The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-10-13
Ghfin af'rsklp Tribnus
Jim. Pillars Speech at the City
Hall,

gatntu.y uKutt utSuubt Uo WshNV" w
snd wss very much pleased with some
things he heard. James Pillars, ESQ. Ion
Of the Pillars Of the Democratic party
made two.hours speech; and IN orde
10 have some Of his statements TO rcfe
In, whcn convenient or desirable; and 4
cid the distinguished orator in his s,rug
rle for immortal honors. I embrace tn
ars, moment OF lessurs to write out q
much Of Il ss can from memory.
First, however, q word In relation 4
tbs audience. when I entered the hal
there were eighteen ladies and soms
6ty or sixty men and boys there. A
rood opportunity was here presented to
make an estimate Of 0be capacity Of the
hall; and a. nearly as I could compute
the number Of seats, Il would sccomo-
date, when 6lled, about hve hundred.
About doscn more lsdies came In, and
men snd-boys enough to occupy abou,
two thirds Of the seats, making about
four hundred and thirty all told Of most
spIendidly mixed audience. Among the
number was hirsute gentleman, spps-
r,n,ly from the country. who seemed re-
ms,ksblc, chiefly for his retreating fore
head, low crown, long hair, and muddy
boots. AIS o'clock Il was moved thnt
w. w. Armstrong, Eco. take the chair;
carried vociferously. Mr.. Armstrong
took the chsir, and WA greeted with
much spplsuse--the hirsute gentlemen
stamped vigorously.
Mr.. Armstrong said: Ladies and
Gentlcmen--f do not propose to make a
speech, Il being only my duty to request
you to give Mr.. Pillars an attentive hear
Ing" Al this point OF time the orator
came forward TO the front Of the ros-
trum, looked complacently upon US,
shrugged hu shoulders, and stuck both
hands into his brceches pockets. For
the space ofn minute, perhaps, he per-
rnitted q. to admire In silence hi, classic
attitude. Having graciouslv granted US
this pleasure, he opened his mouth. and
ssid:
"LApfrs AND GENrLEnEN--I am sur
prised, most of all, that am permitted to
stand here tonight. I addressed you
last Saturday night, and In the phrcnIy
or the moment, I suppose, I was elected,
and am here BY way that know not.
I told YOU last Saturday night that de-
sired most Of all, before this campsigu
c,oss., TO indict and convict on this ros-
I ur, Abraham Lincoln and his supporters
Of violating the Constitution and treason
10 the Government. Great applause
hir.ute said: "Bully for you."l But, la
dice and gentlemen. you are destined to
di-a ppointment, Che did not say whether
that disappointment was to be in the
speech, the speaker, or the State cleo
,ion.) From the fac, that such an an
nouncement WINS made last Saturday,
many may have been led to suppose that
indictment was to be the object OF this
meeting; but II won't be done. My re-
marks must be made from the impulse Of
the moment.
Ladies' and G Gen,lcmen, told you last
Saturday night, that the policy and pur-
poses Of parry could not be known by
the platform Of the party adopting 1t; but
We must 60 to the history Of the party to
yet an idea Of its future course. The
his toryof the great Democratic party is
but tho development Of the spirit and
genius Of the Anglo Saxon race. And
the spirit and genius OF the Anglo Saxon
race may be presented in . very few
words, viz: Isdividus' entsrprise and
local slJ government. Applause Boots
sgain vigorously.l In accordance with
this, he informed US at some length, the
policy OF National iuternat impsovc-
ment, ofbarking, and ofa strong central
Government, had always been opposed
by the Democrats. "Why, my friends"
ne sAtu, II DuuhoS'ot w eo""o"t N'N'J
day sffsir. and always minds his own bu'
siness; accepts the world us he finds it,
with whs,cver Of evil and wrong there
may be mixed up in il. aud turns TO his
advantage all the means and appliances
he can for indiv dual enterprise. And 50
if the Lord makrs u war, the Democrats
will allow Him to carry il on. l heard II
asked, a short time ago, on being told
that this 10 Gods war, how much bounty
be pays. Lincoln pays a bounty for
soldiers, but we don't know how much
comes from the other direction. Boots
sgain.l
"The spirit and genius OF the Anglo
Saxon race.'fi, that raes for great enter
priser, and exceeding out from local gov.
crnment, prepur, the race for the gov
srument Of q nation. A Republican
can't govern the world He cant even
govern . Niger EesPeetaoly. Boots
tremendously
LAST Saturday night I gnve you ten
years record Of the Republican party.
showing that they hate this Union. IL
wss proclaimed on every stump in the
land. and BY abolition newspapers. and
In every abolition pulpit, that your Con-
sti-ehu- sion was a covenant with Death,
and your Union an agreement with
He'll, boots, and yells.l And l will
now read you some beautiful extracts
from prominent members Of the Repub-
'ii.sn party. showing that they are now
aghtiDg for the Niger. and no, for the
restoration Of the Union"
A, this point a gentleman who had
.,,;a,I, li.,..ad IN ths .naash .no.s .nd