The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-28


Gen. Grant was serenaded last
Friday evening and made the fol-
lowing speech: s.42ye ~ i,
Gentlemen, being entirely unac-
customed to public speaking, and
without the desire to cultivate that
power flaughter], it is impossible
for me to find appropriate language.
to thank you for this demonstra-z
ton. All that I can say is this,
that to whatever position I may. be
called by your will, 1 shall endeay-
or to discharge its duties with fidel-
ity and honesty of purpose.
Of my rectitude in the perform
ance of public duties, you will have
to judge for yourselves by my, rec
ord before YOU sFd $ =
The procession then proceeded
to the residence of Mr.. Colfax who
responded in his usual happy style.
MY friends, I thank you with all
the emotions of grateful heart,
for this fiattering manifestation, of
your confidence. I congratulate
you on the auspicious opening of
the eventful campaign on which we
ere entering. In the Chicago Con- a..
vention, representing the entire
continental area of the Republic,
every. State, every Territory, every
district and every delegate, from
ocean to ocean, declared that their
| Ist and only choice for President
was Ulysses S. Grant. Great ap-
plause. Brave, and yet unassu-
ming; reticent. and yet, when nee
essary, firm as the eternal hills [ap-,
plause] with eveay thought and
hope and aspiration for his country
with modesty only equalled by his
merits, lis not extravagant for me
to say that he is to day the man of
all men IN the land, first ia war,
first in peace and frs in the hearts
of his countrymen. Great applause
His name is the very SYNONYM of
victory and he will lead the Union
hosts to victory at the polls, as he
led the Union armies to triumph in
the field. But greater even than
the conquerer of Vicksburg and the
destroyer of the rebellion is the
glorious inspiration of our noble
principles, animated by the sublime
truths of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence Our banner bears an in
scriptien more magnetic than the
1 names of its standard bearers,
which the whole world can see as
it floats to the breeze: Liberty and
loyalty, jrstice and public safety
Defying all prejudices, we are for
uplifting the lowly and protecting
the oppressed. Applause Histo-
ry records to the immortal honorsofs
our organization that it saved ma
ton and emancipated race. We
struck the fetters from the limbs of
the slave, and lifted millions into
the sunlight of liberty. We placed
the emancipated slave on his feet as
a man, and put into his right hand
the ballot to protect his manhood
and his rights. We staked our po-
litical existence on the reconstruc--
ton Of the revolted States; on the
sure and eternal corner stone of
loyalty, and we shall triumph. I
know there is no holiday contest
before US, but with energy and zeal,
with principles that humanity will
approve, and that I believe God
| will bless, we shall go through the
dontest conquering and to conquer,
and on the 4th day of March next
the peoples champion will be borne
by the peoples votes to yonder
White House, that, l regret to say,
is ROW dishonored by its unworthy
occupant. Then with peace and
i confidence we may expect our be-
loved country to enter upon a ca
reer of prosperity which shall
eclipse the most brilliant annals of
her past. l bid you God speed in
this work, and now. good night. ~.
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