The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-27

oelols you and advocate Inc principles
then commended for. As early as 1888.
(let me here say that am glad to End
that the Committee which have wsi'ed up
OIL me on this occasion, and have present
ed their sentiments to me through their
orgsn-I am glad TO find that they repre-
Gent all the parties among which we have
been divided As early as 1898, form
ed my opinions in reference to this doe
lriDe Of secession in tie euullifcauoa the
laws of the United States. 1 held these
doctrines up to the year 1890, and | mair-
tain them still Applause.
4 entertained these opinions, as j re-
marked before. down 10 the latest set
ting of Congress. and | then reiterated
them. ebteftain and express them here
TO day. Applause.
In this connection, may be permitted
10 remark that. during our last struggle
for the Presidency, all parties cohtepded
for the preservation Of the Union. With
out going further back, what was that
, struggle? Senator Douglas of the State
of Illinois was a candidre. His friends
f presented him as the bes! Union man. 4
r Shall speak upon this subject in reference
, to my position. Mr.. Breckinridge's friends
/ presented him to the people as the best
4 Union candidate. was one Of Mr.. Brock
. ,inridge's friends. The Bell men present.
ed the claims Of The Hon. John Bell Of
a Tennessee for the Presidency, upon tbs
i ground that lie was the best Union can;
n didate The Republican party, go far as
t. | understand them have always been 10
+ a. -. he xuaa
n contest, between four Candidates present
e ed TO the consideration Of the people OF
r. llhe United States. An the great strug-
a Ole between them and ter advocates
r who was enii led TO pre-emiLence as
h. man in favor of the preservation ot the
Of Union of these States. Now where do
n . we fad ourselves? In times gone by you
n. know We had our discussion and our
or guarrels. Ii was bank and anii-bank
NJ questions, tariff and an,i-tarif internal
le Improvement and an,internal improve
w. ment, or the distribution Of the money
raj derived from the sale Of public lands,
ire among the several States. Such meas
e ures as these we presented 10 the people,
,e and tie aim in the solution Of all was how
lat best % preserve the Union Of these States.
lte One party favored the measures as calc;u-
ID lated to promote the welfare of our com
bis mon country; another opposed them, to
ou bring about the sgme result Then what
ex. was the former contest. Bringing 1T
lne down to the present times, there has been
be no disagreement between Republicans,
ich Bell men, Douglas men and Breekin.
less ridge men, as regards the preservation OF
our the union OF States. Now however, these
measures are all laid sside-sll these party
to questions ale left out Of consideration, and
my the great question comes up whether the
] at Constitution, as aioped By the old arti-
ut. ces of confederation, and afterwards re-
and frmet in the adoption of the Constitu>
ran ton Of the United Sates-I say now,
lity. when the great question arises, involving
up the preservation ard existence OF the
the Government of the United States, am
lpo- proud to mmet this vast concluded oil
we people, d hear them say they are viii.
/, TO ling to lay aside all party measures--all
at | party considerations, and come up TO Join
Ut 10 one fraternal hug to sustain the bright
the stars and broad stripes of our glorious
5 no Union-al wiling to unite l repeated
tsns in one fraternal hug-ail willing TO coop
any crate for tie consummation OF sublime
Ap- purpose, without regard 10 former party
hing differences-that we are all ue'etll'neu
the to stand fast by the Union Of these States
ime, FApplause. Sc far as am concerned
hch am willing 10 say in this connection that
Aich au proud am gratifed TO stand herr
TAp. among you as one Of the humble uphold
.rs and supporters Of the stars and stripe
ntry. u,at have been borne by Washington
nsid. thr ugh seven years revolutlon-a boil
single aud manly struggle for our independence
elf as and separation from the mother county
Nv That is my flag that flag that was born
nited by Washington in triumph, under II
sup want TO live and under no other 1t
YOU the flag that has been borne in triumph b
then, the Revolutionary fathers over every oa
ions tie field, when our brave men after day
ons of Of toll and danger laid down and slept
an Ittbs cold ground with no covering b'
cen no the inclement sky, and arose in the mort
hat inc and renewed their march over Il
nforce frozen gruuud as the blood trickled iro
h the their feet all to protect that banner, al
It all. bear it aloft triumphanty.
t that repeat that am proud to be in 20
his mldst-aln amongst tnlS NaSt uumoet
ary for uphold the asg tina. was borne by Washin
lied .as tou--the emblem Of the Union Of Stat
r i. is TApplause.7 l have intiAsted that
her it should make some allusiou to myself.
If it have indicated to you what were my op
ne and ions aud my views from 1882 down
,ns,ilu. The moment stand before you. W
low ar. the facts in relation to the contest VIII
at au. took plsce recently in the State CT e
then, nessee, YOU are all familiar. No lon
a Gov. ago Il.an last February there was an 81
lelusiou session of the Legisla ure called. Tf
q since was then law passed authorizing
,eut in Convention to be called, The peopl
not an that State voted it down by majority
,ave not sixty -four thousand.
1t, and In a very short time alIerwaru anu
Govern. session Of the Legislature was cal
fingers This Legislature went into secret ses' 3.
FAD. in very short time. While the So'
'he5 the ern Confedcracy, or its agents bad aC' =
.s should ITO it, and we're putin possession oil
proof to doings and proceedings Of tals s, s.
.Iity and session, the great mass of the people
nv own State were not permitted
,ba, this so M, their ears to the, ,..keyhole, or
,sy-tbAt loos through erevice in tie doors
,cy 1 that ascertain What was being done A LEI
"a faydarscv With the Southern Confederacy has