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Speech Of NHT. BARLEY at
Cleveland;
(MAY 18th, 1874 J

WAY lOlUf IoTf
MI Wbltesey introduced the Hon
MoRDECM BARTLEY, whom the people
received with loud testimonials Of their
esteem. Mr.. Barley addressed them
ss follows:
Nh. President and Fellou- CRizens:-
Whsh ! yielded 10 the kind invitation
given me iO behalf Of the Wings oflhis
city to attend the gathering of the peo
pie on this interesting occasion, little
did expect hat AalIering attention the
has been paid to me since my arrival in
this place. For this onmerted honor,
am happy 10 have an opportunity TO-
express to the cilizsns here coDgrsgal-
cd, my deep sense Of gratitude.
About twenty years Sgo | visiud this
place for the first time. It did not Ihcn
enter into my mind, that 10 80 short
period, Cleveland was destined 10 be-
come Q city OF such extensive CONNER.
cial importance as now find tito bs. A
striking exempIfcaion is here sxhibi
ted Of The extraordinary results Of the
enterprise and unparalleled energies Of
. free people. The progress of i'm.
provsmsnt under tho benofcsnt in flu
ence OF our free institutions has efleclu.
S;ed 10 a very few years, what il has
taken centuries 10 accomplish Under the
dyusstios Of tho old world or tho pro.
eress of improvement IN Northern Ohio,
| profess to have como knowledge from
personal observation.
10 1914 | penetrated an unbrokeu, g.
by the foot Of civilized man an unrrod
den wilderness and located myself on o
tract OF land two miles northwest Of
what il now known ss the town OF
Mansfield, and on which | cleared up a
farm and resided until within the last
ton years From actual observation,
therefore, have vivid recollection Of
the appearances and condition Of Nor
ibern Ohio, before it bore tho impress
Of civilization. saw the unbroken Tor
est first begin TO fall before the sturdy
arm of the axsman, And within COM
,parauvely few years, have seen a
dsnsO wilderness created into beautiful
'ly cultivated farms, furnishing villages,
towns, and large commercial cities -
And when look back upon the vast but
rApid change which has taken place, ~
reflect upon the many hArdsbips, pri
Vatinns aud difficulties which upon all
hands beaet the first settlers Of this
section OF tho country, and compare
them with tho cOnVOniences and com
totlN ol life, and the facilities and advan
tIageS for business and improvement
brought about by the rapid march oil
.civiIEalion, it exclOs feelings aud emo
tioBs 10 me which perhaps cannot be
appreciated by every person in this vast
assembage.
You have been pleased 10 mako hon
orablo Hllusion 10 my humble efforts to
obtnin appropriations in Congress for
the improvement Of harhors along the
Southern shore Ol Lake Erie. M Ihave
in any degree been instrumental in
furnishing these advantages TO enter
prise, and in siding in The Improvements
OF tho importSn, and beautiful CONNER.
cial points, along The border Of the Lake,
have done nothing more than my dd-
ty; and the, which is & source Of high
qualification TO Ine.
Al tho period at which | was FIRST
elected your Representative in Congress,
the last OF our Revolutionary Presidents
was about closing his political duties;
and four Of our most distinguished ciIi-
gene were before tho country as candi-
dates to an lhs chair which no was
shout 70 vaCaIs Each Of these four
candidates belonged 10 the Republican
party, and had his peculiar and high
qualifications to recommend him to po
pular favor Little II any diversity uI
opinion on measures was said TO exS
between them II was understood iha
they we're all in favor OF a sound cur
Yeucy, aided as il then was by UnileC
-SlGles Bank. Also, in lsvor oI protect
ing tho industry and independence o
she country by Protective TSrd'; en-,
4, was also asserted that they worO OI
% (svor Of assisting the enterprise O
ahe people, by approPrIating money b.
acts OF Congress, 10 aid the Stales il
making roads snd canals. So sste
was the public mind, then, tn favor q
their great and leading measures (Iror
que end OF the ls01 10 the other) that
~as necessary for each candidate 70
abe Presidency bslOiS hs could IscuI