Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-08-14
Hon. William \. Richardson's
h.-EnLianp Convention.

We hope none Of our readers will fail to
G i've the speech delivered by Hon. WILLIAM
A RICnARDsoH, on the 30th Of July at Indian
apolis, careful pcrusal. This address was
mad to an assscmbage Of citizens, the larg
est ever held in the State of Indiana. 1t was
composed of Democrats, and of others who
have until recently acted with our political
opponents, but who are now satisfied Of the
destructive tendencies OF Aboitionsm.
Our principal reason for publishing Col.
RICnABDsoN's speech at this time is that he
was the appointed leader of the Douglas
forces in the late Presidential campaign. lie
received that honorable position from Judge
DouGLAs himself From the day on which
he arose in the Cincinnati Convention Of 1856
and read a private dispatch from Judge DouG-
LAS Withdrawing his name from tho contest
for the nomination. Up until the day of that
great mans death, RICHARDSON was his friend
companion and counsellor. Well do we re-
member his bearing in the Convention at Bal
timore in 1850 There he stood, the chosen
leader OF the Douglas forces, meeting and re-
futng every sophistry advanced 10y his South.
raised one quibblc after another, to embar-
rass the majority and defeat the people IS
choice, all eyes were turned upon RICHARDSON
for relief and rcfutoton. Eutrcnchcd in the
power Of truth, justice, and precedent, Eo
met every argument, quibblc and sophistry
advanced against his candidate and cause, and
laid bare tlo conspiracy formed to disrupt
the Democracy, 10y defeating its choice. VIM.
A RICHARDSON was thcn the right hand man
Of DOUGLAS; he is his legitimate successor
now. We accept his teachings as those OF
his departed comrado, and cling to them with
all the tenacity Of his own constant, patriot
ic aud honest nature. We have another rca.
son for publishing this speech. Nearly every
Abolition paper in the land has denounced
the gathering to Which this speech was dely.
cred as "an assembiagc of traitors" or at least
synputhizers with rebellion. Tho govern
mcnt contractors, the black and spotted par.
ricides who apologize for corrupt officials
and all those who are cndcavoring to enforce
the Chicago platform and The Abolition doe.
trines OF their party at the cost Of sacrificing
the Constitution and the Union are cndcav-
oring to damage Mr.. RicnARpsoN by gross and
w'inl misrepresentation.
Tho reader will perceive that the treason
of Richardson's speech consists in its dcnun-
citation Of Aholitiouismi "this is the head aud
trout of the offending" and for this he is
slandcrcd. But, here, AS In everything else,
political he is faithful to the teaching OF DouG-
Las, who, upon no occasion, permitted Aholi.
tiouism to identify itself with the cause OF the
Union. 1t was the irritating cause of our
troubles in the first place, furnishing South
crn conspirators with preteXts ior their trca
SOM II has furnished the traitors with argu.
ments since the rebellion began by which
all Union feeling in the South is well nigh
crushed, and is doing all in its power now TO
bring the Administration into contempt, bo
cause the President will not adopt lis infer
nal and destructive spirit.