The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-10-15
Gov. Haight, Of California.

The following is u speech by Governor
Haight, of California, in response to q sere-
made by his friends. :se e ggaTs
( Ny FRIENDS AND FELLow-CITIzENs-It
would be vain for me to seek after words to
express my sense of the partiality manifest
ed by you for me during the exciting pohti-
cal contest Just closed. So far as am con-
cerned, my motive has been to promote the
interests ofthis state of my adoption, and
the welfare of our common country. That
my fellow-eitizens have given so many proofs
OF their appreciationeof nay motives fills me
with qualification and pride, and is OF itself
full reward for all the labor and sacrifice
out the canvass, disclaimed the idea that
any considerable portion of the interest and
eAthusiasm manifessed by the mass Of. the
people was due to any person or persons up
on the ticket of our party. The masses of
the people we're deeply aroused, and achiev-
ed this remarkable revolution because the
result involved, not merely their interests as
citizens and taxpayers, but because it i'm
volved also certain fundamental principles
of constitutional liberty. am not now
about to enter upon any discussion OF the
lessons to be drawn from the result of this
CiSCtiohs Spth q tAVtOh oNS"sAoh = ~ eAa
vert to these lessons, and endeavor to inn
press them upon the minds and hearts of the
people but this is not the time nor occa.
sion for any extended address. viii simply
say that in this result We protest against cor
ruption and extravagance in our state affairs
against tribulating this tair state with a
race of Asiatics- agaiust Sharing with infer.
Tor races the governpent of the country
against the military despotism which now
exists at the south under the late acts of
congress and this protest of ours, echoing
the voice of Connecticut and Kentucky, will
be re-eehoed in thunder tones by the great
states, until the southern states are efaAhei
pAted from negro domination, and restored
to their rightful places as equals and sisters
in the great federal family. Applause l.
Then viii the liberties Of the people again
be shielded by the guarantees of the consti
tuition, and the Union as it was designed to
be, perpetual. In our victory, We call upon
al friends Of good government to rejoice with
US. We indulge in no unnianly exultation
over our antagonists; the mass OF them
were as honest, and patriotic in their aims al
we are in ours. All of us. trust, desire tc
bury the alterations and bitterness of the
past, and to pledge ourselves anew to cher
ish, as our most priceless possession, the fed
eral Union and constitution, according to
the principles and in the spirit of our faith
ers. We have a great state here, with I'M
measurable resources to develop, and 0
glorious country from ocean to ocean, EN-
bracing the lexpanse of continent, with ev
cry natural advantage a country could pos
sess. Let us devote ourselves to the cause
of pure government here, and shape our pol
icy so as to secure peace, order, civil gov
eminent, and constitutional liberty to every
pat of our country. Applause. i I vii
not prolong these remarks further, and yor
must now allow me to bid you good night
[Applause.l ,. -...-.