, 1864-07-24

iievcd fhot II Mr. Lincoln be returned the war viii
y b. Sss
tets gcst nation csn rest and be sefeshed aftot It's
g,ca1 s.Tuecie. and every one wilt be proud TO cali
nimehlf In American.
E1Kunn.
The band plaTed an inspiring air, after which.
amid ,oud cheering, Frank Lombard mounted the
platform and sanE oae Of his patlotIc sonea.
AppnGss OF HON. J. .. wAsD.
Ho. J. .: Ward was announced by tho President
as tho ncxt speaker. lie vas rcoc.vtd witt or
,n succeeded rounds Of applause. He opole AZ fol-
ftioe csasens: IAN one Of several who VII,
sdasees yoa tonight, and handy know he course
eapy, q how sh,li .urceed IN intcresune and and a.
hcTo TONIGHT, It speaks louder then t6e words Of
e lis snd q ouss aTs tIe siaes
tne Hovcsnmcnt IN Al 1ts wants; we have eup-
plled u with man and money which constitute the
ds sn thous,nds Of The bess snd bes9est ncu sua
peh'esf Of our men and th,nt ne.vea there
r. s sney IL y'' usiss sissa*f .n q ie,, 'HS e
rnts md aetsndns Our Taa be1ias as
iies e tpest e a We 40 ass,ns tais;Sc a5saSc
thc stesnon, men ii home must are 10 1t that we
40 not lose rTound and full ut the North. We are
waggg wa s Two van, spd without success tn both,
wonld be sad calamity II, while our truops under
Grant we're 10 take Richmond and ali virginia, we
S{o s1
he ii oar as Il De e edawhs n9 the1
encss beody ss1 ssoaes sse re-
Which ~ thsll eEing The bloody dies of wai to oar
1propote to discuss, for a few ruomonta. In nv
way tnot expectng that can tell you any faeta
sS1 DO not alre9d t6ots saeets
oul potseri!y. and q 70 momeatous importance
knows whtre the light Of liberty csu again b.
found II they arc permitted to quench 1t upon the
soil Of Amenca. IGheers.l
5earF. and VIC are constantly progressing on low
ards 'mprovcmcnt. Our Improvement Ia steady
7Dd cer,nmwe ernsos1 leaI4 BY lean
tired Of tho 5oEe of .he British they thiev i
ose nes s1rnz ns Of
lom Of eorernntnt, md BY consent the acts Of
the contancntnl Congress were called the supreme
ees.y When es sree. ssl ot
tinn Te.s entered into these were thought TO be
Ent1leient end for nine Or ten yesrs the country
the colonies grew in strength, and In power and
wealth, new form Of government was fonnd to
be necessary. and constitution Was prepared, ad.
eject, By The famc people who ten 5ears before
had thought the articles Of confederation
a1sn TIT II 3ndsed s1s
It.; that constitution Is our law to-day. It il nj,
and was not perfect, at the time Of its formattop
mcn who atlyocstcd its adoption, provided within
i. Fssns shst tSe IL wants aa 81
better and hfehcr view OF things and thst ch,nvee
might be needed III The organic law of The lana,
tse sd sas peepss sa1s
necessary, and they hare heen made. I respect
CanstItalo1 hsi 5rorsat u nach GOOD, So d. e1sst a
happiness and prosperity. It has brought us up
npa cur Ie.ret nd to 1evs the psaat tine
& sssla., sss xtsses, IT, paIss2 = e. men
swtr he wants Of great and growing people, il
stand a. & barrier ac1ess % The psth q our sx-
people ier the Constitution. % iLoad "a sppiause.i @ ss1
Wehase been educated, in this respect, to higher
needed. The mechanic who stands by md viewing
u ii s sn se ipssaaS
understand not the frat principles Of h1a pro.
iefsion; and the statesman who, today. says That
the Constitution. containing rs It does, 80 many
Of amendments. to 1T 1t to the wanta Of
great and growing people, understands not the
ptaeRss dae e s Il Sss sd Apnsss
this instrument, 1t was the beat device upon the
face 1aec Of the : esEth: The pat has shown. and tho
J written 1t In characters or blood all over the
South, that It Is not to-day sufficient for the
Tants Of thle people. II has rcco:ntzed I'LL these
- aas %bo 1eves hs Goa
humanity AID liberty, every man whip loves his
esanses ns shail adapt i It to ' ths wants "ad Of
ia T.; ss .: ps &c; 5syss.
