American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-09-21

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remembered among those that labored to
save this great naticn.
Union Freedom and Territorial
HEn2cgrity.
Special Dispatch 90 Pittsburgh Commercial.
WASHINGTON, September 18, 1864.
Massachusetts, and Ohio, through
their State military agencies here,
the officers Of which are in adjoining
rooms, have united in suspending
large and fine flag over Pennsylya-
MIA Avenue, at 7th street crossing
The affair came off Saturday after
noon IN the presence of over thou
sand spectators. Mr.. Chase, Gov.
Andrew, ex-Congrcssman Biddlc, and
others made speeches. That of Coy.
Andrew was exceedingly apt and
well put, and got him much hearty ap
plausc.
Though the letter Of a month ago,
which your columns made public, ye-
ry clearly indicated Mr.. Chase's po-
ition, there were in view of the rccent
movement in some sections for IL
Presidential Convention, next week
in Cincinnati, much anxiety to hear
further from him. He spoke with
dolibcration and careful choice of
words, and the manner in which his
language was received must have con
yinced him that more than ordinary
importance was attached to it. When
he descended from the stand be was
personally thanked by many persons
for giving such assurance that he too
is for Lincoln and Johnson without
any lis or butts.
The following is the CHroniele's
report in advance of publication,
which. we have reason to believe has
been revised by Mr.. Chase:
Fellov citisens-M Massachusetts, and
Ohio, having each, lns bnilding near
which we now stand, an agency for
the care of her soldiers, have joined
in providing the flag which has been
just unfmlcd. 1t symbolizes Uuion,
freedom and territorial integrity.
Inspired by these grand ideas, tho
soldiers of Ohio and Massachusetts
march side by side to battle whcrcv-
cr throughout the land rebellion and
trcason are found in arms. The flag
too, proclaims the conviction Of a vast
majority of these soldiers and Of their
fellow citizens at home, that the es-
timablc benefits represented by these
ideas can be most surely realized by
ratifying at the ballot boxes, in No
vember, the nominations made at
Baltimore in June. In my judgment
this is most certain, and | rejoice in
the belief that as soldiers of Mass
achusetts and Ohio are found side by
side in conflict on htc field, so will citi-,
zcns of those States be found jealous
ly Yieing with each other in support
of the same cause at the polls. Nor
can | doubt the result in all the 10y
al States. Like zeal for union and,
freedom will inspire like efforts, and
these efforts in larg? majority of
them, may We not hope in all, viii
insure the triumph of the Union and
freedom. With that triumph the last
of the rebellion will disappear, and
under that flag will return peace and
liberty to bless the Republic undivi-.
ded and indevisable. But this, fell
low citizens, is not an occasion for
such speaking. Another engagement
also requires my presence elsewhere
at this time. | have come before
you, indeed, not so much to speak
myself as to introduce another to
whose voice you will gladly lister.
My friend Gov. Andrew, of Massa-
is here worthy of his State;
worthy of the unanimous nomination
for reelection, which he has just re-.
ceived, and worthy of the honor in
which all friends of Union and free
dom hold him, he will say few words
IN behalf Of Massachusetts,. Permit
NE to introduce him,