words as after
wards read them-that he said he was for
'ipeace and quiet and protection everywhere.
What he says he generally means. lCheers.] ]
He will bring to the duties dcvolving upon
him as President the same energy, the same
ability and the same Will that has hitherto
characterized him, and when he says there
shall be peace and quiet and protection every
where, let traitors beware, for he means what
he says, and he will carry it out. A voice
sStrirg Gn Wade Hampton.']
can tell YOU one thing, my friends, this par
ty that has been struggling for the supremacy
and carried two Northern States New York and
New Jersey by unblushing frauds-that has
carried six Southern States by the votes Of men
who had no sympathy with your fag-that that
party will never appear before you again until
they have secured new leaders. tCheers. And
they will have to get some new principles be-
sides. do not think Wade Hampton will make
any more platforms for the Democratic party;
T do not think vallandigham will nominate any
more Presidents; do not think Preston and
Forrest W II nominate any more Yice-Presid :nts.
AS for the future, under the administration ot
President Grant, look forward to an era Of
peace and prosperity; an era Of Development
in all manufacturing and agriculturing indus
tries, which are the very backbone of every
nation beneath the circuit of the sun.
With Grants zeal 10 stop every wasteful ex-
penditure of our treasury, and his opposition
to every attempt to imperil your business; with
Grant, who, under divine Providence, has
been called to fill the Presidential chair, !
trust we shall have future of unexampled
prosperity. prolonged cheers.]