The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-09-27
r. sPEECTI OF
CEE. GRO W. MORGAN,
Democratic Candidate for Cow
ern0r of Ohio, Delivered at
EIyria. Lorain County.
september Is, 1865.

EIyria. LOrain County,
september Is, 1865.
Photographic Cor. Cincinnati Commercial.1
CLEyELAND, September lS.
Gen. G. W. Morgan opened the cam,
paign, on the Democratic side, at Elyria,
Lorain county, to-day. The meeting was
large, considering the fact that the Gen
erals coming was unheralded, and that 1t
took place only eight miles from Oberlin
There we're several hundred persons pres
ent, and good deal Of enthusiasm was
manifested. The General was introduced
to tine audience as "the hero Of Cumber-
land Gap" He spoke as follows:
Mr. President and Fellow- Citizens
Before proceeding to discuss the i'm
portant political issues now submitted for
the judgment of the people, pardon me
for recurring to scenes Ia which portion
Of this assemblage were participants.
coMRADEsHIp.
This, Mr.. President, rank among the
happy days Of my life, for it has enabled
me to grasp by the hand some who were
my comrades while battling for the Con-
stitution and the Union; to greet and
welcome their fathers, brothers and
friends to this council Of the people.
Comrade is sacred name, and speaks
Of common dangers, privations and tolls,
oil met and all conquered in common
cause, and that cause our country's-
There is no bodyof brotherhood SO strong,
no tie of association more enduring, than
that which binds together the hearts Of
of those who have shared common perils
and rejoiced over victories won under the
starry folds Of our brave old flag.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
More than quarter of century has
rolled away, since / first shouldered a
musket and packed my knapsack as pri-
vate soldier. And it is with emotions Of
pleasure that l recall those early days
when / abandoned the college hall to
hasten to Texas to aid our countrymen in
driving back the mongrel hordcs Of Mex.
ico-not Spaniards, but savage and de.
generate race, compound Of Indian, Ne
gro and Spaniard--such race of mon
gfels as will exist in Ohio, if Negro Equal
| ity bc established. But must not di
gress, for l was speaking Of comrades Of
by. gone years, comrades long since dead
Of Houston and his heroes How often
recall their memories-those men Of
1S36-7-S and 9. With them first com
menced my soldier-boy career--I first
learned to understand the brave, gener-
Gus and sometimes naughty character Of
the Southron it was there the great
truth was impressed upon my mind that
t'the black and white races are from the
antipodes of the human family"
Never again did expect to grasp the
muskct or,the sword but how little we
know of the future. | had become q
citizen of the Buckeye State--a State
which has produced q constellation Of he
roes, whose brilliant deeds have shed i'm
AO.;n Ike wor.drum boot and The tocs;r
called alouS 10 arm. IN rsnol The invade,
from our Southern border. Again be
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