The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-11-13
NOVEMBER 10. 1868
Speech of Secretary Chase in Baltimore.


Secretary Chase recently addressed an
immense Union meeting in Monument
Square. Baltimore. A dispatch to the Phil.
adolpbia Inquirer gives tho following report
Of his remarks.
II see, my countrymou, thn. Con reed nc
speech tonight. | have not come for the
purpose of speaking ; I have como to er
press my profound sympathy. | feel that
am with the unconditional Union mon Of
Maryland. [AppIause., To you our whole
country looks for tho ratification Of wbat
We did in Ohio. tCries Of Good, bully for
Ohio !! Sci Twenty thousand minority
promised ia Maryland cannot, by Ohio men
OF least, be regarded as quite equal to one
hundred thousand given in Ohio for the
Same cause, but in MARYLAND i, tells the
whole country that the Union 10 salo bo.
yond peradvonturc.
Il read hero tonight, Tho Uaion.'
Emancipation 'Gold3borough,' Tho Un.
ion First Emancipation is n sure means of
perpeIunting The Unicn, securing the tri.
umph Of the Union cause, and tho election
OF your worthy candidate as a symbol which
Maryland gives OF her fidelity to tho great
cause. tApplause | thank you, my fricns.
In kind terms, for this introduction. | uish
1 = were worthy to be counted loader of such
q host as this, but, my countrymon, tho time
has come whom tho people arc tho leaders.
"Whon a people have become aroused to
q conscIousnoss of thGir own dignity. their
own manhood, and their own interests. thev
will trnmplo undor foot any lender wlo
dlrc' to dcscrt tho principles Of freedom.
justice and tho Union. loud chorrinp,l
You are about 10 show yourselves wise nnt
patriotic mon, by returning to his scat in
Congress-two years occupied by n mao of
very widely different principlcs-tho pat
riotic. gallant eloquent, fearless man who
has borno tho STANDARD ia this State. fan.
plause.l H. did not shrink from tho haz.
ard of tho contest.
"Othor mcn might have paused, but Win
ter Davis went straisht on. [applauscl; 9th.
or men might have doubted. but Winter Da.
Wis never talterod. fVniccs-"Nuyer!"l'
Thon sand by him ho has stood by you
and your interests, as you aro determined
TO stand. We shall welcome him at Wash
ington ns n strong, solid prop of our cause.
"Fel'ow citizens. one word moro. The
unconditional Uuion cause is one and the
same throughout tho land. II is one her.
in Maryland il is one in Ohio it is ono in
Missouri aud the time has come when oI
unconditional Union men of tho whole coun.
Try must stand together, aud shrink from mo
responsibility which tho times NAV brinc
h5out. You will sariuk from mono. You
will do your duty on the 4Nh of November.
"You will proclaim your adhesion to tb,
cause OF tho UHion and to tho CAUSE of
emancipation in tones which cannot Lu, bc
understood. / hail this grand meeting, this
grand outpouring of tho people, as "a sure
symbol aud pledge Of the times. fAppiausc.
i did not come to make a speech. [Crius
OF g on 60 on II
"Iou arc worry kind. but there nro othor
gsntIenc hero who viii address YOU much
moro acccptably than | can. for it is NV
business to work and not TO talk. | am lust
going back to do my work. am paving
of the army. [Long and continuous cheer.
Ing.