The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-08-11
Gov. Morton at Home.
Largest Political Gathering Ever Witness
ed at the Hoosier Capital.
SPEECH OF SENATOR MORTON.
BLAIR AND HENDRICKS REVIEWED.

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ton from his home at Centreville to
indianapolis was almost continuous
ovation of the citizens along the line of
the old Indiana Central. Such a hearty
welcome was never before accorded to
any citizen or official of Indiana. But
the grandest of all was the reception at
the capital. The city was alive with
enthusiastic Republicans the buildings
were Illuminated with blazing lights and
decorated with the stars and stripes and
the air was filled with the strains of
martial music and gladstone shouts
The devices and banners in procession
were appropriate, the sentences express
ing briefly the difference between the
two parties. The Associated Press re-
port says: ~ = = -
The demonstration to night by the
Republicans, in honor of the return Of
Senator Morton, is the largest and finest
that has ever occurred in this city,
The reception speech was made by
Hon. Albert G. Porter, who paid just
and handsome tribute to the Senator.
The reply was as follows:
MR.. PORTER AND FELLow-CITIzENs-
I am wholly unable, to night, to attempt
response to the most eloquent remarks
that have been made to me by Mr.. Por-
ter, your distinguished citizen. l can
Sonly thank you from my heart for the
kindness of what he has said. 1 can
s only thank you for this reception. l
can not find words to express my feel
ings, and must not, dare not, make the
attempt. cA1 1ltN6e e+~t
When / look back, now, over the
scenes of the war, it seems to me more
like horrid dream than anything else.
1t seems to me that could not posi-
bly, endure that again, nor that the peo-
pie could again make such vast and lib
eral sacrifices as have been made for
their country. 1t has cost the nation
2 dearly in blood and treasure. DOh! who
could describe the sorrow and suffering
and agony that has been brought home
to the fathers and mothers and wives
and families2 The world can never un-
ders tand how much Of private, individ
3 ual suffering there has been tor our
country. We can GO and count part
of the graves. We.can go to the Treas
ury Department and tell pretty nearly
how much it cost in money; but the
tears that have been shed, the suffering
that has taken place in millions Of house
holds, we can never understand, and
can never comprehend.
ell
call your attention to the position of
things to. day and to the duties that now
press upon each and all Of us. With
out attempting to bring up to your COM
prehension the vast sacrifices that have
been made by the nation, individually
and collectively, it is enough for us to
understand that all that we have suffered,
all that we have lost, all that we have
endured, will be in vain, if we shall, at
the forthcoming election, place the pow
er Of this nation in the hands of the en-
emies against whom we have contcnded
from the beginning of the rebellion.
1t is still the same contest, but chang
ed in its form. The armies are not now
marching TO and fro upon the field Of
battle, but the contest has been changed
to the polls, and the question now is
whether the power can be wrested from
the loyal and patriotic people Of this
nation, and can be placed in the hands
of those men who, with their leaders
and abettors, bro ght this war upon the
2 country, with all its woes, sorrows, and
all its untold losses
We are approaching State election
and Presidential election. AS the
States shall vote in October upon the
subject Of State Officers, they will vote
in November, in all probability, upon
the Presidency.
Now, my friends, let us understand
to night the exact questions which are
presented. We have two tickets in the
field General Grant is presented as
the Union candidate for the Presidency,
and the Hon. Schuyler Colfax is pre-
sented as our candidate for the Vice
Presidency; while, Oh the other hand,
%Horatio Seymour is the Democratic can
didate for the Presidency, and General
Frank p. Blair for the Vice Presidency.
General Grant, although he has been
successful in the war, is now the advo-
g cate of peace; while Horatio Seymour,
who clamored for peace in the war, now
q represents the party that is again clam
oring for war.
The Democratic party, in convention
assemblcd in New York; believe it
began its session on the 4th day of July.
and the day was never SO desecrated
before - laughter - that convention