American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-06-28
Philadelphia X. N. COnvention---Speech
Of MIR, II. III. Ford. of Ohio.


"He felt that he was no proper man to
respond for Ohio, he being but humble
farmer, while on each side Of him were
two professional men from Ohio. But it
was proper that Ohio should be heard from
to night, for she was the FIRST born mother.
They had prepared themselves fully 10
carry out the will Of their mother-that is,
that slavery or involuntary servitute, ex-
cept for crime, shall never exist there
They had no fears for the dissolution Of the
Union. Living, as he did, on little farm,
he had not head of any danger in that
quarter for some years past. Laughter.) J
Gentlemen of the North might argue that
there is no distinction between white and
black except that the white man was as
good as the black; and the gentlemen Of
the South might argue that there is no dis
tinction between the black and the brute,
except that one has an instinct, and the
other an outstinct Roars Of laughter. J.
Though they had commenced there fifty
three years ago, a bowling wilderness,
Ohio now hourishes like rose, and is an
empire in herself. You Yankees. be said,
have come out there peddling Eastwood
cucumber seed laughter, and from the
sand hills Of Virginia they come out there
with horse and cart, and harness, and not
enough iron about it to make tenpenny
nail. And yet they had made men OF them
all there. These cucumber gentlemen and
these Virginia gentlemen have now fine
farms. (Laughter.) Talk about dissolu-
ton of the Union! There's no such word
in the book. We are not fearful of any
such result, We can say with the Yankee
puet--
| The American oaglc--
That proud bird fdcstiny hall
Lot no man think of pucking his wngS,
By deposting salt On his venerable tall,
The moral is this-let not you gentle
men, either North or South, think of de
posting salt on our venerable birds tail
(laughler) or of clipping his wings, oil
we'll kick up muss with you about it,
We are all right, too, about "Sam;" W,
are square on the goose" question, there
(hug ghter;) we have everything fixed up
You talk about your ten thousand voters
tell you that we have more than one hun
dred and forty thousand voters in Ohio, ant
we have resolved the
Flag of this Union shall continue to wayc
ocr the land OF the froo and the home Of the brave
We're tired OF the rich Irish brogue, AN
tho sweet German accent; (laughteri an
we are tired. too, of popery, which ba
filled our jails, our almhouses, and ou
{ penilentiaries. Our general governmer
! is one with little else than republica
name, The lower house of Congress whic
is elected by the people, is overshadowe
{ BY Senate which owns allegiance to n
D one. We want a restoration Of power
n the hands of the people. Applause. J.
We have nothing against you either Mort
or at the South; but we tell you both. in
: spirit of candor. that we do most abominI
!. bly hate your mean ways at times. Laugl
: ter. We do not want you to mcddle wi,
It American slavery where it exists, or pc
nit il to meddle with US. Brethren, v
II have certain matters to accomplish in tn
); assembly; first, it is to see that our con
/. monwealth remains government witbo
20 King, and that we can secure by han
4. ing together as a unit; the next is religt
without Pope. We can bear and 70
he bear with one another for few years, al
IS; in that time we will exhibit the glorio
H. spectacle Of an empire without slave.
he At the time Of the revolution, we had
To- population Of three millions free, and o
he million of slaves; and now we have q
IT, 000. 900 freemeu, and about three or 70
of millions of slaves. Let US go at it and
40 ourselves Of the curse nationally. A
ola plause. Let us act ~ men, and not
friends"