The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-08-13
Morton on the War in Europe.


the remarks OF Senator o. z. Nor
ton, in his speech at Indian apolis,
Wedn esday evening, on the Eu-
ropean war;
The theatre Of war, which has
closed in this country little over
five years ago-a bloody drama of
some six years has been reopened
in Europe upon tie wauton act Of
one man Napoleon III has made
war, not only without cause, but
even without pretext Rivers
of blood will flow, thousands and
hundreds of thousands, perhaps of
men will die for DO other purpose
than to fasten the ways of his dy
nasty upon the throne of France.
When we were enbroiied in civil
war, this Napoleon sought TO take
advantage of our situation and
supposing we would not interfere,
attempted TO establish an empire
in Mexico He besought the Brit
ish Government to unite with him
in recognizing the independence of
the Confederate State. lie was
our enemy in all things. But for
this we should not hold the brave
and generous people of France re
sponsible, for it was not their will
and act On the other hand there
were many thousands of Germans
in our army-maDy thousands OF
them laid down their lives for our
cause, aud Germany stretched out
sea. The heart of Germany was
with US in the struggle, and now
when her hour of trial has come,
the heart of the Republican party
in the United States will be with
Germany. Applause The great
Germanic family sigh for liberty,
COR higher civilization, and Tor ma
tional unity. And that brings me
to the consideration tonight OF
the great tundam entail and central
idea of American politics, more
important than all others. and
around which all others should re-
yolye: and that is the idea of
Amt rican unity. That we are one
nation, that we are one people, no
difference how extended our coun-
try NAV be. from the Gulf to the
Polar sea. from the Pacific to the
Atlatic ocean; no difference how
diverse the climate in soil and in
attraction no difference how di-
vided by rivers ard Mountains and
vast plains, we are but one nation,
LIVING under one constitution and
enjoying now the same liberty and
the same equal tights and the same
Justice to all. / am glad TO be able
to say to night that this idea of
national unity animates and vital
ICES the Republican party of this
nation. 1t was this idea of ma
tional unity that put the rebellion
down, that preserved the Govern
m ent; shat abolished slavery; that
gave equal rights and equal justice
to all, and if our Governm cnt is
preserved it will be by this idea of
national unity. And here, my
friends, is a great gulf between
the two parties. The idea Of the
Democratic party is that this is not
q nation; that we are not one peo-
pie; that we are confederacy Of
States, that the sovereign and in
dependent States are held together
by an agreement called the Con
| stitution Of the United States, and
/ that when this agreement shall be
dissolved or repealed, that then
each State becomes separate and
distinct people. That is the old
/ Democratic idea. 1t was the idea
/ that made the rebellion, and it is
4 the idea that will destroy country,
/ If i shall be destroyed On the
contrary, we Lold that this is one
people that this is one nation,
/ that the States are sub divisions
for local and domestic purposes;
that while these States have well
and fairly established rights guar
anteed to them by the Constitution
of the United States itself, yet the
States are subordinate TO the ma
ton, and are parts of one entire
whole. This is the very breath Of
the heputlICaH pai ". IL 10 tne
great idea that will hold us togeth-
err. 1t is the idea that should be
implanted in the infant mind it is
the idea that should go with an
American wherever he may go
throughout the world-that he is
not simply citizen of the State
of I...liana or New York, bat a
citizen Of a mighty nation, now
| having forty one millions Of PEG