Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20
MORTON AND COLFAX.
Sercnade Speeches by Senator
Morton and Vice President Col
fax-The Administration VIM


Morton and Vice President Col
faX-The Administration VIM
dicated.
WAsmrssro> April s-senator Morton serc-
ma ed to- night the National Hotel lay citizens OF
his residing in the city President 6rant
aud Vice President Coi:ix. together Win iepuhli-
can members OF Congress from lndiana' occupied
seats on the bal ,ony. and large crowd assembled
in front of III hotel. After music ly tie marine
band, General ShankS, in 4 lew lludatory remarks
on senator Norton introduced that gentleman, who
was received with long continued cheers.
Senator Morton expressed thanks for the serenade
whether intended as personal or political COM
great contest. not inferior in Importance 10 any
through which We have heretofore passed The
democratic party will make a desperate struggle
for power Iii; shall succeed it viii be only by
carrying the Southern States and il cannot do this
except Il reign OF terror. the effect of which will
be to deprive Republicans of their rights by intim
iiating them at the polls driving tkem into ex-
lie. Their great means employ ed Is the ku kluS
organization He would not say that even a ma
jority Of the Democrats are ku Krx, but he would
say that all the ku 6iux Democrats, daughter
and appiausel, and that the organization is inside
the Southern States. 1t is the great missionary So
cety TO convert Republicans 10 Democracy, they
c m be converted.
The Democratic party are committed 10 slavery
because they have declared that slavery was
wrongly and Illegally abolished The result Of
their triumph would be the dsfranchisement Of the
coored people, taking from them the right of Gut-
fra They would be able to dsfrGnchise the
colored men in sixty Gays. They would do it now
=
the Republicans. They having the military power,
would drive the colored men from the polls or vote
their disiranchisement. II not, they would reduce
them to slaveryor to serfdom.
What We're to be the issues III ls12! 1t was said
in the senate that the Struction of no
more effect than if passed by mob or a town meet
ing that the amendments fraudulent. The DEM
ocrats have never accepted these amendments, with
| the exception of here anl there newspaper like
| the New ork World which is wiser than most OF
| its friends. The Democratic party North and South
are unanimous against suffrage and civil rights to
colored people. The Democrats say they are against
National Banks, yet they would not restore the old
State Banks. They say they for free trade
| yet do not say the money u supper. the govern
ment shall be raised by direct taxes. They dare
not submit TO the country the question Of direct
taxation. yet they clanor about free trade and
ieving the people from taxation. They are not in
harmony with the tariff The Democrats are IN ia
vor of high duties where there is anything to pro-
tect, and free trad' everywhere else, laughter i
but dare not carry it out its results.
Although our distinguished Chief Magistrate was
here, lapplause.l he could safely say we had not
had better administration in halfa century, if We
ever had better one before, Applause. He re-
| ferred TO le reduction of the national debt, and
said the Republicans will at the session make
further re dGctions, and modify the tariff in import
ant particulars. He voted against the repeal OF
| the income tax because he thought the time had
not arri 5cd for it, but if the Administration goes
with the same success in the future il the past
he believed they w'uld repeal it at the next session
| Applause We cannot do everything at
We do not pretend We can repeal all taxes, because
| the public credit must be NJ lntained and govern
| ment supported. ouf Democratic friends say they
can abolish all taxes and carry the government
| by sound policy. We cannot do that. daughter
The President has proved faithful TO every prin-
| ciple OF the party. (Appause) lie is greater
Radical day than some of those who started be-
| fore him. daughter and applause.) He was not
johnson, Fillmore, or Tyler. (Applause) lie
| is carry ing cut in good faith the principles on
which he was elected, and as lohg he does that
| he cannot be beaten down. (Loag continued ap
plause J Look at the Indian policy OF President
Grant. 1t is that of peace, kindness end good will
| inaugurlted by William Penn Not in hundred
| years has there been SO much quiet among the In.
dian tribes as there is to-dGy. His paths are paths
of peace, and though trying to preserve the peace
Ola neighbOring republic lie has been arraigned al
| criminal, he has teen acquitted by public opin.
