Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-13
Eloquent Peoration.

One ofthe most eloquent speeches Of the pres
ent session fCongres, was that Of Hon. HoRAcR
MAYNARD, Of Tenn, delivered in the House ON
Saturday last. Whatever differences may exist
between that gentleman and other Union mern-
bers no one csn fail to admire his ansullied
character and unAinching patriotism Below
we give the concluding portion OF his speech
But the union us it was is catch-word ofthe
hour, The Union as il was rhesf When
Washington, to suppress rebellion, sent Into
Western Pennsylvania fifteen thousand men,
under the command of his neghbor and friend,
General Lee--General Lee, who, could he leave
the abodes Of glory, would smite and confound
his traitor son When Webster and Clay rail-
lied TO the support Of jackson. and sent treason,
whipped and abashed, TO its lair 2 When Mil
lard Fillmore, called to account for the disposi-
tion ofhis fleets in the barbor Of Charleston, re-
piled that he was not responsible for his official
conduct 10 the Governor of South Carolina ~
Or as it was in the waxing and waning days Of
a later Administration, when treason sat -
a ---"squathke toadY.a 10 a7
at the senile ear of executive power and hatch-
ed its mischievous plot in the very corridors of
the Presidential Mansion2 As it was in the
day of its glory and might, or as il was in the
night of its weakness and shame 2 As il was
when strong, honest men gave direction to its
councils or as it was when turpitdde claimed
and took precedence of decrepitude in the eon-
duct of its affars7 For upon this inquiry must
largely depend the real Significance Of this rail-
lying cry--whether itmeans a are-establishment
of the flag and re-asserton of the national au :
thority over every rood of our domains, OF is but
an empty formula, 10 be interpreted To suit any
OCCASION. ii. ..ol q ~ % ii.au .rdi ID ..i.'-a
The Union as twas; say, rather tho Union as
| it will be when, the Constitution maintained in
all its spirit and vigor even its very forms pre-
served inviolate, pence restored upon the basis
of our ndivisibility, the self protecting power
of popular government mightier freer, and hap
| pier than the world has ever SEEM Then will
be realized the conviction of great English
statesman, who rising above the mists of preid-
dice and traditional enmity whichhave beclond-
| ed so many of his countryiuen, has asserted the
justice and bopefulness of our cause, in words
contrasting most gratefully with the ribaldry
and cynicism by which we have been SO con-
stantly. assailed 80 o.. ,4fr.. -,...l a4F
cannot myself believe in such fate befall-
ing that fair land; stricken through it now be by
the hand of war; 1cannot believe that civiliza-
tion in its journey'with the sun will sink into
endless night 10 crafty the eambition ofthe lead
ers Of this revolt, who seek to wade through
slaughter to throne, and shut the gates Of mercy
on mankind have another and far brighter
vision before my gaze. 1t may be but vision,
but will still cherish it. see one vast con :
federation stretching from the frozen North, in
one unbroken line to the glowing South, and
from the wild pillows of the Atlantic to the
calmer waters of the Pacific main, and see one
| people and one law, and one language, and one
faith and all over that wide continent the home
of freedom and arefuge for the oppressed Of ev-
cry race" "f'ah!i at0f To 10 bIi