The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-02-20


AS for expecting Greeley and Sumner
to go there, that is out of the question:
(renewed laughter) but / for one would
agree to go there and help the women
to fight these chaps, if it we're only to
see the rapid tracks Greeley and Sumner
would make down Pennsylvania avenue,
with one honest, brave Southern woman
after them. cloud laughter.) l think
that Congress ought to declare at once
how this war is to be continued. I think
it is waste of time to bother with the
President Of the United States any long
er. | shonld.be in favor of the resolu-
tion unanimously passed last year, that
the war is not to overturn the institu.
tions of any part of the country, but to
establish the authority of the govern.
ment everywhere, and refusing to grant
one dollar if this plan be departed from,
(Applanse.) Now one or two things
the President must do if he felt inclined,
and it was entirely for him to determine
To unite the North, he must in truth a.
bolsh his party organization (Cries of
"Good,w l read every day in the re-
publican papers that it is necessary that
the North should be united Now |
never see democrat nominated for Of
fice'in any section of the country that l
do not read that this is all wrong-that
we must not have any parties When
Governor Seymour was nominated in
Troy by the wings, and adopted in a
democratic convention in AlbIuy-he
believed cordially Morgan declining a
reelection; all at once these republi
cans started up in their conventions in
behalf of Wadsworth F.; but they at first
declared that we wanted no party-that
we must be united Here two great
parties united in nominating a distin-
guished representative Of the State of
New York; the result showing that we
were not near so divided as they thought
But no President can tell us to put down
party, while he is exclusively and thor
oughly a partisan himself (Cheers. y
The ostrich who sticks his head in the
sand, with all the rest of him exposed,
makes more eifectual concealment of
himself than does the President who
tells you that you must have no party,
and yet appoints thousands Of tax asses
sors exclusively Of his own particular
partY-( CHEERS "a President who finds
it necessary to arrest and ucarcerate in
every part of the United States demo-
Gratis. (Cheers and cries Of That's
so") If he does not want any party let
him put one republican in prison, by way
of showing his consistency. applause.
A President Of the United States can-
not rescue himself from the imputatiou
Of being party politician who removes
ffrom the command of the army General
Northumberland and prolonged ap.
plause) land who never yet has been o.
BILE, or dared assign a reason for doing
so-(cries of "That's so'D-and who not
only does not give him another com,
mand, but ANONYMOUSLY orders him tc
the rear, depriving the country of his
valuable services. Applause mingled
with hisseS.) And in what l stated
three months ago-that it was not wise
or prudent to canvass the action of the
administration till they had a chance tc
be heard-I said would wait to heaI
the reason for the removal of Mcclellan
and have now waited three months and
have not yet heard single reason as
signed for it. (Applapse) The Pres
ident of the United States who removes
glorious and gallant soldier like Fit
Jolp Porter--(great and prolonged ap
plause e)--and restores Tom Ford hiss
es)--must not tell us there is no party
feeling in these things, and that the dem
ocrats must combine in support of tht
administration, and prosecute the war tt
overturn the institutions of the South
aud to deny their own notions of th,
constitution and ofthe laws. (Applause
I will not say. that it is childish in th
President; he might order me to be ar
rested--Qaughter)--for it is an indicta
BILE offence to bring the government int
coutempt--0 continued laughter) )--an'
it being so it is miracle to me how tht
President has asescaped indictment so long
daughter. J The democrats of NeS
York have o responsibility resting npor
them as great and mOmentons as the
ever had. This organization can d
7 much to bear that responsibility, and t.
y promote great results throughout th
I, Uhion. ..
One word in conclusion | am no
one Of those who despair Of the republic
'aFI say that twenty millions of substan
4 italy free people, every man, woma
& and child of whom knows that he an
4 shenarebliyiug under The best governmen
J ever devised upon earth, enjoying
prosperity, mp toaa little time ago, un
J bounded-and a freedom which, thoug
locally and practically interrupted, great
erthan ever known before-unusual hap
pihess, and an extraordinary position i
J, the world, and we yet only an infant re
phblic-I say that twenty millions Of
} free AMI enlightened people will not o.
; low this benefcent government to perish
! K Applause 1 care notwhat may b
the feeling Of interested and infuriate
{ men,r care not how desperate the al
:. mics in the field may be; though l ur
derstand now that on tbe bloodiest bal
tie fields the men engaged, in half hou
; afterwards the opposing forces can hare
5 .ly be distinguished from each other
: They eat together, talk together. e1