Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-03

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At beautiful emblems of fond affection
d our Union men and women, who
d originated, organized and conduct
= ed those soldiers aid societies, san
g itary commissions and other ant
If kindred charities, whose benefac
n tions fell like the mellow light o.
b. heaven all over the land, kindline
d with new vigor the hopes and ener
d gies ofpatriotism re-eminent and
# prominent in those ministrations OF
n mercy were the mothers, wives and
4 daughters of our Union hosts
4 Applause. ..'.
5 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE REPUBLICAN
G PARTY.
Who wrote these brightest pages
of modern history, all radiant with
> the record of unparalleled achieve.
! ments of valor? Who have eleya-
ted to the fond gaze and admiration
: of the people of all climes and of
all coming generations those match
, less heroes, Grant, Sherman, Sher-
idan and those illustrious c0mpeers
whose name and fame are ohr high
est glory and richest inheritance? !?
And who have invested our Amer
ican name and fame with the new
and grander luster, which is so rich
ly and generally reflected from all
the organs of thought and senti-
ment throughout the civilized
world? That great host of soldiers
and citizens who compose the I'm
ion organization. Oh, could Mr..
Pendleton and his coadjutors, who
are asking what the Republican par
ty has done, look out from the
murky atmosphere which envelops
them, and lift their eyes to the con
temptation of that scene of mingled
grandeur and glory which our
achievements have spread over the
entire domain of civilization, they
would begin to feel they had been
cropping in darkness and needed the
impulse of a higher life.
We ought to be thankful, my fell
low citizens, to-day, thatwe occupy
such a proud position before the
people of this generation, and be-
fore the world. | consider it one
Of the highest distinctions that has
crowned my life, that, in the provi
dence of God, ] have been identified
with this great party Of freedom
the party that has saved to you and
me, and to the world, the rich her.
itage of freedom. Yes, my fellow
citizens, much.as l may value this
worlds honors, or this worlds
goods, | consider the brightest |
earthly gem that can adorn my his
tory is the fact that in the day of
our country's adversely, in the day
OF battle between slavery and free
dom, | stood by the flag of my faith
ers, and the flag of my country
And l consider it brighter legacy
to my children, that l bequeath to
them the legacy Of freedom, than
any earthly legacy | might bestow
upon them. 1t is q pleasant tho't
to. me that when / am beneath the
clods of the valley, my children who
may travel over this American soil,
in thinking over the past history of
the country, can say and feel that
in the time of their countrys trial
their father stood by the great prin-
ciples of universal freedom stood
up for the advancement of humani-
ty, for the progress of civilization,
for the redemption of the world
| Loud applause. Yes, my fellow
citizens, we are the Union party.
POSITION OF THE DEMOCRACY.
My brother Democrats, you have
no part nor lot in this matter. You
think you are with us but you are
not. You may come in yet, for
still there is room. Though it is
near II o'clock and you have not
borne any of the heat and burden
Of the day, still we will take you in
and allow you to take your places
where Johnson wanted the traitors c
to be put-on the back SEATS
Laughter. | have no unkind feel :
ings toward you my brother Demo
crat, though | think you have been
awfully deluded. You are like a
man Swedenborg said he met in the
spirit world, who had been dead II
years but didn't know it. Renewed I
You have been deceived by these !
demago9ues. You didn't mean to
be false to your country, but you !
adhered to the old party organiza-
ton as if these old Democratic
were still there. They /,
think they are still adhering to the |
old principles of jackson and jeff (
erson. The banner Of the Democ- >
racy in 1882 was down with nullif- ;
cation. Their banner is now up i
with nullifcation. Why, Jackson /
would not know any of you fellows. +
If | had the power of some of these
spiritualists, would bring the old r
man down to-day, and if Pendleton !
was here, | would try an introduc- +
ton on. Laughter But no; the G
old man wouldn't look at him If !
he did, be would shake his head and S
say he hadn't single ear mark +
I Increased laughter. Why, my +
fellow citizen, you are d
not treading in the path of jackson. :
Jackson would have hung such =
rebels as Hampton and Forrest, 7
and men of that class He said a
Calhoun ought to be hung, and if =
he had been alive he would have . .