Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-20
sERENADE TO THE HON. SALMON r.
CHAsE-HE MAKES A PATRIOTIC
AND ELOQUENT sPEECH

AND ELOQUENT SPEECH.
Last evening, the Lincoln and johnson Club, |
after holding q meeting In their rooms, re. |
paired in body to the residence of e1-secretary
Chase, corner Of Z and Sixth streets. Being
accompanied by the Finley Hospital Band,
they gave a sereuade to the distinguished states
man OF Ohio, compliment which he acknowl-
edged In the following telling address:
MI FRIENDS thank you for the compli- |
ment OF this call. As | am not a man who
holds office, nor a candidate for ofice, may
presume, without vanity, that 1t is n mark Of
personal good will and of approval for services
which has been my good fortune to render
in times past. have returned to the honor
able post of private citizen.
Having had eight weeks Of physical rest and
enjoyment, to which think that was Justly
entitled, after eight or nine years of unmit.
gated labors, I am back among you with vgor
and health, renovated. propose to 60 shortly
to my own State, to Ohio, and to give my cor
dial support to the cause which is so dear To
the hearts Of all present. tIong and continued
applause.
You call yourselves the Lincoln and johnson
association. These names represent the prin-
ciples aud policy, the designs and purposes by
which alone, we believe, this country can be
saved. or that policy and of those principles,
l have been a champion for a time-to use a
legal phrase-whereof the "memory of man
runneth not to the contrary"
am not, therefore, likely 10 forget the
lesson which have learned, nor to fall to in
culcate It. II every one would take my ad.
vice, no votes would be cast for any candidates
except Llncolp and johnson. IA voice
"Nearly all the votes wlll!'l A great many
will, and, in my humble judgment, very
large majority. lCries of " That's SO; there's
no doubt of itr' and tremendous applause ]
And why mott The Convention at Baltimore
laid down certain principles which are dear to
the American heart.
First. The Union, one and indiyislble, en-
bracing within It's extent the whole country,
every hill, eye,y river, the mouth of every river,
every promoutory, every cape over which the
American Gag has ever Hoated.
Second. As slavery has assailed this Union,
it must meet with the traitors death. Zap,
plsuse. This principle was announced by th al
convention with q greater earnestness and {
greater degree OF unanimity than any othel
there enunciated. Is there q man here whc
would deny II, or is there one whs would allow
it to be Abandoned tCries of " No! no!"I
Third. American rights must be respected
by foreign Governments. We will have nc
power, prince, or potentate to Interfere with
our AFFAIRS nor will this Republic give coun
tenance TO the destruction of any other Repub
lie on the American continent by monarchiC
power. tAPplsuse.]
These are the three great principles Of tina
Convention Union, liberty with that Union
and non-interference by foreign nations witt
American Institutions. To secure these W
must maintain our armies In the field. W
must not treat them with hollow or lip-sym
pAthy, not with cold cuts, but with warm
generous, earnest sympathy, and with a warm
generous, earnest support.
The men under that obstinate General GRAM
a voice, Long may he be so;" to which tn
eI.seeretsry replied "Amen, ~ and those unde
Sherman who have acted so splendidly In tina
campaign consummated by that glorious vic
tory at Atlanta, with the men on the ocean an
in the hnrbors OF the ocean, under the leader
ship OF that Admiral whose ship rides shea,
With him on its mast, such will secure for N
these blessings. We must, however, recrul
their ranks, strengthen their forces, suppl,
thelr equipments, provide their clothing, an,
give them food. While doing this, we will asI
them In the name Of the American people Il
save our Institutions. We do not propose
eo"Ardiy peacei We want peace, but with U MON
and oy the Eternal with Right and Justice.