The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-16

House of Representatives for two terms,
he was opposed to his being elected Gov
ernor, as that would give him a third
term at Frankfort. He referred to the
resolution that nominated him in regard
to the third term, and said he believed in
the unwrtten law regarding third term
for President, as laid down by George
Washington, and no man ought to be
President three terms, though in saying
this he meant no reflection upon General
Grant, who is patriotic soldier, and has
done more to save this country than any
other one man. He said President Grant
did not desire q third term. His first
Republican vote was for General U. S
Grant for President, in 1868, and in 1872
repeated the dose. He went over to the
Republicans because the Democratic
party was in the hands of those who hated
the Government, and the third party, OF
which he was a member, had died for
want of oats, and the Republicans were
the only people left who loved the Gov-
eminent.
He claimedno superiority for himselfor
the suffrage ofany Kentuckian because oil
his being a Federal soldier. or because Of
Col. McCreary being Confederate, but
the effect OF Col. McCreary's speech was
to arouse the Confederate element to his
support. He did not synipathize with
the Southern cause; but wanted it to 60
down, and slavery with it. and thanked
God such was the result. He had no per-
sonal enmity toward any one on account
of the war. His friendly relations were
the same, and he was for amnesty, but
Democratic amnesty in Kentucky was to
disfranchise Union men, and elevate the
Confederate element to office All the
present Democratic ticket but one were
chosen from the Confederate element, but
he hoped no one would vote against any
one on the ticket from that cause alone.
We ought to forgive and forget. but he
would ever cherish and defend the Union
cause, but the time had come when man
should cease to refer to the fact that he
was Union or Confederate soldier.
He said the National debt would never
have been in existence but for the effort
of Col. McCreary and the men who COM
pose the principal part of his party, to
overthrow and destroy the Government.
When the little pestiferous State Of South
Carolina insulted the Nations flag, was
Union men to stand by and see it tram
pied in the dust and not resent it? No;
and to resent it cost something, and who
is to blame for it? The gentleman's
friends who are now complaining of it,
that's Who"
| We did not make the debt. Col. Nc
Creary's party made it necessity to in
cur this debt, and they are the last who
ought to grumble; but he was willing to
shake hands over the past and quit.
You heard Col McCreary in his elo-
quent invective against Gen Sheridan,
who, next to Gen. Grant, has done more
than any other one man to save this coun-
try. Now, did you ever hear these men
express any sympathy for the poor Union
men, driven from their homes in the South
because of their fidelity to the Union i?
No; and you never will. Did you ever
hear them sympathize with the negroes
murdered and kukluxed down South ?
Never. The Col. said lets get away from
reconstruction with all it's odium. Did
he say anything about getting away from
secession with all its odum2 No; he left
odium out when he was talking about
that. Ought such men as Breckenridge
60 back at once to power in the Govern
ment which they had tried four years to
destroy? After the war was over, we
were of the opinion that the slaves ought
to be freed, and the States of the rebellion
reconstructed so as to incorporate in their
constitutions the results of the war, but
the rebel element was opposed to this,
and has kept up feud ever since, and
are responsible for the results of nearly
all the contentious and discords in the
South.
Col. McCreary had a great deal to say
in denunciation of arpet-baggers. Now
some bad men did get in power in the
South, but 1t was because this old rebel
element said they would not vote where
a nigger voted, and failed to exercise the
right of suffrage, and hence some bad
men were elected. But while you hear
Democrats ienounce carpet-baggers, you
never hear them denounce the Internal
murderous kuklux. If ] had had the
power a few years back, would have
drowned all the carpet>baggers and ku-
klux in the land.
Docs any one propose to undo what
has been done for the negroes? l thank
God it is out of their power to undo it.
He referred to all these things because
Col. McCreary's speech had the effect to
arouse the Southern element in his be-
half
He was proud that he was a member
OF the party who struck loose the shack
les from the slaves, and gave to them the
right of citizenship, suffrage, &c.