, 1877-08-14
Senator Morton's Speech at Sa-
lem, Oregon. =
Dangers 10 the Un1on from tic Exist
ence OF a Solid Sontii,
And the Need Of a Solid North to Avert
Those Dangers.
sho South 10 Demand Payment for lts Var
isSes, 1ntlndlng The Eman,ipated
S1astS.

nth uit. Tie following cxtfnet6 coiltaln tito
cm1tac points Of his address:
.haIl apcak 10 you for tort tffnr, my friends,
to.n1sht, @ N reference 70 ie lo'ttica .itlntion.
ii ntt come to Ureqon for that parposr. ! did not
think Of speaking. hut. That ny nt'e1a. dul.c*
namber na Of my political aMi pcironal fr,snir. I
bave a9reed TO esy some1l,tag aGd3n ny tl's general Z!
.ssH a,n ,ussn Ss SVe u IT, poWs;, s = e.
twern two parties. The Democratic tiltty had
majority IN ihc last 1iouse Of Representatives. and
The Hepnh!ican rnf.y ha. -maI1 niator.iy in liz
scnatc. The Republican purity have elected
nan ~ pat%s md q 9b ~ H. s
condition Of ti,Inrs bns come 10 pass which
c"antry. and which Ind hocei 10 ice long de-.
ferIc,, u u eyer si,on,d l'snren. We are new A.
Hicnt. Whenever we nrc In danger. thu beat Thing
TO 10 IL to c"nftont It, meet lH,ldIy There !.
nothing 10 be GaMrI ly disgusting the AtlnaiIoN OF
snaifs. Let us undcrtan.l It fully, and eourago-
puhty nadreAa Dufsc1FeR toll
AREvlKW OF FIFTEEN fEAns.
When The War wns Dyer, the Republican party,
tcinu IN the a.centaney n every paft d th,: t:ov.
csnncnt. hasin9 a.ajority in ouch llo'lte q E1n.
Erc1*, nn having thv rss1sient. ptncseae.t +, thc
went aver to the pcn,ocrattc party, ltni 'ke ks.
1I"mscs Of E"nsrcss Ii proceeded in lsl'7, attcrn
loas tcbste mud 10 ts work o., o. S te
construction. IldcslHftl Hnu nunFtfH fyh&ttn np-
on which the states which ln.t Teen cf1Entcu ~ inc
Rebellion might Futurn tntlir normal condition III
thu Cnon and cKcrclsc fnll pu!tlcai foWcr. Lntcf
the circumstances, It was one ~ extraordinary mag.
rnnInity. NJ fur 10 aencrn.i,y was concerned. Il
e1cclicd anything IN thp nlst"ly Ut tho world al.
lowing III those en WIN aa,i been ~ ~ arms agast
tncni. All Hose WIN had been nsagcI In the Ha-
belllnn werc ut nnre forgiven. Their Ofcntcs wefc
At bnce wiped out, -fnrgotitn they never eau bo.
Tho Frras muss u tho Southern prnp1u wesc at
once ndmttca 10 the enjoyment Of poltlcal rights.
No tsre mes" Efest nay we IN e1 tat 10 M he
nesty W. conferred on fey q tho e:a'
6ers S C of Cons,r.s before t,s War, thore wiz lad
lsen N tho army nnt navy those ~ tna
dploaasss ssFxfG r. @ % the ~ sa 9scp
excepted for ne Time pei.'G nut tfn Fncs were
reaae even r. seSan @ to c'n anl roy 70, there
nnaee n,s eei oi'sa On II thei5
nsct!on with tho llsbctltoI Most q tno military
yalccrs 1na thosc wo .,a teen ~ n ths cons5ces o!
many Of them are now III Inc Coagfrns ul the
unitsa s!ases' aR'ng aWs ,"a ,a, 'nG 49,
#, " ,e tn par,y Mhsa
laA been III pawcr al thesa YeaFs-w4nid
lMys orcn met ., n eho famo spaitl
whether white Or hlaek. Union men o. confed;
,cfates, would b. regarded ~ having political
s TE ss wa m 3 st L 70 sy;
compensated pet1ect nystefn oi freedom u
action to carry emt our views n any legitimate
cry publish By having The rehs to meet ia con.
