The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-09-14
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Federal constitution. Applause THE
crowd in tine balcony here pressed very
closely around the speaker ] Give mo
more roon, my fr,ends,--my arms are
tied, though my tongue is free, as I trust
that always. after this campaign ths
tongue of every American win Be free.
Immense applause.
This is time, as I have said, to con-
gratulate each other that all has been hat&
monicus in the proceedings of our con
vention, and that it has so terminated
that every feeling of the Democratic par.
| ty teens with devotion to the standard
borne by the two Georges. We have
committed the banner of our county,
borne in the revolution by the first great
George, to be borne through the second
revolution to realize aud perpetuate the
glories of the first to the hands and keep
ing of two Georges. IApplause ] May
Almighty Providence preside over the
| children as he presided over the father,
and may the second be worthy Of the
first, and the issue now be as triumphant
ly vindicated by George Mcclellan and
George Pendleton as was the issue Of '7e
by George Washington. Great and con-
tinued applause. -
When the news of tie nominations
made oday, its perfect harmony and the
universal acquiescence with which it vhs
greeted by the vast assembly that came
to the great city of the Northwest went,
over the country, thousands and hundreds
of thousands of hearts leaped up to greet
it, and a hundred and fifty disbandsd sol-l
diers that had fought under the banner
of George B McClelland, heard that thei,
ehieftain who had been disgraced by the
Washington powers had become not the
chieftain of simple army, but the chief
tain of q great party, the standard bearer
of his country! one hundred and fifty
thousand veterans returned from the bat
tle-field where, at his bidding they had
confronted death heard the name Of Geo
B. Mcclellan as the democratic nominee
aud rallied to his standard in the civil
fight, as they rallied to his STAN
dard in the bloody strife in Virginia,
great applause and not only are they,
my countrymen, an army of voters, bufi
let the power at Washington attempt, to-
interfere with the sacred right of the elec-,
tive franchise and it will find that they
are power and, an army Of fighters IS
well as of voters. Immense applause
which staid the speaker for. some scconds.J
Let that power attempt to extend the iron9
hand of despotism that il has laid so vio-7
lently on the State Of Maryland, on the
State of Kentucky, and on the State Of
Missouri, to Illinois, to Ohio, and 70 In
diana, as we have some indications, they
nay and then again this army Of citizens
will put on the garb of the soldier and
advance to the rescue of their county
and the rights Of the people. ETremans
dous applause. A voice "That Is the
talk."1 And in such an emergencyS
should the Executive march his army
back against the people who have sent
them forth; his military power viii be
palsied by the eagle glance OF the chief.
tain who has led these armies in the field.
Harmony will prevail throughout tie
land if the constitutional rights of the
citizen are accorded to him, but the last
refuge-the last hope for the redresslcf
our grievances, for the righting. of what
is wrong and for the defence of our cor
stitution and the maintenance of our libs
erties--is the ballot-box (applausel and
that we will maintain, at any cost and all
hazards, even to the extent of dying it IN
blood. [Great applause Patiently, with
patriotic forbearance and resignation,
have the people of Amsrica borne for
three years past the unlawful usurpations
Of the present administration the destruc,
ton of constitutional rights, the violations
If their most sacred privileges, and the
nerciless inaiction of the most tyrannical
iespotism. a7 ~ ~ .5Ts3a sI7
Why was this forbearance? Why this
salmnessp Why this patient resignation?
It was because they desired to maintain
he peace of society. 1t was because
,hey desired to avoid the fearful mis-
,ries OF internecine strife. It was be.
,ause they looked to the coming, of that
period in the course of time, which
would come round, when the trust conf
led in their discretion to such represents
ives as they might elect. Much yap-
,lsuse.1 That period has now, arrived.
The period has come when, under the
constitution, the people are to select those
rho are to administer the government for
he next four years and, in the sxsrcise
f this great right of selection, they must
70 firm, bold, calm and fearless, lap
lause. They are now to redress the
asst and secure Themselves for the future,
to redress their wrongs and vindicate
heir rights This selection mnstsbe made
y ballot, and the ballot boz must dete9-
line whether we are to, remain slaves or
eviye and perpetuate the liberties, Of the
ountry Prepare yourselves, therefore,
} maintain your right to ballot, aua bali
1t wisely that You may be freq :: Long
applause s. ozk
But, ,.as I have said, my fellow4citizens,
his is not the time to discuss isstes or
,dulge in apprehensions, but to- fe5oics
~, i,<,y, .~v, A, l,kio,,a ard rnri-S
,cal pledges. Our pledge 10 made :hy
ur presence heres tonight, and the vask
nthusiasn of this mighty host is the up-
sip of their solemn VOW to Heaven to
and together iaE the fearful eontest We
ow begin, and fight on and tight eyer
ntil we, correct the wrong and. yindicate
ae right loud applause: ,as 90
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