Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-08
From The Rochester Democrat.
Gov. SCENARIOS SPEECH,
AT TIE GREAT SYRACUSE CON-
NENTlON, JULY IL, 1911.

vast asSemblage by the President Of the con-
ven,ion, Gen. Granger was received with
three times three, when he spoke substantial.
ly as follows
MY FEirSDs-Alihough willing and desir.
Gus 10 speak 10 YOU, am obliged to confess
that labor under an impeachment OF speech
which sometimes embarrasses me, though
not often In Wing assemblies. see men
sitting here and women standing there. can.
not. never could speak, when women were
obliged 10 stand while listening TO me. UIur-
rah hurral Let the ladies come forward
Here arc seats for them all. There they arc
all seated. Go on Governor y thank you,
my friends. Il was well and CALAMITY done.
People OF Onondaga ! OF the land OF
loftNils, Of picturesque lakes and Of mine
raj iodhtains, you have invited and recei we'd
me as guests a stranger. But renounce
these generous Inequalities. Tho we have
never met, we have, for twenty years, been
neighbors, belonging TO the same constituent
cy. You were among my earliest patrons,
and always among the truest and most faith
ful of my constituents when in public service.
am one of you-at home here, and ds,n-
guished only by the greatness of my oblga-
tons. (Yes, yes. SO you are. A hearty
welcome to youO
People of Onondaea you are convened in
Council. in compliance with the summons
bear, and after tie manner of your prede-
cessors, the real native Americans, you have
gathered yourselves, not in walled castle
but in your own forest shades, to receive the
message, and like them, you have brought
the women and children. According TO the
traditions of the Onondagas, The behest of
those ancient Republicans were always ex-
pressed in the name of "Chefs, Head Men,
Warriors, Women of the Tribe" This is
especially right in the civilized state, where
women are so educated and so elevated that
their influence is as salutary as it is always
effective. Well,you understand the Summons.
come in the name and by authority Of the
Wing Convention at Baltimore The Wings
of the United Sla,es-a vast and increasing
host-have hosen HENRY CLAY. of Ken
tuckv, for their leader and THEODORE
PRELINGHUYSEN. of New York, for his
lieutenant. They are marchiog through the
land, from PenobscoiBay TO the Rocky Noun
tains, subver,ing all disagreement. and res
torlng law, order and prosperity. They have
arrived on the borders Of Onondaga. You
hear their shouts, and see the vanguard de-
scendng your eastern hills. / demand for
them free passage through this valley
CThey shall have itD ! demand the surren.
der of this country into their hand (Take
it-take tive surrender y ] demand still
more than this require you to join your
selves to their conquering hosts, and march
on with them to tie contamination of their
victory I'VE will we Will Well then
Mr President with your leavel if you are sin.
ceie in this, people Of Onondaga, express
your decision by three cheers for Henry
% e.. Al nJ r.
Theodore Flelinghuysen 3 cheers for Ere.
linghuysenl la voice from tho crowd, snow
three cheers for Gov. Seward"] [3 cheers
for Seward.l Thank you, thank you, my
friends.
up our banners. But hold here are the Ca
yugas, the Oneidas, the Senecas, the Ontar
los and the Oswegos. What say you, shall
banner for Central New York AYE, aye
so be il. 3 cheers for the Six Nations i
Well, well, what Inscriptions shall we have
cred as with fairy hands, on that pure white
canvass. "INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT" VIVA
say YOU my friends: has the enlargement OF
Yes yes; too long, too long] Well then
|
word Yes, yes, Resumption 4 But hole
fellow citizens, shall it be resumption of the
Canal alone or shall it be The resump
ton OF all the useful public works-canals
and railroads The restoration ofthe policy
of Clinton-equalsnd mpartial-blessng no,
merely the ce tire, but the borders of iht
State-the jewellers on the bank of the ST
Lawrence and in the banks of the Susque
hanna! ['rhe whole State. That's right, -
That's the wing doctrine Well SO let i
| be-
What next fellow citizens, It was III.
| Wing policy to complete the public work,
with the revenue derived from them alone
without taxation, and TO divide the cost il
Just proportion, at least with the people of tn,
| Western States, who use our canals for ship
ping TO market productions which they rails,
on the lands we opened to them, and which
cost them only ten shiliings per acre, while
ours cost us forty dollars per acre. Taxation
for purposes Of internal improvement is nee
essarlly unequal, as it is unnecessary undo
judicious administration. What say you
then Shall policy be modified so as to re
! lieve the citizens of this state from unneces
sary and unequal taxation, il we can do s.
| consistently with The public faith Yes
yes. That's right Very well, We vii
write on our banners-"No unnecessary O
unequal Taxation for Roads or Canals I"
VIVA, more fellow citizens In the cas-
tern cities they are prescribing and dsfran
chising citizens, because they had the mis-
fortune to be born in lands bengh,ed and op
pressed and in one Of those cities--ihe era
die Of the eqaliiy Of maB-ihey expel by tn
sword and the bayonei, women, children, an
ministers of tho gospel, from their homes, an
light up their way to the woods and fields b.
The fires of their dwellings, their houses an
their affairs and all this prescription is be
cause the unoffending citizens were born i
Ireland, and worship God and desire 10 edu
cate their children in the faith and ritual O
their forefaihers Wha, do you say men an
women Christian, Protestant men and wo
men OF Onondagal Are not all men Dor
free and equal Is not this the exile 70
freedom and for conscience sakel faye