Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-24

.iie facIlc load, paying this money as III
tereSt to meet the vast sums divided
among these gentlemen among thenselve:
as diyidends of the Credit Mobiiier O
America. New, gentlemen, don't say
what individuals hare received this money;
pat do say that by corrupt legislation; IN
Sne way of individual gains, 80 or 40
miiiion dollars has been saddled on this
country, an unjust and unrighetous debt.
lApplanse.) We are called upon 10 pay the
interest now every six months, and after
% years must pay the principal; and all this
because the men who were at the same
time legislators and corporators eorruptly
USED their legislative power To fasten this
SofIupt debt upon the people of The United
States. (Applaltse. Now, then. stand
mere fellow citizens TO iusist that the lsgis-
lAtioh OF your country; national and State,
needs publication, and that the leadiDgmen
"A our government, the men who are speak
CTS and members of the committee on Pa
enc railways and other railways, that these
men should be called to Justice. Cap
plause.) We need reconciliation; we need
pufTncatlonj and this no. less than the
otneT. Letters of Cakes Ames, the unde-
nled and undenlable letters Of member OF
congress, aud eorporator and Earge
stoc6holder In the Union Pacific Railroad,
whereof he was lately president, these let
ters incontestibly prove corruption, and
corruption in high places. Such legislation
as have briefly exposed to you could not
have been accomplished, could not have
been effected, without the connivance Of
men high in Office, men high in authority,
ana these facts assure you that publication
is urgently needed. - M
FelIow-citizensi let me say one word for
reconciliation. For years l have pleaded;
for years ! have implored that strife and
contention should cease. For years have
said let us have universal amnesty and inn
partial suffrage. [Great Applause We
have achieved impartial suffrage. No man
contests, no man disputes it. Now give Us
universal amnesty. We ought to have it.
EGreat Applsusel Ii is time that aliena-
ton should cease. 1t is time that the
bitterness and hatred engendered by the
late contest should cease. 1t is tine
that the American people, the whole
of them should be asked again TO
resume the right Of power over our
common nationality-no outcast, no alien,
no procribed-and then united once more
in taking the vows of allegiance TO the
honor and prosperity Of this great Republic.
[Great applause speak for recOnciia-
tiOn. perfect and complete. | stand for
so thorough that no man shall be
left outside of its circle. / desire to see
every American recalled to loyalty by be-
ing asked to stand equally with us on
common platform of American nationality.
[ [Applause.l g..E
Fellow-citizens we were promised this,
four years ago in the Republican nationai
platform. 1t has not been conceded to kus.
We must take it. We have asked
for it long enough. Now let the people say,
we will have it. Applause ] In several
States, ia Virginia, in Missouri, in West
Virginia, the people have been asked, viii
you have every man enfranchised, no man
proscribed?-and they have always an.
swered, Yes, yes; no prescription, universal
The whole people viii so an
swel, ifthe question can be fairly presented.
! have put the question. | represent the
affirmative of that question, and ell on
the people so to vote that no man shall
doubt that the American people demand
universal amnesty and the restoration Of
every withheld right to every American
born or naturalized citizen on our
soil. [Applause.l People Of Ind
diana, know your generous hearts
are with me. I.lbelieve your votes viii
testify that your hearts are sound aud true
| believe that you cannot be bought; know
you cannot be bullied, and feel that when
your verdict shall be pronounced, it will
thrill the hearts Of the friends of recOncilia-
ton from one end of the country to the
other. GApplause.] know you and hust
you. Your hearts beat responsive TO mine.
Make It sure that there shall be no smbi-
guilty In your verdict, and nothing to mar
Ihe completeness ofyour triumph. [Long
and deafening applause -....
The crowd; then ). slowly dispersed.
Speeches were also made by Col. Black, OF
Illi0ois, W. G. Knefner of Illinois, and W.
A. Kinney. of Kentucky.