American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-08-19
speech OroOv. chasest Bostou,


Tbers was a republican City Convention
held At Boston the other day. L was an
nOuucsd that Gov Chase. Of Ohio, was a,
the b we're House. and when the CoDven.
zion adjourned IL prOossdsd IN procession
TO pay Its respects TO the 0Ovsrnor. Tie
Boston Courier saysI
Gov. Chase was brought ont ou'a ha'.
ccny and was received with load cheers.
Upon being introduced to the gathering IN
the street, he said
FEILow CrTIEEks:--You take me entir.
" by surprise. It is Impossible for me 10
express the feelings which aQitste nv bos.
ON when received ia so kind q manner ~
! have been 10 day By the ciriEens Of Bos-
ton. ! came TO your city few days ago
upon visit TO nv own native Common
wealth Of New Hampshire. bat you have
made me feel. by your blindness. as l were
not stranger but brother. Ny anres
tors were among those who shared the
early trials Of this Commouweallh. and !
trust I carrv with me the faith OF the faith.
eTs Of New England III those great princi
pies Of civil and religious liberty which
have distinguished your Commonwealth,
in its glorious progress. l have be..ome
ofa State. which was then Western
State. but has now. by the progress Of pop.
ulaiion and the wonderful expansions Of
our Republic. h come not Western State
hardly q central State, but almost an east
srn state, twin sister Of Massachusetts,.
and still tie Empire State Of the valley Of
the Mississippi (AOplsuse.
Some years ago, o,--manv years ago. more
years ago than should like to tell ifthere
were any ladies' present. laughter III was
riding along the hanks Of the Ohio with
that illustrious citizen Of Massachusetts
those remains now rppnse Upon the shore
| Of Marsh6e and he said to nee, contrast
ing the appearance Of one shore 10 the 9TH
sr, the great progress Of Ohio With the
slow progress Of Kenturkv,--'my young
friend. do you know what has made all
this difference? Il Is the ordinance.'--
That has done ii---tha Ordinance, (which
in his own language. impressed upon the
soil Of Ohio an in~apaeity 10 bear up any
other than free men. It was that Ordi
nancs which did it. And whence cam,
that ordinance? Why, fellow citizens, 1
came from Massach usetts. That ordinance
came from, Beverly man; il was the worl
Of Nathan Dane. It Was, therefore, Mas
sachusets wisdom and M.ssachusstts pat
riotism, which, God be thanked. reaching
far forward into the future. impressed upoI
the soil Ohio that innapacity.
And new. fellow citizens, what have W
to do. Our country expects of US. tn
world expects Of US. that we shall neVe
prove faithless to those principles whicl
; came to us in the May Flower. whicl
were reiterated in the Ordinance. ant
which are now scattering ttelr manifold
lessings over the great west. and hav
already brought California into the Uniol
as the Qucsn Stats of the Pacific. clothed
all over in the panoply Of iree'om. Il
J order to administer the Constitution as un
: derstood by our fathers, and in order Il
D obtain those results at which they aimad
8 we must see to II that the principles q
{ freedom are made to animate every func
a ton Of the government and every Office
D concerned in It's administration. And t
do that. what is our duty? Why. sihpl
] that we shall disregard hereafter III Be pei
: " differences which we have suffered t
r divide us; not to inquire whether ma
I was yesterday or the day before q Whig
t American or Democrat, hiit whether he !
penetrated by the great Wing principles q
. '76. the great American principle WhicI
seeks 10 place the American nation in th
: front rank Of nations in pow,r and Id &C
; ton. as she already is in freedom. an
: whether be is animated by that glofiou
: principle of democracy which believes Il
: The humanity of every man. and denies /
, all legislatures and to all associations o
! individuals the power to take from an
. man The rights which God had given hin
asking only whether he Is abimated b
thsse great principles. for citing all tina
I is past. and pressing On 70 achieve tn
r great results for which our fathers prepar
ed the way. (Applause.
s And now; fellow citizens. having thu
. briefly expressed to you some Of the view
a which / regard as Of importance. an
4 thanking you over and over again frof
D the bottom Of my heart for the kindbe'
, you have shown me. let me bid you goo
: night, not as an Ohio man. not as MAJ
saehusetts mans but as an American, en-
bracing in nv regard. all the interests {
our whole glorious country. continue
: : applause.