The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-10-28

ture, two torms back think, and in your
last State Senator from this County-I
mean Mr.. llitchcock-in both cases, YOU
had man, in my Judgment. Rt Tor the
place. and one OF iDil ldrnce among his fellow
mombors, and, as n consequence, Of great
usofalness to yourselves | NAV add that.
ns III" people OF q locality, in his elevation
TO office, you looked vol to your interests.
ln order to elevate all tho industrial class.
cs upon the plane OF genuine citizenship.
something must be done by tho "wcll.to.do"
farmers, who mainly employ him, for tho
'hirod man. 1 should ike to raise, IL it
"ero IN nv power, an eloquent voice in his
oehat' lie should have ample pay. have
leisure for mental culture and for acquiring
oil those noblo qualities essential 10 full
manhood, as we'll as you. But tell me how 4,
in the nature Of things, no may become the
true citizen, when his service begins as the
frst flushes Of the morning sun are thrown
across the waking world aud arc only ended
save for meal time, till
"Whcn evening shades are DER the landscape
cast"
and tor tho sum Of one hundred and fifty
dollars pee year, as in old times. Doesn't
no voto as infiuentially as any man in this
great nation! But,undor these circumstan m
ces,what hope is there that he shall ever ex
erc'se his right OF citizenship for the good
OF his country: What chance is there for his
elevation DO you not owe IL to every con.
sidoration that should justly influence tho
action OF men, to make his way clear and
easy OF ascent to truo nobility? Why
should not he, who, as | hold, has the ma.
turaI right to as much unoccupied land as is
necessary to enable him to 1.-Two we'll but,
which custom has denied him, DO as ntell.
gent, sontent, refined aud courteous as the
most independent farmer? Why should
not he bc enabled, by the value of his servi.
ces, to obtain such leisure as will enable
MIN to become all this. and even to grow up
into an appreciation of all the finer thoughts
OF men. TO lovo the beautiful in nature and
Ia sentiment
Thou canst not clasp the beautiful,
And call it all thine own;
The beautiful was made for all,
And not for ono alone"
And God be praised forevermoro,
For this, His blessed blessed 0oon;
Tho beautiful, which all may share,
Aud none can share too soon
Ahc DchutHui, WDIch purlneS,
Aud loads US up to Him,
Who is its source, its life and light,
From flower to seraphim."
commend the "birod man" to your kind
considerations
Finally, ladies and gcn.lomou. we canno,
ignore tho fact, If We would, with impunity
that wo are writing terrible history o.day
The experiences of the "Model Republic
koi k,,, h. T..
OF artillery--the 10 of musketry-thc
clash Of tho crossed bay yonet, and the clspe
OF the sabrc--writton with the camp fevors.
with tho mangcd limbs, tho streams of
blood. and tho CHASTITY corpses of thousands
OF our sons, brothers and fathers. The tim
bors of tho old Ship of S ate cro,k in every
seam, amid tho torrblo storm of civil com
motion, and every man of us should bring
the tact homo to cur hearts, that tho cause
OF 1t is to DO found in tho character of the
citizenship OF our own people. Lpt Ws an
derstdnd H:--Tho fairost form of a Gov.
ernmont, and tho bost that the world has
ovor soon. Government of the people, one
which has no special privileges for any ono
man, but common privileges for all--,ho
humblest and the highest alikc--overy man
being eligible to it's highest positions, is on
trial. TRko this fact hone to to your hearts
for serious reflection. that VIC must have a
wiser aud better class of men TO sustain
our Government, or else it's gories may
pa'e and tho form itsolf like its less noble
predecessors in the dim past, 90 down in
ignominy and tho unendlng night OF ages
Every man must discharge this duty inteli
gently and honestly-it cannot be done b,
proxy with safety. Tho future of our Ro
public is with u.s. for tho grandost rcaliza
tions, or for ruin.
Then, gentlemen, lot me beg of you that
for yoursclves,you change your action so a
60 roar up the coming generation to be wis
or ana bBtter mon than ourselves. Moro
over, lot ns labor to improve Oursol ves. tba
those coming after us may have tho exam
po of our effort. at loast. to do for oursolvc
that which will render these beautiful iino
OF tho lamented Stewart. as regards us ant
our descendants, truthful rather than full
BOmo -
"Tho noblest mon kRow on earth.
Are mon whose hands arc brown with toi!
VINO, backed by no ancestral graves,
How down the woods and ill tho soil,
Aud win thereby prOuder fame
Than follows kings or warriors naue."
"ihe working mon whate'er thoir tasks.
To carve tho stone or boar tho hoG---
They wear upon their honest brows,
Tho royal stamp and seal of God
And b. ghter are their drops of sweat
Than diamonds in u coronet :"
"God bloss tho noble working mon,
who rear tho cities of tho plain;
Who dig tho mines and build tho ships,
And drive tho commerce of tho main;
God bless thom Tor their swarthy hands
lave wrought tho glory OF oil lands
To concenter, then, oil the actions and on
oratons OF men to tho accomplishment O
tho grand design of life, an improved hu