The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-11
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living soldier, mockery to every dead sol
dies, and reproach to every patriot in the
land.
On the other hand we behold the Republi-
can party, with their shining record of patri
otic deeds, the banner of our country floating
proudly over them, and the great leader Of
our conquerng army as their chosen cbampi-
on. They were our hearty, steadiast friends
throughout the war, they sustained us in the
neid, they defended us at home, they reoiced
over our victories and mourned over our de-
iea's; they hred no rebel bullets, they recruit
eu no reoel armies. they gave no rebel votes,
and now they ask us again to aid in carving
the nation forward to its natural and LOGICAL
destiny; to help secure the rich fruits of the
war in their fullness, to assist in grounding
the Republic at last on the immutable basis
OF loyalty and justice, and equal rights for all.
Soldiers, in Horatio Seymour the Democrat
IL party have fit cand date, a representative
copperhead and rebel in disguise. In our own
u .. Hrant we have the simple honest soldier
ana loyal defender of the Union. The one
represents reaction, the other progress The
one sympathized with the Confederacv tbe
other fought for the Union. The one stands
on the platform of National Reputation. the
other OF National Faith, inviolate and inyio-
liable. The one summons you to the defence
of class and caste, the other declares for the
rights OF man, as man, for LOYALTY and liberty.
Tor equal and exact justice to all men. Com.
rades, the issue is plainly made up, and now
choose ye.
Soldiers, it is the old cause, and the hosts
are again gathering for the conflict. The old
Flag is again unIurled and Grant again heads
the column. He is the same brave, patriotic
soldier that led you to victory during the
war. 1t is the same Flag you supported so
calamity ON many bloody field. 1t is the
same glorious cause for which during the
War, so many of our comrades laid down
their lives. Shall it be said, that we fought
all in vain, and that our dead died thus in
vain? No; you will not reverse the record of
the battlefield, no; you will not prove false
to your slain comrades, no; you will not now
desert the old Cause and turn your backs up
your old chief and leader. You will not for
get the shining record of Donelson and
Vicksburg, OF Chattanooga ond the Wilder
ness, OF Petersburg and Appomattox Court
House, no. But as the men OF Lexington
and Bunker Hill, of Valley Forge and Prince
ton, of Trenton and of Yorktown, afterwards
with their ballots made Washington the first
President of the New Republic, so you, re-
m her o1lr xy;a .,,;n h.,
your votes, make Grant the first President OF
the restored Union. The Tories and Cow
boys of rs of course voted against General
Washington, but what true soldier OF the
Revolution would not have blushed with
shame at the thought of casting a vote
against the Saviour of his courtry9 So the
Rebels and COpperbeads of to-day, will OPP
pose General Grant. So will the deserters,
the bounty-iumpers, and draft sneaks, but
surely, no soldier or patriot will follow their
l9noble example-who wants it said of him
in future years, who would have his children,
and his children's children suffer the re-
proach, that in '6S he voted against the great
Soldier and honest man. who in '65 crushed
the Pro-Slavery Rebellion and saved the
Union? Surely no one who loves his country
or is proud of his country's proudest history
Soldiers, Grant will again be victorious.
The omens are all auspcious. He has never
yet been defeated-let us then again form
line and move into battle. Let the drums
beat, and the bugles sound; advance the col
ors along the line: and now, with Gods
help, and in the name of Humanity and our
Country, let us everywhere charge the enemy
home. BY order of the Committee.
II. A. BARNUM, Chairman.
N. P. CHAPMAN, Secretary.
JAMES M T T. SMITH SMITH, Assistant Secretaries.