Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-26

"a Great and sacred Event".-Speech
Of Hon. lloratiO Seymour, at Rome,
n. ", on the l5ih inst

The Democracy of Oneida county held grand
jubilee meeting AT Rome. on the l5th inst NJ
which speeches were made by Governor SEYMOUR
Hon. Francis Herman, Congressman elect, and
Others. We give Governor Seymour's remarks
in fnll
FLJow CIrizENs-l thank YOU for this cordial
greeting; and vet do not misunderstood the ioy
that no" warns your hearts and brightens YOUR
countenances. IL is not merely that any man has
been elected to office. Ii is not merely because
We have achieved a political triumph Ii i
something deeper and broader than all that. IL i
because tie people OF these United States. under
circumstances of unusual soemnity standing
amnd the new made graves of two hundred thou
sand Northern men. whose lives have been given
up for the cause of their country. feeling deeply
the great calamlties which have weighed upon Us
amid all the excitement, amid all the disasters of
"a great civil war, whose gigantic proportions can
hardly he grasped by the human mlnd-against
all the Influences aud all the patronage of Gov
eminent Spending more money each day than
ever spent before by any government in the his.
tory OF tie world.I say. il Is because that under
circumstances like these. the American people in
every State where they have been called upon 10
vote. have come up calmly, quietly. but resolute-
", and have re established aud he alirmed the
Constitution OF the United States Applause
My friends, YOU rejoice because these results have
secured the sacreuess of your homes, the security
of your persons. and OF all those great rights
which embalmed in the Constitution. APP
pause This was no ordinary election; this was
no mere political struggle. no ordinary political
result This WAS something more than mere
political triumph il was the solemn reaffirming
aud establishing of the great work of our
fathers, when they laid the cornerst stone of this
Union. aud built il up in all it, fair proportions.
and then secured IL by cons tuition unequaec
aud unparalleled in the history OF nations. Ap-
plause
What was IL that animated the great masses of
our people at the last electioni WHY did they
come cut in such unusual number! WHY
against such unusual influences, were We able to
make such great political revolution in our
landI-saying, A. our people did. with camness
that will sstuuish the world: saying ~ they did.
with a calmness that will viudcate American in
situations all the world. and that will teach
the people Of Europe that We are capable OF self
govern ment; saying 10 our rulers that they must
step back again within the appropriate limits of
their powerl Why Is IL. my fellow citizens. that
~e also another thing; more than half our
political opponents in their hearts rejoice with u:
aud we'll they NAV. This victory which we have
achieved j. not for ourselves alone; IL j. not the
triumph OF party: il was not Won by single
party alone II was victory wrought out by con.
servatise men OF alt parties. and n rindicaies
principles just a. important and just ~ valuable
for ourPoliticai opponents as for ourselves. What
we're the principles submitted Ia our decision in