Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-11-25

Forever now repeating, Let them g0l Tap
Thou art the mani The Lord hath called the,
Up from the people-Out from all thy KIM
And set thee on the outworks Of a world,
Where lighted dthuaderbolts and charging hosts.
Withgarmentsrolled in blood, may try thy faith
Aud now he saith to thee, unqnailing chief
Thou chosen of the Lordl Thou man of Godi
Amounted for this mighty work, stand fastl -,
Lift up thine eyesl The vision is astiT, s.,
UptO the hills, whence thy salvation cOmeth,
And the embattled legions of the pit
Come laundering on, o. chief and thou shalt SEE
Chariots and horsemen, and the Lord of hosts,
The God of Jacob marshaling his powerl
The Lord hath said it-Let Dsypeople got
And after many a plague hath swept the land
With wars tempestuous glory, and with fire,
Therecomesa midnight cry thro' all thecamp;
And lol an every house one deadi Enoughl
Wilt thou not say, o, Lord, it is enoughl
To the Destroying Angel-Stay thy handi
Put up thy glittering swordl It is enoughl
Or shall the earthquake heave, the thunders roll,
And thy great heritage be cast away,
urcities laid in ashes, surging flame,
And Pestleace and death o 'eTsweep the land
Our first born all destroyed, our hope,
Our glory and our strength forever queDched,
Because in madness we refuse 10 hear -tc
The voice that thundereth- my people go!
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49, UNION REJOICES.
SefenadIng the President ard acknowledgement
OF Mr.. Lincoln, MIR. Seward, aud others.
o. Washi0gtou, Thursday, Nov. 10, 1664-The
several Lincoln and johnson Clubs of the Dis
trict of Columbia called on President Lincoln
tonight and gave him serenade i'm honor of
his e-eleetion. There was IN additionan inI-
mense concourse of spectators of both sexes in
front of the Executive Mansion. The firing Of
field-piece was Of frequent occurrence, adding
To the excitement of the occasion. The presi-
dent appeared at an upper window, and, when the
cheers with which he was greeted ceased, he
spoke as fellows; itrlast' eiaa
.iHIthas long been grave question whether
any Government not too strong for the liberties
of its people can be strong enough to maintain
its own existence in great emergencies. On
this point the present Rebellion brought our
Republic TO a severe test, aud a Presidential
election occurring in a regular course during the
Rebellion added not a little to the strain. If
the loyal people united were put 10 the utmost
Of their strength by the Rebellion, must they
Dot fail when divided and partially paralyzed
by political war among themselyesg But the
election was a necessity We cannot have free
government without election, and if the Rebel
llOn could force us TO foregeOr postpone a na-
tional election, i must fairly claim to have al
ready conquered and ruined The strife of
the election is but human nature practically ap-
DlcQ 70 Tile ldCbS Vi lllc CcSC W Dd1 las OCCuI-
red in this case mnst eTerFechr IN siinilarcases.
Human nature viii not change. In any future
great national trial. compared with the men of
this, we shall have as weak and strong, as silly
and as wise as bad and as good. Let us there
fore study the incidents of this as philosophy
10 learn wisdom from, and none of them as
wrongs to be reyenged.' lCbeers.] But the
election, along with Its Incidental and undesir-
able strife, has done good too 1t bas demons
strated that peoples government can sustain
national election IN the midst of great civil
war. (Renewed cheers Until now It has not
been known TO the world that this was a possi-
bility. Ii shows, also Row sound and how
strong we still are, 1t shows that even among
the candidates Of the same party, be who is
most devoted TO the Union aud most opposed
to treason can receive most Of the people votes.
(Applacse.) II shows also to the extent yet
known that we have more men now than we had !
when the war began, Gold is good in its place, I,
but living, hrave and patriotic men are better |
than.sold. lCheeE and other demonstrations |
ofapplause. But the rebellion continues. And |
n0wlthat the election is over may not all having
a common interest rennite In common effort to
save our common cOuntryG ICheers. For my
own part have striven and shall strive toavoid
placing any obstacle in the way. [Cheers. T.
So long as | have been here have not willing
ly planted thorn in any mans bosom. While
j am gully ScDSlDl6 10 bHC VI a
reelection, and duly grateful, as trust to Al
mighty God for having directed my country
men TO a right conclusion, as think, for their
good, it adds nothing 10 my satisfaction thatany
other man may be disappointed by the result
TCheers. May ask those who have not DIFF
fered with me to Join with me in this same spi-
rii toward those who have2 And now let me
close by asking three hearty cheers for our brave
soldiers and seamen and their gallant and skill
full commanders.
The three chears were enthusiastically given,
accompainedby music and the sound of cannon.
The crowd in part proceeded TO the residence
of Secretary Seward, who, in the course of his
remarks, said he came on the stage of sction
some years after the Revolutionary War, and |
used to hear his parents talk about the number
of Tories who were opposed to the war, and
what surprised him was that after twenty-five
or thirty years, there was not Tory found in
the United States He could not exactly UNDER |
stand where they had gone to. Laughter. 4 |
During the war of 1912 the Federalists used to
carry the intervening elections Just as the Dem
Ocrats carried the election in Newly ork in 1862;
but when thewar came to close and ended in
victory we had the era Of good feeling, and from
that time until now we cannot mind an old Fed i
eralist. His judgement was, when we all come
together and when the stars and stripes again
wave over Richmond, intwo or three years you |
VIII have to look mighty sharp 10 find a seces-
sionst or a rebel synpathizer Laughter and /
Applause. After refuting the assertion that /
the war is a failure, he said during the first /
year of the war the African slave trade in the /
United States was suppressed; in the second Il
year negroes were brought to be soldiers of Free
dom; IN the third year Slavery was abolished L
in the District of Columbia, and in the foruth 4
Slavery was abolished in Maryland. If the /
Democrats think the war is a failure thus far, Il
when Congress comes together they viii adopt /
Constitutional amendment to abolish Slavery |
throughout the United States. LCheers. I, If
Slavery shall not cease it viii not be the fault
of the Administration. Then we shall have an
era ofgood feeling and harmony, and resume
our bright career among the nations, and ad-
vance the interests ofthe country and freedom,
self-government and humanity. All men come
to see the president, thorough, loyal, devoted
patriot and benevolent man, and he viii take |
bis place with Washington, franklin, Adams
and jackson samOng the benefactors of The hu-
man race. APplause.1 isissa..s is
Secretary Kelies was serenaded, andein the
course of his remarks said the gallant men Of
The Army and Navy, whether in storm of bat
lie, the night-watch or the bivouac, would re-
loice with those who had paid him this compli-
ment on the result of the late election, which
had endorsed the President who had firmly |
stood by them. In the name of the officers and
men OF our gallant Navy, he heartily Joined in
these congratulations, aHd in response to his
three cheers were given for the Navy.
& MAJ; Gen. Ord beng called for, appeared. and
merely said, while fighting armed Rebels thew |
had achieved victory over theirfoes at home. |
and now with long pull, strong pull, and
pull all together, we will knock ,ena.
The crowd next proceeded to the residence of
Secretaries Fessenden, Stanton and Usher bnt
they did not make their appearance.
Attorney General Bates made bfiefcongrat
ulatory speech, and thus ended the night,s pro-
ceedings. FnfEr. /
Important 10 the Friends of soldiers.
The following note from Postmaster Bowen
calls attention TO the matter of moment, in re-
zard 10 IL. Transmission Of aI-.s1A