Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-14

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verse tsAnerirsn pollsey, then we M - hin,
Me ~ ee ~ - - Ges talcng sjshons'
ycu, xles1sf yeur hssle y Jska fsH, Pstssekl
ORsesstv, q Hsrs Hsissnsps kssbsgeers--
HsP f, a. soms q ous ovn peops. n.sive..
born AmesieanS 1hfeaten to dissolve our Un-
II. MOI, Il, seeard thae - Gnpay fidicu-
Ioua he frssh h, that M;ss esns Be- did z
Laughter Al lexst, sir, ] know that my na-'
Gye 6tate (Obio} regards IN talk about dissCln-
ton ~ The fruit Of imaginssions bewildered by
fanaticism. Why, sir, hoE would ron make the
diyidons Il has been said that the Ohio river
b 70 be the dividing line The honorable Sena-
tor {Mr Crittenden) and ] viii both object to
that, for mxny reasons. The gAliant Buckeye
lads hare crossed over that river they have
wooed, won, welded, and carried back Ken
tacky's fairess dAezhsen fApplaase. they
have reared hosts Of young Americans, ZAP
plause; and de- syou suppose they are ready TO
split and make . diyisions Laughter and APP
piause No. Its not worth while 70 talk a
bout that Kentucky and Ohio, whatever may
be their troubles ~ Dsighbors, viii never consent
TO belong to separate Confeder.ctes, and thus
render their people, linked together by the
strong ties 81 sconsanguinity, aliens and foreign
ers TO each other! No, neverl toheefs and APP
plause. u !
II dissolution il to be our destiny trust !
shall not live TO witness the border strifes which
must ensi,e. never want to see the pure wa
ters of the beautiful Ohio redeemed with Ameri-
can blood shed by American hands! Applause ]
] have strong feeling on this point. When an
infant on the Ohio frontier, without protection
from the scalping knife of those savages hired
by British gold to massacre Unfortunately, the
pioneer mother and her children, in the war Of
1872, Joy and gladness we're brought to the heart
Of the mother who watched over my cradle, by
the express who returned from the scene of hos.
tility with the news, SEINE Kentucky regiment
has arrivedr Yes, sir, when Ohio, in her in.
fancy, vas about to be overcome, Kentucky's
noblest spirits rallied to the rescue Of the young
sister, and under the lead of the gallant Harrison
drove back and conquered the foe! Applause.
Now that;ve hare grown strong under our insti
tutions, cannot forget the history Of the past
and contemplate without emotion the idea thai
those two States shall ever be brought into con
fict upon fields Of battle. Applause.
Mr.. President, our path Of duty is plain. In
regard to our domestic troubles, we must main
tain the supremacy of the Constitution and laws
Fidelity to these in all things, by all sections
and at all times, and obedience to the constituted
authorities of the land, will make this Union per
petual. Applause. With our Un on as it is
and thorough fraternal feeling between its va
rious parts, we may present ourselves to the
world as grand Nationality, fostering its OWE
labor and developing its own resources-as q
people, Independent whether in peace or in rar
capable Of doing our own votiug, and when ne
cessity calls, capable of doing our own fighting
too! Applause. sfs ssss ass'.statsFs
Let us move on in defence of these great prin
ciples, and then as we grow stronger and strong
err, America will quicken and lengthen her, ster
in the grand march Of Nations in human pro
gress; and when those Of US who are now actors
in the great movement shall have been gathered
to our fathers, our children will hail these glor
Gus stars and stripes which now hang so grace
fully over you, Mr. President, and to which we
have plighted our fidelity, in the language of one
of our native born poets ~
alag of the free hearts only home,
By angel hands to valor given, KY @
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
~ And all thy hues we're born in Heaven!
Forever float that standard sheet, gis gas
Where breathes the foe but falls before US,
I With freedoms soil beneath our feet,
And Freedoms banner waving DER us!"'
As Mr.. Campbell retired, the meeting cheered
with great enthusiasm, and prolonged the cheers
for some time. 80 s4a ss gH5