The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-03-12
Ratification Meeting of the Amer
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Tho American party had a meeting in
the city of Washington on Friday night,
q full report of which we find in the
National Organ, of Saturday. The
first speaker was Hon. Andrew Stewart,
formerly member of Congress from Pa.
When he concluded, Hon. Lewis D.
Campbell was loudly called for, and
took the stand and spoke as follows:
He said he had just come in, and did
not exactly know what the meeting was
doing and what they were talking about /;
but if the object was to perpetuate the
great principles of American liberty, he
was with them. CCheers.
It seemed to him that the old parties
were now in that particular situation
known Us |" confusion confuzle !" Laugh
teri He had labored with his eminent
friend from Kentucky, (Mr. Grittenden,
who sat heal him on the stand,0 in the
old Wing party, shoulder to shoulder )
but that party was now said to be de-
funct in the abstract. AS to the old
Democratic party of the days of Jack
son, he believed if all Pierce's marshals
and deputy marshals should be armed
with warrants, and should take q year
for the search, they would return the
warrants endorsed as did the Kentucky
constable when he freed his man in q
swamp: Non est inventus, over creek
i6us, in sa0an1pi6us mp a stunspo."
Laughter and cheers.l
Here there was some disturbance IN
the meeting, and cries of Put him out "
I" Sag Nichts," when Mr.. G. cried, No
don't put him out but give him a seat
on the stand !" Order was soon restor-
ed, and he went Oh.
Mr.. Campbell now went into a lucid
aud eloquent, as we'll as humorous de-
fence of some of the prominent principles
of the American party. He was not a
member of any church, but he was In
cliued to the Protestant faith because
he was brought up in it, and because
history taught him it was the faith Of
freedom. The American party wished
to keep Church and State separate, and
they would do it in spite of Jesuits.
GCheers.
The American nation we're not as
weak as they once were. Tho Indians
who once infested his own State, and
who at one time were neal the place
where he lay an infant these Indians
who were hired by British gold to mur-
der the women and children, thanks to
the bold hearts of Kentucky who march.
ed to the relief of Ohio, had been exter-
minated. The nation was now strong,
and intended to be on equal terms with
other nations. They intend to give
their citizens a right to travel in foreign
lands without having their baggage ran.
sacked by Papal authority to find and
take away the Bible they kept for their
private devotions, even though that BIZ
BILE was the gift of a dying mother, as
thesmyrmidons of the Pope do now.
And we intend, when Sam gets strong
enough in the knees, and he seems to be
getting stronger every day, to have our
citizens buried decentiy when they die
in a foreign land. Now. an American
Protestant dying in Italy is not as de-
Gently buried as you would bury a New,
foundland dog.
He said we could and would manage
our own internal affairs to suit ourselves
also, without any of the proffered aid oil
John Bull, Patrick O'Flaherty or Hans
Bergerskiterhopen either. We, like
other people, had our troubles in the
camp, but that was none of other peoples
business. The trouble was about a col
ored gentleman on the fuel, or in other
words, q .nigger in the wood pile. Laugh
ter. On this matter he had his own
opinion, and should continue to think
for himself. But he thought he could
retire to an ante-room now with his
friend from Kentucky and his friend
from North Carolina, (Messrs. Critten-
den and Haughton) and though they
were two to one against him, they could
fix that matter up in ten minutes, If 1t
would only stay fixed. But the niger
business was an outside issue. It had
no business in the American party, and,
for his part, he wished to keep the
gernmen OBJ color out. Laughter and
cheers.
Somebody had talked about the dis
solution of the Union And all he had
to say about that was, "the thing can't
be did /" Tremendous %cheering.] He
knew that many of the gallant Buckeye
boys had waded the Ohio river, and
wooed, won aud carried home some OF
Kentucky's fairest daughters. Do you
think they want to split? No, sir It's
70 use talking about that. "The thing
can't be did !" CCheers and Laughter.
You have met to night to ratify the
nominations of the American party.
But I don't care for the men. They are
insignificant compared with the princi-
Plies. Men and platforms are nothing
that is, the details of the platforms.
The great thing is the preservation
of the great and glorious principles
those men are nominated to support.
Americans |! you now have your work
before you! Your principles are before
the people. Your candidates are in the
field, and it only remains for you to do
your duty, and you will be victorious.
[Great cheering and long continued
Mr.. Crittenden, of Kentucky, and
Mr.. Haughton, of North Carolina. af-
forwards addressed the Assembly, Res
olutions were passed endorsing the can
didates and the platform.
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