Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-17
COLUMBUS, O., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOI

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and it becomes those in charge of the af-
fairs OF the government to take timely
warning. and devise a system of legisla-
ton, which, whilst it shall secure to every
man and all property the equal protection
of the laws, will require of every man, in
proportion to that which he has to pro-
tect, to contribute to the maintenance OF
the law.
Now, my friends, before we separate, and
fiuEconciusion. allow me to urge you to be
steadfast in well doing. We, have but en-
tered upon the great work to be performed.
We are assembled here with no one TO mo-
+, lest, or to make US afraid. How different
is our condition compared with that of the
! citizens of ten States of this Onion to-
night. Suppose an assembla9e like this, in
one of the valleys of one of our Southern
States, come together to rejoice over any
event, properly the subject matter of re-
joicing, they would be surrounded by arm
ed men, having no law for their govern
! nlent except that recognized by unrelent-
ing military power. Such state of things
ought not, must not, be permitted long to
exist. 1t cannot long exist in one section
of the Union withou. extending over the
whole Union. As was said by Daniel
Webster in one of his greatest efforts:
"The military must be kept according to
the bill of rights in strict subordination to
> the civil authority; wherever this lesson is
not both learned and practised there can
be no practical freedom. Absurd, prepos-
ferrous is it. a scoff and a satire on free forms
of constitutional liberty for forms OF
government to be prescribed by military
leaders, and the right of suffrage to be ex-
ercised at the point of tie sword" Yet 70
our shame and disgrace. such in this tree
America is now being done. Let us work
on and work steadily until this great evil
is eradicated.
Connecticut and California has spoken,
Ohio and Pennsylvania has simultaneously
pronounced their condemnation. Other
States will respond, and if we but remain
) faithful to the trust reposed in u.s. our Ia
bors will be crowned with the fullest sue
cess. Our course is onward. Our path is
clearly and distinctly defined, our duties
pointed out as unerringly as if marked by
! the sun, that great chronometer of time
Then let us not turn to the right hand mol
to the left, Until the great work we have
undertaken shall have been accom- pliShed,
and our country, our whole country, ele-
waited to that pinnacle ofprosperitya and hap
pinesS which not long ago it had nearly at
tained, when the fiendish spirit of section
al discord and strife secured q lodgment in
the bosOms of men; the dreadful conse-
quences of which to my unhappy country
lpray to God may soon be obliterated il
not forgotten. 1A ~ '---t
After the speech of Mr.. Jewett, Hon
John O'Neil was called out and responded
in happy manner. After which, the pro-
cession was again formed, and marched
through Putnam and West GAINESVILLE to
the.residence of Gen. Ed. Ball, who address,
ed the crowd in very spirited and stir
ring speech of over half an hour. After
Mr.. Balls speech, the procession again
formed and marched back to the Hall,
where it was dismissed, every one going
home, thinking how good it was to be
there. = -. IA