New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-11
A SPEECH FROM GOV. CHASE.

The Republican City Convention of Boston, after
choosing delegates to the State Convention Monday
hight, adjourned to the Revere House, where Gov.
Chase Of Ohio is staying. He was brought out on
balcony and wss received with loud cheers Upon
being introduced to the gathering in the street, he
spoke as follows. We borrow the report Of The Bos-
ton Conner:
FELLOW CITIZENS: You take me entirely by
Irse. 1t impossible for me TO express the feelings
which agitate my bosom when received in so kind
manner as have been to day by the citizens of Bos-
ton. | came to your city few days ago upon visit
to my own native Commonwealth Of New.Hamp-
shire, but you have made me feel by your kindness,
as if were not stranger, but brother My ances-
tors among those who shared the early trials OF
this Commonw ealth, and trus. l carry with me the
faith Of the fathers Of New England in thoie great
principles of civil and religious liberty which hsve
distinguished your Commonwealth in Its glorious pro-
gress. l have become citizen OF State which
was then Western State but hiss low, by the pro-
gress Of population and the wonderful expansion
our glorious Republic, become rot Western State,
hardly a central State, but almost an Eastern State
twin sister Of Massachusetts, and still the npire
State of the valley Of the Mississippi. Applause
Some years ago, many years ago, more years sgo
than should like TO tel If there any ladies' pres
ent Laughter, was riding along the banks OF the
Ohio with that illustTous citizen Of tssachus etts
whose remains row repose upon the shore OF Marsh
field, and be said to me- contrasting the appearance OF
one shore with the other the great progress OF Ohio
with the Glow progress Of Kentucky: my young
iiieId DO you know whs. has made al this difference
1t is the ordnance That has done 1.-THE O.d-
nsnce-whch, in bis own glorious language impressed
upon the soil OF Ohio an ncapacity 70 bear up any
other than free men. 1t was that Ordinances which
did il. And wherce came thX Ordinance! Why,
fellow citizens, il came from Massachusetts, Taa.
Ordinance came from Beverly man; il was the work
Of Nathan Dane. II was, therefore, Massachusetts,
wisdom and Massachusetts, patriotism which, God be
thanked reaching forward into the future impressed
upon the soil Of Ohio that glorious incspscity.
And now fellow. citizens, what have we to do Oar
country expects of us the world expects of u.s. tina,
we shall prove aithless to those glorious prnc
pies which came 10 us in the May flower, which we're
reiterated in the Ordinance and which now scst-
t.rng their manifold blessings over the great West
ard have already brought California into the UcJn
the Queen State of the Pa ,ifc clothed al in
the glorious psnopy Of freedom. 10 order to admin
Ister the Constitution understood by our fsthsrs,
ard in order TO obtain those glorious suits 81 whi,n
they aimed, mus. see to it thst the principles Of
freedom ere msde to snmsts every function o: the
Goyernmen, ard every officer concerned 10 ~ simn-
s:iation. And to DO that. was, - o.: Ia
Why, simply tbs: ne shsN Gi-eg,rd ne-sst.I
f,>e pe;y Citerencse woicD We have sst.-ec 70