The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-16

ton or the auction block from which
be had escaped, so now, under Repub-
lican rule. and under a regenerated
the same National arm
protects the humblest in all his rights,
civil and political. with the ballot,
the safeguard Of the weak against the
strong.
We rejoice too that the work Of
demonstration has ended. When
the last Congress opened It's session,
four States were still unrestored to
their full relations with the Govern
ment. When it closed, every State
had been declared entitled to repre-
sentatlon 10 Congress - provisional
had ended-and everv
star upon our banner symbolized
State.
PRESERVATION OF PEACE.
Nothing thrilled and reioiced the
heart of the country more than the
last four words Of Gen. Grants letter
of acceptance, Let US have Peace. :
The nation loDged for peace. 1t had
realized, alas, how sadly, what war
meant-that war was carnage ana
desolation. death and destruction.
WIdewhood and orphanage, vast debt
and heavy tazes-and it loRged for
peace - Peace at home and peace
abroad-peace throughout the South
and obedIence to national laW-peace
with all the world and obedience to
international law. Although this
hope has not been fully realized
throughout the South-though the
old virus still manifests itself in too
many Iocallties-yet [ rejoice that
there Is marked improvements in that
region generally, from 1868, when
there were 100 UNPUBLISHED muir
derers of Union men IN Texas,
and over 200 in Louisiana. and
when the electoral votes of Louisian ma
and Georgia were carried for the
Democracy By the most bold q nd
shameless intimidation of both white
aud colored Republican voters. And
the President has preserved US from
changing complications and antag-
onisms abroad While frankly stat
ing in his message. his sympathy with
the people of Cuba, struggling for in
dependence, he refused 10 step out
sida the Limitations of international
law BY which we are restricted, and
showed all foreign powers by our COZ"
duct what SHOULD have been theirs.
when this nation was embroiled IN
civil strife. Criticised severely as he
was fer this conduct, by those whose
absence of executive responsibility
gave them opportunity for expressing
their sentiments more freely,
yet the sober judgment OF the
people has long since thorough
sly approved his course. a single
step outside of what we have been in
sisting for years was the duty OF neu-
trails In such a struggle, If it had hap
pened to embroil US with Spain or any
other nation that would have fastened
to become her ally against US, and
more war, more bloodshed, more debt,
more taxes, more arrangement ofbusi-
mess, higher premium on gold, and
the checking of our work OF rational
development, would have taught Us
then, IL we did not know it before,
that the course of the President was
an exceeding better way" So. too,
when the great European war
broke out. the President is.
sued his Proclamation Of Neutrality.
Now that we did not have our sym
pathies" in this struggle as in the
other. But there is a neutrality Of
action which differs from q neutrality
of feelipg. And we could not forget
that VIXEN our National life was in
peril. there was q Napoleon who in
vited other nations to help him crush
it out. while there was q William and
a Bismarck who expressed their hopes
for cur triumph, and a German PEG.
pie who alone of all other nations in
Europe, purchased our bonds, and
Joined with US IN the risk as to their
ultimate value.
While drawing this contrast, let me
add that / look upon the war itself
with inexpressible sadness. | am op-
posed to all wars for the redress OF
fancied wrongs, for territorial aggran-
dizement, to change or maintain an
assumed balance of power. recog-
nize only one kind Of war as justifia-
BILE In this. civilized and enlightened
era Of the world, and that is war for
the preservation of national existence.
Such war is q sacred war; but all
others are carnivals of anguish and
misery; Of mutilations and bloodshed /;
of broken hearts and crowded grave
yards, over which devils. and not men.
may rejoice. And while ] believe
with King William, that 'sthe judg-
ment Of the Almighty and Of men will
fall on any one who forces into q war
of devastation two great aud peacea-
bic nations, and while / regard this
war as the most cruel and needless
of all wars, / have rejoiced that. 10
a single night, the Empire of Napole-
on, organized on broken oaths of 6del-
ity to the Republic he overthrow,
has passed away, and that Republic
has been organized In its stead. For
am one of those who believe q Re-
publican government possible every
where, amongst Intelligent people,
where its chief officers exercise their
duties with wisdom aud moderation,
and Justice ID all. Aud I shall re-
joice still more If Germany-the land
Of free thought and Intellectual Gull
ture-shall be as united heneeforth
from the North Sea to the Bavarlan
Alps, as war made the Fatherland in
this struggle-working out with in
creased popular liberty. an even
mightier destiny, In the fat1re.
through peaceful industry, liberal in
situations, and harmonious self gov
eminent. sa1
esf GEN. PACKARD. -,
have thus striven to show you
how fully. hownndeniably indeed. a
Republican Administration and Con-
gress have redeemed every pledge OF
the exciting campaign of two years
since. And il gives me pleasure to
add that, in all this work. your Rep
resentative, Gen. Packard. has been
faithful and active co -laborer, and
By vote, and speech, and influence,
contributed materially to its success.
Always to be found at his post Of
duty, in Committee and in the House,
always laborious in attending 10 the
large quantities of Department busi-
ness sent him by his constituents; al
ways prompt and faithful in his &C