The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-08-10
Speech Of Hon, Alexander Long,
OF OHIO
OF OHIO.

me reception accordeu 10 MIN bv the pe0-
pie of the Second Congressional District
of Ohio. The meeting was held eight miles
from the city df Cincinnati, and was CON.
posed Of large numbers of farmers as well
as residents of the city.
Hun. VIM. Cory delivered the reception
speech. from which We make the following
extracts, and regret that we have not space
for the whole his remarks:
Frecsnen and Fair Daughters Of Ohio.
II was eninently fl TO invoke the bless
ing OF God on this scene. Ii is seldom
there is such union Of heavenly and earth.
" blessings faultless day, and such an
organized assembly. We are assembled to
ds honor 10 our worthy representative by
public reception; aud | am the organ of
the constituency Who are bent earnestly on
this duty, and who ordered me 10 speak
surrounded with these emblems. Here are
The stars aud stripes-tbirteen-and tIiir-
teen as they went through the revolution.
But here floats an inscription ever my head
which u the kev.hote ot this grand occa-
sion, /" Peace. and for State Rlghts..r The
last ten syllables explain alike the victory
aud The institutions of our fathers. States,
Rights is the vital spark of the Fedora.
system; 10 ext,nguish which is 10 destroy
IL. |, is the ancestral creed. " Peace" i
the device of heaven itself. aud If the white
winged and deve.rycd angels preside over
such scenes. they would feel that they
might slumber among their fellows as mur-
tails sleep when the day is done. But 10
the occssinn itself.
Fellow -CitiZens: We come IN do our.
selves honor 10 honoring Alexander Long,
Congressman Of thu seeend district Oh the
sovereign State Of Ohio. IIs was not onl,
uur proxy. but apr true representative IA
al he so boldly spoke for peace in prefer
ence 10 The determination of The Southern
people. and for the immediate termination
nf the war. lie has been censurel for thi,
discharge Of duty. We-are here "a shar,
the censure. with him. by solemnly assum.
lng the very same responsibility.
Sir. YOU lave done more than simply dis
charge your duty. Tia, woa!d have bees
enough. but by good fortune YOU have gon,
much further. The thickening element
to opposition, Of Lincoln and ,lespotisn
we're powerlsss and feeble, until YOU
peace speech 10 Congress. like great lam
in darkness, showed our Ieet ihe way q
escape from the cave Of Polyphemus an,
y-u are the glorious pioneer, who, By
stroke Of gcnius, has saved his country
What was considered hopeless, has beoum
feasible and what you Erst announce
three months ago. is now popular; il /
what halt the people believe. Il they dare,
to say IL; and what all will uilima;eI
perceive 10 be their greatest good, al
their highest duty the only solution q
terrible crisis IN human affairs is YOUR ow
discovery. And fpr this we honor Alex
andcr Long.
With your position Of public and recp.
niLed beneiactor. surrounded with latg
and increasing bpdy of friends: tie ruut
der Of new and noble. .pu,c,, which i.
ALREADY icgions u Christian professors j
our own Democracy, and IN the ualiuns
civilized Europe. We should first II. !
congratulate You that the reward Of intes
ri,y has trodden on the very heels % n
heroic deed which proved il. Nothir
could crown Tie most prctraclrd care,
with higher trophy than ycu had won
The outset. let il but bethc glorious fir
step IN public life, which we ardentl
hope may be long. happy aud illustrious.
Fehnw-citizens, VIZ may well also col
gralulate ourselves that our implicit tru
IN our members virtue and inieiligen,
should have been so entirely yindicaie,
We took up yoong advocate from Il
walks et his profession. who bad made h
way entirely through obscurity, power,
and self.denial, from The plough, The vi
isgs school. frst as pupil ihen as tsaths