Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-09-02

4 OF tHt JUHTHUI.
Mr. Julian's speech mt Cambridge.

Fir. Julian.s speech mt Cambridge.
Mr.. Julian remarked that at the call
of his friends he had become a candi-
date for this Congressional nomina
ton some months since, and had sub
mitted his claims to the Convention Of
the 9th Of last May. That Conven-
tion had seen fit to adjourn till the
10Th Of August, and with full
knowledge of the uncertainty OF the
issue. and that success could only be
hoped for through vigorous canvass
Of the whole District-demanding
time, hard work. and the neglect Of
business-he had reluctantly concluded
to urge his claims before the people
He had been on the stump two months,
frequently speaking twice a day, and
two hours and half at time; for he
knew that labor was necessary, in view
Of systematic and long continued ef
forts in the District to place him in a
false position. He thought he had
made canvass that would have done
honor to Gen McCarty in his palmi
est days. lie had pledged himself to
abide by the action Of this Convention.
and it was his duty to submit. He
had regarded his present success as
doubtful. but believed he had planted
some good seed, and hoped that Re-
publicanism in the District had been
in some degree the gamer by his eff
forts.
Mr.. Julian availed himself of the
occasion to notice some charges that
had been indnstriously circulated
against him to his injury. 1t had been
trumpeted over the District that he
was a disorganizer in the party. and
not Republican. He said that for
the last ten years he had publicly ad
vocated the principles Of Republican
ism as now embodied in its national
creed. He had stood by them through
thick and thin. through good report
and through evil report-spurning all
side issues, and facing all consequen-
ccs to himself. He was an organizer,
and not disorganizcr He was pres
cnt when the National Republican
Party was born. He was one Of the
priests that helped baptise it at Pitts
burg, in February, 1856. lie was one
Of the Vice Presidents of the first Ma
tional Republican Convention ever
held, and was Chairman Of the Com
mittce ON Organization, through whose
report Of a plan Of action the party
first took life. He had unhcsitatingly
espoused the advocacy of Col. Ere
mont's election on the Philadelphia
platform. as soon as he heard of his
nomination. He had worked for his
success on the stump, voted for him,
voted for the State ticket of 1856, and
intended 10 vote for the State ticket OF
1853, as he had every where publicly
declared. He had at all times voted
Republican tickets, and intended TO
vote them whenever his friends would
furnish them to vote, and when they
ceased to do it, he would make them
himself and vote them on his own
hook TO the end. And he denied that
at any time, or any place, under any
circumstances, he had ever been dis
organizer in the Republican party.
Some of his opponents had told him
that they wanted man that when
they put their finger on him they
might know exactly where to find
him;-he said he reported himself as
filling their bill, literally and exactly
He had been charged with being al
Abolitionist, and an Abolitionist IN {
very offensive sense. 1t was Eaid thai
he desired TO break up slavery in ths
South by violence, and TO inundat'
the North with the millions in chains
that he wished in this way 10 pu
down the wages Of poor laboring Whit
people. and starve them and their lit
tie ones; and that then we were 4
marry all the negroes, and play tn
devil generally on large scale Mr
Julian branded all this as utterly false
He had been making anti-slaver.
speeches ten or fifteen years. severa
of them had been printed. tie ha'
put himself upon the record as to TIL
question Of Abolitionism, and ha
said, on all occasions, at all times
. that he disclaimed all right TO touc
4 the institution Of slavery. either b
t physical violence. or by legislation o
. the part of the Free States. He stoo
: upon the Philadelphia platform. an
had never believed in any other ABB