The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-06-21

way, were deprived of these CONTRACTS aud they
were awarded to the man who had fortified nis
position by ribuing $4,000 to aid u Mr..
| Buchanans election, and at oss to the Gov
eminent ot some $50 900 year. all Of which,
follow .bitizens, came out ot our pockets
| tell you, my friends, aS a fact proved re.
Gently BY testimony, that several of the Demo
cratic newspapers of this city are now at this
moment quarteted upon the Government. The
testimony before tue famous investigating com
mittee. at the head Of which is Mr.. Covoie. n
Representative from this State, shows that the
editor Ola leading Democratie paper in this city
for long time drew n salary Tor sinecure o ce
--on Office he never visited and the duties of
which he never discharged. Cries OF name him,
His name is Mr.. Baker, of the Peansylpaaidn.
| might 80 on aud detail many more cases; but
do not desire to dctuin you too long. | know
that you must be warn in this crowded room
and know that am immensely so. Laugh
ter
Now, my Gellow citizens what is the duty of
the American people, without distinction Of
party? Shall we submit to this state OF thingsH
Shall we allow these men longer TO abuse their
public truSt7 | say no. | believe that the
| American people demand that the money chan
gers shall be turned out, because they deile the
Capitol How shall we do j. The people Of
Philadelphia. and the people of Pennsylvania,
have the task to perform. Everybody knows
that with you it is to make the next President
Of the Uui'ed States. will YOU, for four Yeas
more,quarler these lerches upon the public treas
nry? win you longer let them suck the life.
bluo of this Republic.
You must decide this que .ton, and you only
can. say that it ought to be the united voice
ot the American people that this Administra-
tior shalt be displaced. How eau it be done'
BY voting tor Boil and Everett. ICres of mo!
not! They are both worry respectable gentle.
l. a ., III, 4
ter but they have no more chance OF being cleo.
ted President aud Vice President ,han have
of hving TO the moon. [L,ughter md a1-
plause Every body knows that they have but
y little strength. except in this, aud a lew other
cities. Every body knows that vote cast for
them is u vote thrown away On the other
hand there are one million aud half Of votes,
ac'ing IN great political organization that have
advanced many steps to meet you. They are
composed OF people of the United States drawn
from all parties.
Feilnw-citizens, pervadng the entire plat
form of the Republican party is an abiding love
for the Constitution and the Union. Applause.
You cannot point out n man who wll support
Abe Lincoln w o will in the least degree touch
} or impair the Union of these States. If there
b. amy such, ! say that he does not belong TO
the great political organization that will elect
the ncxt President OF the United States APP
I
: who dare in the face of the assembled represen.
tatives Of the people utter disunion sentiments
you will find he belongs to the Democratic
2 party. | say that he does not belong to u.s..
Renewed applause. tell you my Democrat
&c friends, that you are associated in political
} amty with men who have declared over aud
, over again and who now declare. that they will
break up the Union of States il they cannot gov
+ ern it, A voice: " They are traitors. Yes,
nv fplIDw ri ihpv nrn trnit IL no "
| have the courage to make good their words. II
I there be man who will profess allegiance to
the organiza ton which met recently in Chicago
i and utter dSunion sentiments, say that he lB
n not Cf us. We do not want the voices of any
II such men, iAppIause.)
y When Came here | was told that the peo.
$ pie of Philadelphia were very pnricuar-huuk.
l erish, they sald--on the slavery question:
e Laughter. was told that you had an idea
d that a Black Republican was very uulike other
o men. hope that this is really not SO. t. Oh
no we go in for YOU Cheers were given loI
t Mr., Sherman The Chicago Convention. com.
posed Of delegates from every State in the Union
+ except the Gulf States, has presented to you OF
= Pennsylvania platform which you are bound
n to accept. Read it, sentence by sentence, sec
ton by section, and if it does not meet with
S your approval, then | am very much mis-.
. taken. Asthe representatives of that plu torn
II we have pre- .ented two men who ought to, rs
= have no doubt they will receive your cordial
j. support. Applause. For president, we have
Q taken a man from the ranks Of the people, man
d born in Kentucky, OF Pennsylvania parentage-
e good stock as all must admit; aud know that
i where live, in the West, there is great deal
g OF justsuch stock. Applause. We have taken
u this man, who now lives in Illinois, a man who
has been the architect of his own fortune, who
s started in life poorer than any ofyou. and who
: carried his way, step by step, unpaid except by
s his own great energy. muledriver rail-spt-
u ter, boat man, and so on, until he now stand.
: forth the candidate OF all, except the Democrat
= lc party, tor Presidency Of the United States.
, Applause. He is man against whom sus-
plclon has never been breathed; of pure charac :.
ter aud spOtless reputation 1t has never been
| insnuatrd against him that he lied Or stole or
: did any Of these other things that we hear OF
% nowadays. Laughter and applause Will
you OF Philadelphia and Of Pennsylvania help
: your Western brothers 10 elect him? We
, will, and applause. You heard that he prarles
t were On fire from Minnesota's n0rtbermoSt bor-
der TO the southern part of Illinois So they are
, because there are Traits of character about Mr.
Q Lincoln which strike home 10 the hearts Of the
! people, They like him, they respect him, they
= believe him 10 be honest, they will vote for
him. lAppIause.I
4 We nave presented as our candidate for the
Wee Presidency Mr. Hamlin, Of the State Of
Maine, and now Senator from chat State In
The Senate of the United Stitei. From simple
Senator we design elevatng him to be the pre-
! siding officer of that body He is man Of pure
character. His aniecrdenis 5re Democratic.
! having adhered to the d mocratic party up to
1854, when because of the repeal OF the Mis-.
souri, Comp omise he attached himself to tn.
Republican party, as il is called He has lived
a life pure and without reproach, Thus are
presented to the people Of the United States 8
: pure ticket, an honest ticket, aud noble and
national platform lApplause.
Men OfPhiladelphis, join us Of Ohio, Join the
people of the whole country, who are sick and
tired of ollicial corruption slavery aggressions
: AMI anxlous 10 elect on honest man in elrcling
: honest Abe Lincoln President of the United
q SlAies lrhren cheers and q tiusr Rara cnllaI