The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-10
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We're withdroe-. n. Howsr1 q asIoo
: iilh1ne third ballot resuIea1 q, &er,[
lows: j. 6. .Gilleland 81
county 50A Ses~r; II. " n uowaru'
of Fufton county, 81 votes. u
Mr.. Howard having received q alr
majority OF all the votes cast was.
on motion of |, N. Alexander, oi
Van Vert, declared unanimous nom Ii
Tree Of the Convention.
As soon as the nomination for
elector had been announced, loud
calls were made for Mr.. Ashley,
VIXEN the -gentlemah- came forward
and addressed the Convention as
follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN
OF TIE CONVENTION: Whatever may
be my future, whether prosperous or
adverse, | shall ever remember, asI
among the most pleasing and chez
iehed rocollections Of my life, the
kindness and confidence shown me
by the Republicans Of this Congress
ional District.
Though casting my lot among
you but few years ago, il he's been
my good fortune to secure the esteem
and confidence Of my fellow. citizens,
so that they honored me in 1858 by
an election to the place which | now
hold; and to day their Kindness and
partiality is shown me, through you
their accredited representatives in
this Convention.
The compliment OF q unanimous
; endorsement at your hands BY the
re- nomination just rendered me, is
; most grateful to my feelings, and
fills me with gratitude; and IL, as
trust is the case, your action faith
fully represents the wishes and sen.
timeuts of the Republican party in
e; The ten counties comprising this, the
largest and most populous Congress
ional District in the state,-it is ar
; honor Of which l am, and ough
b. justly to be, proud. And | nece
hardly assure yon, that IL agair
elected by the people rs their Re
: preventative, no effort shall be want
ing on my part to vindicate the pro
G propriety of your action to day.
t Mr.. Chairman, it will hardly b.
# expected, at this late honr, that
should make any extended remarks
= or profession oil political faith. Il
standing upon the National Repub
: .lican Platform. adopted by the Chi
!. cago Convention, and the Repu5li
r can Platform al the state rvcniio
It at Columbus, which llca. FHn hav
h this day endorsed, | bnt ,t.,. II
principles OF the RepL JiCano &
# this county, as set forth in tn
.. resolutions of a Convention G
which | was a member, held i
y; the City Of Maum @ on the first {
,s July, 1854. allude to this matte
| more particularly because the pre-
.: cecdings OF that Convention were i
[ advance Of the times, and they er
r, dorsed, among other appropriate r'
OF solutions, the principles OF the llom'
stead bill, which secures free home
of to free men" on all OF the unoccl
n: pied public domain, and prevents II
ra sale Of .he public lands to spec'
Of latCrS.
o: In 1856 this doctrine was not
V either the National or state pla
d. forms of the Republican party. 1t
of deed the Convention at Defanc
which nominated mo two years ag
as failed to endorse this great principl
although handed a resolution f
Il. vorable to it to the Committee c
Platform, and urged its adoption
II For reasons unknown to me, the
did not even report it to the Coz
,s. vention. This evidence of the pr
grcss of the Republican party in Il
Ii. right direction meets my cordial a
al probation, and secures. as it ougN
a the affection and confidence of T.
ali people.
Ofother matters need not spea
n. because you have heard me tin
ON and again discuss all the leadr
" political questions Of the day. 1t
or enough IN this occasion to say, tn
'cr in any position it may be my go
ch fortune to he placed by the sufI'rac
of my fcllow.ci,izcns, it will be n
:, duty, as it will be my highest n
Il? bition, to secure the approval of tho
e who commission mo to represe
:. 8 them: and | believe that this can
be done in the Republican party in
bv other way so well as by faithi
y maintenance Of the doctrines of I
Declaration Of independence and t
Constitution Of the United Stat,
ma which were adopted to secure Il
oh rights and equality Of tho states al
the liberties OF the people.
nv Accepting with gratitude the pla
le. you have assigned me in the h
OF publican army, | again pledge yo
ho rs | did on a similar occasion T.
az years ago, that "by the blessi
ma OF Heaven. its standard which y
70 have this DAY committed to my ca
,r. and defence, shall never be desert
Bile or dishonored while in my keeping
he In conclusion, gentlemen, | des
to express to you individually, q
an. through you to the generous &C
M stituency whom you represent
We this Convention, my grateful |
m. acknowledgements for the honor of Il
"A. denomination; and in return | C
nm only assure you and them, that
the future as in tho past, ell
,bv labor increasingly to secure the
lly umph of our principles. not only
ion my votes in Congress, but by
q. election OF all worthy persons p