The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-07-31

box, and bayonets to disperse Democratic
meetugs. Again I ask, why do they not
take up their muskets and march to the
South. and like brave men, meet the en-
battled hosts of the Coufederates in open
arms. instead OF threatening, craven like, to
fight uDarmed Democrats at home possibly
unarm ed, possibly not. Laughter and ap-
plause, and a remarl1-'That was we'll put
in'1 If so bellgsrent, so eager to shed that
last drop Of blood, let them volunteer to re-.
inforce the broken and shattered columns Of
Mcclellan in front Of Richmon, sacrificed as
he has been by the devlish Vaccinations of
Abolitionism, and there mingie their blood
with the blood Of the thousands who have
already perished on those fafal battle fields.
But no. the whistle of the bullet and tho
song Of the she'll are not the sort of music to
fall pleasantly upon the ears Of this Home
Guard Republican soldiery.
With reason, therefore, fellow citizens, l
congratulate you to-day upon the victory
h;ch you have achieved. A great poet has
said.
''Peaee hath her victories well rs War"
! To day the cause Of free Govern,nc cne
has trium phed; victory Of the Coustitu-
ton. victory of the Union, has been won.
but is yet to be made complete by the men
who go forth from this the frs: political bat
tie field Of the campaign, bearing upon their
banners that noble legend, that grand in
scription-THE CONSTITUTION AS IT Is, AND
rnE UNIoN AS IT WAS lGreat cheering ! Ia
that sign shall vou conquer. Let it be in
scribed upon every ballot emblaz zoned upon
every banner. flung abroad to every breeze,
whis pered in the zephyr, and thundered ia
the ten pest, till the echoes shall rouse the
faintipg spirit Of every patriot and free emeu
in the lard II is the creed Of the truly
loyal Dom ocracv Of the United States. In
behalf of this grea. cause it is that we are
now, if L eed be. TO do and to suffer in polti-
cal warfare whatever may be demanded OF
! freemen who know th cir rights and know
ing, dare maintain them. Is there any one
man in all this vast assem- blage afraid to
meet ali the responsibilities which an earnest
and inexorable discharge Of duty may re-
quire at IS hands in the canvass before us3
/ CNo, no, not oue.) If but one, let him 60
home and hide his head for very shame.
"Who would pc trniior IInave.
Who could FL covards grave,
Who 50 base as be slave,
Let him t1rr and ne"."
1t is no contest Of arms to which you are
invited. Ionr fathers, your brothers, your
sons are already by thousands and hundreds
/ Of thousands on the battlefield. To-day
! their bones lie bleech:ug upon the soil Of
] every OOItUSTn Olalc ilOlu kooNlu
to Missouri. It is to another condct. men
of Ohio, that you are summoned, but con-
/ f1ict, nevertheless. VIII ch will demand OF
you some portion at least, Of that same de-
ternined courage. that same unconquerable
Will, that same inexorable spirit of endur-
ance, which make the hero upon the mill
! tary battle 6ed. I have mistaken the tenn
per of the men who are hero to-day, have
misread the firm purpose that speaks from
every eve and beams from every counte.
nance, which stiGens every sinew and throbs
in every breast. I have rnSread it all, il
you are not resolved to go home and there
maintain at al haz ards and by every sacri-
fee, the principles, the policy and the or
Saniz alton of that party to which again and
yet again declare unto you, this Govern
meDt and country are indebted for all tia t
have made them grand glorious and great.
| TCheers and great applause.l