Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-08
sn.soh OF Gov.rnor Hann.

Governor Hahn. returned to New Or
leans ON the 9th, and received q a.public
welcome. In reply to an address from
Judge Durell he spoke as follows:
"If have shown q love for my country;
if have shown q love for the Union; if
have shown determination to protect
the interest of my poorest fellow w-citizen
as we'll as the richest Shareholder, de-
serve no credit, for did nothing but
what my conscience told me was my duty.
Being governed by these sentiments, /
will not be led away by any attempt
that may be made to. lead me estray. |
care not what secessionists and their
friends may say My heart is with the
Union, and my heart is with liberty, and
[ will continue to fight the battle as long
as the citizens of Louisiana shall desire
me to do so. ~ -i--
81 have, fellowtcitizens, received 80
many 'fayors from you, that begin to bet
lieve myselfa petted and consequently
spoiled child, But no fayors shall ever
lead me from the right path.
"You are about to inaugurate new
movement in this state, a movement the
result of which will be that the ballot Of
the poor man, who owns no negroes, will
weigh as much in the box as the vote Oi
him who owns thousands movement
which will bring to Louisiana the same
wealth and the same advantages as dis
tihguish your fellow-citizens of the North
la movement which will bring to New
Orleans, situated as il is at the mouth oi
1.-THE great river, the same advantages as
are enjoyed by New York and Philadel'
phia. When you have adopted your new
constitution, every human son in the
state will be free, and you may be proud
of your state and proud of your national
ity, even as the ancient Romans were
proud of their nationality.
ga great deal has been said of the con.
vention and its members whose work was
completed o month since. But let mt
tell YOU that all the true Union men Of
the North are with you. They stand BY
and applaud that convention. Illinois
has no more liberal constitution than the
new constitution Of Louisiana. And
were Abraham Lincoln citizen of Lou'
isfana he would vote for it That greai
and good man Abraham Lincoln who has
done 90 much forthe human~race approves
it and recommends its adoption. APP
plause Let those who are friends O
the government array themselves on it
side. Let those who feed on the fat O
the public crib come out and ayow theii
sentiments. All the loyal men of the
nation are supplicating for the triumph
of the principles and the good work yOr
have inaugurated You have the sympa'
tn les Of your sister states of the North II
your Efforts to root out the slave arlstoc'
racy and give to the poor man as mucf
weight anu influence in the government
as the WeRlthiesk Hlssg
mf have travelled on classic ground,
have been thrOughihe feet of the nobl,
i Fartagut lapplAusel, ], and have Witnessed
lthe triumph and heard the Whistling o
i the balls Of the blus-eyed general at Sum
ter, Fort Sumter toedsy lis In theipoEeI
of General Foster, and the only reason b,
does not take it to-day, is, that By a fey
q weeks more bombardmelt he may take
i with the loss OF fewer meu. All over th'
land . good spirit peryades. Let us b,
! fSllhfai 10. the good cause regardless o
Il Whatever any other section OF the cOuntE!
may do. Let us do our duty to LonisiAna
the noblsst little state in the Union, b!