American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-08-23

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:. 5000 People IN COUNCILu
The Mass Mesling Of the Republicans OF i
Cincinnati was held on the Fifth st. Mark
ct space, on Tuesday evening last. In
speaking OF it the Co'nHsroiOl says:
"Thr immense throng was far more i'm |
posing from the-manifest responsibility Of
.lhe men, and the remarkable decorum OBJ
served and earnss. attention given the ora
tors. than from It's great numerical strength.
The spacious platform was crowded with
distinguished gentlemen. and the massive
assemblsge in ffoat was so broad and deep |
that it was only by the strictest silence and
closest attention that those most remote
could hear the words Of the speakers. The
multitude grouped solidly over the market
Space, was significant Of the grandeur Of
the cause in ,hehalfof Which il was assem-
blad. and OF the irresistible power Of THE
PsorLE when aroused and 6rm in the
right" s.~e s
Mr, CHAsE made one of his most thrill,
ing and effective speeches. in which he put
% silence most eaectuaIly the bowling of
the Eighth Of January Convention. on the
Abolition question.
The Hon. Taos. II. FoaD said: Z,
IT am fearfni that shall not be heard
by this acre and half Of people. fCries
Of lOudeh') I'd be very glad to make
that gentleman hearme who seems SO anx.
ious TO do SO. Laughter.) have no,
many political antecedents to talk aboui,
laughter, aud have the advantage there
Of my friend Chase. have ficyerbeen a
candidate for any Office before. AID am one
now BY accident (Applause.l could
1--WE without bcics Lieutenant Governor oI
this State, but since they want me to have
the office, why I,think III Just help the
matter on a little. [applausel and | want tc
get some votes here---not. however. hat
expect to need them particularly, Laugh.
fer You seem pretty well split up here
with three parties. In our part of III
country we have but two. and they are Il {
poslmasters and the people: and you may
do 9s youlike about giving us your votes
'fcr~e. the people. will overwhelm you.
Since have bcensout clectinneeriDg
have met those who liave reported that
was exciIing the boys TO deeds of violence
'---that was promoting midnight ourrages
and moro than all, that I WIS Know.
Nothing [Apphsuse. Now, I'm not go
ingsto say anything against these man II
isn'tnecessary. / knew them in Mexico.
and il ] haven't fought and bie5 with them
I've run and hid with them. Boisterous
shonting I'm not goiag Ia say anything
against gentlemen that I've sympathised
with in foreign country.
hEye notcome here for the sake Of ex-
citins--thp--boys--. II had my shoes
Off could speak great deal bett-r. I've
gota new pair Of shoes on and they bur
NE. (Cries Of take 'em off, take en- of.
and tho speaker Deliberately stopped dowl
and removed the shoes from his feet, afIe
which he yesumed Now you musn'
laugh 60 much, for Ina going to talk a
something more serious, and you musn'
hugh at serious things, When fimou
orator down in Louisville declared feg
years ago. that our States would soon ex
tend from the Atlantic to the Pacific, h
was lau shed at TOO, whsn few years af
ter this was accomplished, he was then re
garded as Il prophet. The man in Yuca
tan had however, better idea of ihi
thing; when offered passage to the Uni
tod States he said he believed II was NJ
worth while for him to 20 to- the Unite
States. he wsuld wait till they came 10 hin
In the advance Of the world, right M
wrong was always found contendng--au
the triumph Of the right is 10 be secure
only by sleepless actiyity--eessation w
death. Slavery asked but one thing
that ITO, let her alone but let any ev
principle alone and II will advance and pi
up its arcumulatinns till 1t desolale hon
anh fimily, and country.
We had been taught BY our foreEthe
TO look to tho church and the schooIhou
rs the arsenals Of our freedom. Appaus,
That is what l was brought up to-
trust the virtue and Intelligence Of 4
people: not to excite them to mob violenc
Ours is agreat inheritance; but st
greqler is our responsibility respo
sibiliy that liberty shall continue to be d
brtirright Of every American citizen.
Ithas also been said--anothcr shnder.
that have been travelling the State
bring about a dissolution Of the Union :
Strange that that should be said Of an o
Virginian. I'd have you understand, HOY
ever. dhat I'm not of one Of the frstfa fan
lies. or wouldn't DO here electiuncerii
for an ofll,e; I'd have bad one at Was
ington hong ago. Ltughter.1 Who
goin, 10 dissolve the Uaion l. Garris,
coming here 10 dissolve H.? [Laughter
tRout know that he's mnch more OF m
itary chieisain than Gsneral Pugh. [Wi
shoiits. ~ -
The South don't want to dissolve the
mon, They don't want to pay duties
the manufactured articles they import fro
The North, and 10 bring Canada still near
20 them. No; they rely upon you for III,
s5fsty. But We do not propose to medl
vishthem; we leave slavery to its loc
limits--the. creature OF municipal Inv; ;
but We hold that freedom is national. + A
phuss,
There are only $4,000 shareholders
the Union, and-a great many uf them
able to own only n ningcr piece; and
they are % come over here, with Gene
Breckenridge ut their head, to dissolve
1Union! The m4n Of the Charleston N
curry say they cant be permitted to {,
their niggers where they please, thel
dissolve the Union. South Carolina XII
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