Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-22
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loud cheers. There wereDo tyrants them
though there were giants in the earth ~
those days; but they we're giants who
fought neither with plucked up trees and
mountains, nor with the sword, but Win
weapons forged in the armOry Of truth Of
reason, of peace and of love; and their con-
quests caused nota Ugh nor a tearanpt one
saddened heart, not one desolated home, not
one drop of blood. Theirs were the victor
les of peace, won with the angels weapon
Sir, it was my good fortune the other night
in my own beautiful city, in that splendid
temple just dedicated by fitting priest and
with becoming ceremonies to the drama, TO
hear Edwin Forrest, that grand inter-
prefer of the Tragic Muse, who, read-
ing between the lines and pepetrat-
ing the secret thoughts and intents
Of the past, summons them forth IN hesh
and blood, instinct with life. TIL even the
cold statue breathes and burns, exclaimin
the great character of Richelieu, itn b,gr
L The pen is mightier than the swordP n.
Let us remember this noble sentiment, and
50 write and speak and act that our enc
mics may crouch aud cover before us as
did the conspirators before thegreat states
man OF France Give us back the good-old
days of Democratic vigor and Democratic
triumph; the olden time when that great
party, which has outlived every older and
every younger organization, and survived
even the shock of revolution and civil war,
stood then audacious, defiant, belligereDt,
and struck as with hero's strength and
when the blow fell, its foes went down be-
fore it, [Cheersl .' f'if3s aA
30. for the swords Of former days, '-' .''''
q, forthe men.who bore them. n i1 .t-F1rG
Who armed for right, sublimey stood, .rf
And tyrants crouched before them "'''' .i-
..,o,,c aboo. oaH tIa
growing vigor and pugnacity Of our DEM
ocratic press and public speakers, smack
of coming triumph. Sparkling in every
eye, speaking from every tongue, beaming
from every countenance 1t has the very
ring of assured and not distant victory
Give us time; let us be patient and calm OF
soul, and the future Is ours. The recent
past is full OF encouragement. Look az the
late election in Ohio, where, with a sound,
bold platform, and gallant eandidate-one
in whose veins flows the blood OF the ear
liest of American martyrs TO the liberty OF
the press, more than sixty years ago-one
hundred and ninety-three thousand free-
men renewed their solemn vows to Liberty,
to the Constitution, and to the Union for
ever. And to-day the ensign of Democ-
racy stands full high advanced, with the
| augury of victory smiling from every fold.
From another quarter, too, we have hope.
! Providence, for wise purposes, and chOOs-
| ing iit instrument. commissions the great
enemy of DemOcrats-and of Souls, too, as
we learn from Holy Writ-tO sow the tares
of discOrd among our foes, and q bOuHtiful
! harvest will soon be ripe and ready for the
reaper. Political artitce gave us South
ron, a Democrat born and bred. for Vice
President. "Men propose: God disposes.p
! Providence, in an auspiciOus moment, made
| lat Den. for Nlta lnu ol lnflfQ
told us, and does not Providence speak to
and through them?-aId although we may
not indorse all; though Andrew john
son has done or omitted some things for
| which he deserves our most severe and
Just condemnation, yet through him, the
future is full of promise; and though some
may censure me here tonight, yet as for
myself, believing verify that his aim and
purpose are the immediate and complete
restoration of the lately COnfederated
States, to the exercise of all their rights un-
der the Constitution, within the Union.
representation included, /, as member Of
the Democratic party, am ready to give
him cordial and determined support.
loud cheers.l To the exact extent to
which he shall adhere to the Constitution,
restoring the old Union-I mean the Union
founded upon the Federal idea; State lines,
State rights, State Sovereignty, the SUI
premacy of the General Government within
its delegated powers, and supremacy Of the
State Governments within the limits of
their reserved rights, he has claim to our
support, which, as patriots, we cannot
deny. [Applausel. However much and
however justly we may at times have
trembled and doubted whether he had
nerve enough to meet the shock of fanati-
cism rushing like the angry surges Of the
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now-yet would that could whisper in
his ear, "Change your Cabinet, and
at once, If you would not be betrayed,
and would be saved" Said he the
other day to disting pushed citizen of
Ohio, no longer resident here, speaking of
the great question of Reconstruction, aud
of his policy in regard to it, my baggage
is checked through on that line.1 God
grantit and that he may lose neither his
checks nor his baggage. Loud cries of
Amen, and cheers. J.
To this extent as patriots, let us stand by
him. Yet let us not be deceiveds The
Democratic party will not come into power
through Andrew Johnson, nor by reason
merely of anything which he may chance
to do or to leave undone. First of all men
of that party, to express degree of conf
dence in him, judged by his antecedents,
his education, his discipline, and his form-
erly and long professed principles, speak
it freely. The Democratic party is idepenI.
dent for triumph upon no President, upon
no Congress, upon no one man or number
of men, in power or out of power. but
upon eternal, iInmutable and omnipotent
right and truth, and upon it's ancient, COM
pact, consolidated organization--the dlsei-
pline and tread of its heayy-armed legion
airy soldiery, beaten, 1t may be, at the Tre-
bia, at Thrasimene and at Caunae, vet able,
at last, to execute their determined puf[
pose, that the Carthage of Fanatieism and
of Tyranny shall alike be DESTROYED, and a
free. liberal, tolerant Democratic system
of Federal Republics give laws and
public morals alike to the land. loud
cheers. ss5ii. saoj11sulu sd ! f6sh ygsyo
In conclusion, Mr.. President while /
may not even vet pronounce for a certainty
that libertyis now secure among us, nor NAV
promise that civil war shall not, sooner or
later, again scourge and desolate the States
and people of this land, vet in the more dis
tant future, at least, / behold the morning
star of hope gliding the horizon aud eheafI
ling us with the coming of a brighter Siay'
I Myself, Just entering np0n the meridian Of
n life, believe shall live to see Ii In all ita
Z gorgeous magniff,,ehce. I trust that fhe
oldest here among usnray not,g 90 down 10
the e,till his vision shall have been bless
ed by the eplendid restoration Of the GOOD
old days which we and our fathers once
saw---days such asOld Rome enjoyed In that
most glorious period of her sexistence. iul-
mortalized not more la prose by her great
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