The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-08-31
Pole Raising. Speech of A, @. Riddle

tbom. During tho past week, some very
significant shadows have boon seen in Au.
burn, and we doubt not that about the sixth
Of next November, an event will tako place
that will account for at least ono of tho
shadows.
tWo omi. our correspondents accoun, of
tho Pic Mic, it being substantially like that
of wv |. LII
ON Friday morning, tho Ropu5lican bows
OF THIS place got up four. horse toam, and
win tho stars and stripes elevated aboyo our
heads we again proceeded to Auburn. At
tor suudry breaks aud stops. We brought On
at tho Ethridgo H,uso, all RIGHT side nm
with caro-. Al 1920 T. VI. the libcr,y Polo
began to movo skyward, aud in FIVE minutes
the names Of Lincoln aud lIamlin wero
streaming in tho brctzo hundred fout
above terra .f,ma. At tho same instant tho
Chngliu Falls Band discussed Hail Co.
'umba to tho pcoplo, from the balcony of
the Ethridgo llolsr. A things being
ready, the crowd wore called together, and
three cheers given. A G.. Riddle was now
calod for, aud from tho balcony he az. .
dressed tho people below. II. fist con-
! graduated thom on their success in rasing
tho pole; then spoke Of Fremont poo
that. -four years ago, troubled tho chivnlrv
of Virginia moro than the ghost of John
Brown could at proscrt. uc also spoko of
an effort that was mlds to have n liberty
pole ia tho Capital of our nation, hut il wos
considered an "incondiary document" aud
would not bo tolerated Ilo wished to know
whether il should bo always SO. He hoped
that while they driicl,oh this polo to FREQ.
| dom. thoy would also dndicato themselves
! TO tho same glorious cause. Three cheers
and big gun wero thon given for Riddle.
After an hours rccoss for dinner. tho poo
pie proceeded to tho grovc. and tho cxer.
csos were opened with song by Mcssrs
! Green, Rruw9o and Snow. Mr.. Riddle
thon camo forward, and commenced his ad
'Iross By rofurring to tho groat change that
| had taken place since no was o litrlo bov,
| running in tho streets of Auburn. Ho had
almost thought that the scattering gray
! hairs in his own head wcro premature, but
he saw that othors. ike himself wore grow
! ing old. Tho fact that his friends had ro
momOcrod tho boy of few years ago, and
had conferred such honor upon him calod
forth tho gratitude pf his heart. lis did
not expect TO say anything new. but wished
to cali their attention. for II few moments. to
African Slavery Hr wished it understood
by wha, tito tha stakeholder held tho slave;
il was by conquest. And the planior has
no Othor right than this The sIavu draIrr
had no better right to tho slave than the
man had who captured him on tho coast of
Africa
At this poiEt in his speech, tho wind
began to blow quito hard, and tho Spcuker
was very suddenly introduced to tho back 5
Of his hearers. Mr.. II suggested that nexr
November there would be II northwest wind
that would reach Washington Tho wind
soon passed over, and order was restored
NJ. Il. Then laid down the following I.ropo.
sitioD Slavery is both aggressive aud pro
grcssive. In few moments, the rain began
to fall, aud n general rush was mndn to the
Baptist Church. Order was soon established
here, md Mr.. X. gave II chrome 'ogca nc
count OF tho aggrcssinns and progression of
the Slave Power, iIu remarked ihat Van
Barren, Clay and Cass had all boon defeated
by tho Slave Power; thcn passed. on to the
timc when the old Wing party ignored its
principles. He said that tho platform o,,
which General Taylor was elected. was Nil
summed up in these few words: Resolved
that we adjourn sine die Evervthing wns
:hcn hushcd but few Frco Sellers at the
North. Iln then noticed .hc timo when
Stophen Douglas put forth his parrici,lal
hand and struck down a solemn compact
llo wished to know Of Douglas Democrat,
what they meant by Sqnatter Sovereignty
II they meant tho right of all human beings
black or white to govern themselves. he
was with them every timn. and all the timr
but ho duniod that tho Constitution yas the
lag of tho Territories also. that tho Con.
stitution recognizes the right of property
in man. II il docs recognize this right,
:hero is no method but John Browns. for
doing away with Slavery under this Con
stitutinn. The wrongs against kuusas then
wore noticed. Tho illegal voting, tho En-.
glish swindlc, tho refusal to admit Kansas
to thr Union. were all tho practical work.
ings of tho DougIas Squaltcr Sovereignty
doctrine. We had the mangled body of tho
Democratic party with us. hu, whoro is the
heart, tho lito, tho soul 1t had better i'm
modiatcly fly to Abraham's bosom, before
it is too late. ilo desired to know Of tho
Douglas men how their party camu liko a
| pitch iolk. tines up. witl Douglas on one
} tine, and Breckenridge on tho othcr-onc
tho National Democratic party, and tho
other tho Democratic National party Tho
South had sworn by tho grcat gohs that
Douglas should never DO President, and he
never would DO.
| Mr.. IL. tncn mot tno opinions OF some
that Seward or Chase ought to havo had the
nomination, instead Of Lincoln. by saying
that tho Republican party was no mans
. party. No one man had brought it into OK
stence or sustained it, and il was under nc
obligations to elevate amy particular man
Tho party was tho spontaneous outgrowt
of few great and eternal principles.
Ho then spoke strongly in favor of the
Homestead Bill Hu also wished il distinct.
understood before any ono voted for him
: that ho was in favor Of protecting American
industry 10y tariff. Tho improvement o.
: our luko harbors, somo of which woul1
hardly float duck, was thing that he wa,
Interested in. For over two hours, Mr.
Riddle hold the attention of tho audience
Before dispensing, three resolutions wor,
adopted. The first one we failed to report
, Tho second was, Resoived, that We fully in
dorse zach and ovory plank in tho present
REPUBLICAN Platform. Tho third, Resoiucd
that wo look upon A. G. Riddle as nbun
dandy abo to fight tho baltic of Freedom
for us in Congress At tho close of eoci
resolution tho Muntua boys put in an OK
, clnmaton point with their cannon, and tn,
last ono actually jarrod glass from tho win
dOws of the bouso Tho last resolution
called forth great applause. Three cheer
woro then given !or A. G. Riddle.
Thus endeth tho second shadow, and no
= hudy has any donht that tbn ayont l., NJ