Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-27
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Friday Evening, July "A.

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Before me Immense Raifficatfon
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Friday Evening, July IA.
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There was an immense SEYMOUR and
BLAIR Ratification Meeting at Cincinnati
on Friday evening, July "a, 1868. Hon.
GEORGE II. PENDLEToN, Hon. GEORGE E.
PuGH and JOHN B. JEUP, Esq-s were the
speakers Mr. r.PENDLEToN spoke as follows
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My FELLOW sC1rIzENs-I thank you from
the bottom of my heart for the kind greet
ing that you have given me- / appreciate
ali your kindness. I have had occasion
often in the past to thank you for your
esteem and your support, ] can only to-
night repeat to you the words which have
500 often before uttereds Democrats OF
Hamilton. county, you are my neighbors
and my acquaintances; you have known
me from my beyhood. You know my po-
litical opinions, my personal character, and
the motives by which Ishave been governed
in all my public life. You have given me
a cordial and earnest support for the high
est office in the Republic. Applause
You have said that you are willing to con-
sibilities; and, though you were defeated
in your choice, you have given to me SO
many tokens of your sympathy and per-
sonall devotion, that NY heart swells with
an emotion of gratitude which my trem-
bling voice can scarcely find words to ex-
press. ICheers.] You have laid upon me a
burden of obligations which cannot repay
Ishall always endeavor to deserve your con,
fidence, and the memory of this night will
be the proadest "reminiscences of my politi-
cal life. And what ] say to you, my fellow cit
izens, might say with almost equal justice
to all the Democratic party in the State Of
Ohio, and to that host of friends from all
the other States who seconded their efforts
1t gratiiies me very much to know that
here at my own home, my acknowledge
ments are due not only to Democrats, but
that, also, many Republicans, convinced
some of them perhaps, of the correctness
of my opinions, and some of them moved
by personal kindness and confidence, de-
sired my success. T [Applause.] And while
am on this subject my friends, hope II
will not be considered out of place for me
to say-to say to all, Democrats and Repub-
licans, those who differ with me as well as
those who agree with me, that in all the
warmth of political excitement L have en-
deayored to cultivate the amenities of life,
and that where it was necessary to differ
have differed without intending to impugn
the character, or to question the motives,
. or to excite the bitterness of those with
whomI was called upon to differ. And il
is pleasant to nae tonight to know that
the struggles OF fifteen years have left in
my bosom no sting of resentment against
any of my opponents, and to believe that
they cherish the. same kind feelings fol
myself. [Applause.1
I had occasion, lately, to speak of the
proceedings of the New York Convention
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form. approve the nominations. (Cheers.
That platform announces the principles fol
which we have so zealously contended for
long time past. | have enumerated them
once; will do it again. Fidelity to the
Constitution, fidelity to the Union. fidelity
to the rights of the States, fidelity to the
liberties OF the citizens, fidelity to the prin-
ciples of free Government, and fidelity tc
that policy in matters of finance which, by
paying the five-twenty bonds in legal; ten
der notes, will relieve the shoulders of la.
Dor from the burden which now oppresses
it, and, by equal taxation, will enable labor
to reap the fair reward of its patient anG
laborious industry. loud applause.
And, gentlemen, our candidates, Gov
ernor Seymour and General Blair, in the
most unqualified manner, in the most ex-
plicit terms, have said that they under.
stood that platform, and that they stand
squarely upon every principle OF it,
Cheers. II s5 .7.s.. .s5.ls ni.rc5 d, y-.ir :. IS
The nominees of that Convention realize
all that we can expect from pure, and pa
triotic, and cultivated, and christian states
men. I have known Governor Seymoul
| well. knew him in the trying times o
1 the war; have watched for years hi
course and his opinions, and tell you, my
fellow-citizens, I believe him, Tonight. t(
} be the first statesman in America lap
I plause1, and that we can commit the de-
fense of our Government in these trouble
! some times to his hands more safely than K
! those Of any other man. Voices, "good."
He is self-possessed, and cool, and calm
and moderate and tolerant; and he will
bring to council deliberation. and to actor
he will bring vigor.7 He will have no pur
pose to subserve,7 except to enforce thu
! Constitution, and he will bring US back Il
[ union, and peace, and harmony, and pros
{ perity under the shadow of its folds. Zap
{ plause,l ..-,, -ss-,-1 az 81
+ 1 am glad, my fellow-citizens, that yol
have come here in such great. numbers to
/ night. / am glad to see this immens
I crowd, this out-pouriug of our people ant
am especially glad to see our political op
ponents here and there among your familia
faces The spirit which is manifested fill
me with hope. 1t is not the enthusiasm
which can be COTTON up to order by tn
clacquers of politics. 1t is not the zeal which
is engendered of party dicipline. 1t is
/ spirit of thoughtful and anxious inquiry
it is spirit of boding fear. 1t shows tina
!, the public calamity sits heavily upon tn
i, public mind. 1t shows apprehension tina
the management of political affairs Is no
= right. 1t shows that they have a fear, aye
might almost say that they have a con
viction that the great powers OF this Gov
ernment have been intrusted to unworth.
or unable hands, and that those powers ar
welded to-day rather for the advancement
of party than for the good of-the coun
try. [Cheers.] ii f,C
My friends, want to reason with yo1
Tonight. / don't propose to address yol
/ in any partisan sense. We all stand, Dem
ocrats and Republicans, alike in the sam
position. We are all fellow-countrymer
and, I trust, tellow-patriots.- We have tn
! same lives to live, the same blessings t
/ win, the same dangers to avoid. We hay
| the same interests, the same hopes and tn
/ same fears. We have the same country +
| love, the same institutions to preserve an
| the same liberty to enjoy. Weought to be
| and we are,alike in the honesty OF our pur
/ poses, the seriousness of our investig alton
| and the sincerity of our convictions. l an
| a Democrat. i want to persuade ever,
| man that is here to embrace the principle
/ of that party, because 1 believe that thos
| principles will preserve our liberty an
| preserve our institutions. lCheers.]
You may be Republican. You ma
| have been so for many years. You hav
| given to that party your love, and you
Confidence, and your time, and your money
/ and your exertion. You have given to
absolute power; you have given to it uncon
| trolled sway. Let me ask you, my friend
| has it answered you expectations and sat
/ isfied your desires. [Applause.l Answe
! that question, not to ne; answer it to you
| conscience and to God.
/ The two great questions which this da
! divide the American people are the restor
alton of the Union and the management c
the finances and taxation. Has the polio
of the Republican party satisfied your jus
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