Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-07
MR.. COLFAN AT PfTTSBURG.
His Receptfou nd Sneteh

Mr.. Colfa1 visited Plttsburg on Thursday,
and durin the evening made two brief speeches.
be said there was a trinity OF principles in the
victory OF Tuesday: Liberty for all-ius,ics for
ail-pfotecuon for aii-and "by that sign We
conquered There was another reason why
TINS yonng and patriotic party succeeded. Il
declared That we ought 20 enfranchise rather
than enchaln-eleyate rather than crusA-butlc
up rather than trample down. and because we
bore our cause down 10 the humble and helm
less. Though denounced by all tie enemies of
the flght IN this broad land, we went forward
10 conquer and win salvation for the Union as
we gave emancipation TO the slave. ZAP
piause.l
There are two sharply defined questions
which have been settled by the voice of the
people. The Democratic platform declared, in
that portion of il written by Wade Hampton,
that the reconstruction measures Of Congress
Were unconstitutional, revolutionary. aud void
and the American people trampled tha. plat
form under their feet "a they had tTampled tue
platform which four years before declared the
war failure and dema udei a cessation OF hos
ulities. The voice of the people, from whose
decision there is no appeal, has declared that
the reconstruction measures OF Congress ara
not uncop stltutional revolutionary, or void
We have declared the voice Of the people is u
be o5eyed. and the laws are 20 BE- enforced
whether rebels like them or dislike them
[CheeIs.1
The second principle which has been settled
by he popular vote is that every mau has the
night 20 go South or North, East or West, 50 long
a. be Is devoted 10 the principles OF our flag,
wrong. [Cheers.l To-day the only place ma
this broad land W here the people are preyen ed
from singing tue bstile-songs of tie war, such
as Down with the Ira itors and up with the
Stars" is oR the bood-stained fields OF the
South. where your soldiers fell. You could
sing those songs among the bandlttl 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 land SO free and so loyalty presided
over by a man so true 70 his country that YOU
I
L speak OF President Grant. From his own
utterapces You viii find-before he wrote those
magnetic words, "Lst US have peace"-if You
look back 10 his acceptance speech. when the
committee waited upon him, and remember
bearing the words as i afterwards read them
that he said he was for ..peace and quiet and
generally means. Cheers ] He viii bring 10
the duties deyolving upon him as President the
same energy, the same ability aud the same
Will that has heretofore characterized hIm. and
when he says there shall be peace ana quiet
and Protection everywhere, let traitors be-
ware, fo- be means what be says, and ne
viii carry it out. IA voice, -S.ring up Wade
L can tell you one thing, my friends. this
parry that has been struggling for the upr-ma.
cy and carried two Northern States New York
and New Jersey by unblushing fIau6s-that
has carried SAX Southern States by the votes OF
M who had no sympathy with your 1iag-
inst that parry VIII never appear before you
again until they have secured new lead, r..
lCbeeTs.I And they Will have 20 get some uew
principles b. sides. do not think WADE Hamp-
ten VIII maae any more platforms for the
democratic party; do not think Na'landIg-
ham VIII nominate any more Presidents; 1 do
not think Preston ard Forrest will nominate
any more Vice Presidents. As for the future,
under the adm mnistTatlon Of President Gr1nt,
look forward 10 an era OF peaceaud prosperity;
an era OF development IN all N N faeturIug
and agricultural industries, which are the very
backbone OF every nation beneath the circuit
OF tie sun. With Grants zeal 10 stop every
wastefui expenditure OF our treasury, and MS
opposition 10 every attempt 20 inperll your
business; Win Grtnt, who, under 4 divine
Providence, has been called 70 NH the P-rsi-
dental chair, trust we snail have \ future II
unexanpled prosperity. IProionEed cheers. !