The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-02

Ms Arralgnment Of Grant and Indorse.
ment OF Greeley.
The Duty OF the Hour Let m Clasp
Hands Over the bloody
Chan OF the Past"

Austin Blalr, Ex-Governor OF michigan
addressed the people of jackson on thu
political Issues Of the day. We repro
duce his admirable speech:
FE1xOw CITIZENS: can rejoice with you to
night, without any reservation whatever. Il
MI not be very difficult for me to support
Horace Greeley for President, because have
worked right along with him, shoulder te
shoulder. for the past twenty years, and, fel'
low citizens. il will not trouble me to 60 along
nth him now. II will give me the most IN.
usual pleasure to testify to his fdelity-hie
manhood . man whom the people will recog-
pize As q representative American and elect Ia
the Presidency. (Applause.] Just at this time
be Is the very man to ill the position that the
people have called him to. True, the times
are q little different now from what they have
been. The Republicans and Democrats have
bad old quarrels, but they have arrived ct Q
point now where they must rid themselves of
these old differences Now is the time to
establish peace over the country and shake
hands over the bloody chasm OF the past. Let
Us fill up these chasms 10 that they shall be
seen no more. Why not como together? What
reason is there for keeping open this contest /?
Slavery alone has been the bone OF contention.
Ihave had little experience in that myself,
and YOU will pardon mo II talk little about
the past. In lSiS left the old Wing party.
Ipacked up my trunk and went down to Buff
fslo to meet Salmon p. Chase, Van Buren,, and
other Abolitionists, Free-Soilers and every
other kiad Of people to make . new pronun-
ciamento for liberty. i heard the same words
about myself that hear now. They hurled
epithets OF turncoat, traitor, etc. Yes, had
turned my coat and left my party, and IT meant
something in those days TO join the Abolition
lists and 90 through this country proclaiming
in the school-houses the Declaration Of indie
pendence. which said that oil men were created
equal. This was . synonym of reprosch at
that time, but the people were honest, and
every shackle was broken from the slaves
wrists. When came home from that con.
vention the people secuted me on every side,
but We got ], 100 votes in Jackson county, the
Wings got 900, and the Democrats /. 500. So
We came almost Immediately forth to victory.
From that day to the close Of the war the con-
test ragged, and the victory was given to US.
Democrats, you must confess it; We have
beaten you in that. You are glad of 1t. You
would not revive it IL you could. Il was Just
as good for you as for any Of Us. Slavery is
dead Everything concerning it has been
swept Away, and why should not the contest
b swept away too? What 10 there left for
Republicans and Democrats to fight over?
Nothing. The old contest has gone and left
Us nothing simply . memory. We cannot
Afford 70 quarrel over that. There IL some
thing more to do. We must take new de-
parture now, and begin 70 look after the con-
duct Of our oficen and Government. We
must come back 10 the old landmarks Of JEFF
ferson and other great men Of that time, and
declare that We will have honest men for ofiice,
and put down fraud and corruption, and de-
pend upon political morality. We must do
away with tho belief that al ofaseholders must
steal That lie the work Of to-day. 1t began
q Cincinnati, where Horace Greeley was nom.
mated. His nomination fell upon the country
- surprise. Nobody expected that . man
like Greeley would get the nomination. They
expected thst . few political bummers and
tnoksters would 30 down there and nominate
one Of their number. What occurred at Wash.
ngton previous to his nomination. A gentle
man came to me from New York and asked
ne, How will Michigan vote 1T Cincinnati2"
asked him II he had any idea that Greeley
would Be nominated He replied that he be-
heved Greeley was the best candidate, and
90 that man with surprise just - II he had
come along with some circus or show. They
did not suppose, nor did they mean, that
treeley should be the man. Many were
troubled and disappointed at the nomination
o. An honest man. Judge Davis was found,
and che Delegates compared notes ON him and
found that he could not be nominated. They
then hut on Charles Francis Adams. whose
Whole family is family Of Office seekers, who
aas one son wanting to be Governor of Mas
sschusstts, and will want to be President ~
soon ~ he gets old enough.
mr.: Adams IL . man Of great ability and
earning but he was more satisfactory to the
nch men and the aristocracy than to the men
nho held the pillow oil through the great West.
ne has not the hold ON the hearts Of the Ia
osonng classes of the country. He was not
.ne man for the position, and after balloting
lof TWO days in the convention, Horace Gree
10y. the old philosopher Of the Tribune, was
n'ominated-a reformer from the day he began
NE, and powerful reform writer. In him
! y! convention found at representative for
me position. Democrats and Republicans
Hsre called upon to come forw ard and sup
port him. The Democrats did not want to do
q INST. They said, s'Oh. no, can't sup
port Greeley; he said too many hard things
ABOUT me IN the past Don't ask ~ to swal-
Q, MN. Davis would have suited us better.
We are scared all over with blows inflicted by
~ a during the last twenty years. oh,
csme up voice from the plundered and beg. |
cared South that had been made desert BY |
saf, and worse than deeert by maladmin. |
sIaton since the war. Her great men said |
. the Democracy Of the North, "n We can |
axe him, amt you who fought the hardest |
" AInst m. bat now bear us no malice"
Mhen the Confectionery fell the benevolent old |
nan came forward and said, Let us be
He said to them, You are beaten,
lnu We now ofYer you the hand of friendship
L,amnesty." He encouraged them. and told |
ne mem to be Of good cheer. He denounced |
Ie infamous carpet-bag Government, and
men ne said. LET the negroes vote" he |
,sia, Let all men vote-put nobody down
\. . IRE, re,venge-no further hostility" He ssked.
wv; MI you make an ireland OF the south
VIII you continue to destroy after destruc>
ION WIN you not pardon when the whole
ontest IL over 2" The South said, +" Horace
ileeley is the man for us. He fought us
naus and psrdcned rs hrst." THIS argu-
nent went to the hearts Of Democrats at the
,onh: they began to wheel into line, State
.ner State, drop their first objections and 20
or Horace Greeley. They saw that the con.
$50, rsss OF the war should be buried. and the
-, ,sud- These issues were in the Cincinnati
, "a and it pleases me to be able to vote