! ion. (Applause) Those who attempted 10 imDeacl
| him Of high crimes and mi>dcmeanors have i'm.
peacbed themselves of supreme folly. \ voice
! '.rbat's so,'' and applauSe)
Mr.. Morton spoke of the Connecticut election, anC
said the people did not intend to put the Govern
ment into the hands of that party which nearl,
brought ruin the country--(a voice that's So >;
So far from the Republican patty being in a state o
deciy, it is full of ife and will have a victory il
| 1872. (Appliuse) J If there should lie election
| in Indiana tomorrow, the State would he carriet
! by the Republicans by Il majority OF ten thou>an
votes In the election sffST2 they will not forge til
services Of our soldiers and their glorious leader
| lApplauSe,
was said in the Senate that the Republicans ha,
shown their dis 5rust for colored suffrage by Dis
sing bill abo!ishig territorial gvernmer t
There was not a word of truth in this. For tin
first time the peop.e here were empowered t,
elect their Legislature. aud make their own la W
| and elect theil own delegate to Congress. Th,
| Democratic party during the long Years OF rule
never conceived the idea of self government 70
| the people OF this district 1t must ne remem
bsred that this is the gift of the Republican par
| ty
| The last lingering argument ofthe Democrat
| is an appeal to the white people to raise preju
dice against Color Inat has been their mea
1 and drink for the last thirty years. but he wa.
| glad to earn that their rations we've nearly eN
hausted. Laughter ana apDlaus.
a A. me- ~ID al m -
| Vice President Colfax was formally intIoduc
ed
| distinguished senator who had 50 abiy Icfend
| Ell the Republican principles, and so ener,eti,,
| ally Vi ldcated our Chiel Magistrate from un
| just attack Chief Magistrate of whom | maj
| say, from my intimate acquaintance with him
| every heartbeat thrcb> foc the honor ami bes
| interests OF the nation. and who 1 helieve will
| be honorcd with the public approval in lS72 a
| he was in 1853 Appiause
What is the great question that looms up an,
| beyond ali Others before us TO-DAY, which causes
Republican Congress to linge' here in thi
| city when they would gladly Je at the L homes
1t is the protection OF life. liberty, politica
| rights, and safety OF our citizt lis against tn,
wickedest conspiracles that ever dlsgraced 4
nation profesSc'ily at pc ice. 1t is to cover witt
the national shield the weak and poor, hnmbl
| and defenseiess. tApplausc.) 1 rejoice that OIL
| Thursday last we saw the Whole publican
| phalanx in the House voting together as ont
| man, shoulder to shoulder and heart Will
heart, for Efficient law. so sorely needed
| hope next week we shall see the same conspicu
Gus unity manifested in The senate. II We do
| know as you do that the President will us,
| the power put in his hands by the law maxim,
authority, not to wrong orinJure any but Il
| nrotect to the full extent OF ali who are now s.
| crue ly and so shanefully outrag1 1d. Applause
But when the yiadication of the wIonged an,
the defensnless is attempted, how is it met
Our opponents use as their favorite weapon thu
terms carpet baggers" and 'scallawagS," an,
covering them with obloquy and denunciatioi
they thus seek to palliate enormities they dar
| not directly defend. Who is Il carl et-ba gger
| He is Il citizen of the United States born OF
our own soil, or naturalized in our own courts
| who had the right TO Settlew hereyer he please
under our flag. in N~rth Carolina us well as il
! Indiana; in South Carolina well as in Yer
| mont: with the right to proclame his sen. i
ments wherever he lives and whatever his Greco
| condition, color. or profession may be; on tn,
| house tops or by his la lot with no one to moles
| Or make him afraid, 1t was for this our soldier
bore tn starry flag, representing the power o
| Il e Republic, all over the South, to make tn,
soil of the entire Repuclic free for all its citi
zens, Who is 'scaliawagt He is native o
the South who, when the storm of civil wa
burst Oh his region, dared, despite the danger O
| death, i'm Imprisonment, c0nflscation or exile +,
delare chat he stool by the Union. true among
the false 10 al amid treason, faithful among tn,
faithless 1t is to cover them all with the siiei,
| ofnationality protectson against masked an,
midnipht cons piracy and murder and sconrg
| ing that Il Republican Congress interDosps lie
tween them and their enemies. At is to protec
! those who are poor ard humble, ami who milk,
the rich AMI pow erful, have no other protecti tiol
| but the law, that Congress remains here for thei
yindication. 1t is to end these Shameless ONT
RACES that nave already dis h)nored the nation
and that have gone entirely UNPUBLISHED )
long. On our banner we thave hat noble motto
Equal and exact justice f~r all men," Thirt
years ago it Was the honorable motto of the DE
mocracy of that day, but for what are we woi
denounced by the Democracy of these times? I
| its because we have tlken-that principle VIII icl
they once proclaimed, but no longer. and hav
enShrnedit forever and irrevocably in our Ma
tional Constitution, and because we intend thr
it shall be respected and obeyed throughout on
entire domain. Faithful to it, especially {
the wronged and those who are ready to peris
fsithful to the great principles OF liberty, juStc
and protection, in this sign you cannot fait
quer and win in 1872, victory for the right bril-
liant as any i'll our past eventual history.
I Speeches were also made ly Representative
Williams and Pack kard of Indiana, Senator Clay
Arkansas, and Colonel W. ]. Forney.
a Fatal Accident.
SEVILLE March pa fatal ace
dent occurred in Milton TOWNSHIP