The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-11-12
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measured tread, to recur to the lessons
which this extraordinary victory teaches
us. And, first of all, l reckon faith in
God in the right, and along with these
the patience which, steadfastly and with
out doubt or question, abides tbs leistrs
Of Him who doth all things we'll. There
is something more than sublime in that
faith which, walking not by sight, sees
yet the future as the present, catches the
first faint echoing Of the footsteps Of the
Hereafter as he treads slowly but surely
along the corridors Of time. Such has
been the faith Of the heroes and the mar
tyrs, the actors and the sufferers of every
age and CLINE. So e z9a
Next, this great triumph teaches us
confidence in the people. It was Burke
Was it not?-who said sthat5yhen peo.
pie do wrong it is their error and not their.
crime. And yet who among us, within
the past six years, has not questioned in
his heart wheather the people we're capa-
bic of self government? Thank Goo, that
doubt is being resolved. The people Of
the United States SO loved the Union,
which they had been taught to regard as
the country itself, thai in an impulse of
patriotism they surrendered their liberties
to the leaders of party unworthy of a
trust so great. SO sacred, so delicate--
They believed, as I did not, that war
could restore the Union and maintain the
Constitution, and that for these purposes
lit was being waged; and SO believing, they
lent terrible support to the Admins
tration of Abraham Lincoln. In its
motives it was worthy Of the heroic ages
| of Greek and Roman patriotism. And,
after the war had closed, they naturally,
fairly and justly, gave to the leaders of
the Republican party time and occasion
| to redeem their pledges, and restore the
Union under the Constitution, with al!
the dignity, equality and rights of the
several States unimpaired. And SO to-
| tally in earnest were they in this puf-
pose, that by overwhelming majorities in
1866, they rejected the Vice President
(now PresidenD of their own choice, lest
lie should be found an obstacle in tie
way Of their intended good work. But
now, when after two years Of experiment
these leaders hays rcpudiated every
promise and betrayed every trust, seek
ing self and party, and not the country,
as the end and aim of every act of leg
islation, of every thought of their hearts
and every operation Of their hands, the
| people, with indignant wrath, are hur,;
ling them from power. Trust the peo,
! pie, and learn, oh! scuryy politicianl
thou who reliest upon trick and arti6ce,
upon money aud bargain, upon falsehood
and fraud, upon glass eyes, seeming to
see the things thou dost not; and thou,
too, young man, who wouldst devote
l.thyself to affairs of State, that the calm,
the sober, the well-considered voice Of
the people, is as the voice of God. Zap
plause.l b dsiav sss s,s a,9a,s,,
i Another lesson of this great victory,
men Of Knox, is not the duty merely,
but she pro6tableness Of stern, inhex-
ible. adherence to principle. The De-
mocracy Of Ohio, turning deaf ear to
the gloziug, whispering, ghastly delusion
and snare of ''poliey," so-called and
miscalled, which would fain bargain, and
cheat, and steal into Office and power
only to raven like the wolf and divide
the spoil. land fought. and won this fight
upon the ancient, the straightest, stearn-
est, raggedest issues and doctrines Of the
party. They yielded not an inch, and
throughout the Ientire canvass, as. for
years past, they stood by and upheld the
men who had been singled out as the
special objects of Radical odium and
reproach. They loved and honored,
above all, those whom the Republican
party hated aud affected to despise. They
murmured not against their leaders,
though they had neither mamma from
heaven nor water from the rock. And,
to day, possess the heritage of their enc
mics, Courage, men of Knox, couragel
Stand by principle, and by the men who
represent principle, and not the mere pol
icy and spoils Of political warfare.
|, And, just here, let me add that, while
i Ohio was canyassed in the late struggle
from the east to the west, and from the
river to the lake, throughout her entire
length and breadth. and in every .coun-
ltY by Republican speakers Of every
degree and from every quarter, yet ex
cepting less than half score, including
the gallant Vorhees, Of Indiana, this
great victory was won by our own native
or adopted orators. and statesmen. And
what splendid galaxy The whole
country to-day resounds with their praise.
Pointing to them, and to some among
them who are against us, and to her great
military chieftains, ellmay Ohio, like
the grand old Roman matron, exclaim. -
E.These are my jewels" And here, in
his own native county, surrounded by
THE companions of his boyhood, may l
not. without stirring envy in any bosom,
refer to my gallant young friend near me
Frank FL. Hurd as among the choicest
and brightest in her casket2 ma
But to return. Without money, with
out aid of any kind, almost without sym
pathy, certainly without hope, entertain
ed by any one outside of our own limits,
we fought and conquered, And, now,
while ready cheerfully to accept honest
congr atulation, whencesoeverp it may
come, the Democracy Of Ohio proclaim
toithe world that submitting to no die
tation from any quarter, the strong hands
which won the victory know well how to
apportion and award the honors Zap
plause, il ssa3s ~ bsg.g;Bed
And now. my friends, allow me here.