The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-03-11

ais from Europe towards our shores, and
stopping the flow of specie from our
ports to the ports Of Europe. Ii there is
any gentleman present who hesitates to
turn his attention to the financial ques-
tions of the day, ! desire TO call his at
tention 10 one or two facts drawn from
a well-considered statement recently |
made by gentleman now in Congress, !
showing the important relation which
Southern products bear TO the general
commerce Of the country.
In the years 1S67-9-9, the entire ex-
ports from the United States amounted
10 sl.3N8.OOO.O00. OF that thirteen hun
dred millions, about $l81 100000 was Of
gold and silver; that being deducted,
leaves 81, 127 100000 of the products OF
the labor of the country which were cx-
ported during those three years. OF that
eleven hundred and twenty-scvcn mil
lions, there was exported directly from
the ports of the South, and of Southern
Iproducts from Northern ports, $685.
l4s4.5yl; of that vast sum little lcssi
than one million of dollars was gold and
silver. So that Of the entire products OIL
the country exported abroad, excluding
rold and silver. s595, ,487 ,O50 were con-
ltributed by the South, while the North.
lexcluding gold and silver, contributed
1851. .s53. .36l. Thus it appears that Of thcl
lentire exports of the country. cxclusivel
of specie. during the years ls67-9-9. theI
lproducts of the South constituted iitty-
five per cent
Are YOU prepared, then, to say. you
mon Of the section that contributed so
lmucli toward the sqiaring of foreign ac-
counts: men who contribute from your
section so much 10 establish the balance
of trade between lis and foreign nations
are YOU willing to set down and say
that YOU will take no responsible part III
saving this country from financial ruin /.
! No. no. and appiausc.l When | speak
of the country. do not wish you TO ui-
lacrstand that do not AT the same time
Ipropcrly appreciate the luxurious pro-
rIducts OF the North Our productions to
a very larye extent are consumed in the
,lcouuiry. The productions OF New Eng
Hand. of the middle States. aud of the
lercat Northwest, TO which / belong, are
Ito very large extent, consumed III the
lcountrv, and do not appear in tie for
,lcign reports. ! am glad 10 see tiiat INC
,lestima,c made of the entire products OF
tlthe labor of the country. during the
lIthrcc wears, reaches S6opOOJ,Voo. ana
more great item in favor OF great
I tIcountry.
II Now YOU men Of the South can con-
tribute your part Of the work. Wha'
nlhave we to accomplish. We have oui
-Iinsiituiions to preserve, the Constitution
: Ito maintain. and the Union TO perpetu
ta;e. This is the work for YOU. rs II j. th'
i work Of the men Of the North. lpoi
:. what party. upon what association .
n men can YOU rely for this work! WI.
J. Won RELY upon kadicaiism, that Is carr.
,-linv us day by day further from ihc pa'ii
{. way marked by the feet OF the ia,her
,tiof The country? No. and cheers. VII
q you. ,hcn.rcly upon the Democratic par
= ~. with such conservatives q S are Nii
: LING 10 cooperate with that party.tor Il,
lclrood work which is 10 lc accomplished
,aIl lcs. and applGusc.I lappeal to YOU |
i oroanize undc? the banner Of the Demo
y icracy. because it is tho national party :
= not national in the sense acne tina. II bi
It's supporters in every section of Z.
is country. North and South, bus nationi
y. b.,aase ii supro IS the rights for ever
al section of the country; national, d,
as cause il upholds the bright banner 0
,,- which is written the principles upo
60 which our fathers erected the fabric
be this Government. tChecrs.
cdl You will allow me 80 speak OF oi
an other question. which is somewhat ioc
a and peculiar 10 yourselves = a questic
helm which we, of the State of lndian
nd shall have TO deal, bat not TO the E
"a, tent to which you have TO deal with
he In one way or another t,.c Radicals
i Washington intend tc have it fix,
nv fact that the fifteenth amendment to Il
art Constitution has been adopted. Rig
Inc or wrong. they intend it shall be q
m clarcd adopted IS part of nc Conslt
ast tion of the United States. Under th
cs. proyision then. when it shall have be
tlc declared TO have been adopted, the G
ON. ored people of the whole country !
,ns come voters they become clothed WI
INV political rights, as they have been bcto
the by Congressional action as far as %
-lgrcss could do it, clothed with ci
rights. Ii is u question for you TO &C
i'm slider very carefully what attitude Y
on men Of the South shall occupy iowa
af- the colored population. There is =
md liberatc purpose on the part Of adv,
urn turers from the North = class OF III
viii who arc described as carpct-bagg'
hat [laughterl TO appropriate the ent
, Of colorcd vote of the South to their eau
the And what is their cause? 1t is not
oo,, colorcd mems cause assent j 1t is
! of cause of plunder. fChcers.l And
!, ,.....;a, ,,rosonts itsclr inst in this for