The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-06-18

|, Aew England! Was 1t there that, un-
: der the advice of the pulpit flied with
} Sharpe's rifles, law was to be spurned
Institutional obligations to be defed
apd the mob to take possession of the
pawer of the government? He repelled
the charge Hn-Le9-ftew- -Eugfanu
kiis5sT<ln his veins, and did not believe
ta tie people of New England would
lde for mob violence over the consti
tgton, the laws, the Judiciary of the
c<Entry, and everything sacred in our
iHatitutions.
New Hampshire, too, would come in
Tith glorious victory-New Hamp-
shire, the birth place of Franklin Pierce,
the star in the east that never setsl Did
any one suppose that she would join this
mob; law party? Never, so long as she
remembered the faithful administration
of Franklin Pierce. And when the his
tory of these times should be written, it
would be seen that there never had been
a Chief Magistrate who has stood with
more religious fidelity by the Constitu-
tion of his country than has the present
Chief Magistrate. Great applause.
The prudent honor which his successor
could desire to have paid to him would
be to say that he had been as faithful
to the Constitution and the Union as had
been Franklin Pierce. Renewed cheer
ing] Mr.. D. said that he felt it duty
and a privilege to have the opportunity
of saying, under circumstances when
there was no danger of misappreHension,
what every Democrat had in his heart
to say, that the country owed an immense
undying obligati IN to this administra-
tion for the fidelity with which the Con-
stitution has been upheld and guarded.
Following the example of my illustri-
Gus friend from Michigan, he continued,
1 will say here, as I hope to have the
power of saying in good many other
places between this time and the 1st of
! November, that if have friend in this
Union who loves me, or regards my opin-
ion, or has any respect for memory, let
him put his shoulder to the wheel, and
do everything in his power to win a great
and glorious victory.
Mr. d. took his seat amid tremendous
cheering, aud the band played The Star
$paaelcd Banner.
At the conclusion of Judge Douglas
eloquent and powerfully effective speech,
the Chairman announced that the meet
Jug would -adjAAr"3T fo--tls- -f..~rAsA- of
seranading the President of the United
States. Proceeded by the Marine Band,
their number swelling at every step, the
mass meeting nov formed into sections
for marching order, proceeded to the
Presidents mansion, where they arrived
about ten o'clock. Seldom have we seen
greater assemblage of people than
were gathered around the Executive
Mansion on this memorable occasion.
The occasion, the place the presence of
so many men distinguished alike for
their talents, their public services, and
their devotion to the Democratic cause,
the exulting shouts of the gathered and
gathering thousands, and the strains of
music the more insl iring from their pat
riotic association, combined to form a
scene which will be indeiibly impressed
upon the memory of all who witnessed
it. Conspicuous among the crowd on
the north portico of the building we're
General Cass and Judge Douglas Their
beaming countenanccs showed how truly
they sympathized with their fellow-cit
zens on this occasion of general JOY and
cxultation.
After the band had played several
airs, loud enthusiastic and prolonged
call was made for the President of the
United States. Promptly and graceful
ly the President appeared, in obedience
to the popular summons, at one of the
windows overlooking the portico. His
appearance was followed by an outbreak
of popular enthusiasm, and we might
with truth add, of popular affection,
which has meyer been excelled in this or
any other part of the Union. Cheer
FOLLOWED cheer; shout went up after
shout until it seemed that the call was
made not to hear, but to be heared. The
band struck up Hail to tue Chief, but
the music only added to the universal
excitement. At the conclusion of this
air the President spoke as follows
PRESIDENT P1ERcE's sPREcu.
congrat tulate you, my fellow citizens,
upon the occasion which brings you here,
and indulge the confident hope that
the Joy with which you hail the harmo-
NOUS and unanimous result of the delib
erations at Cincinnati may be strengthen
ed and deepened by the ratifying voice
of our countrymen.
It is pleasant to realize that, howev-
er other parties may be divided and dis
tracted, there is nothing with us but
union of purpose, and will be nothing
but union in action. From this hour to
that when the polls will be opened in
November all prejudices and personal
animosities among those who should cul-
tiyate mutual regard and afford mutual
support will be laid aside; nay, even
performances which may have existed
in our ranks are already no longer re-
membered. Tie performance in this
crisis of every friend who cares more for
the country than for himself. Devotion
to the cause and an earnest support Of
the standard beareas who are to lead us
through the great struggle, will consti-
tute the controlling sentiment of the De-
mocracy North and South, East and
West. We are all, I am sure, quite
Sincere in our convictions that not only
the prosperity of the Republic, but the
perpetuity Of this blessed Union, de-