Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-29
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At the Monster Meeting at Conceri
Hail. September, ls. Ises. De. if
Il 80 liyered Before the Busi- ur
H ahs.. ness Men of PhiIa-a ...-l-.
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Especial Correspondence of the N. Y. World
bnE s.f.e, PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Is.
Matters look bright and hopeful in
Pennsylvania j arrived here last
evening Just in time to "look in" on the
monster Democratic gathering at tlon-
cert Hall. 30 Mr.. Cox was on the stand
There is no ''sunset" for his popularity
The WELCOME accorded him in Maine
great as it was, sinks into insigniGcance
compared with his reception in the City
of .'Brotherly1 Love."- A local paper
Ilsays: 1.-The hall was crowded long be-
fore the hour of commencement had ar
i'rived with intelligent citizens who de-
sired, in the midst of the political ex-
citement and misrepresentation SO cur.
rent at the present time, to hear the is.
sues now pending calmly and argumen-
tavely discussed. The fame of Mr.. Cox
had preceded him, and he had no sooner
made his appearance upon the stage
than he was greeted with storm Of
huzzas and cheers that must have as.
tonished him." | ~ e +. --H....1
Ats o'clock, Colonel William A. Wal.
lace,7 who was enthusiastically welcom.
ed, moved the choice of officers of the
meeting. - '''' " t1,7---
Mr.. Patterson, the Chairman, in we'll
timed remarks, then introduced the or
ator of the evening, Hon. S. s. Cox
who said !: 'l.''..' -ii '~'i
rr SPEECH OF MR.. COX. r.i .....
GENTLEMEN: I remember once tc
have heard performed play called the
"Benoiton Family''-a fast family
| Throughout all the shiftings of the
scene, the leading parsonage, Madame
Benoiton, is always inquired after, but
does not appear. She is always about
to go out or expected to return. Laugh
ter. We may be allowed to inquire ol
our Radical rulers, on this of all days
of the year, after the leading feature Of
American Republicanism. May we not
ask, in an humble way, after the Amer
lean Constitution? 1t is really the head
of our political family. As this is its
natal day, and this city its birthplace
our Radical friends will not think it trea-
son if 1 make few illusions to its
birth and its function. In pursuance OF
a resolution of the Congress of the Con
federation, on the 2lst of February
1857, the Convention was appointed
which met in this city. That Conven.
tion adopted the Constitution it was
submitted to the several States, and rat.
fled by Pennsylvania on the 18th Of
December, 1857. 1t bore the great
name of Washington 1t was sign.
ed by such names as Sherman
King, Hamilton, Dayton, Franklin
Wilson, Morris, Ingersoll, Clymer, Madi
son, Rutledge and Pinckney. These
were the organic Lawmakers of our
republic. I distain to speak of the
Constitution cobblers of this time in the
same breath. [Cheers and laughter.
These, our ancestors, gave us match
less instrument. 1t was the refinement
of human polity. 1t has been the theme
of the philosophic minds of the world
since, as it embodied all the wisdom and
eliminated all the unwisdom of the
ages before its appearance. 1t supplies
the defects of the Articles of Confedera
ton. 1t did more-it reconciled all 10
cal and commercial diversities. 1t gave
national unity. This unity lasted. L
lasted until the mad zealotry ofsections
North and South, embroiled the unwill
ing people. 1t was sought-frst by
hate, then by war-to sever the bonds
of constitutional union. 1t is now sough
again to undo the great work of 1857 by
fresh invasions upon the integrity ant
harmony of the Federal system. Wha
rash advance upon the truth of history
and the genius of those who made ou
government has been made since eighty
one years ago, this day When tn,
Convention sent out its rescript t.
the Congress, with the Constitution fo
ratification, it was urged tina
the only desideratum in Nationa
Government, was the power to max,
war, peace and treaties, and to levy tax
rs and regulate commerce. So jealous
were they of these powers that the faith
ers divided the trust among three organ
izations-Executive, Legislative ant
Judicial. They called on the States t,
make sacrifices of State pride and indi
vidual liberty for these objects. Th
States responded. Said Washington
''In this system is involved our prosper
ity, felicity, safety, national existence.
So it was. So it is to-day! wish to
night that the 18th of September coult
be held sacred to the memory of the i'm
mortal names and the grand deeds o
those who made and ratified the Consti
tuition. [Cheers.] I find among thos
who ratified such Pennsylvanlans a
Benjamin Rush, James Wilson an,
Frederick A. Muhlenberg. They wer
men who looked forward, not to con
fined area for our Government, but to
Gordon of uniformed States who wer
to be inhabited by myriads of our race.
When Mr.. Wilson proposed to ratify tn
Constitution in the Pennsylvania Con
vention, his first thought was one nov
so unusual-of political and Christian
Echarity. diversity of sentiment de
manded spirit of mutual forbearanc
and conciliation." 1t was as indispen
sable then as it is now. Concession ant
sacrifice were held to be absolutely ne
cessary to the expanding quality Of tn
United States Government; expandin,
in only one direction-the expanse of it
defined and limited powers over new an,
forming States! The great elements o
national unity were secured; the State
were strengthened, and by their strength
the Union grew. We became stron,
against oil the world, for we futile,
what Pennsylvania in adopting the Con
stitution promised, "salutary permanen
cy in magistracy and stability in tn
laws" Alas what fall since then
under Radical dispensations lCheers.