The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-08-05
MoRroes ! At LOUISVILLE.
The Great Indiana War
Governor Revisits
Kentucky.
ABLE VINDICATION OF BE.
PUBLICAN PRINCIPLES.
Ringing Arraisnmsnts Of tho
Democracy.

Senator MORTON, OF Indiana, ad-
. large and enthusiasts
audience At Weisiger Hall THE
evening upon the political ISSUES
Of the day. The hall Was literally
jammed, oil the standing room be
ing occupied and many were un-
able to gain an entrance. A large
proportion we're Democrats, and
several hundred ladies were pres
ent. Amore respectable and at
tentive audience was never assem-.
bled. and the Republicans were
cheered and encouraged, while
many Democrats we're converted
by the irresistible logic and unan-
swerable arguments Of the speaker.
The speech was pronounced the
ablest OF his life, and the hest made
in Kentucky since tho war. Re.
pubiicans are proud of it and the
Democrats astonishod at it, and
and speak in the highest terms Of
the Sena tor and his speech.
He was introduced to the audi
ence by w. A. Msrriweather. chair
man of the Republican Exec. Com
mittee, who referred to the Sena.
tors valuable services in behalf
OF Kentucky during the var, and
equally valuable services since the
war.
The Senator Was received with
q perfect storm of applause. He
spoke for two hours, and the en-
tire audience remained till the last.
Tho following abstract, though i'm
perfect, will give some idea Of tue
character Of what will be known
as Senator Morton's great Ken
lucky speech:
Senator Morton commenced BY
saying that he had not been in Lou
isville since Bragg threatened the
city with his rebel forces. He
then came with . number Of In
diana regiments for its defense /;
now all WAS changed peace pre-
vailed; the city wss prosperous.
and wealth WAS increasing on eve-
ry hand. He had much to do with
Kentucky during the war. He had
sent into this state for special SER
vice in Kentucky and Cor her de-
fense against rebel armies more
than forty regiments Of Indiana
soldiers. lie had done all he could
to sustain the cause Of the govern
ment in the state Of Kentucky.
and to protect the loyal people Of
the state. When the capital was
beleuagered by the rebels, Gov.
Bramletts had telegraphed him,
and in response he sent him troops
and raised the seige at Frankfort.
Considering all these thugs, he
felt there was no impropriety in
his coming 10 Kentucky to speak
on political matters. But q news
paper had seized the occasion to
make an Infamous attack upon his
character, and to create preju-
dioe against him by publishing in
famous calumnics. He would no.
60 into o general defense of the
administration, or an illustration oi
its policy, nor discuss stale politi.
cal issues.
The first thing he would consid
er would be the attitude of the
Democratic party Of Kentucky il
regard to reconstruction, of the
constitutional amendments. With
in ninety days the Democratic par
ty north have pretended to max,
. complete somersault, by pretend
ing TO be in favor of the recon
etruction of the southern states
and the 14th and 18th amendments
II this new departure is SINGER,
and hearty, no man would rejoic,
more than /. When these things
are accepted north and south.
hall consider my political work q.
done. Is this pretended levolu
ton real or false? have a right
to know. l do not intend to u,
cheated, nor do I intend the r..
publican party shall be cheat ed. =
When the situation is really &C.
cepted, ! shall be among the frs
to announce it. and the first to re-
joice. And until then | will do al
l can to expose all cheats ant
swindles ON the subject, Their,
are some individuals and few
newspapers in the democratic par
ty who are sincere in the accep.
tance Of it, among whom I believ,
the Courier-JOurnal OF this plac,
is one, but / am satisfied that will
most Of the party it is pretendei
and insincere, and 10 only simuls
ted to gain power and to pu
the question Of the amendment
out OF issue until the democrat
| get control Of the government
This is clearly shown by resolu
tions Of the democracy in the con
ventions of Ohio, Pennsylvania
Kentucky, Iowa and Maine. i
none of their resolutions hav
they declared in unequivocal Ian
guage the acceptance Of the 14tl
and 18th amendments. They hav
used equiyocal language, and hav
dealt with the people In . doubl
sense. Their whole effort ha