Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-10-18
THE REPUBLICAN RECORD.
An Administration which Need. no Defense
From General wosdford's Speech at Albany, Now
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York, "wednesday Evening.
am not in the habit of apologize.
ing for what is deserving only Of
praise, nor acting upon defensive
lines when an attack is 20 be made
The Republican party was called into
being when slavery attempted to
force Kansas to its polIuting en-
brace. Although we did not elect
Fremont in 1856, we did so far or
ganize the free spirit Of tho North as
to arrest the spread of slavery. We
compacted party, which saved
Kansas, and has since achieved the
most wonderful and complete victo-
iies in the history of the nation. In
1860, when the manhood Of the ma
ton was attacked, and disunion was
threatened as the result Of Republic
can success, our men answered "the
men OF the North never yield to
threats; if we get the victory we
will possess Is fruits, and Abraham
Lincoln will:b placed in the Presi-
dental chair
We not only saved Kansas from
the slave propagandists and gave
her virgin fields to the free labor of
the country-we did more. We Sc
cured the Homestead law and set
apart the national domain to the
ownership Of those who, fleeing from
the tyranny Of the Old World, or
the over-crowdcd cities or fields OF
the Atlantic coast, should seek to
build their cabins and till their farms
on the praires Of the West. We did
more. Over those Western prairies
and mountains we built the Pacific
railroad, uniting the East and West
in inseparable bonds Of wedlock, and
consecrating them with renewed and
stronger devotion to one Union, one
flag, aud one destiny. We did more.
When the rebellion broke ont we
summoned all men from ali parties,
who believed that the minority should
peacefully submit TO the legally ex-
pressed will Of the majority, TO the
defense of the imperiled government.
Loyal men OF all parties cnme to the
rescue followed the flag, and saved
the nation. We did more. When
Providence opened the pathway,
through the madness of secession, we
struck all recognition of slavery
from tho federal constitution, and
made every man within our bounds
free citizen, TO be judged only as
he is true TO his manhood and to
God. We did more. When we had
stricken down slavery, when we had
saved the nation and crushed rebel
lion, and when disloyal men sought
in returning peace to rule the land
they had failed to destroy by treason,
we said 1--WE will keep the old flag
in the hands Of the men who saved
it"-and we elected our great Cap
tain TO be our President. We did
more. When we had closed the
war and found an enormous debt
piled up, rs the necessary result OF
suppressing a Democratic rebellion,
we managed that debt wisely and
successfully. We faithfully paid its
interest. With one hand we reduced
the principal and with the other we
reduced the taxes. On next Satur-
day, Oct lst laws will go into effect
by which taxes equivalent to $780,
100000 yearly are taken from the
burdens Of the people.
Talk about defending such an adj
ministraton as that? You might as
well ask me to defend the patriotism
and pluck of the whole army of the
Potomac after Richmond had fallen
and Lee surrendered at Appomattox.
[ Long and enthusiastic applause