The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-09-27
Sneeoh Of Thennas vi Ford..

can give but an abstract of a speech that
was repeatedly and enthusiastically ap-v
plauded. When Mr., Ford took the stand
he said he was fearful he would not be
able to be heardrby that acre and half
Of people, as he was fatigued by The la
bors of the canvass. He had been NOM
mated without his knowledge and without
his seeking, but he would be elected by
his seeking. That in this part Of the
State, there were three parties, but in his
part there were only two the Post Mas
lers and the people,. Some of his oppo-
nents had met him on the stump, and al
legged that he was exciting the young
people to deeds of violence; he knew those
gentlemen, and did not intend to say any
thing hard at out them-that was unnec-
e sary. He knew them in Mexico, and
if he had not fought with with them, he
had run and hid with them, and he was
not going to say any thing about those
with whom he had n sympathlzed
in foreign country. He hadn't come
to excite boys TO deeds of y;o cnce; but
somehow or otherit was reported that he
was one of the boys. The speaker here
SAID hat he thought that he could speak
batter if he had his shoes of, as he had a
new pair on, and proceeded forthwith to
divest his pedal extremities Of said in
cumbrance, and then continued: that
crowd gave evidence that this was a great
country. One of our greatest orators
predicted, that by the next century, our
domain would extend from the Atlantic
to the Pacific; this then wild prediction
was realized three years afterwards, and
the man who would not take passage
from Yucatan to the United States, but
would rather wait until the UGited States
came to him, had clearer idea of our
countrv's progress than the orator. But
in this, as in other countries there was
continual strife between Good and Evil,
Right and Wrong, and if he might use the
expression, between Freedom and Slave
ry. The Right always requires attention
to secure its triumph. Cessation Of vigi-
lance was certain death, The Slave
power only asked to be let alone, for then
it was sure of success He had been
taught by their forefaherS the safeguards
of their country against the inroads of
evil, and these were the exi tence of free
churches and free school houses, the vir
tue and intelligence of the people. They
had a rch inheritance and the reSponsi-
bility that rested upon them as people
was still greater, and the patriotism OF
their forefathers was theirs to. initiate,
and their wisdom theirs to possess.
Of those gentlemen who called him a
disunionist, he would ask who would
dissolve the Union? The Ghrrisonians?
True, they might be as great warriors as
Gen. Pugh Would it be the slaveho'd
ers? Did they want 10 ply duty on all
they exported to the North, or TO bring
Canada 600 or 700 miles nearer to them
Thought they didn't wan, to do that
thing, for then there would be grand
Canada here. The South knew full well
it wouhl be throwing off their safeguards,
for whilst the South had applied the lash.
the North had forged the letters, and
hence they relied upon the North for
their safety. Would they then dissolve
the Union? ! here were only $4,000
loveholders. of whom not less thar I47-
600 were widows and orphans, and lh0,
600 the sham aristocracy OF the South
And would these, with a Breckenridge
at their head. form an army to be fear I
South Carolina kicked out Of the tracce
once, but soon kicked back again; and
vet the Charleston Mercury had said that
South Carolina would dissolve the Union,
un esS Kanzas1became a slave State! Yet
look at that Std and her prospect for such
a!project-wiyh four orfive negroes to one
white man 1Ie had told the little man Of
the Mcrcury that if South Carolina was
fenced off by itself, the slaves would eat
them up trump and stump they could
not keep them in subjection. MasSachu-
setts might talk about the chronological
Developments of the negro, and Virginia
do the same, and South Carolina get a
little refractory, but it wou d be like the
spunky little ram, that being tied to the
gate post, butted itself away until nothing
but the tail was left, and that kept bob
bing. Let us as men, be resolved to act
as men, to do right, to labor for Freedom,
and those who do not do SO, let them be
brought to the gate post. Let us pro-
claim TO the South that we willlet slavery
alone where it is, and that it shall not
come where tits not. Every thingpo
bic had been resorted to by the oppo ition,
in order to distract the people of Ohio
They told them that they were fused,
and every argument was met by some
such cry as "wooly head, "Nager,"'
"wool and IVORY" &c, Medary, that
lecch Of eternal suction upon the public
Treasury told them they must not fuse
But the people saw the necessity, for
some fellows lank and lean enough when
they went into Office had come out fat,
and people wanted to know where the
corn came from that fatiened the Miller
hogs. And the Public Works, that once
yielded 100000 or $70000J TO the
State Treasury, were fruilless, and the
Boardhad gone to the Poor House! The
SPEAKER here said he had something anus
ing to read, and producing Gov. Medill,s
Message, stating that the expense ofthe
Judiciary in 1914, was 100000 and in
1854, $54 900, that the Slationeryin 1914
was about ~, 900, and in 1854, $23, 1000.
Mr.. +. then read from the Message