Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-03-14

Ratification Meeting of the Americans
In WashingtOn--Mr. CampbelPs Speech
The American party had meeting in
the city Of Washington on Friday night,
the goth inst, full report of which we
find in the National Organ, of Saturday.
The first speaker was Hon. Andrew Stew
art, formally member of Congress from
Pennsylvania. 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 prin-
eiples Of American Liberty, he was with
them. [Cheers.
It seemed to him that the old parties
were now in that particular situation known
as confusion confuzled" Laughter. He
had labored with his eminent friend from
Kentucky (AIr. Crittenden, who sat near
him on the stand, } in the old Wing party,
shoulder to shoulder; but that party was
now said to be defunct in the abstract As
to the old Democratic party of the days of
jackson, he believed if all Pierces marshals
and deputy marshals should be armed with
warrants, and should take year for the
search, they would return the warrants in
dorsed as did the Kentucky constable when
he freed his man in a swamp: "Non est an
Oeratus, OUer creekibus, IN slOampi5us up a
StanapO." Laughter and cheers.
Here there was some disturbance in the
meeting, and cries of 'Put him out" "Sag
Nicht," when Mr.. G. cried, ''No, don't put
him out; but give him a seat on the stand "
Order was soon restored, and he went on.
Mr.. Campbell now went into lucid and
eloquent, as well as humorous defence of
some of the prominent principles of the
American party. He was not a member of
any church, but he was inclined to the Prot
estant 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 the Jesuits.
TCheers.
The American nation were not as weak
as they once were. The Indians who once
infested his own State, and who at one time
were near the place where he lay an infant /;
those Indians who were hired by British
gold to murder the women and children,
thanks to the bold hearts of Kentucky who
marched to the relief of Ohio, had been ex-
terminated The nation was now strong,
and intended to be on equal terms with
other nations. They intended to give their
citizens a right to travel in foreign lands with
out having their baggage ransacked by Papal
authority to find and take away the Bible
they kept for their private deyotions, even
though that Bible was the Gift of dying
mother, as the myrmidons 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 citi-
zens buried decently when they die in a for
eign land. Now, an American Protestant
dying in Italy is not as decently buried as
you would bury Newfoundland dog.
He said we could and would manage our
own internal affairs to suit ourselves, also,
without the profered aid of John 3uii Pat
rick O'Flaherty or Hans Bergerskiterhopen
either. We, like other people had our troub-
les in the camp, but that is none of other
peoples business. The trouble was about a
colorel gentleman on the fuel or in other
words, a nigger in the wood pile. Laugh
ter. On this matter ne had his own opin-
ion, and he should continue to think for
himself But he thought he could retire to
an ante-room with his friend from Kentucky
and his friend from North Carolina, (Messrs.
Crittenden and Haughton,) and though
they were two to one against him, they
could fix that matter up in ten minutes if it
would only stay fixed. But the nigger bus
iness was an outside issue. 1t had no bust
ness in the American party, and for his part,
he wished to keep the gemmen of color out.
Laughter and cheers
Somebody had talked about the dis5olu-
ton Of the Union 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 wa
ded the Ohio river, and wooed, won and
carried home some of Kentucky's fairest
daughters. Do You think they want to
split? No sir! 1t Is no use talking about
that. "The thing can't be did," Cheers
and Laughter.
You have met tonight to ratify the nom
nations of the American party. But 1
don't care for the men. They are insignif-
cant compared with the principles. Men and
platforms are nothing; that is the details of
of the platforms. The great thing is the
preservation of the great and glorious prin-
ciples those men are nominated to support
Americans you now have your work before
you! Your principles are before the peo-
pie. 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 KY, and Mr.. Haugh-
ton Of N. c., afterwards addressed the As
sembly. Resolutions were passed indorsing
the candidates and the platform.
We think the good people of Ohio will
be somewhat surprised at the speech of
Hon. Lewis D. Campbell. Few members
of Congress have had moro to do with the
"nigger business" than the honorable gentle
man. Cincinnati Gazette.
Hon. Thomas H. Ford President of IL