The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-08-10
Out pouring Of the
People!
10000 in Council!

Last Saturday. q. the Fair
Grounds, was assembled the larg-
est concourse Of people-the most
attentive TIN THOUSAND audience,
convened for hearing political
questions discussed, it was ever
our pleasure TO see
The meeting was organized py
the selection Of Gov. Baker as
President, and the following Vice
Presidents, Judge James Perry, 0.
p. Jones, Hon VIM A PeeIle,
VIM Baxter, Bishop Paul Quinn,
and Gen Sol Meredith, of Wayne
county; Judge E ijah Van Sandt
"a! Union county; Judge Elliott of
ilenry county; Hon. Jas Nj Cum
back, OF Shelby co1uty, W r
Hough, of Hancock county, Judge
j NJ Haynes. OF Jay county, and
Judge Allen of Dark county
Senator Wilson was introduced
to the audience at one o'clock. and
spoke an hour and half
The slope in front Of the stand
the rear. and on each side of it,
were covered by tine dense mass,
and so quiet we're they and such
good order did they observe, that
the voice Of HExRx WILSON, VS.
distinctly heard hy all that vast
crowd. and as the truths he
.enunciated and enforced by un-
answerab.e logic, met q responsive
echo in the hearts of his hearers,
they could not refrain from cheer
ing the elovuent speaker and thus
showing him that they appreciated
the Republican Gospel he was
proclaiming, with such earnest
truthtulness.
He spoke Of those who pro-
claimed they were as good Re-
pu,icans as ever; bat had turned
their backs upon the party-pro
claiming THAT it had filed it's
mission and ought TO die; and
said that those who thus estimate
the glorious deeds Of the Republi-
can o, organization, and tell US that
it should die that the Democratic
party might again take the gov
eminent of the Countrywide soon-
er they leave the Republican par =
the better and the stronger it will
be. Andrew Johson, Doolittle
the Blairs-an deserted the party
ard cl lined to be as good Repub-
licans as ever!
Our party has survived the
treachery OF such men, and to day
it is three and half millions
strong-a compact and fine organ
ization, ready to stand Or to fall by
its principles. He gave history
of the struggle OF tlsrty-six years
10 have the oppressed go free. and
the fina! triumph Of the right The
prayers, sacrifices and efforts OF
tie anti-slavery men and women
of the country, during the exist
ance Of The Republican Party for
twenty-five years. has been to
keep it true to liberty, patriotism,
/ Justice, humanity, and true to
Christian civilization He then
alluded TO a letter written by Gen
Grant in 1868, favo,ing emancipa-
ton. and from that time out, using
his efforts to perfect measures 10
effect that object, up to the time
be was elected President, and then
using all his influence to have the
Constitutional amendment adept
ed w0eSeLy the colored people
throughout the United States hsd
the ballot placed in their hands
With which TO protect their free
dom. The Kuklux laws, to stop
the murders aud horrible crimes
perpctratcd on colcred citizens
South, owe their enactment largely
TO the influence of Gen. Grant.
The secret associations have been
kept under by the power of the
government-many of their mem
bers have been punished for their
crimes, and the colored people
received the protection that q
government should always extend
to the most humble citizen, al
home or abroad
| He spoke of the Civil Rights
Bill, having been impe,led by such
as Trumbull and Sa'irz, aided by
the Democratic members, both OF
| Senate and House, whilst the grea,
body of Republican members,
voted with Mr. SumLer for that
favorite bill OF his. From ga
| down to this hour. on all the ques-
| tions that have arisen, Gen. Grant
has been steadily on the side Of
giving equal rights and protection
to the colore,l race IN our country
To no man living. said Senator
Wilson. during chat time do the
co,ored men of oar country owe
moro gratitude than they owe to
President Grant. He spoke Of the
unanimi.y of the colored meu
throughout the Union for Prcsi
dent GranI's reelection. He safe
that We were now living in an a.
when every body was to be forgiv.
en- with the exception Of those Wit
have never sinnef at all !! TIL,
men, who when war came stood BY
their country, fought fer 'l,ei
country, shed their blood for thei
country, fingered at Belle Isle
Libby Prison, Salisbury, Ander.
eonville-those men are unforgiv.
en- o-day. And on the othe
hand, the men who fought them
the men who imprisoned them. til
men who starved them, are to b.
clasped to our bosoms cries 0
Never and Not this Fall Well
you say never! and l say never
But there are those all over thu
land who are ready to forgiv