The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-06-04
WHOLE NO. 1893.

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-[applause]- and to place the public
service of the country in the hands Of
honest, true and capable men. Zap
plause. Let us, with one uushaken
purpose, work out the manifest logic
of the results already gained for liberty
and equal rights. Let Us fearlessly nc.
knowledge that the mission of the Re-
publican party will not be ended until
the great truth proclaimed in the De-
.cIaration Of Independence in the fullest
meaning of the term shall have become
a aliying reality [Applause Yes, let
us be true to our history, be true to
ourselves, and fear nothing. No step
backward-"Onward!" !" is the watch
word. Let us see again the banner Of
progress, Of liberty, of equal rights, of
national faith nailed TO the very top of
the mast, and | say to you spurn the
idea that the American people could
ever so far forget themselves as to throw
their destinies into the hands of men
who, bit yesterday, sought to destroy
the Republic, and who, to-day, stand
ready to dishonor it. Loud and con-
tinued applause. q. H3
Gen. Hawley was appointed per.
manent chairman, and spoke as follows /
Gentlemen of tie Contention! tender
you my most grateful thanks for the
high honor you have conferred upon
me. Deeply impressed by sense of
the responsibilities of the position, I
earnestly solicit your indulgence and
aid. We come together with the mo.
mentiouS duty Of selecting the chief
rulers of the nation which leads the
world in the promotion of freedom and
equal rights [Applause Indications
of your purposes and spirit already
given assure US that you will iiisintain
the noble character of the Republican
party. We unavoidabIy recall, at this
time, the. Convention of 1860, with its
profound anxieties and glowing devo4
ton to liberty, and Its enthusiastic ac-
ceptahee of the wager of battle tender
ed by slavery and secession. [Applause |
1t now seems clear to us that God then,
ruled our counsels. BE made our de-
Clarations Of principle manly and sin.
cere, He gave us a Lincoln for Pres
ident. Tremendous cheering God
send us like wisdom to-day. Applause1
He tested us in manner and to an ex-
tent which the liveliest imagination
could not have anticipated Posterity,
we hope, will decide that we met the
test with the spirit worthy afree people.
Countless treasure and three hundred
thousand lives offered up we're evidence.
we we're sOlemnly in earnest We Of
fered our lives and our property, but it
was not enough. We laid our preju-
dices of race and class upon the altar
and the consciousness that we at least
deserved success redotbled our nerve.
The same high resolve rules to-day, and
the honest men of this country are
really for equal and even greater sacri-
fees, if they be indispensable to the,
dedication of this continent 10 liberty
and equal rights. Applause. We
learned the first lesson when we found
we must make all men free and call them
to the battle field. We learned the
second lesson when we found we must
still move on and give, impartislly, to
all men a place in the Government we
were endeavoring to restore. Great
applause. With clear and fearless
expression on essential questions at is-
sue, which the people will understand,
and no ingenious device, no words, can
obscure or avoid-passing by all per-
sonal and temporary controversies
working in perfect confidence that the
American people will do right In the
end, we feel sure of triumph. The
power of nation of forty millions must
be just to the claims of the poorest
working man, of whatever race, to re-
cover even and just wages. Its majesty
must be felt wherever the humblest
loyal man appeals against personal viO-a
lence and oppression. Cheers. Every
dollar of the national debt the blood Of
a soldier is pledged for (Cheers.)
Every bond, in letter and spirit, must
be as sacred as a soldiers grave
(Cheers.) We must win and we shall
win 1t is the old fight of liberty
equality and fraternity against oppress-
ion caste and aristocracy. 1t is the old
fight to make the world better, "with
malice toward none, and with charity
for all" loud applanse.) We may
halt for moment or change directioD,T
but the good cause always goes steadily
forward 1t is related, and whether
true or not, the incident Is we'll invent.
ed, that on the evening of'that awful
battle of the Wilderness, when thel
legions of the Union army had fought
all day by faith rather than by sight in
the tangled brush, that some man ASKS
ed Gen. Grant to step back and organ
ize, and he replied, We have done very
we'll gentlemen. AT half past three in
the morningwe move forward. long
continued cheering) We accept his
spirit and his words, and perhaps / am
not anticipating in saying that we shall
accept him in person as our leader.
loud cheering.) Thanking you again.
heartily, for the honor conferred, |
await the further pleasure of the Con-
vention. (Applause.) y,.-
z-0aths are vulgar, senseless, oAen-.