The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-12
GRANTS 1rrr1E GAME.
His Opening Bid For h Radical Nonai-
nation In 1879.

washington telegram to the Baltimore Sun:J
Senator Morton, OF Indiana, was ~serenade6r
on Saturday night at the National Hoteli DE
citizens of his State. now sojourning in WASH
ington. President Grant, Wce-President Col
tax, with the Republican members OF Con-
eress from Indiana, occupied seats on the
balcony. A large crowd was assembled In
front OF the hotel. After a tune had hsen
PLAYED BY the Marine Band, General Shanks
introduced Senator Morton, who was received
| with l~oRg-continusd cheering.
After expressing his thanks for the eonpif
-ment, Senator Morton gave Prospeo176 view
| of the approaching .presidenaM Ssnuss, "a
| which the Democratic party weulf K
! desperate struggle For power Shoud tney.
succeed, be said, it would onlybe BY Carrying
| the Southern States, n this they c01ld not
| do EXCEPT by q reign of terror which would Ia
| timidate Republicans at the poAs OF assss
! them into exile. After making some Essss-
ence toi.the Ku-Klux, he held that, u the
Democrats. gpkcontrol of the central govern
ment. they onld.not make aPpreprlatfons te:
nav pansfoIs, to Northern. soldiers, unaess
Southern .sotdisrs were also PROVIDED
for: that they would not pay th pup.
lie debt, unless provision was naae Ips
the loss Of slaves and property m inc
SGOGnS 'tH66 lulb WOtdO ~ A1tSSa
dred or two Thousand millions to the public
debt; and ttfat. the eoiered men OF tue South
would be DISTINGUISHED within sixty days, OF
reduced 10 sIaEexy or serfdom. biz, he Chim-
ed. was supported by their policy. In not &C
eeptim the reconstruction acts as constltu..
jtIonal. ne cr4stetsed the professed policy o.
fhe Democrats on the question OF taxation,
tariff. Gc.. as uhseupd, In many respects, ab-
rsurd. and on 'sonte points mere p%retence: the
senator paid a glowing. tribute to President
Grants administration, which has funded the
debt at q lower rate Of interest than the old
bonds, paff-e 81 .S2o4Do0, 600 Of the public
debt in twentf-fye months, eneeoed a
and. In a=sWarGr every department. had
managed with ability. Integrity.
,aad success. : Congress had aldo repealed
to the laxtent oof $s3, 600, Goa and u the
administration goes on with the same SUCCESS
as in the past; he believed the income Tax
would be repealed at the next session; ae
predicted q gl0rfous victory for the Republic,
ans In 1877. when Indiana, be, knew. would,
| not tor9es the services of our soldiers and tneir
..orious leaders, snaGlosed with some hTtaef
reference to the Democrats and stheir pTe}n-i
!dices against oo!ered people, and a word aoout
the "giit Of the Republican party" the peo..
ole of the District OF Columbia in the shape OF
the act giving them the right OF self=govern-
ment. .,t.a
Alter music, Vice:President Colfax was. In
PRODUCED. he endorsed Senator hQrtQn's I'll.
butte to the President, who, he believed, would
he honored with the pablo approval In 1872 as
in 1868. He then proceeded TO expatlate on
|. great necessity existing In the South Tor pro-:
ftectng the lives, liberty and political rigats-o Of
Republicans, against the ':.wickedest consplra-
eies that ever disgraced a nation professedly
Fat peaoe," and expressed assurance chat the
EPrestdsnt would. use the power placed IN his
Ehands,t to this. ena. ~
Speachss wepa also mede by representatives
| Williams and Packard, of Indiana, Senator
Clayton, q Arkansas, ,and. Colonel 5ehn ".
Forney.