M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-03


,ress elected By them on those pledges, with
Speaker of their own choice, with commit
ees OF their own appointment. with every
hing their own way, they have not dared
% bring forward one bill, TO carry out any
,ne principle or redeem any one pledge that
h ey made to the people. And why not9
They say it is not polite to do it until after
he election.
IApplause.
And why is it not politic7 They say'if the
people knew that we were going TO do these
things we should be defeated at the next cleo
ton" Hence they wish to get the voice OF
the people under false petences, and cheat
the people until after the election.
ICheen.
Fraud deception and trickery is their game.
They dare not bring forward bill to redeem
their pledges, upon which they were elected.
The Convention at Philadelphia dare not
lay down platform specifying their princi-
Piles, which every member Of that Conven-
lion Is solemny pledged to carry ont.
You have know nothing House OF Repre-
sentative here. A majority of its members
at their election, pledged themselves to carry
out know nothing principles; they were pled-
ged to prescribe man because Of the place
Of his birth--Pledged,in violation Of the
constitution, TO require a religious test for
ofice;and yet theydare not bring forward bill
in that House Of Representatives, with a
know.nothing Speaker, know-nothing CON-
mittees, and know-nothing majority to car
ry out their know nothing pledges.
lCheers.l
4 majority Of that House swore by solemn
oath, in the presence Of Almighty God, to
carry out certain principles in legislation, but
they prefer to violate this oath, and TO perjure
their souls. in order to carry the election =
| Ii they were honest in those oalhs, why do
they not bring forward their bills, pass them
and send them to .he Senate, and see what
the democracy will do with them? Great
laughter and applause.
Let abolitionism and know-nothingism--
for they are man and wife-let them pass
their bills to redeem their pledges and carry
out their principles, through the House Of
Representatives, and send them to the Senate
and we will make up an issue with them SC
distinct that no man in America will doubt
the difference between US and them. Ap.
plause.
ask you, then my countrymen, 10 refect
upon these things, upon these pledges, befort
you vote again for President or for members
OF Congress. These men claim your support
now because they have been faithless to every
pledge which they made last year. Had you
not better ask them to redeem the pledges
they have already made before you trust then
with power again9 II they will violate
their olemn pledges for party purposes, cal
you trust them in the future? And l tel
you that every Know Nothing every Aboli
zionist, every Free Soiler, and every anti
Nebraska man, stands convicted Of having
falsifed his pledges and violated his princi
pies by falling to bring forward these bills il
the House Of Representatives,. Cheers.
u Their own delinquencies now constitute
. their chief virtues. The fact that they hav
, not done what they agreed 10 do is regarded
BY them os an argument in their favor for tn
J futuTe The fact that they have forborne t
: do what they said they would do-the fac
that they have violated every oath that the.
) took in the Know Nothing Lodge--is to b
a passport to your favor in the future
II Ia voice in the crowd. "God hel
t themp
"God help them," do you say7 Do yol
think just God would help perjurers7
4 I"No, SIR"
7 Would he help men who are false to thel
: principles and false to their pledgeS3 No
D they must repent before they dare ask Go
for forgiveness. i.
5 Now, my friends, I dislike to speak I
1 harsh terms Of political opponents, but sub
j, NIT the question TO you whether the crit
cisms that have made apon the abolition
t know nothing party are not just, eyes, the
/. are,'1 and II just, ! shall speak out to tn
y world Ia regard to their delinquencies, regard
e less Of consequences. will not
e night detain you by a discussion Of thes
e principles. have already spoken to 20
@ before in regard 10 them, and endorsing ou
platform aud our candidates. ] expect thu
q when return to my own State, among m
lel own constituents, where they know Inc an
!, know them, l shall discuss these question
a thoroughly and fully prior to the election.-
d | have the pleasure Of saying to you to-nigl
II that ii is my good fortune to represent Sta
l. that has never ssra, ed away after false god
y, whether they were idols in know nothin
II lodge or an abolition cavern! Laughter ar
ce cheers.
ln Illinois has always kept the Democrat
c. flag waving to the breeze, with her primo
II Piles plainly inscribed upon it, so distin
Is that he who runs may read. The INTEL
ne gence, and virtue, and patriotism Of TIL
TX people have ever, by majority Of the pop,
1t lar vote, sustained the bearers Of that flag
m tell you now tonight, that notwithstan
a ing the renegade candidates for office, nu
le withstanding the combination of Abolition
le isms Know Nothingism, and oil the 9th
It Iisms, my gallant, faithful, and true CO
l league, Major Richardson, will be the. ne
E. Governor of Illinois by an immense major
sy ty. [Cheers.l We defy the combined isms
80 We defy their detraction, their slander, the
st villi6cation. and all their hostility. v
in stand upon the true principles Of the Coz
e. stitution, upon the rights Of the States, upt
m self-govemment in the Territories, upon CT
in il and religious freedom, against all pos
Of scription, either on account Of birth or reli
attion; we stand as unyelding and uncor
in promising enemies Of Abolitionism al
ey Know Nothingism, and all the other alli
a isms, and in favor Of The Constitution a
nd the Union. and the Democratic ticket ele'
ed ed at Cincinnati.
n, Mr.. D. took his seat amid enthusiastic a
plause.
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