The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-06-25
WEDNESDAY MORNING. +; JUNE 2 5, 1856
Mr.. Buohananls Late Speech at
Baltimore.

Baltimore.
On his way from Lancaster to Wash
ingtor, to close the business of his Mis-
sion, a public reception was given Mr..
BUCHANAN by the citizens of Baltimore.
In response to an address of welcome,
Mr.. Buchanan replied in a most eloquent
speech, which was warmly and repeat
edly ~applauded by the immense audi
enee. We copy the speech as reported
for the Baltimore San, as follows:
MR.. B~ucHANAN's E
FELLow-cETIzENs / have ever felt q
deep interest in the prosperity of your
beautiful city. This originated in my
earliest association. l was born in
Franklin county, Pennsylvania, on the
borders of Maryland and the trade
and interest of that county was chiefly
with Baltimore. It is the first city I
ever beheld. I shall never forget the
impression it made upon me when a boy
fresh from the country. After compile
ting the study Of the law, 1 had deter
mined to practice my profession in Bal
timore; but when the moment arrived to
abandon my native State, I found this
to be impossible. / nave never, howev-
er, forgotten my early attachment t
Baltimore. 1t is a city of noble and
generous hospitality, and of brave and
true hearts. The energy, enterprise
and public spirit of its citizens are
known and admired throughout the
world.
The victory of your brave defenders
IN 1914 at North point and at Fort
McHenry, over a British army and ma
ny caused my heart to thrill with patri-
otic pride and exultation. May it be
ever thus, and may the soil of freedom
ever become the grave of its invaders
1t will be always SO whilst our Union
shall endure, and whilst millions of
armed freemen are readykp rush to re-
pei the invader under the united common
flag of u country.
Historically the name of Baltimore is
p name consecrated to civil and religious
liberty. The Charter which Lord Bal
timore obtained from the British Grown
more than two centuries g recognized
the right of the people of Maryland to
govern themselves, almost to the exclu-
sion of royal authority. 1t was the most
liberal charter which had ever been
granted by a sovereign to his subjects
But what shall 1 say of the religious
freedom which it secured to the people ?
. be Christian religion is a religion Of
charity, peace and brotherly love. The
golden rule which its divine founder
prescribed to all mankind was. " Do un-
to others as you would they should do
unto you" notwithstanding this in
junction from Heaven, the civil govern
ment of the earth had for many centu-
Tics impiously interfered between the
Creator and his creatures, and consigned
30 present and future punishment all
Christians of whatever denomination,
who dared to worship God in a mauncr
different from themselves.
In an age of religious h;gotry and in
tolerance Lord Baltimore was the frs'
legislator who proclaimed the sacred
lights Of conscience aud established for
the government of his colony the prin-
ciple of toleratiot, perfect religious
freedom and equality among all sects of
Christians. He was in ADVANCE of the
age, but he became the precursor of a
principle which, though it has yet made
little progress among the nations, be.
yond the limits of our oTn favored land
is destined in the end to prevail through.
out Christendom. In the language Of
our great historian, "~religious lib.
erty obtained a home-its only home ii
the wide world-4t the humble village
which bore the name of St. Mays
This is a glory which belongs to Mary
land, and will distinguish her throughout
all future generations.
Time would fail me were I to attempf
to speak of Charles Carroll, and othel
revolutionary WORTHLESS, whose name
have illustrated the history of Mary
land.
Our revolutionary fathers-the me
of renown of the past generation-hav
founded a system of government for u
without an equal in the history of for
mer ages. Fully to realize and appre
ciate its advantages over all other gov
ernmsnts, a man must actually witnes
the condition of the laboring classes
other countries.
Ours is the only country on cart
where a freeman feels proudly c%onsciou
that he is equal to his fellow man, an
where the avenues to wealth, distin,
tion and political power are equally ope
to all. It is the only country whel
honest labor is respected as it deserve
and receives an adequate reward. 1t
TO the constitution and the Union tn;
we are indebted for all the blessings an
benefits we enjoy over every other pei
pie beneath the sun. How base, the
would be the present generation-ho
unworthy of their noble sires-shou
they fail to transmit this precious leg
cy to their posterityl We're this pos
pie, which do not in the least Apr
bend, they would blast the hopes
those noble spirits in every land who a
IDENTITY expect their W political rege
GRAFTON from the effect of our exampl
and consign the human race to centuri
of despotism and m~isrule. We shou
never betray this sacred trust, commi
ted to US not only for our own benef
but that Of all mankind.
Although this is my abiding fat
nothing abroad mortified me so much
the repeated and confident predictio
of foreign journals that our Union "
on the point Of dissolution. Day aft
day and week after week I was oblig
to read these sinister predictions. TIL
we're extensively believed. in consequen
Of the wild and exaggerated statemen
contained in some of our own journa,
When the news reached Europe that, /:
ter q protracted struggle, "a black 1
publican " had been elected Speaker
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