The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-26

Ne shMaAaN@1ANs-1-
allow me to introduce that gifted, eminent youpS
stAkesman ef The vest who will new eedssss YOU,
the Hon, George II. Pendleton, oil ohlo-one WIN
- brilIiant reputation we Of the far east are
not unacouainted, and one whom, during the last
nresidentfal campaign when linked with that tr!ed
notriot and gallant soldier, Gen. George B MO
CIeIlsp, or az the Roys 81 Blue have it, Latte
Ma, we honorsd with our sutirages
SPEECH OF nov. cEoRGEH u. RENDITION
Mr.. Peudleton, on rising, was received
with tumultuoas applause, the vast aaalen'.
eom,ninTlng as one man in their tributes y
respect and admiration. When qH'et WIS
fully restored he spoke as follows
,nr,s ,vn GryTLruEy, Ny FELLOW
CITIZENS OF THE STATE Of hAIN NAME , lSoI
viousy impossible to mage "'lseh nIa'S
throughout this vast assemoIAPt uuleSs mel
il the most profound silence. thou8ut las'
n;gbt that YOU had exhausted Your ehthnsi,
asm and YOUR hospitality see TO-DAY that
| I ,gos mistaken. | see to-day that 1t is not
aniv the democratic party of Maine but the
.,nty,lo or Maine who are moved in the right
direction. Applause. | am relolced at
tbis magnificent meeting, for 1t shows to me
! hot the public calamity sits heavily upon
The nublie mind, and there is the beginning
Of hone. am reioiccd at this grand demon
stratiop. and when 70 back to my people
in Ohio | will tell them that they must be on
their guard or that the people of Maine will
snatch from their hands the laurels which we
hoped in the hour Of victory to place upon
| The majestic brow of our peerless state
| Applause. When | received the invitation
| Of your committee TO attend this meeting,
| accepted il without hesitation ] desired 10
see this part Of my country aud then, my
countryucu, desired to breathe the pure
air of yuar ocean and TO see that scenery OF
the be ,uty Of which have read 50 much
desired to see your immense forests and
vour capacious harbors and your unriyalIed
t;nvards. | desired TO see the very home
or nur merchant marine. Twenty three years
ago on this very day, stood upon the pier
If a most magnificent harbor, almost upon
the other side of the world, stiff breeze
brought in gallant ship, her flowing sails
all set, her lofty masts tapered TO the sky
she was a thing Of beauty and OF Rra2o she
contrasted wonderfully with the tub.hke crafts
all around her. The stars and stripes tie"
at her masthead and they told NE she was
built in Bangor. desired to see her buhd'
ers. knew that there were points OF sym
pathv between the people Of the northwest
and you of Maine that both our lives
we're necessary 70 each other. You buhd
the ships-we raise the corn, and t,and
pork. You are the carrlcrs-we are the
producers. You carry our products abroad
and bring back to US in return the traits Of
the tropics, the coffee Of South Amer a, the
tea of China, the oils Of Spain, the waes and
silk Of France, and the manufactures OF
Great Britain. Identity Of national inter
ests has produced sympathy IN political
opinions between US of Maine aud Ohio
Admitted, as your state was into the Union
in 1920, in the midst of eYcitements growing
out of the Missouri, Compromise, You have
not given birth upon your soil Ito any Of those
prominent agitators in politics who, under
the guise Of philanthropy and the Pretence
of being the apostles Of purer civilization,
have disturbed the harmony Of our people
and perverted our system OF government.
0rE SArIovtL pONAIS.
When received your invitation ny mint
was full Of reCOlcctIoHs Of the trip hat
made to Wisconsin and Minnesota and m
heart exuIted at the thought that &c hat
. travelled one thousand miles towards tht
northwest before crossed the Miss ssppl
before touched the outward edge OF tht
Great Central Basin, so might travel tfteer
hundred miles to the northeast, and get be
among my own countrymen, aud IN my own
country. And so, gentlemen, leaving my
home upon the banks Of the beautiful river
| stand to dav underneath the arching aims
: and amid the broad streets Of yourattractIvt
city. Make with me the journey up thu
valley of the Miami, over the broad fields Q
Ohio along the shores of the great northern
lakes, over the fertile fields aud sxhaust'2s
, mines, aud towering mountains, OF Pennsy
vauia. the England OF America, across tn
imperial domain Of the more imperial Ne
York. through the length Of Massachuse't
D. radiant with the returns Of her industry, wi
.. Connecticut and Rhode Island dipping
u the sea on the Que hand and the Gre
Mountains Of Vermont and the hlte Mou
tains of New Hampshire rising with sno
white majesty to the heavens on the othe
through opilens and hospitable Bosto
n along the shores OF the ocean, along t
noble indeHtures OF your own coast, thron!
n ; your own thriving villages to the very cent
Of your noble and magnificent state and vs.
as can be astonished that the heart Of I
American citizen eXultS, chat his pulse bea
- high and that his tongue uses the laugua
~ Of pride aud often OF eNaggeratlon Is
love of country reyeis in yaStness OF terrific
aud variety Of scenery, climate aud 50
opulcnce Of wealth and power such as that
III, POWERS or GOVERNMENT.
For myself, gentlemen, bow my head
reverence before the form Of Rovernme
which has bound these mighty states toget
AZ err and which has reconciIed their diherc
vi and discordant interests into the harmony
onepeople and one government. Applaus
The men of 1857 were selt.deuying men
They feared consolidation Of poweI tt
put behind them the allurements of impe
pomp they denied themselves the ta3ci
tons of strong government; they conte
mo ed themselves with the simplicity OF &
federation: they committed to the fode
government interstate and luterna o
affairs. All the rest they reserved to
states themselves. Within this narr
sphere they made the federal governm
ath- supreme, all beyond remained to the uni
J to paired sovereignty Of the several sta,es.
iba, you would seek to know our federal syst
. to determine what are the powers Of
federal government go to the plain |
otel visions of the constitution.
lehf STATE RIGHTS.
ack IF you would desire to know what are
oul. powers of the states, 60 to that vast reese
~, Of powers which, by the laws Of enGghte
l"e civilization, are lodged i'll every severe
and community. Massachusetts understood
any system OF government well; IN the beg1nr
lept sue knew that the rights OF her people