Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-04-22
THE ISSUES Of TssE HOUR.
70 SPEECH OF SENATOR NORTON.

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lbro, SPEECH OF SENATOR NORTON.
On the evening Of The 7sh inst, The Re-
publican citizens Of Indiana, temporarily
residing In Westinghouse held nesting
at the City Hall, after tlsa adoption of some
resolutions complimentary TO Senator Nor
ton, he was introduced aud addressed the
meeting as follows: surY8 ..
FELLOW CITIZENS: hlpuld be quite
inscnsible if were not topCaitN by the kind
words Of my friend Gen. Shtnfs. .,,Te my
Indiana friends, who have tenanfea nAe the
compliment Of the serynadss, Ilaba,thhnklil. sl
Whether it Is an offering Of pcts5pal friend
i it's, Is equally % eratifyiar. xe are bound to,
gether, not only In our political scnt ntjiments,
but in our love and admiration for that
great and prosperous Commonwealth from
which we come that Commonwealth
| wAech did its duty IN the lat, war under
difficulties that were, peculiar, and NOS itsl
together known TO the rest of the country.
We Gre rapidly approaching another great
contest one not inferior in Importance TO
those through which we have passed. The
Democratic party will make q desperate
Struggle for power, but they can succeed in
electing President only by carrying all the
Southern States, and il can not carry all the
Southern States extept by establishing in
some of them reign of,terror, the eject of
which will be to drive the Republicans into
silence or submission, or into exile. The
great instrumcntality which is being en-
effect those purposes in what is commonly
called the
kU KLUX KHAN.
! will not say that all Democrats arc
members Of that organization in the South
| cru States. They are not. Not even a
majority. l hope not. But will say that
all ku kluX are Democrats; Applause and
cries of 'GoOdl' 'Good!'l that it is an or
ganization inside of the Democratic party
in the Southern States and that it is the
great missionary society by which those
States are to be converted to Democracy, if
| they are converted at all. The instruments
| by which; that organization work out muir
der, torture, arson, perjury, and in fact
nearly all the crimes ia the calendar. The
attention of the nation has boen earnestly
called 10 the existence and operation of this
organiyat!oh not only by the report of the
special Committee in the Senate, but by the
message of the President Of the United
Stat, states sian and The syiae1Ss hss accumulated
or doubted by and candid or intelligent
mind that in the Southern States there ex-
lists an organization having for its object to
! secure the ascendenCy of tha! party by the
use OF the means to which have referred.
THE INEVITABLE RESULT.
Let us consider for few moments to-
night what would be the inevitable result
it the Democratic party should elect Presi-
dent and get the control of the National
Government. l ask your attentior here TO
the consequences that would inevitably re-
suit from the success of that party. In the
first place, the party can only succeed by
carrying all the Southern States. In the
cause the Southern Democracy will
constitute a majority, Of the party, and will,
as n matter of course, dictate the policy of
the party, and will control it in the future
rs they have controlled it 10 the past. Now,
submit this question to Intelligent men
should the Southern Democracy come isto
power, will they vote to tax themselves,
Will they vote to pay pensions to Northern
soldiers, and the widows and orphans OF
Northern soldiers, without theirs are at the
same time provided for ? Does any intel
ligeDt man believe for moment that when
ftssS 6re placed in power that they would
appropriate one cent for pension except
upon the condition that THO noldiers of the
Confederate army, their widQwa and Or
ptfhns, should be placed ,npon the same
footing? t'No.' MOL We cannot doubt
that for moment. That would, perhaps,
be the effect Of the success of the Demo
cratic party.
THE SECOND RESULT.
Again, does any intelligent man believe
that the Southern Democracy, when placed
in power, will tax themselves will make
appropriations to pay the interest and prin-
cipal Of our national debt, unless there is
some provision first made for the payment
for their slaves They invested their
money and their property In the Conieder-
ate debt. They lost all. in addition 10
that they lost their slaves, and they win
never tax themselves nor vote appropria-
tions to the amour. Of one cent 10 pay tho
national debt that was contracted for their
subjugation unless their debt Is in some way
provided for. What, then, will they ask
at the hands of the Northern Democracy ?
They will require that the United States
shall assume and pay for the loss Of their
slaves. viii the Northern Democracy con
sent to this l answer that they will. If
they can hold power upon no other terms
they viii consent TO that, or to almost any
other proposition. Besides, the Northern
democracy are committed In principle and
declaration TO payment for their slaves.
From the time that Mr.. Lincoln issued his
tirst peaclamation ia 1862 the Democratic
party has not fhiled to declate that slavery
was unlawfnlly and uneonstituiionaIly
abolished. In legions OF resolutions, in
years of defamation, that party Is COM
mitted 20 the doctrine that slavery was un-
constitutlonally abolished and IL il 10
brought into power, II cannot avoid making
payment for the slaves. The sentiments oil
the mass OF tho ,pemocraJle party in the
North are all inclined toward the result.
and am. inclined 10 think that the large
body ~ ihe Democracy would consent To
psy lhe So~ih fos their slaves with more
cheerfalness than they would consent 10
pay the national debt. This, then, would
be tbs ssessA resait OF the triumph OF the
Democratic pariy-paying the South for
thelr slaves.
TnK THIRD REsuLr,
Noe, my friends, what will be the third
resuht IL will be the disifanchissnlent OF
the eologed peopls, laking from them the
right VI suffrage. When ihess southern
Stays passed Into iho hands OF tho llemo-
efaue Iarty, and when the national G0yera.
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