The Republican journal., 1872-07-25
WEIGGLING OUT OF THE NET.
VOORHEES, Accepts Greeley.
TEHEE HATTIE, Ind, July

TERHE HATTIE, Ind, July Is
In accepting the Democratic nomination
tor Congress al the convention III spencer
to-day, Hon. ID. W. Voorhees, made i, long
and elaborate speech. He said he gave
the honest republicans The same credit they
now give Democrats, that they would sul-
hriently rise above party to vote against a
corrupt administration without regard to
the company in which they performed so
noble an act He thought any one of four
or live Democratic statesmen who might
he named could have been elected Presi-
dent over Grant. and believing this he eX-
rrpiScd his right as Il member ot the Dem
ucr;ltlc party in pointing out what he con
'ldercd its proper course. He had no
apologies to make for the past in opposing
Grrrley's nominations What he had said
was directed to the Baltimore convention
and not beyond theA action Of that body.
He regretted that his views were not
adopted al Baltimore, and would abandon
public life, bni he felt that his duties as A
citizen compelled him 10 accept the nom
nation and make one more campaign
He Thought the Democratic party inf
nitely preferable even with Greeley AS it's
candid.ie to The Republican party under
Grant and his managers. No thought OF
recreancy or intidelity to the Democratic
party entered his mind. He would submit
to It's councils hoping the time would
show lis ways To be wiser and more henr-
liclnl to the country than he predicted
Others might be more enlightened than
himself on the points at issue, and their
plans should have II fair trial
lie then reviewed the national political
field, and sud the Republican party, but
Tor It's abuses of power would have had
before If a longer life than was ever grant
ed To u political party, in the history OF the
world, but It's career has been full of wick
rdneSs, gradually but surely forteiling
the confidence OF the people, drawing the
best elements out ol its organization.
He illustrated this with the history nj
the Indiana Democracy, which had re-
duced the Republican majority of p 900
saved their State ticket in 1868, rs he
claimed by fraudulent returns by a lew
hundred majority. Then came the 10Th
amendment, never legally ratified, u fraud
in his Judgment ON the American people.
which gave an increase OF u hundred lholls-
and votes to the Republicans, vet the
Democrats swept the State by 5000 ma
lority. He thought this showed il decline
of the Republicans, and if the Liberal
Republicans could even moderately well
fulfill their expectations the vote of the
State would be cast against the admins
tration party in October, and by larg-
er maloritieS than were ever known in
history.
lie (Noorhees), thought the administra-
ton OF public affairs in the South the last
three years had been the worst ever known
in the history OF civilized people and he
could not wonder at the demand from that
section for anybody to defeat the re-elec-
ton OF Grant. They believe the election
OF Greeley will afford them relief, and
therefore they demand his nomination. 1t
had been accorded more in Difference to
their condition and their wishes than to
any other cause. II Greeley is elected he
will stand pledged by the strongest obi
cations that ever rested upon a candidate
to accord the South the blessing of IA inst,
kind and fraternal policy of government.
Failing in this, he would be accursed
amongst men.
Mr.. Voorhees, declared himself opposed
to protection tariff, to negro suffrage, to
the resumption of specie payments, to the
redemption of the bonds in gold, and the
exemption from taxation of national banks
A preacher at Burlington. Iowa, says he does
not want a Mason, Odd Fellow. nor a Dem 'crat
in his church. He probably wants to wrestle
with the devil all by himself.