The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-06-29
CoLFAx AT HONE.

The friends Of Schuyler Co!fax. at his
hons in South Bend. on the 18th, gave
him reception, that his large and pa
sriotic heart could not help spprcciating.
Not less than from 1000 to 5000 Of his
neighbors, greeted himself and his wife
on their return from the Capital. He
a1dresse his friends in . half hours
speech, in which he said he had tried to
avoid this reception, but the affectionate
regard Of his neighbors and friends, 80
often illustrated heretofore, seemed to
alhere to him more closely in the
close of bis political life. He spoke OF
the obligations he had been under from
his boyrood to many Of the thousands
before him, who had not only supported
him, but had educated their children and
their childrens' children to believe in
him also. He said that when. leading
and prominent Republicans insisted that
he had no right to fix tho time when his
public life should terminate, and that it
would be selfish and wrong for him to re-
fuse the use Of his name if the party de-
sired the old ticket, he had yielded to
that appeal. But when majority Of
the convention determined it would
strengthen the ticket to nominate anoth-
er, he promptly telegraphed his adhesion
to the new ticket, and would have been
faithless, indeed, after having been
candidate before the convention, il he had
not. He desired now to add that he
hoped to rejoice with them over the cleo
ton, in October. of Gov. Browne,
Lieut.. Gov. Saxton, and the rest of the
Republican ticket down to his old friend
Sam Tut, real estate appraiser, only re-
GREETING he had not more real estate for
him to appraise. He spoke Of the princi-
pie that had controlled his whole life
from the Constitutional Convention,
twenty-five years ago, when, Is their
representative, he had in . small minor
ity, denounced the article which pro-
hibited negroes from entering the State
as a disgrace to civilization ard human
ity, and which every one now repudiated
although then adopted by ninety thous-
and majority. He had sought to lift up
the downtrodden and TO secure liberty.
protection and equality under the law to
all and he rejoiced that no one now
throughout the land dared openly to OPP
pose these principles.
He added that he had determined thai
throughout this term no temptation o.
any kind should induce him to drift into
antagonism or rivalry to the President
and that his name should not become
in any way q nucleus of disaffsction OF
q wedge Of discord. Wherever he diff
fered as to apublic policy he preferred
rather to counsel privately than b. pub
lie protest to awaken or foment discord
while constantly urging unity, harmony
and Cancellation, as political necessities t.
keep a party of three millions united
and victorious. He lamented all dis,
cnssions and welcomed the season G,
rest AID qniet before him, instead Of the
care end labor and responsibility of the
past twenty years He said he should
prove, in the home-li'e he expected to
enjoy with the people who had given
him such lifelong attachment, that he
was as earnest and consistent and re-
publican in private life As when in pub
lie stations,
The speech was followed with hearty
cheering for the speaker, then for Grant
and Colfax, and then for Grant and Will
son, when the crowd dispersed.