American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-09-01
Speech OfHOn. VIM. Dennison.
Delivered in LrOrtOn, o.. on Friday
august The 18Th.
Mr.. Depnison said;


absolute necessity for me 10 make a lengthy
speech, to cover the various political questions
now attracting the attention Of the people OF
the country, would attempt to do so, even
with my husky and broken voice; but as am
accompanied by my friend Gov. Corwin, who is
TO follow me, land as you all know he follows
well) very many things should otherwise at
tempt to say,l will leave altogether unssid, for
that gentiemansto TO say in his own way.
Come among you, as many OF you know, in
my character as candidate for Governor. 1t
is a position altogether novel to me. Ny life,
30 far, with very rare exceptions, has been
passed in a very quiet way, dischaTgirg what
ever political duty devolved upon me as mere
private citizen. Circumstances, 10 which
heed not now refer, have induced me to accept
the nomination with which am now honored,
and come here to-day to speak TO you in
TelereAce to the various questions which are
attracting your attention AID the attention OF
The people Of the country, and to present
to you such reasons as may occur 10
me, why, in. my judgment-a very poor iudg.
ment by the way why, in my judgement. II
is your duty, as well as the duty Of the people
Of all the States, 10 support, at the coming
elections, the candidates, and through them
the principals Of the party of which am a
member / do not come to address you as
party friends but 10 address you as people of
the State, having like intrests in the pros
perity Of the State-lke interests in the pros
perity OF all the States Of the CoRfedeTacy--as
equally anxious TO contribute, by allthe means
in your power, for the preservation and perpe-
tuity Of our glorious Union, and to advance by
all legitimate means, tbsPsacred cause Of jus
tice and ofpeace. WeTever differences may
prevail among gentleman OF political parties
land know there are such difierences,) there
are cestain great duties devolving upon us ali
that it seems to me shonld Induce us to over.
look minor poiRts, that we may see if we can
not come together or the grand cardinal princi-
Piles whicn we desire to carry out. 1t is no
excuse, my fellow citizens, for any voter to
say that he will aot totesWith a certain party
protesting some gveatpriaciple that commands
his approval, because there may be some other
questions that he don't approve. II IS for you
to determine what are the great leading and
controlling questions OF the tine--those ques-
tions upon which the largest interests Of the
ctWn4ry d pend-and whom you have honestly
decided that u en- it is your, ,dutyi the discharge
Of your elective franchise, TO support that party
which will give proninente and success in the
| achievement Of it, as upon the great question
between the Democratic and Republican par
ties, the two organized political parties now in
the field in this State,
IL it be thst, between these two political
pAtties. there are certain great leading and
prominent questions advocated on the one
side byron party, audeupon the other side by
the other party, and your Judgment tells you
that the position occupied by The Republican
party is most conducive to the inrests Of the
cotntry,l submit toyou that you cannot exteQ-
nate the action in arrsying the party opposed to
those principles against the Republican party,
though heretofore your course has bhen with
the Democrat party. Fit be wNe that the
Democratic party Of the Srate is utterly incom-
peteht for ddmnistration-that that party has
wholly failed 10 discharge the duties Of admin
istefing the State Governments; IL | show you
from lis organization that Whenever II has
been in power in Ohio, It has failed to advance
the intrests ofthe people Of Ohio; il show
you that they have, by their plominent emenr
done continued injuatice to taxpayers OF Ohio,
il show you on the ether hand, that the
Republican party, acting upon the hnencia
tnaxins Of the Wing party in its best. days
have proved themselves faithful in the admin
istraton of the affairs Of The State, it is no eA
cuse TO me, or TO the country, TO say that you
belong to the Dmocratic paety. That is means
Of begging the question; it is species OF petit
4 Jogging Of men of intelligence; en-
tirely unworthy Of men entrusted with the grea
lfightof.the elective lTanciise.,
want, the tefore, my fellow citizens, 10 cal
your attention for minutes to some figures. Nov
when ] was at school, i know.nothing was NOR
with you but in life, have since had TO add ant
multiply, and.subtract, and divide, as you must do
want to show you by figures, my fellow citi
liens, figures that don't lie, though men some
times lie with 6gures-I want to show yol
.hat the Democratic party Of the State Of Obi
durinp all the administrations OF that party +
4 the present time, with the slight interval o
the Republican or Opposition ascendency Q
1861, that that party has wholly failed TO al
| m mi Of Ciota off n
nay more-honestly. r
: You will remember, at least, those of yo
who take an intrest in such matters, that durin
the last four yeBrs Of our existence unIer tn
It'd State Constitution which becartie the OF
3 ganic law Of the State in 1902, in the pun
> er and better days Of the Tepublc-yo
know that when the Democratic party in 1856
|, , called Upon thepeopie ofthe State Of Ohio
unite with them in giving this State ne,
Constitution, that among other reasons that in
: duced them 10 appeal to the people in behalf c
, that new Constitution was that the old, who's
administration from l847 TO 1851 had bee
. piofigrate with the peoples. money, and ha
! oppressed the people with heavy and mtnens
t taxation and if the people would give TO tbet
q new Constitution, and if the people woul
y give practical working to that Constitutio
that they would dfuse prosperity from tn
: centre TO the circumference Of our gloriou
State.
The people took them at their words, CAV
them new Constitution, and they came int
It power on the LIST Of January, 1852. They cam
into power, my fellow citizens, in every branc
Of the State Government as well in the legis
= lntive as in the executive and in the judicial'-
Now, pray you TO tell me whether this Demo
cratic party, during the four continuous yeal
n Of their administration under this new Const
IT tuition, between 1852 and 1856, did fulfil III
v pledges given to you, In common with tn
r people Of the State, in record to the matter tht
u | speak of What were your expences fro
l84T TO 1852, during which time the w hig pa
ty was in continued powerlI was an old VIII
n in those times, and knew what the VIII
7: party then was. had the honor Of serving
, the senate OfYonr State during portion OF II
time; learned all my notions about fnanc,
l. and my political notions upon all subject
., while was a member Of the old Wing part
and have not changed in the slightest fro
that day to this. What was then, am not
At Now, as said before, know, this is We,
: JnintefestinR but | know it appeais TO u