Year: 1871

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and modify the tariff in important parti
culars.


voted against the repeal of the in.
come tax because | thought the time had
not arrived Tor it, but if the Administra.
ton goes on with the same success In the
future as in the past, L believe we shall
repeal 1T at the next session. We cannot
do everything at once we do not pretend
that we can repeal all taxes, because the
public credit must be maintained, and the
Government supported. Our Democra-
tic friends say they can abolish all taxes
and carry on the Government by sound
policy-wc cannot do that


The President has proved faithful to
every principle of the party. He is a
greater Radical to-day than some of those
who started before him He is not a
johnson, Fillmore, or Tyler. He is
carrying out in good faith the principles
on which he was elected, and as long as
he does that he cannot be beaten down
Look at the Indian policy of President
Grant. 1t is the peace, kindness and
good will inaugurated by William Penn.
Not in hundred years has there been so
much quiet among the lndian tribes as
there is to. day. His paths are paths of
peace, and though in trying to preserve
the peace of a neighboring Republic he
has been arraigned as a criminal he has
been acquitted by public opinion Those
who attempted to impeach him of high
crimes and misdemeanors have impeach
ed themselves OF supreme folly. Several
weeks ago the Democrats took great
courage at the election in New Hamp-
shire. They recorded it as an evidence
of a reaction in their behalf, and as an
evidence that the Republican party is dy
ing. The result was owing to local dis
sensions and the apathy which follows
the continuation Of triumphs But We
have had another election. 1t was in
ia Connecticut. You have doubtless
heard of it, The State has been very
close for good while, but the Republ
caus showed the Democracy they counted
without their host.


Government into the hands of that party
which nearly brought ruin to the coun-
try. So far from the Republican party
being in a state of decay, it is full Of lie,
and will have victory in 1872. If there
should be an election in Indiana to NOR
row, the State would be carried by the
Republicans by a majority of 10000
votes. In the election Of 1872 they will
not forget the services of our soldiers and
their glorious leader They have not
forgotten the principles of that party that
can save the country, and they have not
forgotten the heroes who led our our army
to victory. In conclusion Senator Nor
ton said there were present distinguished
friends whom the crowd would be glad
to hear, among them the Vice President
from his own State, gentleman who
presides over the Senate with distinguish.
ed ability, and representatives from In
diana who had faithfully served the coun-
try for years. One word about the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t was said in the
Senate that the Republicans had shown
their distrust for colored suffrage by pas
sing the bill establishing a Territorial
Government. There was not word of
truth in this. For the first time, the
people here were empowered to elect their
Legislature and make their own laws,
and elect their delegate to Congress-
The Democratic party, during long years
of rule never conceived the idea of self
government for the people of this Dis
trict 1t must be remembered that this
is the gift of the Republican party. The
last lingering argument Of Democrats is
an appeal to the white people to raise
prejudice against color. That had been
their meat and drink for the last 80 years,
but he was glad to learn that their rations
had nearly exhausted.