Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-22
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GEkrLRMsR OF THE Convection the
Democracy QofH Massachusetts,, through their
duly elected delegates, have assembled 10 Con-
venhon, 10 renew their pledge of fidelity to
thoseprinclples which constitute the basis Of o
free government, and once more TO "pledge our
lives, our fortunes and our, sacred honor" to
the support OF that Constitution under which Il
is our pleasure and our pride 70 live, and In de-
fense Of that flag which, for three quarters of q
century, has waved wherever the foot Of ciyiliz.
ed'mah has trod. [Applause.l But, for the
first lime In the history Of our organization--.
which is coeyal with the history Of the country
and ihe success Of republican institutions--th
clouds which portend the disruption Of our Gov.
eminent are enshrouding the horizon, and while
we are assembled to deliberate how we can keep
secure our oenntry's honor, hundreds Of thou!
sands OF our fellow-citizens, leaving their plows
In the furow and their implements of industry
In their workshop, are marching to the sound of
war In defense of that banner which had been
struck down by brotber's hand The destruc-
tion Of Fort Sumter, the massacre OF our Mas.
sschusetts tellow-citizens while marching peace
fully through the streets OF Baltimore, and the
authority given to privateers TO destroy the
com merce Of the loyal States, are but too indel.
IDLY fxed In the minds OF the American peo-
pie to need TO bereferred to, even If this were
the occasion for such allusion. Nor does 1t re.
quire additional evidence to prove that we have
engaged in defensiue war, when we remember
that majority of those, even from Republican
Massachusetts, who have engaged in fighting
their country's battles, are men opposed 70, the
sectional and proscriptive platforms Of the party
which, by accident and through the division of
national men, have been elevated to the positions
of Federal responsibility and power. But while
the rank and file Of the Democratic party have
responded gallantly TO the call Of Government
In whose election they had no choice, and who
have been found never falteriDg in victory or
defeat, but fallying to the defense Of that Gov
eminent as men flock TO feasts, the hand Of the
political exeeutioner has not been stayed-pro-
seription has been followed as never prescription
was known before--an honest criticism Of the
purposes Of the Administration has been met
by acts of personal violence, in derogation Of
| all law, and In defiance OF the sternest acts Of
Justice. Our commercial newspapers are denied
conveyance through the mails, while the lead
ing disunion journal Of the country, proclaiming
our Federal Constitution to beta league with
death, and q covenant with hell !" Ia hauntec
wherever the authority of the Federal Govern
ment 10 not disputed by the arms of their oppo.
\ nents; and still the appeals come echoed and
re-echoed In our midst, for mercy at the hands
of the Democratic party, and We are implored
TO surrender our organization, and withhold our
opposition toeach and all the, acts of the Ad-
ministration, lest the existence Of Democratic
party, however small In numbers, shall be On
encouragement to the acts of treason. lap
plause. g1yT ..e2' -- s-.1ga
! But, gentlemen Of the Convention, the ques-
ton Of an abandonment of our party organiza-
tioD, is one which IL 10 your province to decide,
| and not mine TO indicate. That the Democratic
party of the country will support the flag,
\ "keeping step to the Union," and defend the
Government In Its constitutional efforts to
crush out disunion, Is illustrated by our whole
history in the past, even when men now asaum.
| ing to be more loyal than ourselves were with
1 holding necessary supplies from our starving
| welcome theit return "with bloody hands u
/ hospitable graves" But shall our loyalty b
less effective because we are Democratsf Wha
but the manly self denial of the intrepid An
drew Johnson has given him position upol
the scroll Of fame, that the honor Of Treason
can never efface, and still he adheres to his love
for the Democratic party. What but the al
most superhuman exertions Of the eloquent
Holt has prevented Kentucky from following
her more Southern sisters into the vortex ol
| disunion, and yet that distinguished patriot Il
none the less Democrat for his loyalty. Tht
gallant, fearless and lamented Douglas [grea
| and long continued spplsusel laid down his life
pleading the cause Of his country as paramount
! to the obligations Of party, but he never urged
a support of the Governments any farther thar
| it was administered within the bounds Of th,
Constitution. The prosperity Of our Common
wealth and the happiness of our people, during
our whole existence as nation, Is the stroDges
evidence that the principles of this Government
established by our fathers, are founded In justio
and calculated to protect the rights of our who'll
people; and Il s not for us 10 permit the destruo
tion Of that Government BY the ruthless hanl
| OF the invader. And as the Democratic party
| ever has been the party of the country, lending
its counaels in peace, and in war fighting IL
battles, Whenever battles were 70 be fought, Of
victories won, 50 will II now defend the gloriou
emblem Of our oountry against the hand Of trea
son, whether traitors are found in the one o
the other extreme Of political fanaticism
l[Great applause.l The responsibility Of th
unnatural conflict In which we are engaged !
not with the people of the loyal States. Itha
been forced upon Us By designing men, VIII
have been willing this fair fabric of Govern
ment which had been reared, should be made 4
totter and fall unless their own ambitious end
could be attained. But the loyalty of our Who'll
people has been reused TO resistance as de-
termined as It 10 universal, and with the Con
stitution and the laws for its yindication Il vii
fight on until the rights of our ,ohols eouatr
are respected and secured.gss 3f3 n4r
To be associated with you, gentlemen, 1
your deliberations in crisis co momentous @
the present, when wise counsels are needed an
bold a,sn required to execute them, were
honor Of which might well be proud. For Oh
confidence you have reposed In me in asslgnin
to me so distinguished place In your proceed
ings, tender you my most grateful thanks
Assuring you tha; II shall be my purpose to dil
charge the duties with fidelity and with impal
tiallty, and trusting may rely upon your TO
bearAnce and corporation, accept the positio
at your hands, and await the pleasure of u
Convention. [Applause,] 0ai si 7ai.f:
A speech Of Mr.a aE, A. pAlger, Of LoyEeA
y SMr. E5A. Algsr, Of Lowell, then took Il
i, door and said--O bluop o.. ,vuN .pcNs,cfia
Itis With the greatest pleasure that ! me-
lmy brother Democrats, Representing every, Sc
tion of the Commonwealth, once again, as
Democrat and member OF the Democrat
party, T have loved ana cherished Democrat
Iprinoiples from my youth. have studied the
| In the writings Of men most renowned In q
lhistory or opf country ! have caught them
lthey fen from tbe lips Of the most illus.tio