M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-10-04
GRElTSPEECH
COL. ALLEN.
ChIIIicoIhe. Ohio, Sept. "a.

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~ ChslItcOIhe. Ohio, Sept. "a.
easl. Wan. Allen addressed the mssl
thg asfollows
io.sil former campaigns we have heeu
ufed upon ~ raie ~ citizens ofiEs
united States. In this Campaign. we
ere called upon 10 vote against por.
lion Of the people. Not against a par
iicrlar measure hut against the Gerna
The Irish, the Catholics. whether native
or foreign born-snd against the citizens
Of one portion Of this eonfederaey. We
are eat'ca upon TO commit national sui
eide st tho hehest Of MI Chase. We
hsSe clearly presented to US on the one
Wand the principles of a party whose
every public act has Iedounded to the
glory aud prosperity Of Que cOuntry. and
on the other haad the explicitly avowed
principles Of dsunionism. How little
The attendant horrors OF civil wars. "a.
pine and blucdshed enter into the cal
culstions Of Mr. Chase and his coadiu
tors could be judged By Mr.. Chsse's an
tecedeDis. he never was known 20 be
anylhing but an inscriptions aspirant,
aud never failed to use any means TO Sc
cure his own po 'itical sggrs
Slavery is the offspring Of the British
Govern ment. who got rid Of its bsneful
influence only because il was unprofita.
BILE aud through the Sgsncy Of time. -
Time is the'oDly true and certain emsnci.
pstiOnist,and time hioue could compss Sc
the euds Of which abolitioniSts had in
view, aud their iDcessSnt agitation and
fsnatical measures have retarded emsn
cipution rather than advanced it. M,
eonaection with this cemssign springs
only from an ardent attachment 10 the
principles of Democracy
The in mediate consequence OF the to
tai abolition Of Slavery TO the State oI
Ohio would he the accession Of at lea s.
800 0OO negroes, whose influence could
not be otherwise than detrimental Il
free white labUr in oul midst Aud NJ
otner safe guard oould hr iuterposed tC
prevent this tnsp legislative enact
ments.
The geratest crime which men coulC
men could commit, would be a dissoIu
ton OF this UnIOn,--a crime whose con
sequences would not oaly be felt here
bu to the remotest bounds OF the earth
AIier 5000 years Of struggle. and vac
fare, and reason, Jut OF one thousBnC
millioH Of people. only tweuty millior
enjoy republican liberty.
| was not, by any means astonished
at The fusion which was made at CoIum
nus; saw the elements at work which
compused it,snd predicted there would
be d fusion mhHths before il was per
lecied; | knew that ia many respects
they were bitterly aud maIigusntly op
posed to each other, yet that on some
questions they were united that some Ii
gsmeut bound their hearts. | knew the,
were DisuniOnists alike not svOWedly o
course, but none the less in favor o
dissolution; knew they were all oppos
ed TO the fore eiguers and Catholics sim
ply because they were oil attached Il
the great principles OF the Democrat,
party, ahd could not be swayed iron
1 Ihem.
But what necessity has urged por
tion Of our native citizens to form thest
midnight concOctions7-they are in di
rect treason 10 the country and its adop
ted citizens. Why. at the dead hour o
midnight, form themselves into organ
izatiohs to conspire against interests o
your neighbors9 In no other govern
ME mt would these men have the priv
iege Of cOnspiring--the sword OF the Law
would have reached them in their mid
night dens: in the absence of the stripe
and stars, where the most unlimile
publicity exists. It will allow you Il
meet as YOU please, and even in oppo
sition to the spirit and genius of ou
government, and in secret to attempt t
obridge the rights Of your fellow coun
.rymen, The law will never srik
you until you strike it.
In this country everything is done j
broad daylight; there are no secrets i
our system OF government; our courts ar
all open; our Legislatures and our Con
gress are always open to any and every
BODY that desires TO witness their do
ings. The Press. that slupendous agen
Of publicity, is weekly scattering thre
;housand newsps pers throughout tn
land; thirty thousand speakers are con
tinually occupying the rostrum and Civ
ing the people the results Of their in
vesligations Of every matter Of publ
importance that affect their interests
Yes. ia this country OF Unlimited publ
city We see suddenly sportIon oi ou
citizens descen ding 20 these midnigh
cellsrs, end swearing to put down Joh
ISnooks because he is a Catholic or som
body else, because he is foreigner; Bu
the very next day you will probably fn
Them openly denying The existence OF
God.
1 Why do they not sttaek the Jews'-
They deuy Chrisi-,hey ptonounce u
lnfidels-they will not Inte rmarry wit
ours-but nothing is said against th
Jew-irs oil against the ca tholis.
am no Catholic-l am Protes,anti
the largest sense Of the word: | protss
against all forms Ct prescriptions
sgainst every kind oil religious Persecu
ton. The Catholics should not be mad
lwypUuSbts for ihiag drrs thre