Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-04-11
LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
SPEECH OF
GEORGE Fl. PENDLETON.

We give below an extract from speech
delivered by Hon Geo. H. Pcndlcton,
before the Ohio Democratic State Con.
vention, at Columbus, on the Sth of Jan
uary lust:
We are in the midst of a revolution.
Radical ideas carried into execution by
lawless means-tho anchorage of public
opinion everywhere giving way-our op-
ponents 10 power in the State and in Con-
gress; and everywhere using that power
to subvelt the Constitution, to exclude
States from their representation, to break
up their social system, to foment discord
and disorder in their communities, and
to impair their material prosperity, and
now they graciousl y propose to cease this
abuse Of power ifthe States both North
aud South will consent o their own deg
radiation. | am citizen and native Of
Ohio. l speak to Ohio men, whose first
duty is to care for tho interests Of their
State aud her people. And speaking
thus, considering only the influence on
our own State and her institutions, say
it is our duty, even if the Kingdoms Of
earth were ollere at that price, to say,
as it was SAID to the tempter of old, "Get
thee behind me, Satan" Let us stand
fast to our integrity ut every hazard-let
US hold on to the sound doctriue as de-
livered to us by the fathers. 1t is the
ark Of safety, it is the only hope ofrepub-
lican government. | do not conceal from
myself that VIC have been defeated, and
that we may be defeated often again; yet
l look with hope to the future. The Pres
idcnt is firm in his position, and decided
in his action. The Supreme Court of the
United States, true at least to its ancient
fame-true to the purposes Of its creation;
rising above the dictates of passion-a-
bove the behests OF party, has vindicated,
in noble terms, the integrity of the Con-
stitution. 1t has announced the doom of
military commissions for the trial of cit
izens, aud set the scal of reprobatiou up
on the pretexts of military necessity. At
the elections last fall the Democratic par
ty polled 100000 votes out of 4,00O,-
600. A change of fifty votes in thou
sand, Of $4,000 in million, less than
six per cent, would have given us ma
jority. In Pennsylvania, New York and
Indian, casting seventy-two votes in the
electoral college, and l,600, 900 votes by
the people, we were defeated less than
Al, 900. A change of less than one.half
per cent, or less than fifteen in thou
sand, would have given us majority. In
eleven States of the Union, excluding en-
tirely the Southern States, change of
30, ,0O0 on the result of last fall will in
1865, elect President and majority Of
Congress. Is there calse for desponden-
CIV here Is there not, on the the contra
ry, every reason to hope? Was ever
great battle fought with less disparity of
Let him that is timid remem-
Der how the cavalry of Charles Martcl,
"fghting with hearts firm as ramparts
and with iron arms" received and con-
quered the hosts of the Saracens. Let
him remember that Cressy and Agincourt
are glorious because valo- and constancy
made up for numbers Let him remem-
Der that John Sobieski, with $4,000 SOL
diers, rescued Christcn under the walls