Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-24
SPEECH BY JUDGE sToRER.

u Judge Storer being seen on the stag
there were such earnest calls for him tina
he was compelled to come forward Th
enthusiasm with which he was greeted wa
such an ovation as any patriot might b
proud to win by life spent in the service
{ Of his country. Judge Storer made th
: following eloquent remarks
Ny FRIENDS | am not one of the ri
sing generation, but was born under tine
American flag. and. thank Godl if liv'
to the age of Methuselah, intend to die
: under it GCheers saw that glorious
banner (pSinting to beautiful hlg with
the stars and stripes suspended above the
PLATFORM In the war of 1912, when | was
old enough to bear arms, and bore them
for my country. Cheers. 1t was under
that banner that our fret naval triumphs
were achieved; under that banner that the
battles of Tippecanoe, Thames. &C., were
won Cheers. That flag has brought
all the homer, all the glory, and all the
praise that belongs to the country. and Its
stripes and its stars floating over the globe
have given protection to the citizens, native
as well as adopted. Applause. ,
4 1t never. no never, while it has been
nailed to the masthead, has been torn down
by foreign hands, and oh! what spectacle
is now presented, with it trailed in the
dust for the first time, by those who ought
to have honored it. who oug ght to have up
held it. Cries of SHANE, /" Shame. u 1t
is sad spectacle We witness mournful
tale to repeat not only among ourselves
but to our children; and the future histo-
rian, to our honor, might drop tear upon
the crcOrd and blot it out forever
We have come here as Union men, not
as partisans, not as politicians, Cheers
The days for schemes and stratagems and
mere political ehicanery, have gone by.
This mighty earthquake which has shaken
this country to its center has buried sec
tiOnal feeling. and all private and selfish
views. ICbeers And would now bor-
row language that was applied to ancient
mem "Who is here so vile who would MT (
love his country? fany, speak, for him
have offended Cheers 7
My friend the President, has but told
in plain. but burning language, the senti-
ment of my own heart. He has given Ian
guage to sentiment which, if we feel right,
we should indulge, and that language viii
be echoed by every true bosom Yes. We
must forget the past, we must think only
of the present while we look to the future.
The hour of elimination and recrimination
has gone by, and we stand upon the platform
of orr common country, holding as our in.
heritanee, as our rigat. to claim thirty-f four
stars In that banner. Cheers They
were placed there not by modern hands;
they were the fruit of toll, and SORROW, and
blOodshed. in times past, by those who
have gone fron this world to better, and
have not lived to see it disgraced. Cheers
But our first duty is to ascertain whether
we have a Government-to know definitely
whether there is such Union now as the
United States of America CApplause1 =
whether there is power in that Govern
ment to vindicate itself; whether there is
sufficient modern energy in those who now
control the destinies of those people. to H.
lustrate the true American spirit of York
town. of Bunker Hill and Saratoga; Ap- ]
plausc;1 or whether we must tamely sub
NIT to being compelled to have our name
no longer enrolled in the family of nations ,
no longer to deserve the character,
the world, of an Independent, ,
proud and spirited people; whether We !
shall fold our arms and permit this Union :
to become disunited and beligerent That a
dark hour may come-it may be now-are !
you prepared for the crisis? Loud cries of I
YES" YES"
l have lived many years, have seen a q
great deal of revolution in my youth; l Z
have witnessed scenes of blood, although
not permitted to participate in them. and
know that which we are about to enter :,
lpon is a solemn duty. and We should 90 .
about it in proper spirit becoming the
greatness of the cause. feel it is unneccs- /
'ary to make more appeals to you; l only 6
an claim the few remaining years have :, :
'f life, for my country. Applause. = =
b Our duty is now to be prepared. Words +
should be few and well spoken. There :
Ihould be enrolment of all who will stand :,
Up for the American flag; and as a pledge 1
# what my heart prompts-under my in =
yard conviction asked-I LoFFER MYSELF :,
IS VOLUNTEER. 1.-THE scene that followed l. T.
his declaration was indescribable. Hats =
waved, and men eheered until they were \
.lmost exhausted. to 60 anywhere, every
where, or to stay at home. or 60 abroad,
ust tell me where | can be of most service
n my humble manner, and want but half
N hour to shoulder my musket and be e e
eady. lCheers. u
Young men, do your duty; middle-aged a
nen do yours, and those of US who have m
assed their score and nearly arrived at
heir. three score and ten-If that hour Of
nust come when We must engage in bloody m
trife-may we stand by with the same p
pirit to do our duty as did those noble n
zen on the 18th of June I775 upon Bunk VI
r Hill, to roll back the force of the enc al
ny. CCheers. 49, N
Friends, fellow citizens, enc word more. ID
lave no unkind feeling for your brethern ia
q the South. VOices-'.GoOd, Coed oy
here are noble men there who have been 81
rushed by power they could not control. 70
here are noble spirits there who have not OF
zen permitted to vote. Those seeded tr
,tates have made their President without
the question to the people; and
that is Democratic, the word has been di
Remember then, to pass ce
10 examinations upon brethren Of the m
iouth They have fallen upon tempo OF
ary delusion, and although ID has aroused eE
spirit of resistance within US, let US as n
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