The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-11-23
VOLUME Xr, NO. AZ.

but this simultaneous striking of Northern
and Southern thunder, was q little uncx.
pected; you must therefore give them time
60 finish up. We arc told that n Trojan
spy once found his way into tho Grecian
camp, whose head with ono falchiop blow
was suddenly cut off, and rs 1t rolled upon
the pavement it continued muttoring until
It had finished tho Sentence it had COM
. menced, when o., the body.
80 "ith the Democracy; have charity
And givo them time to finish up.
In South Carolina. they burn Republican
newspapers-in Painesvllle. our tar barrels.
You, wide Awakes = Democracy in Vir-
ginia can discover In your lamps nothing
but incendiary torches tin those stats,
bristliug bayouets and yourselves an
armed invasion. In the City of New York
the Democracy mob them in Paincsvlllo
they only make up faces at you, only you
must not 60 within one hundred rods Of the
Female Seminary.
On the third day of March nox.. tho sun
will havo gone down for tho las time upon
the most prohgate, corrupt and abandoned
administration that was ever endured or
suffered by q voting people.
Such inconcevable fraud, villainy and
corruption, committed 10 any othor gov
ernment than ours, would have provoked a
revolution. The ruling power here is found
at the ballot box, and tho Union will bo
stronger at the Close Of tho present tyrann-
cal administration than ever, for every as.
Aault it enduros and every shock i. survives
only affords renewed evidence of its powers
OF resistance,
The strength of this Union is not in its
navy or army, nor in its bolts, bars and dun
geons, but in tho hearts aud confidence of
tho people, and thanks to Popular Sovor-
oignty, (not Squatter Sovoregnty,) that old
tyrant is incapabl of further mischief. We
read in Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress about
an old "Fogy' who had spent his yclrs and
strength 10 prosecuting tho Pilgrims, aud
when he cOulc perform no further service,
and was stiff in his limbs and crazy in his
joints, with his head resting on ono shoulder
no sat at the mo nth of his cave grinning at
the Pilgrims as tboy passed by, and biting
his teeth, because he could not get at thom
That was an allegory. but l loavo it with
you to mako the application to the living
reality.
Mr.. ]. o. Converse, on bcing introduced
spoke to the following effect:
FELLOW CITIZENS: Unnccustom as
am to address an assemblago like this. foai
that | cannot be heard, and much more
that cannot respond to this call in fitting
terms. | am glad, as an humble citizen Of
Old Geauga, to be here and to join with yo,
in your rejoicings over the great aud gloriou.
victory we celebrate tonight.
In tho Presidential campaign Just ondod
"a campaign which will DO ever memorable
in the history of the great struggle betwcor
Freedom and Slavery in our nation) it wat
the pride and glory of tho Republican party
alone that it had q cause for which to labor
and whose success would insure to the
country lasting good results. 1t was tha
cause which gave to the campaign its chief
If not its only significance; and it is thai
cause which now gives to our victory itt
crowning glory.
Republicans of Lake and Goauga may
Justly claim that, though comparatively
few IN numbers, they have contributed thcil
full share to this auspicious result. Our cor.
test for tho banner, unlike most contests, il
ono from which the victor and tho van
pushed alike como forth with honor, ant
may rejoice together. Our banner, unlike
tho banner of Slavery, bonrs, not tho stripe:
alone but tho stripes and stars of tho Union
and the whole Union-that Union which
our fathers formed to perpetuato Freedom
but which tho Propagandsts of the South
and their allies of the North, would dostro,
to perpetuato Slavery.
We noed make no new pledges TO- night
Tho past gives assurance that our flag will
never trail in the dust, but that, in ever,
contest for Freedom, wherever our Wido
Awake champions lead tho way, thero viii
wo follow, bearing this banner, as tho cm
bem OF our principles aud the omon of vic
tory.