The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-08-06

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halls can then be cleansed of the YER
min now infesting them, and once
again, disenthralled and free, our
State can stand as of yore, primus
inter pares. God speed the day,
when, lifting our hands from which
the shackles have been stricken by
Heaven, we can exclaim with CRATE
full hearts:
"All my land is free.
From East to West. from North to South
She garrisons herself, -
I And tyrants rule no mere.
SAD PROCEEDINGS.
These, gentlemen, are the ines
timable blessings which will follow
victory. I dare not contemplate
the consequences of defeat. l have
said it will be death to US it will be
far worse than death; it will be a
living death, crushing out, by slow,
lingering torture, the strength, the
prosperity, the very hopes Of our
people All that we have been
taught to value-truth honor, vir-
tue, manhood-wiil sink forever in
the seething cess-pool of Radical
corruption, and, in the grand and
pathetic language of Scripture, "Our
sun shall GO down while it is yet
day." and when that sun, which
should be shining in all its meridian
splendor, does go down in storm
and darkr ess, there will be here
eternal night. Constitutional liber-
ty and republican Institutions will
disappear forever in America, and
this people will enter on that down
ward career which has LED all for
mer republics, through anarchy,
corruption, misrule and blood to
their graves.
These are the broad and vital is
sues presented to you, and you
should meet them like men. A no
bic work, and I trust a higher DIES
tiny are before us. Let us seize the
opportunity presented to us, and
by courage, perseverance and zeal,
chain victory to our banners. l
honestly believe that we can do so.
Let us determine that though it's
not in mortal to command success,
we'll do more, we'll deserve it.
Il conjure our people to dedicate
all that their energies to the work
before us. Organize clubs in every
locality. Send speakers through all
the land to arouse the people. Try
to convince the negro that we are
his real friends; but if he will not be
convinced, and is still joined to his
idols, convince him, at least, that
he must look to those, idols whom
he serves as his gods to feed, and
clothe him. Immense cheering
''Agree among yourselves, and
act firmly on this agreement, that
you will not employ any one who
votes the Radical ticket. Use all
the means that are placed in your
Hands to control this element by
which the Radical party seek to de
grade us, while they secure success,
and we can turn their batteries
against themselves.
lit will not do to say that the ne
gro has no right to vote, for, right
or wrong, he will vote in this
next election, and his vote
may turn the scale. Let us
meet this as q practical question,
and seek, out of this great evil that
has been inflicted upon us, to work
good for ourselves. Secure victory
to the Democratic party, and we
have an easy and prompt solution
in that party Of all questions which
belong of right to the States them
selves, as does the question of suf-
frage. -.
cit is not my purpose, however,
to enter into discussion Of those
grave topics Of State policy atpres-
ent, for l have had neither time nor
opportunity to prepare myself for
the task. My only object in com
ing here was to give an account of
my stewardship to you, my fellow
citizens of Charleston, once more.
And though this visit has awakened
some sad memories, it has, assure
you, given me far more Of pleasure
than Of pain. It has offered an op-
portunity Of thanking you for your
repeated acts of kindness to me, of
telling you how deeply I appreciate
tshem, and how earnestly I hope to
prove myself worthy of your regard.
I App plause. .-r