The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-09-20
THE PRESIDENT ON
!, THE STUMP.
Extfacts from his Cleveland and
81. Louis Speeches.

% st. Louis and back, in search Of sup.
oorters for "My Policy" Still, there
nay be some who have not, and for
heir benefit, as we'll as to place on
record In our columns, some Of his
more remarkable utteraDces, as part Of
the history of the times, we copy
few passages from his Cleveland aud
st. Louis speeches They are fair
specimens OF his violent and indecent
of Congress, and all who
support its policy his disgusting self
laudation, and his conceited assump-
tion ofsuperior wisdom and patriotism.
It is humiliating to think that the
President of the United States should
thus forget the dignity of his exalted
position, and exhibit himself to the
world as a brawling political dema-
gogue, but the lesson will be salutary
one, if it shall teach the American peo.
pie to be more careful in future, to SC
lect none but men of respectability and
dignity of character, to fill the high
places of the Government
Extracts from his Cleveland Speech.
have exercised the veto power,
they cay. Let me say to you of tho
threats from your Stevenses, Summers;
Phillipses and all that class, / care not
for them. AS they once talked about
forming a "league with hell and q cove
nant with the DEVIL" tell you, my
countrymen, here tonight, though tho
power of hell, death and Stevens with
all his powers combined, there is no
power that can control me save you
the people and the God that spoke me
into existence. In bidding you fare
we'll here tonight, would ask you,
with all the pains Congress has taken
to calulnniate and malign me, achot
has Congress doneF 2 Has it done Qnp-
thing to restore the UmiOn Of the States ,
Bet, on the contrary, has ii not done
ererytiiing to prerent il?
And because stand now as did
when the rebellion commenced, ] have
been denounced as traitor. NV
countrymen here tonight, who has
suffered more than /? Who has run
greater risk? Who has borne more
than /? But Congress, Jactious, DOM
iaseriag, tyramicaL- Congress has un-
Ciertdken to poison the minds Of tito
american people, and create feeling
against me in consequence of the man
ner in which / have distributed the
public patronage.
Then would ask you who Is tie
traitor? Voice, "Thad Stevens "l-
Why don't you hang Thdd iSierens and
HeRdeU Phillips ? [Cheers.l l havo
been fighting traitors in the South
They have been whipped and crushed.
They acknowledge their defeat, and
accept the terms of the Constitutions.
And now, as go round the circle,
having fought traitors at the South,
lam prepared to .fght them otthe North.
[Cheers.l God being willing, with
your help, rCries ave won't give
it'll They will be crushed North.
and this glorious Union of ours will be
preserved. Cheers.
came here tonight with the flag
Of my country, and the consolation of
thirty-six stars untarnished.
Are you for dividing this country?
[Cries of "No"l Then l am Presi-
dent. and President of the whCTc Uni-
ted States. [Cheers.
l will tell you another thing. I
understand the discordant notes i'm this
crowd tonight. lie whO is opposed TO
the restoration of the Government and
the Union Of the States is q greater trail
tor than JET Darts or Ue,'deu Phillips.
Loud Cheers.
am against both of them. TCries,
''Give it to them" Some of YOU
talk about traitors in the South, who
have not courage to go away from
your homes to fight them.
There was, two years ago, ticket
before you for the Presidency. 1 was
placed upon that ticket with n dis
tinguished citizen, now no more
[Voices-"It's n pity !" "Too bad I"
"Unfortunate.' Yes, unfortunate
for some that God rules ON high and
deals in justice. [Cheers.] Yes, un-
fortunatel The ways of Providence
are mysterious and incOmprehensibIe,
controlling all those who complain,
"Unfortunate." ["Bully for you v'l
l was going to say, my codntrymen, a
short time since was elected and
placed upon the ticket. There was a
platform proclaimed and adopted by
those who placed me upon it. Not
withstanding mendacious press not
withstanding a subsidized gang Of
hirelings who have not ceased TO tra-
duce me, have discharged all my Of
fetal duties, and fulfilled all my
pledges. And 1 say here tonight,
that If my predecessor had lived, the
vials of wrath would have poured out
upon him. [Cries "Hever 7" and three
cheers for the Congress Of the United
States."]