M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-08-16

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furnish the water that floats down the
Mississippi as well as the water that
flows through the lakes of the st.
Lawrence. We intend to follow that
water wherever it flows until it min
giles into the broad ocean. [Applause.
I'VE have social and commercial rela.
lions with the South and the East
alike. We have the tie of country
and of blood that binds them together.
When You tell us that this Union is to
be dissolved, we say "Neverl" for the
reason that we never intend to travel
into q foreign country, and obtain a
passport and have it Uised by consul
in order to visit the tombs of our
fathers or the scenes Of our childhood.
Hence there is not man on the from.
tier that don't love this glorious I'm.
ion; aud because we do love the Un
ion, our motto is never to do an act
that would ALLEVIATE one portion Of the
people from another. You can only
preserve the Union by maintaining
peace and harmony aud concord
among the people ofthe different sec,
Itions. Remember that one tie after
another has already been severed.--
This fell spirit of sectional strife has
invaded the holy sanctuary, and sep,
larated the churches into churches
North, churches South. This fell
spirit Of sectional strife has separated
brethren at the communion table,.
And when you find spirit OF strife
so deadly that it can sever social tie,
and religious tie, and political tie,
what is your Constitution worth, when
you have made the people enemies
who live under it9 You must bind
the hearts ofthe people together, if
.yOu expect to maintain the Union.--
You can only bind those hearts to-
gether, and mould Them into one, by
observing those great principles of
Justice and equity upon which our
whole system rests. IUheers0
My friends, feel that haye done
injustice to you as well as to myself.
['Go on.@] No, am not going on.
| have done more talking to-day than
| expected TO have done all summer.
| thought | was going to pass quietly
through, but every road station was 50
crowded that my friends were literally
overwhelming Inc with kindness; and
it was not in my heart to refuse to re-
spond to them. | made no political
speeches because | was welcomed
unanimously by all parties; and it
never was in my heart to say an un-
kind thing to those that were kind to
me. To-day, have only touched on
these political topics because your
who introduced me, invit,
ed my special attention to them. do
not intend as n general thing to enter
into the political discussions of this
year 1t is the first time in twenty
seven years that have looked on at
political fight without taking a hand
in it. am now enjoying a holiday
visiting The watering places for the
first time, taking little recreation,
aud, it seems, speaking a little just
for exercise. Laughter and cheers,
But, gentlemen, must again serious
ly, and with profound gratitude, ex-
press to you my thanks for the manner
in which you have received ME this
day. 1t certainly is magnifcentand
imposing demonstration-one that !
feel that have right to be proud OF,
and one that reflects credit and honor
upon you who have got it up. do
not accept it as personal tribute to
myself. | believe, and may rejoice in
the belief, that it IS intended as a for.
chile manner Of expressing yoar devO,
tion to those great political principles
with which my public life is identified.
Long aud prolonged applause
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"A Handsome Compliment 10 MIR.
Douglas.
In late speech at Louisville the
Hon. John } Crittenden. tho patriot
ic and eminent Opposition Senator
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