Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-12-27

an exchange of situations is among pos.
sible events that it may become prob
able by supernatural influence! The
Almighty has no attribute which can
take side with us in such contest"
Or as radical as he was when he
says: eve must wait with patience the
workings of an overruling Providence,
and hope that He is preparing the de.
llverance of these our brethren. When
the measure of their tears shall be full,
when their graves shall have inTolved
Heaven itself in darkness, doubtless a
God of justice will awaken to their dis
tress. Nothing is more certainly writ
ten in the Book Of Fate than that this
people shall be free
We should be as radical as was Jas.
Madison when he said: "It is wrong
to admit into the Constitution the idea
that there can be property in man"
We should be as radical as was Jas.
Monroe, when he said: awe have
found that this evil has preyed upon
the very vitals Of the Union, and has
been prejudicial to all the States in
which it has existed"
We should be as radical as was John
Randolph, when he said, upon the floor
of Congress: "Sir, I envy neither the
heart nor the head of that man from
the North, who rises here to defend
slavery on principle! -
We should be as radical as was Hen
ry Clay, when he said, upon the floor
of the Senate: $50 long as God allows
the vital current to flow through my
veins, [ will never, 7aever, NEVER! by
word, thought, by mind or will, aid in
admitting one rood Of free territory to
the everlasting curse of human bond
age"
The radicalism of the present day,
that the rebels and their sympathizers
so much complain of, is the radicalism
of truth and justice-it is the radical
ism of Washington, of Jefferson, of
Madison and Monroe, of Clay and Lin
coin, and the more we have of it the
better off we shall be, and the sooner
we shall bring the war to a close by a
peace that shall be permanent and en-
during.
Gentlemen, in leaving this conven-
ton, you have a great work to do; you
have to see to it that the distinguished
gentleman you have this day placed in
nomination for Congress, is triumphant
ly elected. I most heartily rejoice in
the kind and harmonious feeling which
exists in your midst. The little which
L may have done towards bringing it
about has been done with the most
cheerful willingness. The gentleman
you have placed in nomination must be
elected.
Let every man, in leaving this place,
whatever may have been his preferen-
ces in coming here, resolve to do all in
his power to secure the election of
Walter D. McIndoe. 1t can be done
it must be done; but yon must re-
member that in order to do it you have
got to arork-to work earnestly and ac-
lively from the present time until the
close of the polls on election day. The
time for the canvass is exceedingly
short, and what is done must be done
quickly. You should remember that
the Republican Party is always placed
at a disadvantage at a special election,
and it will be especially the case at the
present season of the year. Our oppo-
nents, always active and vigilant, are
now wide awake, and are making large
calculations upon making the most of
these circumstances which they know
always favor them. They will make a
desperate effort to carry the district.
and they may succeed if we are not
equally active and energetic,
The loss Of a Congressman in the 9th
Congressional District of the State of
Wisconsin, a district which in the cleo
tions both of 1860 and 1861, gave a
majority Of over 5, 900, would
be national calamity. 1t would sad
den and dispirit the friends of freedom
in all sections Of our common country,
while it would TO an equal extent re-
ioice the hearts of the southern rebels
and their sympathizers throughout the
ldIu. StSI a lCSulU CdlluOt NC thought
of for a moment. Every measure nee
essary to secure success must be adop-
ted and vigorously carried out. And
now, gentlemen, l want your cordial
and earnest endorsement Of my closing
remark, which is that WALTER ID. Nc
INDoE must and shall be triumphantly
elected to Congress on the 3Oth day of
the present month.
Mr.. Hastings was frequently inter
rupted by the enthusiastic plaudits Of
his auditory.
Resolued, That the proceedings of
this convention be published in all the
Republican newspapers throughout the
I'd ard 9Th Congressional Districts.
Milton Barlow, of Lacrosse, on call,
made a few remarks, which were con-
tinually interrupted by applause and
laughter.
On motion, the convention adjourned
sine die. L. E. WEBB, Chm.
J. n. BRUSDAGE, Sec'y.
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