, 1860-01-30

the day when it shall meet a response less deci
ded or less unanimous, The sentiment itself,
indeed. WAS but an echo to the utterauces Of ali
patriotic hearts, from the very beginning OF the
.i;fugg'e IT., toF Independence. Tho primal nece..
Sly of tne revolution Vas union. Without it
the revolution itself, though In name SUCCESS,
Moula mare been in truth 4 disastrous failure.
l. Was drst and last among the aspirations Of
II asnhRson and his great compatriuts; and the
most impressive among the final adnonitions
o. "a luther Of bis country. are those which
ineulcate its priceless worth, aud exhort his
countF5men to its perpetual maintsnanca. 1t
was fit that the first President from ,hs new
Ssates should smphstically re affirm tho judg-
n1ent and purpose Of the first President from
the old. 1t is Gt, also. when the represents
t1sas Of the three States frat organized in this
great central valley arc gathered together as
now, that this sentiment should be again af-
irmed with emphasis and decision. As the
ziTers Of these States flow into one Ohio, bear.
ing upon its bosom thei7 common interests Of
commerce, 80 should the affections Of the
dwel!ers upon these shores aow together in one
vast current Of devotion to the Gallon. laden
win tho precious freight OF all their destinies
But. Ar. Pzesidt Mt, must not enter on this
large theme. the time doas not permit, nor il It
neeLful. The number of those who. either 1t
the South orat the North, really believe thatt
time for the dissolution Of this Union has actu-
ally c,me, is too small. 10 exci'e alarm-nnd if
contingencies, the destruction Of the nobIest po-
ltical fabric eveF raised by man becomes deslr-
able. We may safely tru,t the logic Of events for
the demonstration Of their error. Frum Ohio,
Ut least, I may confidently speak. She has erer
been aud ever will reulsn foy al to the Union nud
thc Constitution. Whit: yet in NV earliest man
lood, put on record Elf coEric:ion that in all
future, as In all past circumstances, Ohio will
ceaye fast to the Nation Il Constitution anil the
National Uniou, and that her grL wing -uer.ics
Will on no occasion be more Willingly Or power
fully put forth. than in the support aud ma:u-
| tenance OF bnIh in uninapa1red visor and
| Strength That conviction rem Ans unchanged,
nor do doubt, Mr. President, tt at the spirit
| and purpose of nj the States, whose worthy
and heuored representatives ara gathered here
tonight. We will not surrender the prou.f t;tla
OF Anne icao c.li4eos; ne will not rennuncs Of, T
portion in the g'ores OF the imnetial Republic !;
We will not ma.lly ding sway th: most blessed
boon OF free ms -itutions ever vouchaai-d by
| heaven to man; We will not prepare for cur
children, instead Of the noble heritage Of free
dom. prosperity anu peace which our fathers
/ transmitted to Us. neicstable inheritance OF
dcspotism, calamity and cirif war. No. no: q
thousand times No! We will compose whatever
differences have arisen or may ur;se, in the
spiti. of our latl,ess-el4in.ips mutually nothing
that We think wrong. We ccncede mutually
whatever We inI to be just, chcrishing above
all, with the constant a1dor Of Washington, a
cordial and im,norAh.e attachment tour Fed
7 eral uniou- We will resolve witt. the inflex.
ible determination Of Jackson, that it must be
| preserved
From Columbus The guests returned to Gin.
cinnati, where they were brill antiy entertained