New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-17
r~.. RATIFICATION MERxS
Speech Of sAe Hon. Horace Maynard OF
TfEnenree.


certainly moves and iesos us along wan II Eo Ue
years ago Should have bocu nercduouS bad any ONE
tentufed to predict thot Should be here IN oOnpanc
WITH gentlemen Of the Repaid ard Of the pemociais
party. l. who reted itr Bell and Everett lnusn'eIJ
But have all felt. io The last three tremendous e1s'
those significant words II the departing Doueie'
chat there culd be bat parties u the countr!
.-those that vI the Government ana ihuSu wig
were against it-patriOis and traiiOrs Applause We
mot here Tonight u declare our sentiments on tbe
action Of tie COnvento1 NJ balnore inc errn'
principle p,rvnG'g the platform there adopted " tne
Rrcservat' n OF our national existence. EreTything
clse Is subordpte thai. The peorc are determined
% prcser,e 1t az all hazards nero vas d time,
perlaps al The beginning ot tie Rebellion, when there
sn ssS treasure ~ been spcnded think Of It
nov And IL has nov been decided. Ms means OF
rarrying on tie contest and of insuring succe,s
Chat Slavery nus; perish. lApplausei For the
lr.t time IN tie history OF this country body
of politicians aud statesmen have yentured to touch
Formerly you were forbidden TO agitaie It, 10 mat
Ger bow much II might aState TIC ~sois
country. There used to be those who ,toSa
p!egaly and unconstitulona!iy sss'iled. They 'eod
On anlsr position. pcrlsps, with some nov. WAC con.
eve that the Of the land has been violated In the
surrender by TIL. Government Of Arsueles But when
Slavery itself became the aS>ailnnt then tho question
presented itself la yer, dirent aspect aud mon Who
segi and unconstitutional attacks. boldly said that
Slavery ought t. exist no longer. The Baltimore
Convention took the must prudent method oil deqihs
6xtended over the whole country lApplauseJ IN |
Asea today scarcely be said 70 have Legal exist
once except in Kentucky ana Delaware. md hentncsy
rosd rrubably have the honor Of being tho ast slave
State In the UnoR II asked what nre you gong 70
do with the negr0es' answer ar gong 10 40 hos'
5ns with them ! propose 10 amend tie Constitution
and give them like Oa-seivcS the beneht OF the VIM OF
&Abess corpus. and there sinp Leave item so,3ee.
no the APOSTOLIC law lie that VIII not work re'IAer
shall he eat The slave policy Is one tha' nas goaSS
upen the country At first Mr. Lincoln was disposed
60 have not hing DO with It, and trusted IA suppress
tss Rebellion without IL Bot the Proclamation OF
ecptenbtr lsf. confess read II VIII regret
in company With several distinguished members rom
Che Border States, | called on him aud We urgro
rim II least t. modify that Proclamation. Senator
WHILE q West Virginia. addressed MI Lincoln WIN
great sb;lity The reply Of tie President vas nave
$sken nv stand aud esAnol rcce,le." IApplnusel sly
countrvren have lived to that the Presideut was
fight and we were wrong Loud Applause AtsVsT!
lp ta sbosb SLAYER in tic District Of Columbia W,
were told that tho negroes would beeome unmanHgs-
cblo We have failed to soc evidences OF such results
shoueht il would open tie door wide 70
perjury. 1t is now common thing TO eH'
anime pegrocs under oath and Southern gentle
san who Is cOnvelsant with sgoA things tells me that
he has 10, to hear tue FIRST Complaint Of uniruihini
testimony. (Applhnsel When the lioelaAlallon "a
Emano patton Was about - be Issued the ely was that
n would lie an nvitltCu 10 tie Save 10 burn hlf
uaers house and cut nis throat Thousands oi slaves
Nave le their masters hut We hear of no out
fages Again, when II was proposed 70 arm MN
was said ON the hand that he was coward ana
wosd not nght and OF The other that hls nali,e ie
tosty was such that he would carry on war win an
6xcess " vindctiyeness. The result has shOwn That
Soth predictions equaly without foundation.
