The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-04-29
Senator Morton,s sueecb

AN hteN w punish tuc pow
erfui speech of Senator Morton, al
Indianapolis recently, Oh the occa-
sion of President Grants recep-
ton, but lave only room for q few
extracts:
Has reconstruction been accept
Ell ny the Democratic party North
or South =? Has il been accepted
by any portion Of that party in the
Southern eStates You have no
evidences that II has on the con
trary yon~havc clear and over
VIII lmiug evidence that ii has not
Has it been accepted by the Dem
ocratic party in the Nor.herr
States =? Here and there YOU will
find Democratic paper, perhaps
little wiser than its fellows, that
accepts the conditions of recon
struction but the great mass OF
the party has not And even il
the Northern Democracy were in
clined to accept the terms OF re-
construction it could not do so
fully without the consent of the
Southern wing Of the party. The
strength of the Democratic party is
in the Southern States. 1t always
was. In that respect it is q sort
OF kangaroo party laughter Its
strength is in the South. AS the
South controlled the Democratic
party before the war, so they will
control it now-so they will con
troll it in the future.
After clearly pointing out the at
titude Of the Democratic party on
these. questions, and its refusal to
accept the last three constitutional
amendments as 4 finality, the Sen
ator proceeded to consider in
most effective manner the results
of restoration of the Democratic
party to power. His notice of the
recent Democratic address does
not detain him long, but he leaves
it thoroughly destitute OF vitality.
We close our notice of this me.
morable speech by quoting in full
The stirring passages which follow:
We were beaten in Indiana last
fall by small majority, but it was
rot the result of any degeneracy
on the part Of the Republican par
ty. 1t was the result of local
troubles and questions growing out
of State legislation, and of that
apathy which results from long
continued success. Gen. Grant,
in 1868, carried the State of In
diana by nearly ten thousand ma
,Jority [applause], and ! believe
that at the next election, having
get clear Of that little crop Of local
troubles that have bothered us for
some time past, we shall carry In
diana by larger majority than we
did in 1868. Renewed applause
The Republican party is not
dead-not even sleeping; bat it is
now girding itself for great tri-
umph in 1872. TContinned APP
lplause. The mission of the Rerub.
lican party has not peen performed
and will not be performed until lib
erty and eqt al rights and the
blessings of peace have been re.
stored and guaranteed TO ali the
people OF this country Tapplause
continued and l believe to save
this country. 1t is the only party,
in my opinion, that can save this
counnay applause continued and
l believe its salvation is in the
keeping OF an i'll wise Providence,
and that it is the great instrumen
tally that prevented this Union
from being dissolved; that pre-
vented the success ct the rebelllon;
and but for the Republican party
we should now have at least two
governments, and perhaps by this
time three or four. Owing to the
power, patriotism and devotion. of
that party. the rebellion was sup
pressed; and its mission will not
have been performed until all the
great results springing from the
suppression Of the rebellion shall
have been fully guara nteed and
secured.