Tcnalons. ny rcsoffii'4 70 any machinery necessary
x saFr5 On u no"snent, ~, ri u Every ~ reGnGn'r!ns
cry without this. IL H. condition Of slavery.
mud. just 70 fur % any cass ot pcope cnnle short
she reconstruction Of tho soutksrn States w vol.
Nnts'ily re.tn.ta @ them T. slna political rights.
a s pswer ey 1T ont to csro, a onsase
The Republican purity. mt simply 10 beat II ~ you
wonld bcat II " vutlnXit down; nut to bvat It In
Impossible 10 bc,, a Aepubl!can. SO that, i
man cannot bo Anrnblcan without !ntuFstng
s III .oea 10 s ts,
aea,rey him potlca!iy, commercially, aad g:
1nl: W. the piai adoptei In Alabana. rhry pro:
ssssa nts5*sr n ts sav sSs.s 'fosoat
n. mud now IN South caroilnu. l.ouisiana. aud
Flor1da. state BY s!uto tho l:cpnhlcan purity has
The Democratic purity t,as but tn'ail majority In
Geuruia,- think not over H.no or + o10. aud
H. they gayp r., ,najTtity aof Iilacn ut ~ uo ~
leAs than W. OF and yct r. la56.0 that
hixte ya's nSn!ocratse majority Or w. o00: Al4-
ii,ca nalor,.y u ossr IT, 1o0 2ncaTy il. Soo Su
south Carolina, tho atronxe.t Republican statc Ii,
tau uu'an N psopos,t,ion 70 IT. population. 1n.'
mere aong, ;. to nero nomiaai numner.
!vx aia happens II Ahs been ,doua
" yiolccco, IL han oceh aohn W mufuur. u bHa
bscn done ny oppfesslon. IL tas heen doht by
persecution. u has icon uone Gy every Influence
tbat tGs tyranny ot man GU 9eslse; tlo cootesl
1aeh wetp Killed ny hundreds, anu may ray "
tlousamis. rhe evidence va 4 comp;ste M and over.
Mnsln,as: la3s & Inc eanpasRn ,s 'n Ms.*'.s!ppl u
1ht1. ~ ~a.ea aueto Ms.e nnMu1e1s y! mnruefs
aha et1saes u esel[ utsS!aEtoh: ~ - = aie nt
hnlfnt o 'e1t1ole aus us'g!' wv th1 Natt Sp41hle
o. efltenco Mken " rsase it ~ ncaieu oook. be'
cause u ~ u tasK soo !us" ~ sen! j..
a SOLID SOUTH ASh THE CONSEQUENCES.
ny !tiends, tae prnaocIntlc purity haa acYasrd
soll sohsli. lhey nate kA.hed so'4't bout] nut
W voting th0 !tepnblirans down AZ y.u woHsd volo
tho llehlnefats aoMn A ufe2oi', bnt " tar.u
cFinies ahi taey have eohtfo! " !hctc atatcs IhU
eauth mas becn ca,i4acseu from tho Republican
party ~ tho kcl,clllon Nas 1sfoto conllaerua by
ths armies ol tho tnlot. NOW friends, tet
~ cvnssusr whit u ID F.'ing 70 btiiis 10 you
NMsi W. ~. IL IT, s,n9c-s,, nn9 10 ~ t1o nsoptS u. ie
ths ss,,o ts,st +, ths msit"y What n|1set. ih.,"
.Iiss,f,..Iy tIl ntrerI ~n ,.I.nstrn,s.x nna nun
c.~nnt .,i:ri IN - .,nni ~ n,,s @ snx an a.,
SsmriS.T ~ ,hn; i.ht ~ ~ III ~ ,Ysa"r ,14.n ~ u. ~ =
ssp ,h., " ~ 'h h,, ',5,'n,.ii..,, na' I'
1.1ots.tsnt -. o.,,n,"ii. up . - ~ al, .ni -
.nL ~ sr 1 Sa.aS 49, ~" saut s - ss's!J s.aM ~
M sS.n ~ e. G!ats ~ .! um .. tsie t'snta'