The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-09-28


r tito. night That Convention, has m
i every expectation of mine. The promis,
8 have all been realized. In harmony
:, met; It discussed It's measures; in harmon
t it7met; it. discussed its measures; in hai
: mony it parted. and in harmony il wi
. achieve a,yictory in November next. EAl
d plause 9 ~ ,9s;,,s 800, cr, >
t That General Mcclellan will accel
t the nomination with the platform. an
l that these policies shall govern his ad
3 ministration, / have no doubt. And NJ
E ptiug them, then, with auuited party
: strengthened party, an immense ban
. of devoted patriots, who have stood in lh
} midst of persecution four years-from tn
beginring OF this war-in arrest, in in
prisonment, in. bastiles, an exile, Tcheers,
, have firmly dared to maintain their posi-
F tion, with the addition of thousands, ye
of hundreds of thousands who were for
merly the supporters of. Mr.. Lincoln, ant
are now ready to unite with US, to, swell
the grand aggregate; a mighty host will
go forth, conquering and, to conquer
[Applanse- al,s--.-- fe4.g,,oa 3,
I came here To speak plainly, as m,
wont. F came here not for3any mere dis
play of enthusiasm seeking to evoke none
aud to resort to none, of the clap trap o.
public meetings. Iprefer instead of the
noisy turmoil of an ordinary popular as
sembly, there should be that calm, earn.
est, anxious listening to the words which
! the speaker, in whose purpose you have
confidence, shall ueter before you You
have every thing at stake that any people
ever had from the beginning of the world,
and the choice is to be made-either four
years longer of scenes as have ruined this
country, broken down the Constitution,
dissolved the Union, sent two millions Of
your sons to slaughter, made every State
south of Masen-& Dixon's line and north
of it, too, the scene Of fraternal bloadshed
piled up noun tain weight of taxation,
and a mountain weight of public debt
which have filled your prisons with men
who have been thrust in there for poIiii-
cal opinion-which have made your own
castle no longer secure cheers for
VIXEN the gray twilight gathers round
you and YOU seek tn, security of your
homes and neavthstones, your hearts trem :.
bic lest SONG miserable minions of the
Administration should invad- it and drag
you to bas;i;e there to remain at the
pleasure of Abraham Lincoln. If you
would have these things fpur years leas-
cr, have your currency and your country
and yourselves ruined-vote for Abraham
Lincoln. The past is behind you-ready
to be pondered upon by every one OF you.
He who runs may read. There is the re.
cord of Abraham Lincoln written in blood
against the sky The very angels in
Heaven cry out. against it. and the very
devils in hell send up their fiendish shouts
of exultation at the prospect of another
four wears Of relentless war. Before Y. u
is peace, restored Union, maintained Con-
stilution, public rights made secure, quiet
at home, quiet in the land, currency
sound again,-not worthless paper: but
gold as you had it in former times, and
bank paper convertible at your will into
gold-no more increase of taxation, no
more augmentation of the public debt
no more dragging of your children from
their homes t, the battle field to be cffer-
ed up sacrifice that negroes may be free
T Applause ] Look on that bloody pic
ture, and then look on this-the sorrow.
OF war, war debt, taxation, slaughter,
conscription, deprecated currency, and
all the evils that affect the. country, is
born in the hands Of Abraham Lincoln.
Will you follow it? Loud cries of no
On the other picture, the white banner
not the emblem of cowardice, ss you are
told Ah, no! But the, emblem Of that
peace, to secure which the So1 of God
came down from Heaven, and consented
to be born of a. woman, to be laid in a
and offered up, finally, sacri-
fee upon the Cross Applause 1t is
the emblem Of peace applied now to this
land, drenched as it is, with fraterpalt
blood X Behold 1t in. the hands of 6 Gorge
B. Mcclellan. xii you follow 1t? Cries
Of "we will fWill you follow it. rather
than the other, bloody and black2 Choose
yon then for whom you. shall vote. Who
shall be entitled to your suffrage2 -7 eYd
: Of,the candidate for Vice President
Cries of ''Hurrah for Pendleton" II /
need n. speak. You know him. His
7cice has been heard here. He is gen.
.leman and scholar--a patriot and
man who has served faith
'ully J and with credit to himself, in the
councils of the nation. He is one who
mas been from the beginning an advocate
If peaccable instrun:entalities, through
which We may be able to maintain the
Constitution, secure pubic liberty and
the Federal Union of the
states.
: I have confined myself, men of Day.
on, to the question Of the Convention,
he platform and the cand.dates-dis-
laying briefly the reason which should
induce you to support the nominations
1ade at Chicago, especially as against
Abraham Lincoln who demands re-elcc-
ion. Itis not my purpose to discuss, at
ength, the subjects which shall be the {
opic of public consideration during this I
ampaign. Other g ntlemen are invited
0 speak here to night, and they will ad- s
rcss you, in part, upon this subject. I {
amo here to render an account of the !
tewardshipl which, at that convention, {
on had committed to my hands; to relate &
that had been its doings and to assign to {
ou the reason why its platform and its 3
andidates command my hearty support. II
These reasons you have now before YOU =