Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-06-19
An Eloquent Speech.

An Eloquent Speech.
A HoUsINa meeting was recently held
at Concord, N. H., at which several able
and eloquent speeches were made, among
them the following, by Governor Harri-
man:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN: Thanking you heartily for these
demonstrations of approval, proceed to
the brief work before me. l am here, not
to argue, nor to beseech men to be recon-
ciled to Truth; but appear here tonight
to rejoice with you. With proud hearts
we accept the action of the great Conven-
tons Of the Soldiers and Sailors, and Of
the People, at Chicago. We forget, for
the time being, the dark cloud of the Past,
and gaze, reverently, on the bright "bow
of promise" which the Present reveals.
Success is assured. The electoral vote
of twenty-six States will be given to our
candidates. The ticket is strong and the
platform sound. We would not change
the former; we would not add to, or sub
tract from the latter. Both will be in
dorsed by the patriotic and liberty loving
people of the country
At the head of the ticket, we have valor,
frmness, discretion We have the man
who, under God, was raised up for the ex-
igency, to be leader and a.deliverer-
who in the dark night OF the rebellion,
discerned the light on the other. shore,
and who, directing the tramp" of the
| loyal army, snuffed out the infamous con-
spiracy against the Government. In the
| second place on the ticket, we have the
| man for the occasion-one with clear,
sagacious mind, comprehending the " sit
| uation"-thoroughly devoted to the best
interests of the country, and never wrong.
This is all we could have, and it is enough.
Grant, Colfax, and Victory, will be the
| rallying cry from ocean to ocean. BY that
| sign we will conquer. Jefferson Davis, in
| canoe of this action at Chicago. Mason
and Toombs, without the spirit of divina-
ton, will read it;-Congress to be sus-
| tanned the work of Reconstruction to 60
| forward traitors to take back seats; loyal
men, North and South, white and black,
| to come to the front. Thanks be to God
who giveth us the victory.
The Union Republicans of New Hamp-
shire have right to voice in the pend
ing Presidential campaign. We struck
| the keynote in March, for the whole coun-
| try in November. We sounded the reveille.
| We ordered the advance We shattered
| the battalions Of the enemy, and we do not
propose to strike our colors till the spirit
| Of the accursed rebellion is everywhere
dead.
Those men who, during a great strug-
gle, were in sympathy with treason, must
| go to theredr. There is no future for them.
Their sons may escape the doom of their
fathers by timely repentance, but they
| must remember that the eleventh hour has
come and nearly gone.
| Halt, young man, where you are, and
turn from your evil ways, that you may
| have part in the great vicSory that awaits
the faithful. Come in out Of the storm,
all We wanderers. 1t is blessed thing to
be on the winning side, ao1te11 that side is
right.
The Democratic party is at sea. It's
leaders are advertising for platform and
a candidate-fOr man to lead the forlorn
hope. They do not inquire qoto is he, nor
indeed, qo1t0t is he? but aohere oh tell us,
aoltere is he? The EXTREMIST Black Repub-
! lican in the whole land, like Judge Chase,
would be acceptable to them in their dis
tress But nothing can save them, not the
uperabounding grace of Andy Johnson,
| nor the murderous work of the Klu-Klux
Klan, nor any other creature. They must
kick the beam. Such party, with such a
record, is doomed to be buried under an
avalanche of popular opprobrium, with no
sign visible of the coming of the bright
| resurrection morn.
That "ground swell" which johnson
foretold, has indeed come, and ao0iI goes
out from the camp of Copperheadism, as
the bell must toll when the earthquake
goes rocking under its foundations.
Johnson is a cipher. There are none to
sing his praises except those who, tramp
ling on broken oaths, sought to stab the
Union to the heart But am not going
to discuss Andrew Johnson, nor his policy,
nor his failures. His time is short, at the
most, and he is substantially powerless.
Like a heather god, he can neither bless
nor curse. Public sentiment will do him
ample justice, and, indeed, will do Justice
in this whole matter. 1t will give to each
party, and to every prominent man in it,
his true place in the temple of fame or on
the roll of dishonor.
Whom will this public sentiment exalt?
s. Not him whose hand,
Is ever ready to Withstand
The march of progress, high and grand,
By heroes led
The bastard, mighty heaven will brand,
AS worse than dead
The world moves-and we are catching
glimpses of the coming glory of a new
era of progress and equality. Slavery is
dead. The rebellion is dead. The country
is saved. The men who saved it, by the
blessing of God, will control it, and there
is no hope for the sympathizers with
treason Don't flatter yourselves, you who
didn't blame the South for seceding-who
said we couldn't conquer the South, and
who aided and abetted their stupendous
crime-don't flatter yourselves that your
political sins will ever be forgiven in this
world. You will do well to bend all your
efforts toward the next You have seen
the last of your new moons and your ap-
pointed feasts. Grant and Colfax will
march Immediately to your works, and
acst accept no terms but unconditional Saty-
render.
THE New York Frdnainer has compiled
a curious table, comparing the cost of