The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-09-12


But, fellow citizens, q short time since
you had a ticket before you for the Pres.
idency and Vice Presidency; I was
placed upon that ticket, in conjunction
with q distinguished fellow citizen who is
now no more Woice, ga great misfor-
tune too'D l know there are some who
will exclaiM, "unfortunate." Iadmit the
ways of Providence are mysterious and IN.
fortunate but uncomfortable by these who
would oxclaim unfortunate. was going
Ito say my countrymcn, but a short time
since, l was selected and placed upon q
ticket. There was a platform prepared
and adopted by those who placed me
upon it, and now, Notwithstanding all
kinds of Misrepresentation ; n~otwithstan.
ding since after tho sluico of misreprc
sentntion has been poured out, notwith-
standing a subsidized gang of hireliugs
have traduccd me and maligned nc ever
sines 1 have entered upon the discharge
Of my official duties, yet | will say had
my predecessor have lived the walls Of
wrath would have been poured out on
him (eries Of never, never, never,) I como
here tonight, in passing along, and being
called upon, for the purpose of e~ythang,
ing opinions and views as time would
permit, aud to ascertain if we could who
was in the wrong. q ~ '' Jl
Iopptar before you to.night and I
want to say this that | have lived and
been among hllkAmerican people, and
have represented them in some capacity
for the last twenty-five years. And where
is the man living, or the woman in the
community, that l have wronged, or
where is the person that car place their
finger upon one single hair breadth Of do.
walton from n single pledge 1 hayo
mode, Or one single violation of the Con.
stlution Of the county. What tongue
does he speak What religion docs he
profess 7 Let him come forward and
ytplaCc his finger upon one pledge I have
Violated. CA voice. "Hang jeff Da.
vis.") (Mr. President reSumes.) Hang
JEFF. Davis? ?. Hang Jeff. Davis? Why
don't you? (Arplauso } Why don't
you /? (hpplause) Have not you got
the Court Have you not got the
Judge% Have not you got the Attorney
General ? Who is your Chief Justice
and that refused to sit upon the trial ?
CApplause I am not the Prosecuting
Attorney. lam not the jury. But
! will tell you what l did do I called upor
your Congress, that is trying to break W
the government, Qmmense applauSe.)-
Yes, did your Congress order, hanging
JEFF. Davis? prolonged applause, min
/. glsd with Kisses But fellow citizens
we had as well let feelings and prejudice,
. pass ; let passion subsidc let reason re
/ sumo her empire. In presenting mysel
. to you in the few remarks I intended t,
make, my intention was to address mysel
2 to your judgment and to your good sense
! and not to your anger or the m~alignity o
. your hearts. This was my object in pre-
senting myself on this occasion, and a
the same time to tell you good bye.
have heard the remark made in this Grove
to night, "Iraitor, Traitor p prolonged
%confusion.) My c%oIntrymen, will yot
hear mel for my cause? For the Consti
tuition of my country? l want to knoy
when, where and under what circumstan
ccs Andrew johnson, either as Chief Ex
e%cutive, or in any other capacity ever vi
4 olated the Constitution Of his Country
Q Let mo ask this large and intelligent au
: dience here tonight, if your Secretary o
) State, who served four years under MI
Lincoln, who was placed under the butch
= er's blow and exposed to the assassin
' knife, when he turned traitor. III wer,
s, disposed to play orator, and deal in dec
= lamatioD, here to night, I would imitat
= one of the ancient tragedies we hay
y such account oil would take William
Il. Seward and open to you the scars h
has received. I would exhibit his blood
d garments and shOr the rent caused b
: : the as8assin's k0ife. Three cheers 70
4 Seward Yes, 1 would unfold his blood,
: garments here tonight and ask who hat
. committed treason. I would ask VIII
JEFF. Davis was not hung? Why dom
: you hang Thad, Stevens and Wendell
: Philips? l can tell you, my countryucl
\ have been fighting traitors in the South
[prolongdd applause, and they have beef
: whipped, and say they were wrong ; az
u knowledge their error and accept til
terms of tho Constitution. And now a
u l pass around the circle, having tough
traitors at the South, 1 am prepared t
I fight traitors at the North, God beic
u willing with your help ["You can't hav
u it." and prolonged confusion, they woul
! be crushed worse than the traitors of th
= South, and this glorious Union of our
= will BIO preserved. In coming here tC
i night, it was not coming as Chief Magis
: trate Of twenty-five States, but | cam
I here as tho Chief Magistrate of thirty
: six States. | came here tonight wit
' tho flag of my country in my hand, wit
! ! a constellation Of thirty six and not TWEEN
= ty-ivc stars, / camo here to night wit
. the Constitution Of my country intact
., determined to defend the Constitution
! lot the consequences DO what they may
! 1 came here to night for the Union +; tn
u entire circle of these States. IA Voice
!, GLOW many States made you PRESIDENT"
4 How many States made me President
= Was you against secession ? Do you wan
= to dissolve. the1JniOu2 IA voice, Ne.
. Then | am President of the whole I'm
ted States and I will tell you one thing
! understand the discordant notes in thi
y audience here tonight. And | will to-
= you furthermore, that he that is oppose
u to the restoration of the Government nm