The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-29

right to their own wives and children,
homes, property, and their future. A
party that had wiped out the blot of
slavery, and let the oppressed go free.
AS regarded the invectives of the
opposition, we could afford to disre-
gard them when conscious Of right,
for we would pass away. but what we
had achieved would never pass away,
and the party which was not founded
on the shifting sands of prejudice,
would stand forever for its founda-
ton was laid on the firm rocks of
eternal justice.
Speaking of the Cuban question,
he defined at some length that while
Gen. Grant sympathized with Cuba
in her struggle, the country could not
violate a rule we demanded the OBJ
servance of in the case of our own
rebellion, of strict neutrality by
foreign powers. He said, also. that
when Napoleon had declared war
against Germany. our own sympathies
were with Germany, and the whole
moral sentiment of the country and
the hearts Of the people were
with her, for the war was to perpetu-
ate despotism, and found its parallel
In the rebellion inaIgurated to per-
petuate slavery; but now he was with
out his crown, his Empress or bis
Empire.
He spoke of the sneers of the Dem
ocratic party against him. and said he
preferred the epithet Smiler to that of
ScoWler, and the reason he was at
tackled so violently was because he
could aud did expose the villainies
of their party. Ha ridiculed their
fraudulent claim to the Democracy of
Jefferson, showed the extravaga nee
and dishonesty Of the johnson adj.
ministration, which they espoused.
and proved the economy of Grants
which was beyond all expectations.
No nero abstract can do justice to
the logic, the beauty. the eloquent
fo-ce of Mr.. Colfax's speech, which
was exhaustive of the subjects he
treated, and abounded in high. noble
and elevating sentiments, that were
we'll calculated to set every man who
could divest himself of unworthy
prejudices. thinking, and free him
from the trammels of mere party.
At the conclusion of his speech,
Hon. VIM. Baker announced that the
presence-of the band was attributable
to the courtesy of the Managers of
the Catholic Fair, and that Vice
President Colfax would receive his
friends at his residence from 8 to 10
this morning.
Loud calls being made for Cover
nor Baker, he came forward amid
tremendous cheers and said be woald-
not attempt to make speech, al
though he would have been glad to
address the citizens Of his old and
well beloved home. but the lateness
of the hour admonished him not to
do SO. he however paid his respects
to the attack of Hendricks upon him.
Hendricks was disappointed in him,
but he was not disappointed in Hem
bricks, for he had never.expected any
thing that was high or worthy from
him. But as Governor Baker viii
speak again to night and probably
touch the same matter, the report is
reserved.
Captain Gooding stepped forward
aad announced that Governor Baker
would speak this evening, at the
corner of Fulton Avenue and Frank
lin Street. but Notwithstanding long
and repeated calls were made for him,
he would not speak, preferring to wait
until Saturday evening, when the
joint discussion with Judge Niblack
takes place.