The Evansville journal., 1866-08-31
Speech of Loyal KentuckiaH
HON. SAMUEL MCKEE.
They who DenOunce Congress.


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At Portsmouth, Ohio, on Saturday
last, Hon. Samuel Mckee, member Of
Congress from the District in Ken
lucky opposite that city, by invitation
addressed a large assemblage of citi-
zens of that place and vicinity, Oh the
lengrossing political topics of the, day.
The meeting was presided over by
Col. j. r. Hurd, who introduced Nr.
Mckee as one of that rare species, .
truly loyal Kentuckian, who was to
the manor born. 7 The speaker was
greeted, with hearty applause, and
spoke as follows: traa7r,,e..,.1 --'',,,l',
Ladies, Gentlemen and Fsllop07 CEti-
/ need not say say to you that I am
happy in being among you. II need
not say to you that I feel hatteFed to
have been invited to- address the peo-
pie of the city Of Portsmouth and of
the State of Ohio. / need not say
that / feel proud Of being called q
loyal Kentuckian.s GCheers.1 bns
oN@ KENTUCKY UNION SPEECHES.
On my way to this place, on yester-
day, / met a gentleman, " who said that
he had seen it announced In the paper
that / was to make. aaspeech, or a
number Of speecffes, IN the State of
Ohio, IN aid of The 9tiofi party, and
the editor Of the paper addedothat if
/ made such Union speeches la Ohio
as union men in Kentucky were ac-
Tcustomed to make T. had better re-
main at home. T9FLaughter 1iila
eh Now, my fellow citizens, all i have
to say ia regard to that. is that i ap-
preciatei most highly the motives of
the writer Of that article in that news
paper, and / desire, after have been
heard that not only,he, but all others
who may have doubts-Tand right here
doubling o. Kentuekian's loyalty La
voice That s so Rl-may have an
opportunity to judge whether, / had
better have remained at home or not.
lCheers.1 bns msdi rniyi7b
OBJECT OF SPEAKING IN7oHIO.
/, came to the State Of Chic to
crafty no personal vanity or ambition.
I came to the State of Ohio with my
heart and mind fully engrossed in the
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not onlya matter belonging equally to
my own State, to the State Of Ohio,
to the State of New York, to the State
of Louisiana, but to our whole COM
munity, and to the cause of freedom
and liberty everywhere. lApplause.I ]
My fellow citizens, we are engaged
| at the present time, as has been well
said by your worthy Representative in
the nations councils, in a struggle
more momentous in its interests than
any in which this land ever before has
been engaged u More momentous, for
why? A great war was precipitated
upon the country, and after the end
of four and half years, in which our
land was deluged with blood, by the
power Of the loyal peoplerof the coun-
| try treason was crushed out. Now,
the question is, whether men with
| their hands yet reeking In the blood
of slain loyalists shall return and
rule over the land once more2
Voices" Never, Neyer.1
This then, Is the question that we
are called upon Etoo settle in the ap-
preaching 4 elections in the States
North; and when i have said the
States North, L mean nall that | have
said, because the salvation of the Re-
public, andgits freedom, and the free
dom of itswhole people, and its peace
and quiet, depend upon the votes Of
the people of the North in the coming
autumn election.1e GApplause.l
WHO Is DENoUNcING CONGRESS?
How do we fihd ourselves divided
into parties? One of the parties furi-
ously denounces the nation 'sirepresen-
tatiyes, denounces the, action of the
Federal Congress, denounces that
body which is the representative OF the
loyal. people who have sacrificed so
much of Blood and treasure to vlndl-
cate the honor, and majesty, and the
dignity of the nation. I'VE find to-day
the national Congress-and L hazard
nothing in saying it is body OF men
whose patriotism has never been sur
passed; body Of men who will vie vie
in intelligence and I. IN wisdom T.s ON with
any assembly of men that has ever met
since our Government, has been form
ed a body of men whose whole
action. whose every thought, whose
every measure has had butnone object
and end, and that the, preservation of
our country, and the Liberties of our
people, the security and tranquility of
our whole land-[ cheers ]-but we find
to- day the nationah Congress, and ali
its acts denounced in the most harsh
and severe termsa r.e4 qat
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