The Portland daily press., 1868-06-13

bunker Democratic party going to nominate
him? Upon what platform?
tell you that man can never accept that
nomination unless that party will substantial
ly pledge its If to fidelity to the national debt,
and pledge itself not to interfere with, and pro-
baby not only not to interfere with, but to
sanction impartial suffrage. The Democratic
party taking that ground, our national debt
forever secured, and our Government placed
upon just and sound basis, the negro even
may vote! very well, gentlemen, suppose that
parties do lose something by it, has not the
country gained by it? E1ultemus Domino A
united American people vindicate the national
debt! Why, the great battle of the century is
nine-tenths won when they dare to nominate
him upon any such platform. But it will not
avail them in the contest; for the American
people will prefer to trust the Government in
the hands of the original defenders of these
principles. 1t will make the battle easier for
us, and we may then rely upon the future.
When the old bunker copperhead, falsely
called Democratic, party organizes by resolu-
tions that when read by the public look as
strong as ever, but are in reality, taking ground
upon IDEAS that they have opposed for years,
all these things presage to us glorious VIC
tory.
We are obliged to pass over entirely without
notice a glowing eulogy of the principles the
support of which renders the Republican par
ty worthy of victory, in order to give an i'm
perfect sketch of Gov. Hawley's mastery de-
scription of Gen. Grants characteristics:
They say that he is man who is character
lied by stubborn will and extraordinary OBJ
stinacy, and that, while he has certainly
wrought very remarkable results, there is
nothing very admirable in that calm and ire
sistible and airreversibe purpose which took
him from Belmont to Appomattox Court
House. But it was the will that we wanted.
1t is an exhibition of will that arises to an ex-
hibtion of genius. 1t is something that few
men show. 1t is something which of itself
marks them as great men. 1 call your atten-
ton to the fact that, while he is char acterzed
by this firm will, he is also characterized by
spirit of obedience and docility He is a man
who is perfect examplar of the spirit of ODE
dience. Says General Haleck. who was some-
times disposed to be critical, he never COM
planned and never hesitated to obey an order
General Sherman, whom we are accustomed
to look upon as man of great genius and vet
General Sherman held back from the Vicks-
burg expedition. General Halleck SAYS there
is no more brilliant exploit in military history
than that of General Grant at Vicksburg;
where he cut loose from his supplies, not
knowing where he was to depend upon for
more, and without calling counsel of war
and against the opinion of every leading gem
eral that he had under him, except it were
John Logan, and by his comprehensive ability
and power swung a mass of men, dozen
masses of men, and cut away from his base,
and marched them hither and thither, and
brought about magnificent success. There
was nothing in this which would come from a
mere bulldog pertinacity.
Gen. HaWley read an extract from a letter
of Gen. Sherman's in December, 1863 showing
his high appreciation and friendship for Gen
Grant.
When a man of will and brilliant talents
like Gen. w. T. Sherman comes down to this,
tell you there is inspiration in his words.
You cannot say that Gen. Grant, in such po-
stion, is man of inferior abilities. He has
those elements of greatness in him that he
can command great men. He knew how to
Judge Of men, and he brought out and built
up great men. Who brought forward Gen.
SchOfeld? Who brought forward George H.
Thomas, a man who, almost as much as Gen.
Sherman himself, was accepted by General
GRANT as his right arm? Who brought out
Gen. Phil. Sheridan? Why, by the time Gen.
Grant had full command of the reins of that
great army, the big men had come to the top,
and we were ready, if need be, for fifty years
wariwith the world; for we had young Napo-
Icons all around him.
tell you it is one of the greatest marks of
human worth in a man that he knows men
and knows where to pick out better and ADLER
men. And in that respect certainly General
Grant surpasses any of his predecessors in the
command of great army of nation. Now
all these men not only cheerfully obeyed him,
but they loved him. 1t was his genius to be
loved; let him have the justice to be honored.
Do you know in what terms Abraham Lincoln
addressed him, in acknowledging the almost
inestimable services which he had done the
country? He acknowledged to him after
Washington was right, and was wrong"
We shall commit these great trusts to his
hands. In the language of Abraham Lin
colin, "as the country herein trusts you so will
the country under God sustain you"
1t is for us to finish the work. Somewhere
in the perilous and stormy edge of battle l re-
member seeing an officer spring upon log
and cheer his troops, 1 remember how he
talked to his men, and thrilled me so that
wanted to jump in and go With them: "Say
you will, men! Say you will!' And this
same "Say you willp' is all that is necessary
for us to win a perfectly successful and final
victory in this great contest.
At the conc fusion of the eloquent speech of
Gov. Hawley, the chairman introduced as
"the man who but for an unfortunate dispen-
sation of Providence would have been at this
moment the President of the United States"
HON. HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
Mr.. Hamlin was received in such manner
as must have been gratifying even to man
who has for years been accustomed to fiatter-
ing receptions. He said that he merely took
the stand to express his hearty approval of the
nominations made at Chicago. He spoke of
Gen. Grant as man whose strong common
sense is better than genius. For few years
past we have had a little too much uncommon
sense. We shall certainly come to the support
of Grant in November as we came to his sup
port in the field. We propose to elect him and
are sure to do it. Of the candidate for the
Vice Presidency, Mr.. Hamlin spoke in the
most generous and handsome manner, assuring
his hearers that from several years of some
what intimate acquaintance with Mr.. Colfax,
he was prepared to say that he was a man to
be trusted most unreservedly. Mr.. Hamlin
said that it was poor taste to refer to ones self
unless there is special reason for doing so,
but he thought that he was justified by the al
fusion of the chairman to himself in making
personal explanation. He would tender to the
Maine delegation at Chicago his heartfelt
thanks for their gallant efforts in his behalf
But what the President of the meeting had
said was true; he (Mr. Hamlin) had not desir-
ed the Office of Vice President, and he had un-
iformly and persistently written and spoken
accordingly. There was no personal disap-
pointment to prevent his most hearty support
of the candidates-the platform of his party
He would have every true Republican go to
work as if the success of the party depended
On his own personal exertions. AS the soldiers
at the battle of the Wilderness sang "Rally
Round the Flag Boys" though torn and man
gled by Democratic shot and shell, he would
have the members of the Republican party,
the successors of the soldiers of the war, rally
once more around the national banner, and
give Gen. Grant another victory and elect him
President in November.
We cannot help repeating that Mr.. Hamln
must have been pleased with the evidences of
the respect and admiration which the people
of his own State feel toward him that were ex-
hibited last evening. The history of the man
and his patriotic conduct, fresh in the memory
Gen. Shepley next introduced
GOV. wAsHBURN,
who made some very brief but eminently pithy
and amusing remarks. He said that this could
not properly be called ratification meeting,
for the work done at Chicago was ratified fbe-
forehand. He defed the opposition party to
match" either platform or candidates. Gen.
Grant was the peer of Napoleon as soldier,
of Washington as patriot, and of Lincoln in
purity and kindliness of heart The platform
is but an outgrowth OF the national feeling at
the present time, and was as satisfactory as
any that could possibly have been constructed.