The Portland daily press., 1864-09-24
Speech of Hon. Salmon P. Chase.

Ex-Secretary Chase wasserenaded IN Wash
ington few nights since, and in response
made 4 brief speech Of which the following is
aR extract: oaht aAA 5s,
s'Slnce my return to the honorable position
of private citizen, have thought that was
entitled TO short vacation OF eight weeks, af-
ter unremitted labor OF eight or nine years.
have returned among you for brief per-
iod, with renewed heath and vigor. l propose
soon to go TO my own great Stale in the West,
there to advocate the cause SO dear to you ALL
] believe you call yourself the Lincoln and
johnson Club. These names represent to Us,
to-day, principles and policy, designs and
purposes, by which alone we believe this coun-
Try can be saved, or these principles have
been an earnest advocate to use a legal phrase
for length whereof the memory Of man run
meth not to the contrary shall not be like
ly to forget them, or cease TO inculcate them
tony fellOw-citizens. II all the voters would
take my advice, there would not be vote
cast except for those two gentlemen. A great
many, no doubt, and, in my humble judg-
ment large majority will be given for
them. ~ 81 4ssaEEgf seBsBtgss
1.-The Baltimore platform, upon which these
nominees were placed, comprises three great
principles: First, Union, one and indiVisible.
That Union embraces In its extent the whole
y country-every hill, every river, the mouth
of every river, every promontory and cape
wherever the flag OF the Union ever float
cd.
s.a "Tbe rext OF those principles is, that that
Union has been assaulted by slavery, and slav-
cry must die the death which IL deserves.
This principle was announced by the conven-
ton by, Isuppose, greater degree of unani-
nifty than any other there enunciated Is
there q man here who means to deny this Is
there one who means to suffer this to be put
down? "a amid Ffsk
"rhe third principle Is, The rights of Amer
cans must be respected by all foreign conn-
tries. They have no idea OF allowing princes
or potentates OF any country to Interfere
with anything that of right belongs to this
country or the people OF this country. or to
place any oostructions in the way of the in
stltutions and progress of this country.
Inc Union can only be maintained by thor
oughiy suppresslng the rebellion, and preserv-
ing repuoicasn an institutions, based upon these
principles. TO this end, the peonle nronose
to maintain their armies now in the fieid We
did not mean to treat them with anv bol,nn,
or lip sympathy; we do not mean to oivo ~,
cold cuts, but warm, generous symnathy
warm generous support to the men who ays
fighting under that obstinate fellow Gr.n.
the men who have acted so spendidly in ths,
campaign, consummated by that glorious vic,
tory, under Sherman; the men who, on thu
ocean wave, or in the harbors of that ocear
wherever Farragut leads them, with that gal
liant commander tied TO the mast head. Wt
aa intend to give them ample supplies OF arms
iood, clothing, everything which ethey cal
need. And, while doing this, we intend to ap
peal to them, in the name of this great Repub
nc, TO save our national honor and our fre
institutions. 4si4 -ts tr,e,s l.,-.
we want peace, but we want It with
Union made sacred by feeedom, ard made per
mapent By foundations upon freedom and jus
tice. e9,i-r -
(which ofthe.p .planks In our platform do 70,
want taken out? Do you want any on