The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-06-28
UNION DEMONSTRATION.
Rally Of CneosdltionaI InienisS at Young AIen'l
HaH-1ntenss Ent1uslasm- Speeches By '''''
Gov Blair and Non. Wms A. Howard z i'i

bled at Young Mems Hall on Wednes-
day evening to listen to appropriate ad-
dresses by patriotic speakers. The
Hall was about two-thirds filed, and
intense enthusiasm was manifested.
Owing to some unexplained obstacle,
Houck, of Tennessee, who was expeo-
ted to be present to address the meet
ing, failed to arrive.
Il. w. Lockwood having been selec-
ted to preside, briefly stated the object
of the meeting. yved 0dsy aqs l9mr
Gov. Blair being present was loudly
called for, and his appearance upon the
platform tedprolonged applause.
lr GOV. DLAIR's REMARKS. 'i
Under the present condition Of the
country, he said, it was not proper to
speak as q partizan. You all know
what is. going on in front of the doomed
city Of Richmond. Cheers.] The
blood of the brave men that is being
spilled there render it necessary that
nothing of a partizan character should
be said. Cheers. The, struggle sways
to and fro. Victory is not yet certain,
but believe it will come. The coun4
try and the Goverenment is to be sus-
tained-the great fabric built by our
forefathers is to be sustained. Cheers.
In the midst Of this strife we are called
upon to elect another President, and
it is our duty to say, in November
next, that we will sustain the Govern
ment as those brave men, who with he
roio fortitude, marching up to the can
mons mouth, upon the cannon's mouth,
mons mouthupon the field, are now do
ing. In being chosen as delegate to the
National Convention, ! felt it my duty
to cast my vote for that man whom
the people of Michigan desired to see
again selected as the head of the ma
ton. Cheers. The question presented
to us was whether it was better to have
change. We thought we could say
that Abraham lincoln had done the
best he could and done it honestly for
the maintainance of the Union. Cheers.
1t has been said, and truly, that when
the President called for the small hand
ful of men-75, 900, it was insufficient
for the emergency, but we all thought
the number was sufficient. The whole
country believed that 100000 men
could at any time sweep through the
Southern States. We were mistaken,
then, as all good men are liable to be. /
believe that Abraham Lincoln is as hon.
est and patriotic as any man living.
Cheers. He has learned many things
the same as any man would, placed in
the same position. [Cheers.1 Taking all
these things IN consideration, the Con-
vention thought it best to continue the
man in Office, who, during the past
three years, had so faithfully and hon
estly conducted the affairs Of the ma
ton. Cheers. His denomination was
demanded by all the Union people of
the country. 1t had been said that the
convention was composed of office
holders. AS arefutation of this calum-
ny, it may, be taken as an indication
that the State Convention Of Michigan
had excluded all ce-holders. The del
egation from Missouri came to the Ma
tional Convention, not only instructed
not to vote for Abraham Lincoln, but
to vote for Gen. Grant. AS soon as
they saw that the convention was dis
posed to do the best that
could be done under the circumstances,
they cast their entire 22 votes for Abra-
ham LINCOLN. [Cheeys.] Itis my belief
that he will be reelected by the largest
majority ever Obtained by any Presi-
dent in our day. [Cheers: ] will tell
you why / think so. lis because the
people desire it. .g, f.a. -..t .,l....r
/ have confidence that the conven-
ton soon to meet at Chicago will make
the election of Abraham Lincoln cer-
tain. There are two factions to be
represented there. An attempt will
be made to put a war Democrat at the
head of the ticket, but it viii fail. A
genuine Copperhead will be put at the
head of the ticket, and and one more
coppery will be put at the tail of It.
The Democracy have gone quite mad.
Formerly they were the war party but
now they are piping for peace. While
they were in power they were
continually humming at Old
England to see if something
could not be made out of it, but now,
while thousands of brave men are pour
ing out their blood to save their coun-
try, these Democrats are crying for
peace. [Cheers.] We also desire
peace, but it is very different kind to
that desired by Democrats. --.......
Gov. Blair reviewed the progress OF
the war from the surrender of Fort
Donaldson up to the present day, and
we regret to say that our limited space
will not permit us to give synopsis of
il. His remarks were evidently patri-
otic and eloquent, and frequently
called forth the mdst pnbounded ap-
plause. - ,,-s,,a I'D, Ere fgaea,r.,
HON. wM. A. HowARD's REMARKS.
Hon. VIM. "A. Howard was being
loudly called for, appeared in obedi-
ence to the summons. He said the
Republican party ofthis State had not
sought to inaugurate any one political
dogma since the war commenced. They
had in view the fact that the unholy re-
bellion hal been inaugurated
and it was the duty of the people to
put it down and acted accordingly
The rebellion must be put down at all
hazards. 'Nt i''i'',,''f 49,
This sentiment was the sentiment Of
every loyal man. It had been embodied
into the Baltimore platform, and it must
be accomplished at all hazards. After
II has been put down, we will then fix
things so that we shall never have
another like it (cheers.) The rebellion
was inaugurated for the sole purpose