New-York tribune., 1872-09-24
A sFRIEs OF SPEECHES.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 23.-HOrace Oreeley ar
rived here at II O'Clock this afternoon and was received
by large crowd in waiting at the depot MI Ireeiey
was met in Louisville by the reception committee from
Indianapolis at O'Clock this morning. He crossed the
river at Jeersonve, where, in response to calls Hom
the crowd, he spoke as follows:
SPEECH AT JEFFERsoNvILLE.
Mr. MAYOR AND CITIZENS OF JEFFBRsoNvILIR;
should be very inconsistent and ungrateful II my lie
hsd not been devoted according best understand
ing TO the interest and welfare OF the great aborlng
class ont Of which have sprung, and TO which have
always been committed Beginning life as laborer on
farm going thence into mechanics shop, ana learn
ing my trade as printer have devoted the rest OF my
life my employment as printer and editOr' ana
afterwards TO extent TO the calling OF humble
moderate farmer feel that my sympathies could not
have been otherwise than with the immense majority
Of MANKIND who in au ages required to suosist by
their own manual industry. have meant 20 be, In my
potcs as in my business, the friend Of labor. may
have made mistakes (whO has not in the policy which
Thought best adapted to promote the interest Of the
workngman may just as well have been mistaken as
equally honest equally earnest who have advocated
q different policy but know what my purpose was.
VIEWS CONCERNING SLAVERY.
Twas in the days Of Slavery, enemy Of Slavery,
because thought Slavery inconsistent with the rights
d,gpitv and highest well-being Of free labor That
might have been mistake, but 1t was at any rate
earnest conviction So when great trouble on
was anxious first Of ali for labor-that the laboring
class should be everywhere free men. was anxious
most that our cOuntrys unity might be preserved
without bloodshed, II that were possibe,-by means
of boodshed If dire alternative should be fastened
on ms For friends and neighbors bloodshed is always
a sad necessty-aways woerul neceBsity-and he
who loves his fellow desire 10 make II as short
a. possble and as sOonlas peace be restored, TO
eface as speedily as may be every trace not merely OF
blood on the EARTH but Of vengeful feelings from the
hearts Of his fellows Such has been the impulse OF the
81. ranrf fhal last fQxr N n
years. -
tbonghts have been given to the public and fresh
sometes before an opportunity has been afforded FOR
due consideration and correction-very often mingled
with thoughts Of others which were not my own
but which 1t was very easy 10 attribute 10
me. SO / have 10 this time NO one VINO
heard my utterances listened TO them in any way h
tectly after the close Of war, when pleaded for
nagnanmty for forbearance for the speedest possible
eacement Of all and from the public mind
no one who needed then can doubt where stand
nOT-nO oDei
LAwLEsssEss MUST BE SUPPRESSED.
Ny course has been plain and simple. Down with all
manner Of Iawlessness and violence IL there Ku-
Klux or other disturbances, put them down with
strong hand, for mercy 10 them is quite differ
ept thing from mercy 10 the quiet, peaceeble
men Of the country. Violence and lawlessness
must be suppressed speedily, energetically, and
earnestly, but when they are suppressed then
forget wrath and remember mercy pleaded for uni
versal amnesty. What" say some, "were there ne
men who committed crimes during the war - say, II
there were punish their crimes, amnesty won't forbid
that If men committed crimes during the civil war,
whether on one side the Other-n they committed
acts contrary the laws OF humane then would
punish them sternly for those acts and would have
done long ago. for every such act and outrage against
kha lava Of var N war 10 ~ black cTiDs ~ theags u