The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-07-12
From the Holmes County Farmer.
speech of Jonathan q. smith
Delivered sat the State COnYen-
ton, June 21st, 1865.

tion, June 2Ist, 1865.
DEER PREsADUNT:-I rise up two speak
wurds ov wisdum two this heer convenshen.
| We must regulate matters so that we ken
keap the ofieses in our hands. We hav
awl got ritch by holden Offcs, and must keap
the offeses for our childer and our childer's
childer two get reich ov too. In the loyal
| Stait Ov Iowa, where Our bretherin hav awl
| there oan wa, tha ken boldly declair thare
painsi pels but in Ohio thaae is danger ov
the Copperheds beaten us. 1t tharefore
bekums us two be as wise as Oopperheds or
emmy uther sarpents. In Iowa our brether-
in kums square out in favor ov given the
| Free Amer ken j ov Afriken descent the write
to voat and offes but in this Stait it wood
not be salt for us to talk sich by grounds =
! Gineral Steadman kun out in speech for
this glorious prinsipel, but it dun him no,
good, and sarved as warner two us two
bea kcenul.
l think our best plan wood bea two maik
a platform what don't say nothen in par
| ticker, and two nomenate kandidaits what
| will be sound on the COOS. l think this
| plan will git the moust voats, and voats air
| whot we won't 1T we nomenate and elect
men known two bea sound on the rights ov
the frca Amerkens of Afrikan descent, and
elect a legislator that we know will due the
rite thing on this question, it doant maik
emmy differance whether it is in our plat
form or not. We want results rether than
proteshens. The elecshun ov one man in
favor ov given rights two the frea Anleri
EenS ov Afrikan descent will bca ov moar
| practical benefit than as menny resolushens
as Good be plastered on the South side Of
the Stait Hous.
Here the committee on resolutions made
report, which was read.
| Mr. Smith resumed his remarks:
| Mr.. Presadunt: Them resalushens ist
scots me. The furst one is proper tribute
ov respect two our departed and lamcnted
President and is hint two Andy johnson
two due as he dun, so that when the mourn
| ful proseshen folers him two the boan yard
our eonvenshens will pass resolushens ov re-
spfct. g...| .... ...
The second resalushun is good. 1t saft-
soldiers Andy. Saft-sodder is great insti-
tusheH. You ken git men that way when
we kant git them no uther way. Andy is
| shaky. He haint done the clean thing with
| us by long shot He is torcen the loyal
and intelligent contrabands to work for a
| livcn instead ov feeden them on government
| rashcns. He denies them the right to voat
in the rebel Stats and leaves the reorgan,-
| zaShen ov them Stats two the rebels ilven
| therein. He is abolishen otfeses and turnen
loyal men out on the kold charities ov a
hairless world. Yet, notwithstandon, new
vcrtheless, we must saft-sodder Andy be-
| Klaus we air in his rower and at his marcy.
! Eut when we git chance at him we tum-
bic him overheard quicker than the editur
| ov The Holmes County Farmer went into
Odei's Lake. ...
Not even Coppcrhcd wood object two
the third resalushun. While it don't an
nouncc no principal, it shows we are clever
iellers. ..... rr
The fourth resalushun is proper token
ov our friendly regards for tie men who due
the voten for US, and the wimcn what help
us git up loyal mcetins. ..
The fifth is proper kick at slavery. 1t
is stickeh to what we hav sed all along. and
shows that We air torminst slavery.
The sixth is u gentle hint two Andy two
not be in two much ov hurry about fxen
up things. As long as things amt awl fix
ed up we will have good supply ov oteses,
and when things are fixed We wont them SO
they wont rip.
The seventh is anuthcr resalushun ov
thanks and two them distinguished aud ex-
tingui>hed gentlemen, Dennison, Tod and
Brough: whose serYeses we esteemed &c
highly that we let them severally oph with
one term. Good bye, gentlemen, We aiI
obleeged to You.
The eight shows that notwithStanden the
Declaratian ov Independence has been d
text book for the Copperhcds for the last
toar years, that we ken respect in word il
We doant in deed. alt. .. .r.s.a.,
The ninth, and last, is the best and moast
pinted resalushGn ov awl. 1t is ov ni0al
importance two us than any ov the rest
and we air moar likely to liv up to it.
The cummttee hav discharged thare du
ty with skill which shood bea applauded
by evry loyal man. Aginst such platform
the Copperheds may roar as the she lior
roar tn when she would devour sumbuddy
to feed her young. Yea, they may howl a.
the wolf howleth when no sheep is nigh
Tha cant faze us no moarn than tha Good
faze the head ov loyal and intelligent free
Ameriken ov Atiik.n des.nt with rCttyr
apple. @ ...
The Coppeiheds will git up thare plat
form in favor OF reducen taxation, restric
ten expenditures, abolish otfses, and allow
en- Stats two regulate the wright ov suf
trage. Tha will declare themselves orpos
cd two free Anerikens of Atri%en descent en-
{ joyed the wrights to voat, forninst guvern
uient bonds bein exempted from taxation
> opposed to the patriotic maishy law ov las
winter and many uther loyal measures a
dopted by the Union men; all of which al
| Union men will oppose, and every traito
will be in favor ov. But ] will discuss then
! thare matters SUM time agin.
i Now let Us nomenate a ticket that vii
) be wright on the goos, and to maik shure O
thare soundncss tina must nearly awl be
from the Western Reserve, that gloreou
, land ov cheese and butter, that is richer an,
, moar preshiouser than the tabled land O
milk and honey. ...
We now hav slavery abolished, but OH
work is only half dun. Our cullerd bruth
ers must voat and enjoy every privilege W
hav for ourselves. Tha air just as good b
eddycashen and far better by mater than We
Tha air the brayest solgerS whatever tough
G for the Union. Tha was fourmest in tn
= fight on every battlefield from Bull Run
Petersburg. lha always Civ the latest an
. y moast reliable informashen. Tha air di.
! pissed by the Copperheds. And tha wi
. awl voat our ticket. | look farward wit
, joy two the day when the black men, arme
\ with loyal ballots. will put doun the Who'll
r Coppe,hed and Catholick trash, togethe
j with the internal Dutch and Irish, Mort
6 and South. Prolonged Applause
|