The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-06-28

zans in the North, now demand that
peace shall be established upon such
stable foundation, that rebellion and
secession will never again endanger
our national existence.
"ReSolued, That this Convention
fully endorses the Amendment Of the
Constitution, proposed by Congress to
tho Legislatures of the States, as lib.
eral, wise and patriotic adjustment, and
the Union party Of Ohio pledges for it
their united and hearty support.
"Resolved, That the nation owes the
heroes Of our army and navy debt OF
lasting gratitude for their patriotic
services in defense of the Constitution
and Union, and we urge upon Con-
gress the duty of equalizing bounties,
and that while we cherish with ten
der affection the memories of the fall
len brave, we pledge to their widows
and orphans the nations care and pro-
lection"
Hon. Fred. Hassaurck was loudly
called for, and addressed the Convcn,
tion as follows, being frequently inter
rupted with enthusiastic applause:
SPEECH OF HON F. HAssAUREK.
When the English nation had hurled
the brutal tyrant James l from his
throne, it did not intrdst the reins of
government to the Tories who had
sustained him. When tho low coun-
tries had succeeded in throwing off the
yoke of Spain, they did not invite
Spaniards TO rule over them. If the
downlrodden people of Venetia should
ever be delivered from Austrian rule,
and united to the free Italy of their
fondest hope, they will not send Aus
trians, or partisans of Austria, to rep
iesen. them in the Parliament at Flor
ence. And, sir, the people Of the
North, having just succeeded in des-
rerate struggle to maintain the integ-
rity Of our country, will not now place
in power party which has done its
hest to break up the Federal Union
1t will not intrust the task of recon
struction to the tender mercies of those
who have aided and abetted secession,
treason and rebellion.
The task which the Union party was
called upon to perform in 1864 is not
yet completed. The struggle is not
yet over During the war the contest
lay between those who believed in the
ability of the American people to
maintain it's National existence, and
those who denounced our greatest ma
tainal effort as a deplorabc failure,
clamoring for an "immediate cessation
of hostiities." Now, the contest lies
between those who accept and those
who do not accept the results of the
war. The Democratic party does not
accept them. 1t has not recognized
them in single instance. 1t ignores
them in the resolutions of its conven,
tions, and it sneers at them through its
public organs. 1t sneers at the great
idea for which the best blood of the
country has been shed. 1t sneers at
the truth which has been sealed with
the lives of thousands of immortal he
roes-that we are o NATION, and not
merely loose and SoullesS coWederacy
of Independent Sovereignties. We are II
nation, sir, in spite of the Democratic
party, the mother, protcctress and ad'
vocate of secession, anarchy and dis.
solution. The Democratic party had
conjured up secession by trucking
sub erviency to the South. A Demo-
cratic President, who might have
crushed the monster in its infancy,
had nurtured it into full development
by taking the ground that the Consti-
tuition conferred no power on the Fed
eral Government to coercc Il seeding
State. When war was at last upon us,
the leading men of that party refused
to vote money or soldiers for its prose-
cution; they sympathized with the en-
emy; they discouraged enlistments
they plotted against the Government,
they reoiced over our defeats; they
opposed the war as useless and crimi-
nui, and clamored for diplomatic nego-
tiations with those in arms against the
legitimate Government of our coun-
try. And now, having come cut Of
the long struggle triumphanlly, hav-
ing passed through tho darkest hour
of our national existence successfully,
we are told by those who fought
against us, either on the battle field or
at the polls, that our claim to be ma
,ion means nothing but despotic con-
solidation of power in the Federal
Government. This charge, Mr.. Pres
ident, is worse than false; it is ridicu-
lous. Those who stood by our coun.
try's flag and its gallant defenders, do
not dream ofsubverting the Legitimate
rights of States, or OF superseding To-
cal or municipal self-government by
Federal dlctation; the Union party
merely wishes those lately in rebel-
lion, and their aiders and abottors, to
understand that not one inch of Aneri-
can soil can be taken out of the Union
Without the consent of the ,chote people
of the United States, .a
THE INTEGRITY OF THE NATIONAL TERRI
TORY.
We maintain and cherish the Amer
lean system OF local governments for
local purposes, and national governs
ment for national purposes, but the
territory over which the United States
extend, belongs to the American ma
tinn which aninus the ripht OF emil