The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-06-19
AN ELOQUENT SPEECH BY CARL
SHlIRZ.

The Republicans of Milwaukee had grand
ratification meeting on Wednesday evening
last. Speeches wero made bv Gov. Randall
and Car Shurz A full report of the latter
we fnd in the Free Democrat. extracts from
which we rrpublish, and commend 20 the pc
rusal Of our readers
BY tho parialty Of our delegation was
placed upon tho committee on platform and
resolutions. The spirit which animated those
committees was that the standard OF rcpubi-
canlsm should not be lowered one single inch.
[Gleat applause. We endcavored to liz the
creed Of the party far above the level Of mere
oppo,itional policy. The platform gives it a
positive character. The Republicans stand
before the country, not only rs the anti-slave
ry patty, but cmphaticalIy, rs the patty of
free labor. Loud cheers. While pennng
up slave labor within the limits which the
/ legislation Of sovereign States has assigned to
! il, We propose 10 plant free labor in the ter
rtofies by tho Homestead bill, and 10 pro-
mote free labor all over the land by the en-
courseement of home industry. Applause
In throwing its shield over the eternal princi-
pies Of human rights tho platform presents
the anti slavery policy Of the party in its log
ical connection with the great material inter
ests of tn" country. ITO man, his birth.
right; to labor, freedom; to him that wants
to labor, work and indepc dcnc"; to lin that
works, his durs." That is the Republican
platform Loud and prolonged cheering
! 1t affords me special satisfaction to state
that the resolutions. the passage Of which
WAS recommended by the Republican State
Convention Of Wiscolsin-I mean those con-
ccrning the Homestead bill and tn" rights Of
naiuralizrd citizens, were successfully advoca-
ted, and form part Of our national creed
Applause
Our platform, adopted without opposition
and almost without discussion. adopted amidst
the most spontaneous ard sublime outlur>ts
of enthusiasm human eyes ever witnessed ia
before the people. It is the bolhes, the
plainest, the most liberal ever presented to
the nation by a political party, anA the en-.
thusiastic shouts OF millions from Maine TO
the Rocky Mountains have already sanction
ed it with th"ir approval. [Checs.
! nerl hardly say, sir. that when the mo
ton was ma @ to mako Mr. Lincoln's nornina-
tion unanimous, We SECONDED it without anv
sacrifice Of feeling. and when il w,s carried,
We heartily joined in the general enthusiasm.
IChecis. We had no, gone there to have
our candidate nominated or none; hut with
the lovsl intention to snhorD.nate our ndi-
vidua Judgment to the Judgment of the ma
jori,y, provided the Convention asked Of Us
nothing inconsistent with our conscienccs as
anti slavery mon and the dignity of the r.,
I publican cause; cheers and DO not hesitate
to sav, that if Grow. Seward had not been in
the field, Mr. Lincoln would, uni IS mistake
the temper ot our people, in all probability,
have been the first choice Of Wisconsin. Al
though Gov. Seward failed, Mr.. Lincon's
nomination nailed the good old Republican
banner tn the mast ~ boldly and deirn,ly as
ever Prolonged applause.
Mr.. President, | had the honor to I've a
member Of that Committee who were to ear
~ 10 Mr.. Lincoln the official announcement
Of lis nomination. Tie enthusiasm with
which we were received at Springfield was
bcrndlcss. There we saw Mr. Lincoln's
neighbor-, and it became at once apparent
that those who knew him best, loved and es
teemed him most. Cheers Aud then
saw Mr.. Lincoln again; for had met him
before III that memorable Senatorial campaign
profound convictions, although discountenanc
ed and discouraged 10y many lealing Rcpub
licans, WHO thought it good policy TO let Mr..
Douglas return to the Senate without opposi-
ton, threw hin self forward for the impcriled
purity Of cur principles, grasped with bold
hand the Republican banner, which was in
danger Of sinking into the mre of compro-
mise and unnatural combinations. and held il
up proudly aloft ili one of the feiccst slrug.
giles the country ever Witnessed. Great APP
plarse | met him then, in thick Of that
fight, when he bearded the lion of drma.
gogu' ism in his den, when tho brilliant sal
lies Of his wit and sarcasm drew shouts Of de-
light from the multitude when the thunder.
bolts Of his invectve ratified triumphantly n.
gainst tho brazon front Of Stephen A. Doug.
las; [applause when ,he lucid, unanswerabe
logic Of his arguments inspired every patriot,
ic heart with new confidence in the justice o.
our cause and when under his powerful blow,
the large Democratic majority of Illinois
dwndled down to nothing. Then | saw hin
do what perhaps no other man in tho natior
would have done. Then learned to confid,
; in the patriot and the defender of profoun
convictions, TO e.teem the statesman and tC
love the man. Great applause.
And now | saw him again, surrounded by
the Committee Of the National Convention
who had come to lay into his hand. the high
: est honor and the greatest trust, which po
litical party has 10 hpstow, an honor which h,
: had not thought Of in his hard fought battles
8 which be had not craved and had hardly beer
ssnguno enough to expect. There he stood
silently listening to the address Of our chair
man, his cyes downcsst, in his soul. per
haps, feeling Of just pride struggling viii
4 the overawing consciousness Of responsibility
Then he answered, thanking the the honor
bestowed upon him and accepting the leader
. ship in the great struggle, not with the exul
tan' tone Of one who has achieved persona
triumph, not with the pompous airs and arri
fetal dignity Of one who is conscious Of stand
ing upon the great stage of the world, bu
with that unaffected. modest simplicity Of
man, who il strong in the consciousness Of hi
, ability and his honest intention to do right
d Applause. i
Many of those who now surrounded hin
had voted for other candidates in the Con
veution, and some. still laboring under feel
ing Of personal disappointment, had com