Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-29
SPEECH or
JONATHAN Q. SMITH,



wurds ov wisduni iwo this hccr couvcnshcn.
We must regulate matters 80 that We ken
kcap the ofIcscs in our hands. We lay awl
got ritch by holden oiIos, and VIC must kcap
the olIcscs for our chldcr and our clidcr
chillcr two git ritch ~ too. In the loyal
Stail ov Iowa, WHARF our hrcthrin hav awl
tharc oan wa, tla ken boldly dcclair hare
prinsipcls ; but in Ohio thare is danger ov
the Coppurhcds a beaten us. 1t tharcforc
bckums US two be as wise az coppurhods or
emmy luther sarpents. in Iowa our brcthrin
kun square out in faver ov given the Free
amcrikcns ov afriken descent the write to
voat and hold ofles; butin this Stait it wood
not be saif for US two talk sch ny grounds.
Gineral Stcadman KUN out in a speach for
this glorious prinsipel, but it dun him no
good and sarved as u warnen two Us two
! bca kccrful.
think our best plan wood bca two maik
platform what don say nothen in psrtick
| Ter, and two nomcnatc kanddaits what will
bc sound on the goos, think this plan
will git the moast voats, and voats air whot
we won't If VIC nomcnatc and elect men
known two bca sound on the rights ov the
| irca Amcrikcns of Afrikan descent, and elect
legislator that we know will due the rite
thing on this question, it doan't mak emmy
difierancc whether it is in our platform or
not. We want results rether than profcsh
ems. The olecshun ov one man in favcr ov
given rights two the frca Amerikens ov Af
rikan descent will bea ov moar practilial ben
eft than as mcnny rcsolushcns as Good be
plastcred on the South side ov the Stait
llous.
Here the committee on resolutions made
a report, which was read
! Mr.. SMITH resumed his remarks
Mr.. PREsADUNT: Them rcsalushens iist
scots me. The furst one is proper tribute
ov respect two our departed and lamented
President, and is hint two Andy johnson
two due as he dun, so that when the mourn
full proseshen follers him two the boan yard
our convenshcns will pass rcsolushens ov
respect.
The second rcsolushcn is good. 1t soft
soldiers Andy. Soft solder is graft in
stitushcn. You ken git men that way when
we kant git them no uthcr way. Andy is
shaky. He haint dun the clean thing with
us by long shot. He is forccn the loyal
and intelligent contrabands to work for a
liyen insted ov tccdcn them on government
rashens. He denies them the right to voat
| in the rebel states and leaves the reorgani-
zashen ov them stats two the rebels livcn
! therein. He is abolishcn oflescs and turnen
loyal men out on the kold charities ov Il
hairless world. Yet, notwithstandcn new
erthclcss we must soft-sodder Andy bekaus
we air in his power and at his marcy But
when we git chance at him we Il tumble
him overheard quicker than the editur ov
the Holmes Co. Farmer went into Odel 5
Lake.
Not even Coppurhcd wood object two
the third resalushen. While it don't an
nouncc no principal it shows we air clever
lGllcrs.
The fourth resalushcn is proper token
ov our friendly regards for the men who due
the voten for Us, and the wmen what help
us git up loyal mcctins
The fifth is a propur kick at slavery. 1t
is sticken two what we hav sed all along,
and shows that we air forninst slavery.
The sixth is gentle hint two Andy two
not bea in too much ov hurry about fxen
up things. AS long as things ain t awl fix
ed up we will hav good supply ov ofIscrs,
and when things air fixed we wont them so
they won t rip.
The seventh is anuther rcsaushun ov
thanks, and two them distinguished and ex-
tingished gentlemen, Dennison, Tod and
Brough; whose savcses we esteemed so hily
that we let them severaly oph with one
term. Good bye, gentlemen, we air oblee-
gcd two you.
The eighth shows that notwithstandcn
the Declaration ov Independence has been
a text book for the Copperheds for the last
foar years, that we ken respect in word if
We doant in deed.
The ninth, and last is the best and moast
pinted resalushen ov awl. 1t is ov moar
importance two us than emmy ov the rest,
and we air moar likely to liv up two it.
The cummttcc hav discharged thare duty
with Il skill which shood bea applauded by
evry loyal man. Aginst sich a platform the
Copperheds may roar as the she lion roareth
when she wood devour sumbuddy two feed
her yung. Yea, they may howl as the wolf
howleth when no sheap is nigh Tha cant
iaze us no moarn than tha Good faze the
head ov loyal and intelligent free Ameri-
ken ov Atrikcn descent with rotten apple.
The Copperheds will git up thare plat
form in taver ov reGucen taxation, restric-
ten expenditures, abolish offises, and allow
en- Stats two regulate the wright ov suff-
rage. Tha will declare themselves opposed
two free.Amerikens of Afriken descent en-
joyen the wrights to voat, torninst guvern-
ment bonds ben exempted from taxation,
opposed two the patriotic malishy law ov
last winter and menny uther loyal measures
adopted by the Union men; all of which all
Union men will oppose, and every traitor
will be in favor ov But | will discuss them
thare matters sum time agin.
Il Now LET MS nominate n ticket that will he