The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-08-19
A speech from Governor taase.

The Republican City Convention of Boston,
after choosing delegates to the State Convention
on Monday night, adjourned to the Revere
House, where Gov. Chase, of Ohio, is staying
He was brought out on balcony, and received
with loud cheers Upon being introduced to the
gathering in the street, he spoke as follows:
Fellow CITIZENS You take me entirely by
surprise 1t is impossible for me to express the
feelings which agitate my bosom when received
in So kind a manner as | have been to-day, by
the citizens of Boston. | came to your city a
few DAYS ago upon visit TO my own native
Commonwealth" of New Hampshire, but you
have made me feel BY your kindness, as if |
were not a stranger but brother, My auces.
ters were among those who shared the early tr-
ais of this Commonwealth, and trust carry
with me the faith of the fathers of New Eng
land in those ar,at principles OF civil and relig-
ious liberty which have distinguished your Com.
monwealth in its glorious progress have be-
come citizen OF State which was then a
Western State, but has now, in the progress of
population, and the wonderful expansion OF our
glorious Republic, become not Western State,
hardly Central STAT, but almost an Eastern
Statc--twin sister of Massachusetts,, and still
the Empire State OF the Valley Of the MissiSSip-
pi. Applause.
Some years ago, many years ago, more years
ago than should like to tell il there were any
ladies' present, laughter | was riding along the
b0nks OF the Ohio with tnat illustrious citizen
of Massa Chusetts whose remains now repose up
on the shore OF Mdrshtield, aud he said to me.
contrasting the appearance of one shore with the
other, the great progress OF Ohio with the slow
progress oi Kentucky My young friend, do
you know what has made all this difference .
1t is the Ordinance" That bas done 1.-THE
Ordnance-which, in its own glorious language,
impressed upon the soul OF Ohio an ncapaclty
to bear up any other than free men, 1t was
that Ordinance which did it. And whence
came that Ordinance Why, fellow citizens it
came from Massachusetts. That Ordinance came
from Beverly man; it was the work of Nath-
an Dane. 1t was therefore, Massachusetts, wis
dom and Massachusetts, patriotism, which, God
be thanked, reaching forward into the future,
impressed upon the soil OF Ohio, that glorious
iucapacity.
And now, fellow citizens, what have we to do?
Our country expects us, the world expects of us,
that we shall never prove laitheSs to those glo-
rious prnCi Piles which came to lis in the May
flower, which Were reiterated in the Ordinance,
and wnich are now scattering their manifold
blessings over the great West, and have already
brought California into the Union, as the Queen
State of the Pacific, clothed all over in the go-
rlous panoply OF freedom In order to admins
ter the Constitution as understood by our faith
er;, and in order to obtain those glorious results
at which they aimed, we must see to it that our
principles of freedom are made to animate eve.
ry function Of the Government and every officer
concerned in its administration. And to do
that, what is our duty? Why simply that we
disregard hereafter those petty differences which
We have suffered to divide us !; not to inquire
whether the man was yesterday or the day before
Wing, American or Democrat; but whether
he is penetrated by the great Wing principles Of
TO- the great American principle which seeks
to place the American nation in the front rank
of nations, in power and action, as she already
is in freedom, and whether he is animated by
that glorious principle of Democracy which be-
ileves in the humanity of every man, and de-
MES TO all legislatures and to all associ0tio
OF individuals he power to take away any mans
rights which God has given diminishing only
whether he is animated by these great principles,
forgetting all the past and pressing on to achieve
the great results for which our fathers prepared
| the way. Applause.
Aud now, fellow citizens, having briefly ex,
! pressed to you some OF the views which regart
as important, and thanking you over and Over
| again from the bottom of my heart for the kind
ness you have shown me- let me bid you gool
night not as an Ohio man, not as a Massachu
setts man, but as an American, embracing il
my regard all the interests of our whole glori
Gus country. Continued Applause