East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-10-05

The Presidential Qusstios--A Calm Dis
eassion of a BY an Old Wasg-7As
UnspeakaJs Importance Of the Pend
ing Crisis.
Mr.. Winthrop spoke as follows:
thank you, citizens, for this
friendly and fattering reception. i
thank your honored president for the
kind words in which he has presented
me to you. i feel glad in being here
under the lead of one 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 so much of financial and COM
mercial wisdom. You know me, men
of New York-if j may presume TO
imagine thnt ynu know nne at alas
a member OF the old wing party of the
union, as long as that party had any
organization or existence. Cheers.
And i cannot help recalling the fact,
on this occasion, that among my ear
liest political efforts, nearly thirty
years ago, was a speech in this city
against the democratic candidates OF
that day. l fear that my faculty OF
making speech is somewhat impair
ed by the lapse of years; but such as
l can make is heartily at the service
of the democratic candidates of to day.
Applause. could not find it in my
heart to refuse the request of your
committee of arrangements, seconded
as it was by an old and valued friend,
whom / knew SO long ago as the tried
and trusted friend of Daniel Webster,
that / would at least be present as a
witness of this great demonstration.
Nor, being here, can 1 refuse to re-
spond To the call which has been made
ON me 10y your honored president, and
to bear my humble testimony TO the
cause in which you are engaged. 1t
was promised me that / should see
the greatest meeting ever held III
America and no one can doubt, /
think, that the promise is fulfilled
["So it is" Cheers. 1t is, indeed,
a glorious sight-this vast assemblage
of American citizens; unseduced by
patronage, unawed by power-in the
great commercial metropolis of the
union--itself one Of the noblest pro-
ducts of that union-all rallying be-
meath common banner, all animated
10y o common resolve; that banner the
stars and stripes--that resolve, to do
all that in us hes for the rescue of our
country from the dangers by which il
is encompassed. Cheers. You arr
assembled in Union square, and am
glad to know that you all intend t.
stand square on the platform OF the
union. Laughter and applause. i
You are assornbled on the anniversary
of the day on which the constitution
Of the United States received the az.
testing signatures Of its trainers; and
l rejoice To be assured that you are
all resolved to uphold the authority
and vindicate the supremacy of tha'
constitution. Applause. Yes, my
friends, in yonder city of Philadelphia
which we are glad to remember, il
this connection, was also the birth
place of George Il. Mcclellan, cheers
on the 18th day Of September, l1o7
that sacred instrument was perfected
which has secured union and peace Il
our land for more than seventy year
past, and which, if this days ratiiica
ton shall be successfully carried out
may still, l fondly hope and believe
secure union and for peace 10 our ian'
for seven times, or even Tor seven time
seventy years to come. Enthusiasu
applause. You are assembled, too
on the anniversary Of the day whel
the noble candidate, whose anniversa
nv nomination you are about to ratity
completed his great work OF resculnI
the capital Of his country from tn
confederate hosts by the glorious vic
tory of Antietam. You have not for
gotten those memorable days of Sep
teniber, 1862, when the late of on
republic seemed just trembling in tn
scales, when almost all mems heart
were failing them for fear, and whel
the gallant Mcclellan, forgetting tn
unmerited indignitics to which he ha'
Just been subjected-iorgett,ng every
thing but his country's dangers an
his own determination to stand or fal
with it's flag, and, responding withou
n murmur OF "a moments delay to tn
, personal appeal of the president, gath
cred up the scattered fragments of hi
brave but broken army, re-organize
their shattered battalions, as by til
waving Of magician's wand, drov
2 back the invaders across the Potomac
and unce more secured the safety {
Washington and of the governmen
Loud CHEERS. would not dispa'
ago tho successes which have bee
= achieved on other days and und,
other commanders. We all remen
Der with grateful admiration the splel
did victories which have been won C
the land and ON the sea, by Mead
and Grant, and Sherman, 10y Porte
Kearsarge, Winslow, and the hero
Farragut, and by 50 many others
our generals and adniirals. All hone
to the heroes of Vicksburg and Cha
tanooga, of Gettysburg and Atlant
OF Mobile bay, and OF the blessed WI
ters, whatever they. are called, whiC
= at last engulfed the Alabama; and
gratitude to the soldiers and sailors
whose brave hearts and stout arr
those victories were achieved. "A
plause.1 But none OF them ha
eclipsed, or even dimmed the briliia
record Of the army of the Potom
aad its leaders during those EVENT.
days which ended at South Mounta
and Antietam. For that gallant lea
,r- er it is glory enough that it may
,e- said of him, as the result Of that br
be but almost miraculous campaign, th'
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