Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-22
Voorhees, on Morton and the Al.
mtniStration

Hon. d. w. Voorhees, concluded his great speech
IN Indiana on Thursday with the following refer
ence 30 Morton, Grants champion Senator:
II cannot recall u single political issue in III.
last eighteen years, commencing with the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise IN lsj4. on which he
(dov Aorton) has not occupied both sides with
equal zeal, with equal ability, and with equal
abuse OF his adversarles for the time being Sine.
the war he has announced that State which tol-
Grated negro suffrage and negro officials would be
IN unnt place OF residence for white people, and
would repel white immigration from its iord.r-
He directly turned his back that position and
f1r,ously assailed those who did not do the same
ne espoused the payment OF bonds IN greenback,
70 the extent that Morrill,, Of Vermont told HIM in
sne Senate that he went further than Pendle
ton On that subject He very soon turned his
back on that doctrine, and bowed lower at
THH GOLDEN SHRINE OF GRANTS ADMINISTRATIONS
than any one else in all the land. He .uloglzed
the treaty with England BY which indirect dana.
gee we're to be obtained in the Alabama claims
he turned his back on that, and was the leader
OF the Senatorial party which changed the treaty
to suit England. He has for wears had hjmsei,
proclaimed as the soldiers friend perhaps ahova
all men in the United States. Has he not also
turned his back upon soldiers What has he
Done Tor them since the war; Who ill the best
Federal Offices in this State under his control n.
the Federal patronage? Not soldiers; or If here
aud there one has received appointment, az in
the case OF General Gresham. he has most hk.lv
not been recommended by Morton. When | m
troduced bill IN Congress by which every cr,n
pied soldier. a. we'll the widows aud orphans
of those who were killed in the service shouId
have 100 acres OF land without being reoulred 10
settle on and improve it, did Governor Morton
lend the measure = helping handl Abel-bodled
American citizens are entitled to much land he
cause they can work upon it. The worst sut
fsrers BY the war, the wounded soldier element
IN our midst, and those made widows and or
phans, arc deprived of this benefit Oh account ot
those very wounds and losses which have disa
olsd than from farming, and have made
T11IR WANTS AND THEIR CLAIMS ALL THE
Does not public man turn his back upon the
soldier when he refuses to him in his cripplet
condition the same aid which Is given bv the
Government TO the staiwart and robust men of
the country who were not in the war at allj
Again. has Governor Morton not turned his back
upon ths colder in refusing to assist in eauaIizlDp
he bountiss Of the early veterans with m.
amount received BY thoss who served later in the
warf
1t u shameful fact that the soldiers who served
nearly three years Of the war have received but
800 bounty, while those who served but little
1oro than one year near its close have received n
'00nty OF e4OO for their services Various efforts
ave bsen made in Congress to place them ali on
N equality BY paying tho additional 500 to the
'sessans who are entitled to it. A bill for tins
,uEpoes has passed the House, believe three
INES, but has always been defeated in the Senate.