The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-01


iy MR. GALLArM introduced the Hon. ROB!
ERr G. WINTHROP to the audience, as fol-
lows: ''..l.a' -.
Fellow Citizens Allow me to introduce
to you gentleman distinguished in the SER
vice Of his country, former Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and prominent
for his devotion to our free institutions. |
invite your attention to Robert O. Wins
throp, of Massachusetts,. =
Mr.. Winthrop was received with enthu-
siastic applause and three rousing cheers
When order had been restored he spoke as
follows:
/ thank you, fellow citizens, for this
friendly and hattering reception: l thank
your honorad President for the kind words
in which he has presented me TO lyott !
feel glad in being here eundsr the leadof enc
who, as the gentleman who called the
meeting to order said, has added new honor
to q name that was already associated with
so much Of true and tried patriotism, with
SO much of spotless integrity, and with 50
much of financial and commercial wisdom
You know me, men of New ork-if |
NAV presume to imagine that you know me
at alias member of the old Wing party
of the Union, so long as that party had any
organization or existence. Cheers And
cannot help recalling the fact, on this
occasion, that among my earliest political
efforts, nearly thirty years ago, was speech
in this city against the Democratic candi
dates of that day. fear that my faculty
of making a speech or certainly an open
air speech, is somewhat impaired by the
Lapse of years but such as | can make Is
at the service of the Democratic candidates
of to day. Applause. | could not find
it in my heart TO refuse the request fyour
committee of arrangement, seconded by ar
old and valued friend whom KNEW 80 long
ago as the tried and trusted friend Of Dan
iel Webster, that | would at least be presr
ent as witness of this great demonstration
Nor, being here, can refuse to respond tC
the call which has been made on me by
your honored President, and to hear m!
humble testimony to the cause in whici
you are engaged.
1t was promised me that should see th'
greatest meeting ever held i'll America
and no one can doubt, think, that the
promise is fulfilled. IOheers. 1t is. in
deed, a glorious sight this vast assemblage
of American citizens unseduced by pat
ronage, uuawed by power-in the grea
commercial metropolis Of the unlon>-ltsel
one of the noblest products OF that Union
all rallying beneath acommon banner, al
animated by a. common resolve, to do al
that in us lies for the rescue OF our coun
try from the dangers by which it is encom
passed. [Cheers
You are assembled in Union square, AM
| am glad to know that you all intend t
stand square on the platform Of the | Dion
Laughter and applause. You are as
sembied on the anniversary of the day o
which the Constitution of the United State
received the attesting signatures of its fra
mers and I rejoice TO be assured that 20
are resolved to uphold the authority an
1 yindicate the supremacy of that Copstitu
tion. [Applause.l Yes, my friends, i
wonder city of Philadelphia, which we ar
gIad to remember, in this connection, wa
also the birthplace Of Ge Jrge b. Mcclellan
[cheers,l on the 18th day of Septembe
l7s7, that sacred instrument was perfected
which has secured union and peace to oil
land for more than seventy years past, an
which if this days ratification shall be SUI
cessfulIy carried out, may still, fopdl
hope and believe, secure union and peace
onr land for seventy times seventy years
come. Enthusiastic applause.
You are assembled, too. on the annive
, sary OF the day when the noble candida
whose nomination you are about to ratl
completed his great work of rescuing Il
capitol of hi country from the Confedera
, hosts By the glorious victory Of Antieta
You have not forgotten those memorst
days Of September, 1862, when the fate
r our Republic seemed just trembling in t
. scales, when almost all mems hearts We
: failing them for fear, aud when the gala
is Mcclellan, forgetting the unmerited ind
y mites to which he had just been subject