The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-05-12

1885 for the purpose Of nominating democra-
tic candidates for the Presidency and Wee
Presidency an objection was made by the
Virginia delegation 10 the selection VI r, NJ.
Johnson for the office. This called forth tho
following eloquent burst Of oratory, from Mr..
Holt of Kentucky.
just taken his seat, has announced, as the or
gan of the Virginia Delegation, that they can
not, nor can their constituents acquiesce in the
nomination just made by this Convention. Of
Richard M: Johnson for the Vice Presiden-
cy, and he has placed that succession from
the popular will here expressed, upon the
ground tha, this distinguished citizen Of the
west does not support the Republican faith, as
understood by Virginia. Sir, ! have heard
this declaration with equal modification and
regret. | know not what constitutes republi-
cansm in the estimation Of Virginia, and be
has not thought proper to inform us. But /
do know something of the history and char
acter of the illustriOns patriot and Hero,
whose devotion 10 Democratic principles has
been so Unexpectedly and wanlonly aesailed.
Who is hel IT, Mr.. President could you trans
port yourself to "lhe far west," you would
find upon one Of her green and sunny fields,
surrounded by the implements of husbandIy, q
parsonage whose plain and simple garb, whose
frank and cordial unostentaious bearing would
tell YOU that he had sprung from the people
that he vas still one Of them and that his heart
and all lie Tecolleclons, its hopes aud iS
sympalhies, was blended with the fortunes Of
the loilDg million. But, sir, this, scared
and shattered frame and limping gait would
tell you, too, that the story ofhis life was not
confined 10 mere recital of household hos
pitalnies or neighborhood charities The sto-
~ is no legend Of obscure or doubtful aulhen-
ticty-it fingers not alone in the kindly bo-
SONS Of friends, bui every tongue in the res
public can give it uterance, and the bright
est pages OF our counlry's history have caught
lustre from it's glowing record. When this
nation was agonlzing and bleeding at every
pore-when war had desolated with fire and
sword your northern frontier, & the bes, blood
in the land had been vainly split upon its PLAINS,
he left the warm halls Of Congress for The
bleak winds Of the Canadas; and waiting for
no summons from The recruiting officer, he
rallied around him the chivalry Of his Stale,
and dashed with his gallant volunteers TO The
scene of hosties, resolved 10 perish or re-
trieve the national honor. With daring impet-
uosity he pursued and overlook The enemy
threw himself like a Ihunderbolt Of war into
the thickesl of the fgh:-fought hand 10 hand
and eye 10 eye with the Briton and his savage
myrmidons poured out bis blood like water
triumphed and returned loaned with the richest
trophies of the campain. Sir, his his deeds
rely not for blazOnry upon musiy records. NOT
vet upon caucus or convention addresses,
They have been spoken in the thunders Of VIC
torions batle-they have been written upon
the hacked and broken armour Of our coun-
utry's invaders. His life has been one ofunfal'
terirg; unswerving devotion 10 freedom and "a
the people. The people love him because he
first loved them His popularity rests on nc
calculation of political chances. 1t 10 moi seat
ed 10 the arithmetic, bu. 10 the deep and ardent
| affection Of his country.
1t is not lnlrIguers, nor President makers
nor s,arched, strulting, brainless arislocIats
of your villages that rally around him. NO;
il 10 the enlightened, liberal, IabOrng people
whom he has eerved. II 10 the mechanics; the
bold and hardy yeomanry, who are their coun
,rv's priae in peace, Its bulWsTk in waI-Me1
Of the plouQhshare aud pruning knife, who ..
mid ,he late panic which spread diemay and
CONSERVATION from one end OF the un'on q
The other stood firm as the seated hills-sl''
planlinR their crops and hailing the storm aE'
the calm as equally commissioned TO bles'
,hem: Men sir, who were dependent for r.
banking facilities, who drew upon no heart
less corporation, but upon the god that mad
,h.rn and lhev were answered in the tun