The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-24

God in the Constitution, by erecognizing, the
rights OF His creature, man: Applsnse.l
these, my brethren, 70 have doae u unto me,'
is the language of divine Law. lApplause.l
Gentlemen, let us 60 into the canvass conf
dent that victory WIN greet us. e ssssatS
4 should be very glad To- speak flr4her to
work for the convention to do. win give you
an opportunity, II the Lord spares nv health.
and believe He win, for know he has work
for me to do llaughterl, in the coming cam-
dred and fifty hours OF speeches to you be-
tween this and the end OF the clAnpaigI
lAppdAnse. s<5iwtea 81 Sasi lesls
Upon the conclusion Of General Browne's
speech, deafening calls for Hon. Godlove s.
Orth brought that gentleman to tho fSoat
Mr.. o. said: sgsa 4g0sB4sa usgs
Mr.; President and Gentlemen Of the Republican
am admoniahed of the tact that YOU have
very brief in the few remarked shall make to
you. a at& sssEms asa
IN the first place, to my friends from va
rious parts Of the State who have SO gcner-
ously yielded me their support on this occa-
sion return the thanks OF grateful heart
(applause) and whatever the future may have
In store for theag Or for me, shall carry with
me to the latest syllAble OF my time upon
earth q feeling Of gratitude to those men who
have preferred neamong my honorable COM
pctit0rs - their choice Tor the high po-
sition- - Of s0ovefn0r; and 10 the Republican
delegates here assembled, and through them
to their constituents In every county in the
State, Say to you that the nomination you
have made SO unanimously shall receive at my
hands a generous . support as l am sure
would have been accorded to me by my hon.
orable and successful competitor, did occupy
a. this moment the position he occupies.
Fellow Citizens-l should like to talk to you
longer, and can do it between now and the
second Tuesday In October next. [Applanse
retire from this platform into the ranks as q
private citizen, to labor there for that cause
for which have labored faithfully from child
hood to this h0ur-the cause Of universal HUI
manity; and Twill do II, il Ged gives me life
and strength, 50 that even my bitterest enc
my in Indiana may not have it to say, with
truth, that Orth failed to do his duty. ZAP
plause.] :k E@s4s -
Loud calls were now made for sHanison!'
81 lrrisOn!" 81 aa,sss s4sstsssts;s. i 4s4s.ss
The President Of the Convention said: Gen.
Harrison Is not on the stand, but understand
he is In the house; II SO, hope he will come
forward.
General Ben Harrison then made His way
from tho middle Of the house toward the plat
form. When he appeared by the Presidents
stand he was greeted with the sheartiest ap-
plause. He said:i 80 9zsisa
Mr. President, Gentlemen Of the Convention. and
Fellow Citizens: sH tea s sFs' 8
1t gives me pleasure to respond to your call.
and to give my hearth felt personal endorsement
to the action Of the Convention. Applause.
Those of you whe have urged my name for
this nomination, and all others in the Conyen-
ton, will bear me witness that I have not
sought it with much personal effort. Indeed
my friends have most complained OF me for
manifesting 30 little personal interest in the
result. Fssa 5se h f5skakf
Gentlemen: am glad to approve what you
have done. In all this contest, as in all our
personal relations before, - far as I know
has not been one unkind word or thought De.
tween General Thomas n Browne and myself
| TApplause. You have chosen one who viii,
| believe. carry the standard of our party to
triumph, and one whose vigorous defense of
our principles, and whose energetic assaults
upon what is left Of our political adversaries-
| lLaughter]-will Ovcrwhelm them with defeat
l only regret for him that he has not q more
compact foe upon which to expend the force
of his ardent nature. Renewed laughter. >
| Our adversaries are SO scattered that am
afraid we shall have to follow them as we did
the guerrillas when the rebellion ended: laugh
| teri into the mountains, the Businesses and the
caves Of the earth. Continued laughter.l
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combatted us is to-day shattered and broken
| . mere fragment Of that organization which
was honorable when It stood for the defence of
| the flag, the constitution and the equal rights
of men. But It is now prostituted to treason,
| to slavery, and to every base thing All that
was good in II has left it, and we haveto-day in
this Republican Convention q large part OF the
best of that which once constituted the great
Democratic party In this State. [Laughter.]
But gentlemen, our work is not done; It viii
not be until civil affairs have been settled on
an enduring basis of justice in the Southern
States; until those earnest Democrats Of the
South who will not submit to the changes
which the war wrought, have been enclosed In
the prisons that are opening to receive them
until the claims of our Southern fellow citi
zens to an enjoyment of equal rights before
the laws are enduringly Z. established
and luntil the humble cabin OF the negro
saults of barbarion Democrats. fApplause
Our mission has been to bring freedom and
equal civil rights to the enslaved of the land,
and we would be recreant to ourselves, and the
great principles we espoused II we terminate thu
light until we can protect every humble cabin
that furnished in our late war q safe refuge and
q welcome abode to every soldier Of our army
who needed it-until we make the colOred mar
safe In his person and family, and secure
against the assaults Of the old friends Of sla
very. s
Let us &c. on and complete this work. The
happy auspices that surround you-the sun
shine without and the Intelligence within-are
j good 0mens of final success. To achieve that
success we have only to do our duty and trust
In an overruling Providence which favors ever,
effort in behalf of what is right and true in ths
cause Of human progress.
Thanking with ali the fullness Of grateful
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