Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-05-23

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the whole country shall ra,ily the nomi
nations jist made by their representa-
sives. tremendous appIause.l
But more particularly what are zoe 4
dol Ithas ever been my aim, il coult
T. address, myself on pubic occasions Il
The promotion of some particular goot
purpose AMI il The time mas ever exis
ted when | was supposed to speak bn
for this, trust it has gone by. wish
tomake my system of thought and of ac
ton conducive 10 The great pubic go ID
and, SO far as i. me lies, | shall always
eldeavor 50 Ia DO. Aud | hope the fe "
more remarks, of practical nature,
which hope 10 off &. vi i'll not be consId-
cred as Opposed To thus spirit.
Our candidates are before us. The
principles Of our eontending parishes are
well known to the people, and il remains
for the beople. and more particularly tor
the young men the active, and intelligent
young men Of the country-to take their
part iu the work that is 10 be done.
There are two agencies TO invoked |;
the intelligent young men OF the country.
and an intelligent and honest press. The
battle is with them, and theirs shall be The
honor and the glory Of the conquest.
The press! Who is there at the present
day that does not regard it as the great
love of the human mInd =? For myself,
honor the press. honor all its homes,
and conscientious 'nductors. regard
it as one Of socieiy's greatest agents for
good or for evil. II addresses mankind
daily. Not valley nor mouniain-sIde,
not village nor a hamlet. nor home
nor a man, but has its happiness, It's
knowledge, its moral sentiment, | may
say. more or less affected by the press
And while am willing to accord TO their
duties, well performed.my entire need Of
appreciation. wish to see no dminu,Ion
in the zeal. no tagging to the ardent ex-
horiation ofthe why press ofthe country.
/ may say that | wish to see even more
argument. more reason. more rational
persuasion in its columns, because | do
believe, and | candidly avow my opinion,
that many honest men liz The country rank
themselves among our opponents through
ignorance, or Misrepresentation of our
principles. Our grea, want has been TO
reach the mind--to touch the intellect o.
those; and this cali best be done through
well regulated press.
My purpose now. as have said, is to
offer some few practical suggestions on
the state Of our country and party
One leading fact which addresses iselfto
the mind in The connection have been
-nurs,,ino- il that In nur N. Euniand there
are not only many cities, towns, and VIZ
lagos, which are The centres of general
information. out many hamlets removed
from the sphere Of its influence. / SUBJ
init II to every man at all acquainted with
the country, whether this is not true
In the cities and large towns, where pa
pers are daily printed. and received by
every mail, from oil quarters Of the coun-
try; where one man meets another, and
iEterchanges intelligence with his neigh.
Dor every hour, there you will find forty
five out Of every fifty of such cities,
towns and villages, 10 be Wing. Loud
cheers But along the mountain sides.
in the remote glens and recesses of civil
lIzation, where man has access to, and
reads but one newspaper, adhering to one
school Of politics. what can we expect
from such man but entire acquiescence
IN that school, and determined aversion
TO all others.
Now. my friends, | say here, as I said
at Baltimore, we must make ourselves
missionaries. We must carry light into
dark places. (Cheers.) We must raise
our voices and expound our principles;
we must dffuse knowled &c among those
who are not SO favored as ourselves. And
for this end. there is no more advania-
geous means than public addresses and
meetings throughout! the whole country.
It's of the highest importance to meet
men in their own localities because an
invitation to attend public address will
always attract more or less Of those OPP
posed in sentiment 10 the speaker, and
~s'SsS - CVCt SOthC CuoiCCs tuut SPo-
ken, or new views presented,may change
such hearers from their erroneous to
correct opinion. And therefore say
1t IS not sufficient for us to only hold great
conventions, but we must go abroad
among the people; we must endeavor to
convince the unconvinced to urge con-
cIusiSely and Persuasively against error;
and to bring their neighbors into an ad-
herence to those great principles of gov
eminent and political action, on which
we think The preservation Of the country
and constitution depends. (Applause)
Gentleman. there is power 10 truth.
there is power in truth, which under
the most suspicious circumstances. final
ly works itself out, aud makes itself ac-
knowaedged.
Fellow citizens. in my opinion, the
great principles Of the federal consiitu-
ton and the real interests of the country
received shock sixteen years ago, in
the election If Goporal Iack son tn The