American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-02-02


Unicn must aud shall be preserved. But
how? Shall it be by lorce--by coercion?
| answer, No. There can be no Ameri.
car Union held intact by the power of
the sword. The first drop of blood shed,
coerce Union. will be its overthrow
and its dissolution. The American Union
must be based upon fraternity; its cohe.
sive power must be mutual love, affection
good will and kindness; and these senli.
menls must be cherished in every section
of the Unious BY a STRICT regard 70, and
adherence, TO- the ping pies Of our com,
mon. Constitution. in ssll it's provisions,
compacts and compromises. How shall
We best secure faithful fulfIment, by
each member Of the confederacy, of this
great duty? Iregard this occasion aus ).
picio ofgreat results for the security Of
our Union. There is moral power in
his assemblsge. The social and official
interchange OF civililies and hosptalities,
by the three great States of Tennessee.
Kentucky and Ohio, manifest fraternity
OF feeling which, il preserved. will secure
the 2erpetuity Of our institutions; but
if the representatives. of the before. mems
toned States will permit me l will ven
ture another word of practical advice. Be
not content with mere wOrdS of devotion
TO the Union. Manifest your regard for
the great principles Of the Constitution by
d. edS--by acts Of friendship. Let all
measures OF offeuse and retaliation be re-,
jected and condemned by every suitat le
act ofegislation,
Your regard for the Constitution il all
its parts, and your respect for the rights
of each other as Observation-Disclosures.
To guide you in the discharge Of these
great duties, you have the light shed up.
on you, by the ilIustrious wisdom reflect
ed by that great man whose name heads
this sentiment to which | am responding,
and others who, If no; equally Distinguish
ed, have a fame and name high on the
pedestal of our country's glory. And
this leads me, Kenuckians, to say that
have an interest in your St to which you
have no right to take from me. Ohio is
one Of the iuderitOrs Of the glory and
fame Of that great man, whose remains
rest in the soil of Kentucky. We have
common right with you to visit the sep.
ulchro OF that great and good man, Henry
Clay, and there by the influence of the
memory of his.deeds, to kindle anew the
FIRE Of patriotism, which shall lead us on
as American citizens, to the performance
Of every duty and the ful6llment Of every
obligation.
And you, Tennesseeans, have no right
to the exclusive proprielolship Of the
hero Of New Orleans. His great deeds
were put fourth in defense OF our CONS
mon country--his great name and fame
belong to that country--are joint heirs
with you ip his great name and claim the
right to enjoy this estate with You in pr.
peluity. Shall the day ever come when
our joint ownership in these great inGer.
iianoes, will be severed? when their mem
ories shall cease TO be the common proper
ty Of these United States? l pray God
that my eyes may never behold that day
when the flag Of the Union shall have
ceased to wave over the tomb ofWashing-
ton and the sepulchers Of Clay and Jack
son, / the three States here, ty their
Representatives assembled, shall be faith
ful to the trust committed to their charge,
they have the power to prevent the sad
calamity to which We have ALLUDED. Ten.
nessee, Kentucky and Ohio constitute the
great heart Of this Union; They are
the great Mediterranean OF this Republic.
They possess moral and physical pow :,
er potent for good, and by the m ,niesta.
ton and exhibition, il all suitable ways
and on all fit occasions. Of those p:inci-
pies Of charity and paternity to which
lave alluded, they can alIay siriles and
correct mutual misunderstanding, and
preserve intact this great Republic. So
long as this centre and heart remains sound
and beats truthfully and faithfully 10 eve.
ry vital principle of the Constitution, this
body polite shall live and be perpetual.
This morning the guests were escorted
to the depot by the II illitary, and salute
of twenty one guns was Gred--hat being
the number prescribed by the regulations
for Gubernatorial or Legislative salutes.
At about hall past nine the train left the
depot, an immense crowd being in attend.
snce; the drums beating, the bystauders
cheering and the military sending up
regular volleys of three cheers each, fred
at short intervals and each capped with a
tiger" Thus eudeth the first invasion
Of the capital City.
Both Houses have adjourned over.---
Harrison, Jones, Garfield, Key, Ready,
and few others remain in the city, but
the bulk of both Houses went"on train"
to Cincinnati, WARRINGTON.
6tHoE BUSINESS AND FACTORIES, can be car.