American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-08-23
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TALKED thus twenty years ago, We should
no. now have this vexed question.
Our counuyl l love il. The Union is
our nope, d that ofour chilLren--the hope
oissrug 9 ling freedom throughoutthe world.
1t is one ami insepsrable, forever. APP
plause. We've Just got to tell the South
that we will not be vexed with this ques-
ton auy longer--that the Territories are
lconseerated TO lreedom--that we are ap-
pointed their guardian. and mean to be
faithful TO lhetrust. fApplsuse. |
He spoke Of the Public Works which
/ had yielded some years ago a revenue OF
six or seven millions dollars, while now the |
Board of Public Works had gone to the
\ Poor House. He read from message of
Gov. Medill from which it appeared -that
IN 1914, the expen li;ure for stationery
lsoose quilts was $1,000. and in 1858,
S92. 900, and so on with all tho expenses
They were increased from 5 10 fold. The
Governor sums up by saying. "From these
happy results" daughter | guess your tax
Lpayers don't consider them very happy.'i.
lis hoped encouragement may be tsken for
prosecuting this reform to the full extent.
{ Eapd in whatever direction the .pablc inter-
est m9s demand Il Laughter. -.
Il This rs the man that says you must fuse-
: that tells you Chase isa woody head. and
That I'm Know Nothing [APplause.]
II Now see his consistency Chase,s priu
4 ciplss were as well known or 8 years ago
8 as to-day. He was as mach Of woody
: head then as now. and yet Gov. Medill and
Slm, Medary. and their party, swallowed
him then body aud breeches. TLlughier. I
And had Chase served Sim,, MsIary's pur.
A poses he would have been to-day a Demo
q crat .6ft the Simon Pure stripe. Bat instead
a of Standing up for Sam. Medary, he stood
|. lup for the ri hi If he had been Medary's
II Fnigger he'd have been no wooly head
/. loh, no--hs'd have been all right.
. He then told an amusing aneedote Of an
a lrishman, who shortly after his marriage
Ie found his union blessed with a young
j "nagur." lie eapplied to a lawyer. not loI
,f "a divorce, but to sec toit, that nobody stole
g his nagur." All Sam. Medary wanted was
70 TO see that nobody stole bis nagur.
toI But this is enough about Sam--he is moi
! worth the talk. His power is over--hi.
i. glory departed, and itdidn't depart from
re Israel neither. [Lsughter.l
al want now to talk 10 you about Know
o Nothingism--this animal with horns and
" hoois7--and want you TO stay and hear me
5, and not run away. and depend on these
rascaily reporters for what say, am an
j American. [applause. but American means
! something more than prescribing an Irish,
;e man or Dulchman,
rs The first plank is freedom, and the last
" plank is freedom. and to be m American
, il is necessary TO be friend of freedom
ltI fApplause.) If were invited to ban.
,. quet by friend, il would not be proper
~ Tor me to go and place myself ut the head
is Of this table. Our country offers greater
< inducements to the foreigners than any
q other. We invite them. To our lands and
to our school houses. will never lend
E my aid to prescribe the foreigner. All
IS ask Of him is TO become an American in
. heart, and to refuse 10 act clandesiinely
RI with foreign influences, know. il you
!. don't, that foreigners by birth. bnt NOT for
IN eigners in feeling, are daily becomins
CT members of the order.
- The Democrats say now, TO these oil
:" Wings, "Ialways liked an honest enemy.
Yes, they liked them because they cJul
10 lick EN-; but when We rose up and knock
:" cd their party sky.high, they didn't like II
x X pretty we'll (Shouts and appause.) ga
Is ne honest Henry Clay Whig." Yes. Henr
" Cliy--with his great noble heart, th,
y went out after freedom, was sacrificed t
= the Slave power.
n. He then alluded TO ainappropviaiion
- -, made by Congress, md said he wished
od speak of one in particular; ana let me su:
=, gest, he said, saving your presence, (turi
nd Ing to Mr.. Campbcll) that you did tn
md dirty thing on Sunday. 1t was mn appr'
reJ pralion OF some So, 900 to send Jellerso
vas Davis to Persia 10 buy camels, dromed
a. rirs, (appause) monkics, etc. Now f
vii fear these reporters get It wrong, I'll tai
,ile the monkies Off (Laugh'er
me lle commented in an amusing way {
this Appropriation
ers The speaker then compared Ohio al
use Keutucky. and showed thal while Ke
sci lucky was settled by the first families
TO Virginia, Ohio was settled by the refuse
'he all lhe States. Tho Caroliniun came wi
zee his tiea-bittcn old grey horse, and VIII,
sun the horse died, took the bride and we
on back. iully determined that tho spirit
the the old hoss was down in Carolina, T.
sand -hAlers OF Virginia came the iirstar
F. lilies had 70 stay at home 10 take caro-
10 their niggcrs] with an old wagon III
=, hadn't iron enough about it to make q te
ou penny nail; no tire on its wheels, "tor {
NV Virginny never tires" The singing. mi
mt terlrom Connecticut came with his sin
ing ing. g.book aud btidle, intending il
s'i- couldn't get "a singing gschool to teach.
Is seal horse aud go back Shouting a
son laughter. Yetwe have civilized this m,
~ ley crew, and il has become The prest
M noble population OF our noble Sa.e. Coz
hu pare our progress with Kentucky, seul
- 10y the best blood Of Virginia, and kn,
" thara this is tho result OF human freedo
on Prolonged applause.
Her WILLIAM MEDILL.--This gentleman