The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-14

Mr.. Vallandigham, On being introduced
to the Convention, said
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW. CITIZENS ::
Il thank you for this kindly reception,
though you seem to be opinion quite the
opposite. A newspaper in Cincinnati, in
the interest of our common enemies, is
greatly yexed that Vallandigham will persis!
IN attending Democratic Convention. S, and
that Democrats will persist in recognizing
him as Democrat in good standing.
don't know that il is matter of any posi-.
BILE concern 10 me. So long as certificates
from the Secretary of Democratic Conven.
tions will cany men home on The railroads
and so long as Democratic Conventions con.
tinue 10 be held, will probably persist in
attending them, until, perhaps, am as old
in tile ranks as our friend Larwill, who at.
tented the first Democratic State Conven.
ton held in Chic. We have done gori.
GUS work to day. The platform endorses
the time-honored principles of the party,
and declares lhe determined purpose to ad.
her to them in the present as in the past.
Tn ticket is composed OF men who are up
10 The Jeffersonian standard and attached to
the Constitution, and if we do not succeed
in the coming election in making that ticket
triumphant, we will at least so far gain, as
to insure sue in 1867. We said 10 those
who were confident of success in 1865, (be.
cause il is for the Democratic party 10 deal
candidly and fairly with the pcopIe,) we
cannot perhaps overcome the 60 900 m1ior.
ity in 1854 but we can at least reduce il
one'half. We went to work with all ener-
gy, commenced with the determination of
those who believed they were right. The
result was commensurate with our antici.
pations. We reduced the majority of our
opponents from 10000 to 10000. Some
think-we ought to hold out the idea of alb.
solute success. only promise that we
may succeed. But at any rate we propose
10 reduce that majority down to 10000 q:
the very least. | proclaim that 10 restore
those States, which are excluded from par.
tiCipation in the Union, notwithstanding
the heavy a,ority that has been against us
in this Sta te, which some here seem to think
and others elsewhere are led 10 believe, can
not be tv rcome, that we Wi send from
seven to eight, and perhaps twelve Repre-
sentative instead Of two next fall. PROM
ise what | believe, no more. | truly be-
lieve it will be done. 1t is important to
carry our State ticket for the sake of the
principles. But just now the essential thing
most needfu is majority in the 4Oth Con-
gress, that the excluded States may brought
back again, and reinstated in all their rights
under the Constitution that those States
may shine again in the glorious galaxy ex.
tending from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
We have proved the experiment Of free gov.
ernment or rather we are now battling for
the establishment of free government, which
will stand out in history all the more grand
for the ordeal through which it is passing.
1t is possible that the North American con.
tinent will in future embrace one hundred
States, instead Of the thirteen original COL
onies which founded this Government The
Democratic party did this, and believe the
mission OF that party is 10 60 on to increase
the number of those States.
AllusiOI is made in the platform to day
to the determination of the party to adhere
to the Organization. Why Because there
are those who proclaim that this party is to
pass away. beg their pardon. 1t is not
going to do anything Of the kind. The
party that has gone through the ordeal that
the Democratic party has in the last FIVE
years unbroken in its ranks, will endure,
and is bound to triumph again. He speaks
as fool speaks who talks of dis standing
this party and substituting another name, or
yielding solitary principle that our fathers
have recognized as fundamental in our Gov
eminent. 1t cannot be done. Need point
to any better evidence than the scenes we
have witnessed here to day? But a little
while ago, it was at the peril of the lives of
the most Of us to go to Convention. In
railroad cars, at hotels, in the streets, we
held our lives in our hands. Heavily arm.
ed, iepres entatives Of the Democracy were
obliged to come here. They had right to
come, and they vindicated that right. We
are subjected to no ccntumely now. 1t is
10 longer necessary for Democratic repre-
tatiyes to come here prepared to vindicate
their right TO meet. There is now no Ad.
minstration 10 authorize and permit any
such proceed iDgs. Providence has inter.
fered to protect this country from the mad
schemes of those who thought they had the
power in their own hands. The loyal press
had said Providence had removed Abraham
Lincoln that he might be replaced by man
made Of sterner stuff. cannot say to what
extent we propose TO endorse the President, !,
who is not of our making. We agree with
him on the Ureot nuestiOn in regard IN thp