The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-25
OUR CANDIDATES sERRNADED
GRANT MAKES A SPEECH.
His Past Action his Guarantee for
the Future.
Speech of Mr. Colfax.

WASHINGTON, May %, 1855.
General Grant was serenadedl this
evening. After the band had played
for Grant, when he appeared at the
door of his residence, and was greeted
with prolonged cheers. Representative
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, who was
standing at his side, addressed him in
terms expressive of qualification at his
unanimous nomination by the Chicago
Convention. r9t' n -a.i-I
SPEECH OF GEN. GRANT.
Gen. Grant said:
customed to public speaking and with
out a desire to cultivate that power
Claughterl, it is impossible for me to
ind appropriate language to thank you
for this demonstration. All that / can
say Is this, that to whatever position !
may be called by your will, I shall en-
deayor to discharge its duties with
rectitude. OF the performance of pub
lic duties you will have to judge for
yourselves by my record before you.
Three cheers were then given for
Grant, and hundreds of the crowd en-
tered the house and congratulated him.
The procession then moved to the
residence of Speaker GoliaX. Calls
ndNluR Oeeu nc dppehEeI
atthe door of his residence, in company
with Representative Pike, Of Maine,
who in a few remarks introduced Mr..
Colfax. The latter said ~"
SPEECH OF MR.. coLFAx. r..
My friends, thank you with all the
emotions OF grateful heart for this
flattering manifestation Of your, conf
dence and regard. congratulate Won
on the suspicious opening of the event
full campaign on which we are entering.
In the Chicago Convention, represent.
ing the entire continental area of the
Republic, every State, every Territory,
every district and every delegate, from
ocean to ocean, declared that our first
and only choice for President was Ulys-
ses s. Grant. tGreat applause.l Brave
and yet unassuming, reticent and yet
who, If necessary, is firm as. the eter-
nal hills [applausel; with his every
thought and hope and aspiration for his
country; with modesty only equalled
by his merits, 1t is not extraVagant for
me to say that he is to-day the man OF
all other men in the land-f1rst in war,
first in peace, and first in the hearts
of his countrymen. Great applause. !
His name Is the very synonym ofvic-
tory, and he will lead the Union hosts
to triumph at the polls as he lead the
Union armies to triumph in the field.
Lu6 Ol
Vicksburg and the destroyer of the
rebellion, is the glorious inspiration OF
our principles. Animated by the
sublime truths of the Declaration
| of Independence, our banner bears
an inscription more magnetic than the
names OF its standard bearers, which
the whole world can see as its floats to
the breeze-liberty and loyalty, Justice
and public safety. Defying all
preiud1ces, we are for uplifting
the loWly and protecting the op.
pressed. tApplause.1 History records
to the immortal honor of our, organi-
zation, that 1t saved the nation and
emancipated q race. We struck the
fetters from the limbs of the slave, and
lined millions up 10 the glorious sun.
light of Iiberty. We placed the eman-
cipated slave on his feet as a man, and
put into his right hand the ballot tc
protect his manhood and his rights
| we staked our political existence on the
reconstruction OF the revolted States OF
| the sure and eternal corner stone q
LOYALTY, and we shall triumph. / know
| there Is no holiday contest before us
but with energy and zeal, with princi
pies that humanity VIII prove, and
believe that God Will bless, we shall e
through the contest conquertng and
| to conquer, and on the fourth day o
March next the peoples champion will
be borne by the peoples votes to yon.