The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-10-27
Speech of Father Grant---His Opin.
ion on the Political Situation.

On toe evening previous to the election a large
gathering of Republicans held at Mozart Hall, in
CINCINNATI Among the audience was the faith
er of General Grant, who upon being recognized
was loudly called upon for a speech. Father
Grant, as he is Familiarity called, responded, and
after the cheering which was occasioned by bis
rising had subsidized, spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen am not in the habit
ofpublic speaking. never learned the art aud
it is family failing. Cheers The chairman
has said Governor Morton will be here in a few
moments, and possibly l may say something that
will keep you from going to sleep. Well, We
have, you know, been engaged in putting down
most gigantic rebellion, the greatest that has
ever disgraced civilized nation. We fought
through it and crushed it out by the power Of
the sword. (Cheers.) There is yet a work to be
done there is another fixed battle to be fought
and that battle is to be fought tomorrow. Zap
plause. The great contending armies arrayed
against each other must be narrowed down to
the Republican and the Democratic parties. All
but says some one, " The Johnson party Pr
Sure enough, but where is it? daughter and
cheer5.) The truth is, it was only trick played
off upon the people in the Philadelphia Conven-
ton, nine-tenths of whom were democrats, and
whose object was simply to transfer Mr.. johnson
and his friends into the democratic party. The
plan was laid, what has been the result / be-
lieve that the democratic party has absolutely
gained five votes, all told CHEERS. Raymond
of New York. is one Doolittle, of Michigan, is
another Senator Cowan, of Pennsylvania, is
another and in a little village on the Ohio riv-
er they CALL am not good at recollecting names
-ah yes Cincinnati, there are two more. They
got right upon the plank fixed for them, creased
their leather breeches and down they went
(Great laughter There were three or four more
that had great notion of getting on the plank.
They went SO far as to take the bounty, get one
foot on the plank, and then they eased themselves
down gradually, until they could see the yawn-
ing gulf beneath them-the miry slime Of Copper
head Democracy--a gulf filled with dead mems
bones-and they shrewdly concluded to take the
hack track. (Great cheers. Although these men
have taken their bounty, and enlisted in that
mean party-which, for short, they call
the National Union Democrat johnson party
they now come out and say that they think the
constitutional amendment is pretty near right,
and we had better sustain Congress. For myself
don't think those men whose hands are reeking
in the blood of our fellow citizens ought to be in
trusted any further with the affairs of the govt.
Cheers Now, my felow-citizens, have never
claimed any distinction fora service have ev-
err rendered. Accident fortune, good lack, some
thing or other, has enabled me to raise up a son
who has rendered some service to his country.
(Great and continued cheers But may say the
services thus rendered by that boy of mine has
not only been fully appreciated, but they have
been put down perhaps at more than they were
WORTH (Cries ofs' No, never" y Atany rate he
has received as much credit, as much promotion
and as many substantial testimonials, or moro
than other men who have done moro. (Voices-
" No, no. $1,000 ...-.Asf
The old gentlemen then kindly thanked the
audience for their too cordial compliment 10 cal
ling him ont