himself aganst tbs manifest destiny Of the Amer
lean people, and eays that be must have the Union
too, and unworthy the na,ne Of a man. lIoud
chee1e.l II the experience Of the past be worth
ny Z RFes sy
.ntion, there has heen something that iutestered
With It's harmonious pros.eas, that man or party
tle past, aud be vii! he erushed and destroyed by
people Il lis march up ile hich plane Of iibeIty,
founded on the basis of univereil emancipation
,as ''ssa9 se1,.e V = Fau< Of ed efsS5.
yeaSien x: ssia ey t5e @ sseieal - men q ss sSs
patton. h5 those men who hsve since psoysd to be
men Who eat ia thai ConTentlon II tie oid wiz.
wan, do not believe that one Of them has esel
@ fsse Gs TsGs
500, ia rebel ii 1861. lRenewed applause.I II
they nom limited Tie cre.t aud elorions old ABA:
nam Lincoln In that Convention theY declared
.sa!ast the extension 81 that curse, which was Dc
though lbat caty on bis Wy 10 s.snme e. he sea
" F1etltent Of ihc United States. But now I see
,hnt The e. sat sane pa5 In ns
% ha1e s.t dseiared @ sdtS 81? % III i'll
rastn. tKaptnroua ;appiau.e.l, In many other Re
! | spects this war has been an educator. When on,
armies first started ont for the purpose OF defend
Uiited ssatee. and when the South had attempted
70 cat1y ont tts infamous principles, II becane III
rerPP oa & sssss
lhe heart OF the rebellion get, and shall utresl
soshv IT, Tseis e 81 ;aeRR ssG
@ sas1e thsn sny Other event, sad Eecl i'Toni
p %sa Te9 ~ "a. mo Or P
il he deceased, and IN doing 20 dssraced hmselt be
1ore the eTes Of the American natieu By pnrsuin
AID Az ,a v6eh wi vii dann him vii no. o. deta,n dn n go
With any elaborate dissertation upon this eubjec
butt VII ~ that your presenes a7;a is sai1cien
to mn extent thar wond tatisty tho most doablin
aud the most determined croaker that this peonl
@ ana disd s5sv the mnHa
= }ects for which .hey have kone war aud restor
u this Government fn all its rights until there
le rothirG left 10 hght for or sustain. lCheees.]
u For The purpose Of carrying on Ibis war thez
70 must be consefip!ion there must be meius {
. and taking the places Of those noble boys VII
have laid down their forms upon tho hattla deli
!; II is our duty to furnish of orr younR men th
necesraf{ portion to carry on successfully this WA
1t A couec1lpttou law is q hard thing; II il to b
wished there never might be such state or eoei
= tyas would Justify II. The noble State Of nlIno
T. has, however never needed II, the patriotism
= heE eons hAs been sufficient to dill every quot.
10 and We shall be able to respond again and acaii
N We than be ready TO eena volunteers Tor evs1
q G4! unfI this NonstEous rebellion shall ceA4
u :Tremendous applauscl The couxctfpsion In Ill
ot don't those means which. viii best s1ppo
q the Government We Ill citizens Of this con.
u sEy, and We src willing to nght for It. This col
70 sG1pslon IL great improvement upon the lAgt
e 1 u hEs been improved by the striking ont OF Il
$500 clause. to which we have all had our atten,o
directed during the last year II It can be lurtht
Improved It must b BY some system of class!tc
u taken 1t into consideration, and given then1selvf
o. and the people time to zhlnk we'll over Il, the
as | might have framed Law which would have suite
% themselves better aud suited rs better, But as
&c ls passed ne will obty 1t.
u But my friends there has been another thIu
q, a. Tn.ce has become nect fsasy In consequence
r. scarcely knew what Government waa exccpt fto,
70 2he blessings II scattered around M, but this ",
et has made Immense taxation necessary. We hAy
hccn subjected to series OF Astcssment md ta,
e and yonng, high aud low hsve, however, ..bet
70 unanimous with ! nnanirnity unknown In the hI
os tofy 0! any nntiun uH the fbee OF the csrth az
1s have said to otheoEcEnment "lay on the taxes AZ