The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-06-13


to depose the President. | say be would
be justified in bringing the whols.power
Of the army and navy Of the United States
! 70 prevent 1t: Great cheers. He has
Tho, fight to -ina6gurate revolution, but he
has the right, aud + beiieve he will exer,
GisAt, to defend himself in the occupan-
! ey Of his Office He received a constitu.
I tioBal majority; was lawfully elected, and
has o legitimate right TO be President
until the 4tlr of March 1869: -, 80
I'swcu.d, say m the President I. Let
Them 60 ON; and let us make our appeal
! to the people, aud ouiy iu the contiugen
| cyo bf their attempting to dcpose you
\ from tbe'high office in which you repre-.
Sent thirty five States, and the forty.eig ght
ccunties designated as West Virginia,
while they only represent o:thirds of
| the people, would l advise resistance. =
Veto their measures, exercise the legiti-
tmdte fuuptiuus- of your Office, accept the
Support of two millions Of hOntst Union
Ymdh,i and niaintain the Constitution.
lido not think there is uny Democrat
here who wonld hesitate to stand by Inn,
If the attempt should be made-tU drive
tthe President from his high office. ---'
Do you -wantrevuiution? 1-know that
1.-THE human nature in our -bosoms calls
pmore lOudly for what is styled revenge
! | donot rlcny-it myself; and, l think, you
will agree that T have cause for it =; but at
the same til say, as one who loves tho
Constitution and liberty, as one who
would seek peace at all times, that l
would avoid revolution. We have six
mouths in which to avert this terrible
calamity:-- %.
| With their defeat, the relative positions
Of the Democratic and Republican parties
twould be- reversed. IF there should be
any arbitrary arrests we would make
them, if there should be any martial law,
we would proclaim it, if and Military
Commissions were. organized, we would
organize them, If Camp Chase were to be
reopenedj Republicans and not Democrats
would pass through its portals II any.
tody were to be tried by a Military Com.
mission, and sentenced TO- Fort Warren,
Tor sent across the lines, and into foreign
lands, it would not be the gentleman who
addresses you. --------- -----.~---
desire peace in this land, as the first
wish Of my heart, and it is my duty to
put forth The most strenuous efforts to
secure majority in the House of Repre-.
tatiyes, and, if possibtc,- In the next Con.
Fgress. .-.-------.--.-------.
| I have said what VIC can do in Ohio,
land, if other States will do as well, we
will prevent the catrastrophe. Did men
evhr men come together in such numbers,
and with such harmony, as has this Con.
vention to-day Not in ten years haveI
seen written npon every check, sparkling
in every eye, and beamiug on every coun-
tenance, the omen of approaching victory,
80 plainly indicated. If we are beaten,
it will be our own fault Having accepted
land borne the issues Of the past four
years, we have become u Macedonian
tphahnz, bearing the whole Union flag in
our hands, and proclaiming, "By that
lsigniwe will conquer. l.re-T 1..l
| When1we shall have attained political
power, in Ohio,. the youngest in this
Twill not see the day when that power
shall not depart from us. 1t is net for
the spoils of office, but for the sake OF
principles, that we maintain the Demo
cratic organization. Had we been seek
ing the former, the history of the past
five years would be very different from
what it is. for we would all have gone
over and become recipients of public pat
ronage. Why you, Mr., President, might
have been Major General; aye, with
your parnestneSs and vigor you might
even have become Lieutenant. G encral
and, if you had secured favor in Washing.
ton, yoa might have been Butler, and
stolen a million. But | wron you; for il
you had been tho. sole occupant Of the
Treasury Department, the public funds
wopld have been safe.- We might have
owned all the. banks and handled all the
Gresnbacks; but as We did not, it does
not become our enemies to charge us
with impure motiyes,- ,-.-.----.--..--
| | have now briefly, and without pre-
meditation, spoken on some Of the sub
jects to which your attention must be di.
rected. My desire is to reach the heads
and hearts of the people, and 1 propose to
continue on the stump untilvictcry perches
upon our banners. .[Cheers. ...--