The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-29

equality tina does now or may heFeat-
ter exist in this Government, and uBon
the Northern Democracy, particularly,
[ charge all of the extraordinary
expense of the Government for the
last two years Of the war; and, again,
upon Northern Democracy / charge
all of the blood that flowed. either
from Northern Or Southern veins,
during the last two years of the war,
and upon them l now charge the
present unrestered condition of the
Southern States, aud anything and
everything of expense or suffering
since the close of the war; upon them
[ charge an intent to override regu-
larly enacted laws, the result ofwhich
will be the inauguration of another
strife. CT
PRINCIPLES OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
While there are and have been
ever connected with, and measures
advocated within the Republican
party that meet not my appreciation,
and some of which, If acceded to, and
had been adopted and carried out
by that party,would have been enough
to have caused it to have been sunk
en- in oblivion, yet the great cardinal
truths and measures of justice, with
which it stands impregnated and thor
oughly imbued, commends itself to
every patriot in this, to be hoped for,
final trial and test of the principles
enunciated and set forth iTthe De-
claration of Independence, and incor-
porated In that bulWark of strength
that proud citadel of liberty, the Con
stitution.
They stand to-day active in their
adherence to the flag; active in reap
ing the legitimate results of the VIC
tory given our legions. They stand
committed, urging that the question
of suffrage belongs to the States, and
should by them be regulated to satisfy
themselves, and not others, or the
general Government. They are found
denouncing reputation as a national
crime, and urging, as a point of ma
tional honor, the payment of our
public indebtedness IN strict faith.
They are pledged to a proper grada-
ton, equalization and reduction of
taxation, as speedily as national faith
will permit, and guarantee special
protection to the labor of the nation.
They give unto the soldiers and
seamen special honor for services
rendered, and recognize the hardships
and perils incurred in their country's
defense. They very properly and just
ly constitute the whole people guard
ians of the wives of the land, who
have been widowed, and the children
who have been made fatherless in
their country's service.
These, gentlemen, are the parties
between which the American people
are called upon to choose. The hour
is at hand for final action.
THE EFFECTS OF A CHANGE OF ADMIN
~ISTRATION.
Gen. MURRAY then, atsome length
went into an inquiry of the results
which would flow, from the triumph
Of the Democratic party and princi-
Piles at the Presidential election; and
showed the disastrous effects which
would be inevitable-the changed sys-
TEN of equal taxation on all species of
property, the arrangement of the
finances, the revolutionary doctrine
about the Reconstruction laws, &c.
These subjects he presents in an able
manner, and applies them specially to
the condition of the South in the fol-
lowing forcible language:
The commercial pulse of the South
is, comparatively speaking, still.
Their marts of trade have not been
busy ones. Their fields have not been
for years blosso1ned to the fullness
of their beauty. 1t has taken-let
us not here say by whose fault-from
the close of the war until now to get
a harness that will set Upon them at
all. Can they afford to have them
selves again stripped and a new
mantle wrought out and placed upon
them? 1t has taken three years to
procure the one on which they now
are clothed; it will take three others
to procure another. Can they remain
unprotected, theirsproperty, their fam
lilies, left to the chilling blasts OF anar-
chy and the whitening flames ofconten-
ton during the time requisite to build
unto them new temples and erect new
affairs? They now know the God
they worship and the laws given unto
them. Their new altar may be to an
unknown, and their garments still
those of sackcloth aud ashes.
Let well enough alone. oh friends,
you of the South. Heed not longer
the voices either among you or North
ward, that wins you to a more perfect
destruction and lulls you into their
embrace and power by honied words,
and then leaves you to bear the bur
then and toll of their vain expert
ments. We cannot, therefore, any OF
US afford to have a change. 1t is the
almost sure destruction of all. How
few, very few, if any, will perish?
Some may loose political power, but
the blood of no one will be required
to heal the body polite.
ION the subject of taxation, Gener-
al MURRAY Was especially clear and
convicing in his argument, showing
beyond caviI, that the burdens of tax
alton were the result Of the Demo
cratic wal of rebellion; and that the
restoration to power of that party
would only increase taxation and
make it more comprehensive. We re-
greet that we are compelled to omit is
portion of the speech.1
THE NEGRO AND THE SUFFRAGE
QUESTION.
Go with me now, gentlemen, into
the dominions Of the race ofHam. and
into what has been the vexatious
questions of other days. We will find
the Gordian knot to have been sew
cred, and therefore this question en-
tiers not into this contest, only so far
as appeals to passion, to race and
prejudice, has made it so. It has
been and is a question of great sur
prise to me, that men who looked upon
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