True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-11-03

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Mr.. PREsIDENF AND FELLow-CITI.
zENs | am glad to appear for the Sec
ond timein This Congressional district
Ny first appearance was under circum-
stances some what memorable, or at least
the remarks | then made at Tarrytown
have contributed if not TO my reputation,
certainly to my noteriety. They have
been printed more widely, and abused
more extensively, think. than the re.
marks Of any one man, occupying SO
limited space in The public mind, They
were made deliberately, listened to pa
tiently, and | am here to night to say
that | have nothing to recall. Loud cher
ing Intended necessarily to be person
al, from the fact that | in some sort was
the representative of an antagonism to a
great betrayal Of principle, sought on
the occasion referred 10, to set forth my
own case in defending the principle, and
in SO doing il became my duty to expose
what | conceived to be an act of the
most monstrous duplicity of which an
nails contain record, Cheers. In this
appeal, citizen of the United States,
undertook to araign the President Of the
United States for betrayal of trust, to-
sci forth the causes which led to that be-
trayal, to depict the consequences oi
such an act, and to invoke the PUNISH
ment Of the ballot box upon that betrayal
Loud cheers If when such princl-
pie is involved, if when such principle
is deserted, the people do not respond in
tones Of indignant denunciation, there is
no use in having a free government, -
Hence if was that / told the people that
were then present that old Pennsylvania,
on the 18th Of October, would pronounce
by memorable majority against the
cause of her once favorite son, James Bu-
chanan. T Cheers. And went home 10
make this promise and prediction good,
and as you have seen, nearly 10000
majority has been given against the Le-
compton swindle, and against the conduct
of the Federal Administration. Loud
cheers l am here to night to say that
the promise then made, unlike some
other promises, has been made good
Cheers | am here 10 render an ac-
count Of my stewardship, and to say thai
Pennsylvania P has pronounced verdict
against the president of the United States
4 Cheers. Contemplate for moment
the magnitude of this result look upor
it in all its proportions, and you will see
it, like some mute orator, encouraging tb'
: independent and rebuking the subservi
: ent and treacherous public servant; w
shall have no more treacheries in .hI
4 North after this verdict. Great applause.
:, There will be no more awards going Il
:. Washington 10 beIray generous con
IT stituency hereafter. Cheers. Their
It has as yet, been.no issue so clear as this
n none so direct; no rebuke SO emphatic
- no principle so we'll understood, as tha
8 which was tried on the 18th of Octobe
10 in dear old PENNSYLVANIA. Loud Cheers.
r We did your work here; your election
y now is q mere matter of form; The or
v dinary duties Of voting and recording
4 votes will be performed-but old Penn
y sylvania has made the path clear for you
10 Great applause. That is the nativ
y State of the President--ln that Slate h
1t grew to manhood-in that State he ha
!. been repeatedly nominated for the higl
:, office which he at last at,ained--tha
~ State gave him the majority which res
cued him from danger of defeat in othe
'e quarters; and it was proper. there wa
at poetic significance in the fact--that tn
,t State which gave him all his celebrity
should at the same time bring down tn
y proud usurper, that the State which wa
his political birth should become his poll
ly ical grave. Cheering long and loud. |
IN 1856 Pennsylvania gave large majoril
N for Mr.. Buchanan, and year after, sh
- gave Gov. Packer majority Of 10000
e' and in The present contest the issue wa
OF distinctly made and we'll underslood-n
ur man was more conscious of this than III
2. President, and he strained every nery
= to secure Pennsylvania as an endorser
{" his policy. In all my life l have new
a seen such prostitution of official paHOnag
is In bygone days when the Wing par
ny came into power, they turned oul ii
ed Democrats and when the Democrat
I,u party came into power they turnod o
~ the Wings; but never before has SUI
ue prostitution of patronage and official 81
tn lion been known, as in the late electi
- in Pennsylvania. Not only was t
money Of the people expended by hu
dreds of thousands of dollars, but the A
Law ministra,ion resorted to the most extrat
az dinary processes, using this patrona
:" and this money against its own politi
a"' friends, or rather against those who sto
to- by the principle Of the Democratic p
,la- ly, which gave power to that Administ
Iect ton. In the district represented by G
~, Florence, the regular vote was overwh
'N' med by an imported army of Office ho
our ers. Some $500 men were in the
- vy.Yard alone, where not more than
for are required. Every branch of the p,
liz service was drawn upon for the purp
of contributing to this immense horde
,lt., merceuaries: but notwithstanding I
you have the result before you-of lift
mic Democrats who were elected in 1856,
in Eve have been reelected, while inst
,ted Of the balance ten open and decided
has ponents of the policy of Che Feneral
tels minis!ration have been returned. III
heir cheers. And of these FIVE, three
wing them agree with me, some Of these nal
ear: are familiar to you, but ibe gallant
Mas. German Of Berks county may not b,
familiar 10 you. Berks Comfy has
putty ways borne peculiar relation to the
mocratic party. In Berks county