Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
Great Democratic Meeting i'm
PhiiHtpIphia.

llfHchiOuS meeting on saturday evening
last in Independence Square. The Hon
Francis W. Hughes, rs Chairman Of III,
+ Democratic State Central COMMITTEE
made the opening speech. We copy j
below:
. JciiOm Couatrymea:-Your Commit
tee Of Arrangements have charged M
with the honorable duty Of moving 70
the organization Of this meeting. j
view Of these assembled thousands 0
lrccmen, and Of the high patriotic pur
poses for which you have meet together
regard this duty a. most proud dis
tiaction. In yonder Hall our father
met TO brcal, the yoke Of oppression, anc
declare the colonies Of America free anc
inlopcndcnt States Near the close d
thowat Of the Revolution, they undertook
TO la-n perpetual union Of these States
upon the Articles Of Confederation, and
a few years later they laid the foundation
for "more perfect Union" by our pres
ent Constitution. As the fathers per-
formed the hallowcd work Of thus creating
the American Union, so you, their de-
scendauts, will here tonight, upon this
sacred srouhd, in the spirit Of those ia
Tiers, declare your purpose to cooperate
with the loyal men Of this land "to pre-
serve, protect and defend" the American
Union. A essential to this end, | am
sure you will regard it as your greatest
privilege and yet most solemn duty to
preserve, protect and defend the Con,ti-
tuition Of these United States Without
a Constitution there can be no defined
Cniou-the one is the foundation Of the
other. 1t would be as idleto attempt to
build and maintain house in mid-air as
to expect to maintain the American I'm
ion without preserving the foundation
Of this glorious structure, the American
Constitution. Whoever assaults this
foundation, whether boldly and by armed
force avowcdly seeking its immediate and
thorough destruction, or who, under COW
cr Of prolessed friendship to the Union,
works to weaken and by gradual ap-
proaches to undermine this foundation, are
alike the enemies of the American Union.
The Soccssionists Of the South belong to
the former class Of these enemies. The
Abolitioui,ts Of the North to the latter
class. The military power Of the country
- ~ oAeN 70 supp eHa IIe iol ll''!' A,i' ,'t
t i pow T. 3 i,'%9' "''" - 49, I,. "'' ..'"
Our soldiers are organized for the one pur
pose, the civilians must he organized TO
the other. Some men seem to think, be
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ban.i,o,,os" af ooran,oad rr"mIl Lo",f
IirotoJ mi. i,nmo,nc,ion If i LoraI
is now borriIv overcome and that un1cr
the anidance oftbe occomnli.hed UoIleck
tie advantages Of better o, ,an;zotion
will be oxpc,ienced, "Order is Heaven 5
first law and to suggest that the noonIo
at home can di,rharTo thcir Iutv IN M.
holding the civil power. and thus to mt
down Aboli,ionism without orcanization
is not only rs fallacions As 70 srooos.
our soldiers in the field can be effective
to but down Sece,sionism without orcan-
ization. l. is. however Of the first inn
portance that, in times Of great pullic
calamity and danger like the nresent-in
"tbe comn'' for military purnoses. and
in the .assomblies of the people'' for
civil nnrnoscs-therc shonId he all nrac.
ticobIe unonimitv and unitv of action
Orponization. however. heinz indisron.
sibIo it onIv remains to in1nire how
can the friends of tbo Constitution and
Union hest 60 o.ouerate for civil nurnoses
oooiust their enemies Before Heaven 7
doIoro it to be nv most solemn coyiction
that tbc only or.anization under which
srcb friends should ralIy is tbat Of thc
Dnmorrotic marty Point ont Lottnr
oroon;lotion IA accom-, Ii.b thoso onIs
onI with all nv love yoo vonorotion for
tLot gIorions Old narfv That whon in
nowoT o,vo tbe chief If Greatness and
nrosnorir, to thc conntrv StiI | wonI5
lava II and ioin Loftar organilotion -.
Bnt NV conntrymcn, throw aside all hi.
os Of nroyions affiliations and ask vonr.
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