Whep We heard Of tie maaaacfe at Foit Pillow some
Nrubrious friends said 81 ibid Joa SOL told von yo1
would make the SoasLeGn peope Iiad and inat we
Segro would suffer for H. tLauGAier but eId noi
Che Rebels slaughter white men OF lenhesso snd
Llabams az welf So that the argument spp.ied
equally 10 the ADMISSION of white men into the army
yApplauss) We must 30 what to-day seems right, and
Sat the consequences take care OF themselves. Gap
osuso) Certain men at the North have ioueht 70 Gls
Garage our successes and c1agseIate ou fe'erses.
Save wondered mat tie hearts OF our soldiers dd NOS
"a hem
Northern are tie eohoIts Upon wooin IN the 20
Ginning Of this contest the Southern leaders relied for
Success Said Mr. benjamin TO we in January; 1861.
al have Just been to NevYorf. and my
erepds toll me that all we have to d" Is 10 stahe nrp
and they viii come to our -ssistlaee iilssss, ana
calling out of the Of Fernando ana Den "ooaI
IN Nav Ieoi Alexander Ii. stephens SAID " a gehte
man OF ms town. g ibs tblag hos mol vorAed s1
scfIy IA we expected. We were looking for united
tyouih aud divided North. Instead Of that we nave
got divided South. and 1t seems we ore
likely to have united NORTH lAppian,s.
Tie idea pcrvades the South taat TITS us
kst year Of TIE war. Their hope Is s,.i based
One of their organs st Atlanta says; While we can
gain noting b, denOuncing then lthe Peaee men' we
gay hose much by preeps .se nS anStr Tie same
Goernment We never will but inoan~Lis, u 'bcy
will Use tic ballct-box against llncoin MIC We 40
the cstrdge-bOx. each ace viii pc heiper 70 l1e
other a.d both cooperate ia accom- ps1ng Ihe efeatt.'
work Which this century and this continent e5e gI-
messed. Laughter Napoleon Ihink once SAID y
and find out vini your enemy wants you " 90 shdth
gee To IL most ,esolntel, that you don't 90 IT. NOr the
Rebels would ra.hci see even WeYdc Phillips 0T Fred.
Douglass elected President tAaa Abraham Lincoln.
fAppIause Tie loyal men Of tie South on the oiher
band without dissenting voice are ior ~ coin.
fApplansel Now, / viii not consume
your time In eleoniiums on Nj Lincoln
will however say awoid on behalf Of TIE Candidate
Cor Vice. President hear hle gentlemen saying
end publishing il /" lie Ia Doorish tailor from tie
baekwoOds." ] Ieier the pol!uaned gentlemen
% Ben. Franklins blue stockings aud the tsUnt
Of Old Hickory's humble origin und dubious eaily
career II Is Of the ylores ~ cur Government that
She hunbess may Use 70 Tie highest station II no
Saa Of Gov. johnson that al eight years ~ age he
epprentced tailor by lis moshof 10 region where
eohools DC became member VI The State
man having graduated In tie best Of sll schools OF
etatesmen The legislative balls ii State aud n0,ion.
One o. his measures representation " e basis,
as against the siayehoidHg blsis lie was denounced
xress the Homestead BIZ! Bus during the
aOaHtrys trial hc has shown LIS nOIIcst
character In The outset OF tae Rebellion be took this
ground that Secession treason aud should be pun
shed Said in the Scnntr, taTnins 10 Je'. Dayis,
"Were the President would you traitors,
Cry you traitors and hsng you tlaitors On his
way through L!nchburg, he met the traitors sllgle
banded and siuly Icing requested by the Pres
tdent 10 20 % Melville aud Governor " Tonnes
eee at the peril ot his lie ne went nnd thsre be gave ~
terAnce this sentiment Treason must be made oGious
aad traitors nui be punisAedr lie fully compre-e1cs
phe spirit OF the fin,s ard Is ready 10 act I'd 70 IL Bot
h is said he is "forcigner- or eoursr tt ia not TO
BE- understood literally fnr he was horn In North Caro-
hna II be Is fore sher. thea theYe are 30 900 enrolled
tennessee soIuieT' 70 80! nolAing Of tho fighting
9Bves, also Foreigners II Cya had been
excluded FROM Baltimore should have had 10 stand
noae We have 40 synpgtLy With those VINO srs TO a.
sesnbIs at Chicago. lApPause.l
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