, 1863-10-15
To Mr.
Speech OF Secretary ChaEe ut Gtncins


Secretary Chase, who returned to Ohio to
deposit his 1oto for Brough and Freedom,
s,1iyed At Cincinnati, the night before cleo
tion, and Was the recipient Of splendid ova:
ton. Upon that occasion he spoke in refer
encc to his welcomed as follows:
RESPONSE BY MR. CHASE.
FELLow,c1r,zEH% be with difficulty
That l can make myself heard even By small
portion OF this yaet assembly. When look
upon THE sea Of faces, when I have seen my
fellow citizens Ill through the State eager to
meetme, ark myeclf, That hayeI doae to
merit all this liDcness And when 7 look
back upon my career, find noIhing In it ex-
cePt The very simple performance Of q very
PLAIN duty And, au1trg all my past Year,, I
may tay, I have only wanted to Know what
my duty TO the people Was. and then to ask
God 1cr the coursge to do 1t. [Applause.]
have cemc among you, fellow citizens, on
q visit to my old home. remember the time
Hell, when where We now etard was simply
o great square, entirely unoccupisd, s8ge BY
nan Who has 1oH gone TO his last rest-Jndge
Burntt. I used to come here as a lit Ia boy,
gztat lukn in those days. Andnow what do
sees This proud city. with its splendid arch:
lecture, will its beautiful CHURCHES, With Its
cIowocd workfhops. with ite echoo)e, with
I'll Is mea1e OF culture ard Development, and
,nas. o Knd when saa 4, p,f'ia .,1n5,o.i al.
~ II 'hs. rn4Ie' to,.1t n ~ ntst and
Wv sce .1lt,n nt ia honn1 fsr tn Ink h.;l,;sn
future, nsk. what produced it? Aud tie al
sNer comes at once 10 the LIPS: Intelligent,
free 1zbor, the tsnds Of the masses Of the peo-
ifhnse uhn hsra engsrnsd 10 r-,,ntrs 49,
nasr ari vim are "a. onyern II IL ti,n.to - s.to
come. -.
c1eot ~ nh1c IN he ronnt-y5 - rh1s .s-ie aaie
9h;~n a. no+ni,r * ~ e,.o Nv ,sa1 aa!s te
- - ~ ~ anG ht r.
ae ,fs - 49,. ~ ~ lug tae t'sns
.,reo 41" Rnt fs,,Gg$s ~ c;,;,aas III 5uIsat ap
9nn. ,,i ~, r31am .aao" s.esans sie1 ~ Sou Lne
pe,e ~, ~" ~ hs nxn, ~ xpaG " ~ eus atlsto' @
and The Gut lkepewed applause J The time
maH, ~ ~ noa,a aoa aE"e ugo, "asn "s were
o. ohnsu F1o!e', 1n1 nS, ula aese1 na9 @ oeen
Mntu = Mss nste ~ Ca1o, VETS Eot "luing 70
~ ~ ,1usoIe ~ snt ~. eAtfnt " ue eontn.
nntJ, naem 1eaf ntet ~ {Vu hsIe, "ent 70 t1e
5tsee e. c. e9nle,slse 9 ~ " maa4hinEton anu what
,Mhs, We Mkea tneee gentleMen Of Inc south
jus. 10 JON ID se3le 70 theie People mud to
cnfa, that leese Is NOBODY VINO wants to
tiehcA OIL tle ccnetltatiouai r1ghts Of single
state OF eirgle citizen. And we hes sought
3hem Hell 70 }ol9 Us N oong ~nat - hensuSky and
ConEenuon, and settle al the points between
nE.- THY refused to do 1t. Why? Simply
cec&Qeo 1ney nao, determined thht the masses
Should pct govern In this country; because
they md determined the slavery Interest
thun!d govern, aho they conld not get that
lheJ Won!d oftak up the republic After this
felIfa o1 s9etie, hf- Lincoln was 1naugura!ed,
ato 3on 81 hnoH low lenient NJ was with
lhen', .aAt ING gleatest com p1aln1 vas, Inst he
vas lco geh1'e NIn 1nefn: suppose that he
n}gh1 have Ect alo9g little faster, bat NO
lhbS!td patiently Fith them until tho firing
On sumter, ala fhen came the struggle tney-
mtEI If, tlat when man has work to ao, ne
Fees1tiy, ~ nave gone at It IN deco earnest,
nEd sfe Hak1ng The rebels teel that they have
tIpnE E Sna feeolnte men to deal with.
lCneefe.J sometimes began 10 think that
l cep.o net 1aafe money for PaJ Ing all the
frct pr, ont ecne how Or other, we have got
a1o1 E. SD me patience OF the people has held
ont. NOW ne have our Own gallant Ohio man
helo1pg me gate of East Tennessee on one
tioe' sna anotoer holoing the other end OF
tnaI stsIe. ana nndes the lead 9f ANOTHER
oniuan, slehsou,g 5ae lauen, anq tae Mieeis, vs.,
slpti 10 oEen. ana nnesr ms lead OF SILL
aano.9er, aSs, our gans are ne1ng oifected on
Eaatissson, Ss.as anu 'e5y soon 4eE Walls "1i1 Dc
'onT1eu T,a n 4h me oust. t., lCaeefe;l f al,
isuSah Ssa - "enLnao Aa5e ssatea tneN 1n!n
IL tnle eauee Hltn 11eaf nlo9a, or are noW in
eaPu'!tJ " Lne tepels. MAen Was ooy
neIe, Ihete W. mAn "1in W1om was IN
tae tao!S o. assoelaltIsi fe1er 70 Geaetal
1on usncGras ia 1a o. .nls cl; ne Eave US
sEectea ana sIosalso 70 u ana When h1e