Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-09-01
Sneech Of Mr.. Fntchins.

resentstive. Dir. HUtchins being called
cut, responded in substance as follows:
: Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen IF IL,
Convention: assure you I can command
no language which would adequately ex
press my feelings in being thus honored
BY your nomination. 1t would be at any
time a great honor TO be chosen TO rep
resent the people of such a District as
this, but to be the candidate for election
as the successor of the venerable gentle
man who has so long been your Con-
gresham is doubly, trebly an honor.
/ know well the satisfaction you have
felt in the eminently able and courageous
manner in which he has always advoca-
ted the principles of freedom, and how
thoroughly and heartily you endorse his
action upon the great questions at issue
between Republicanism and the enemies
of freedom, while he has been your Rep
resentative. l can hardly promise you
to "followin the footsteps OF my illustrious
predecessor" not however because my
heart is less deeply engaged in the work
than his, nor because l expect to be any
less determined a supporter of Republi-
canism than he has been, but because
no common man can without great vani
ty, promise to jill his place, or match
the stride of our venerable Representa-
tive.
Whatever my liability will enable me to
do 1 can promise you will surely be done
l am not so new a man in the Anti-Slav-
cry cause that l need give any assn
RANGES of the thoroughness of my conyic-
ton that there can be no compromises
with the slave power. In my adhesion
to the principles of the Republican party's
platform there is no qualification, no
reservation; and my voice will be for
the standard higher, rather than
for suffering an iota to be subtracted
from the radicalness of its doctrines.
The anti-slavery cause must 90 for
ward; every constitutional barrier against
must be put up and kept up, and
moral power of freedom AMI free la
Dor must spread through the lani until
is rooted from its Businesses even
in the Slave States AMI liberty prevail
everywhere. Oar Political and constitu
tional work as a party, must be seconded
by our moral and philanthropic work as
liberty-loving men; until what laws may
accomplish has not only been done, but
the spirit of reform, growing within the
themselves has completed the task
crowned our political efforts.
feel that in yielding to the known pri-
wish of Mr.. Giddings, and permit
ting him 10 rest from the labors he has So
.ong and 50 well endured, you have not
Intended to pluck one leaf from his well
earned ~laurels. You would not do it, no
,ne couli Do it. His life and his lab)rs
speak for themselves, and History will
sec thai they are appreciated. Our
Toshua's Sun will not 90 down, but will
ong stand high in the armament, cheering
md guiding The Rsplbii;m lbs; - VIC
DRY!
In matters of public ecolpny, NV
into greatly increased imp)r-
ance, 1 think | know your wishes. AMI |
you a thorough ODE lispc> to
hem. Rstrea;hm;n nj of public exqease
5 loudly demlnisi aa if elected | will
ndeavor to have the demand regarded. l
Dur W dis,ricthis It's psc1lilr interests
lso, which are being rapidly developed Z
nd are growing into great in2ortlnce;
md as your representative l shall hold {
nyself accountable to you that those
interests are not neglected. :
Again | thank You, my friends. for
our confieace, anl L trus, the vote of 9
be people al the CO Mug election will be
0 You and 70 me a satisfactory rltilica-
ION of your choice. Whatever feeling
warm excitement may hive been gen /:
rated in this convention, will die with Inc 8
adjournment, and we shall 60 into the S
lection as firmly uaitel as ever we have {
1 know that this will be my !
eminent and ! am assured i, will be ]
haired by you all. 1