Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-28
THE ovATIoN.
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10Y. SEYMOUR In COLUMBUS.
His Reception--His Speech and
the Crowd that Assembled
to Hear Him.
it,

bus, and one that will long be remembered
with pride and pleasure. The announce
ment that HoRATIo SEYMOUR, the Demo-
cratic nominee for President, would ad-
dress the people on yesterday afternoon,
drew from this and the surrounding coun-
ties large concourse of people of all ages,
sexes and politicalbias. l'.7 -sa slf-b7is r.
The distinguished guest of our city,
once Governor of the empire State OF the
East, on this, his first visit to the capital
of the empire State OF the West, was met
at the depotlof the Columbus, Chicago and
Indiana Railway Company by a dele
CATION of the White Boys in Blue and OF
the Hickory Sprouts, the Committee oi
Arrangements and OF Reception, and
large lconcourse of citizens IN carriages
and on foot, and escorted to the Neil
Hou.e-the Gun Squads OF the White Boys
ihsBlue, OF Newark and OF Columbus, ire
ing mutual salutes. 'e@s - 20 ..aea-s9ie,s T.. lal.
In the dense mass Of human beings as
sembled at the west front of the State
House, from whence Gov. SEYMOUR spoke,
we noticed, with pride and pleasure, nearly
all the better class of our Republican
citizens, who seemed to give earnest atten-
tidn to the orator.. A better, noblerspeech
-one in which earnest Thought and an
honest purpose were7 7breathed i'm every
sentence-nos mans Republican or Demo
crat, ever listened to- And twill not be
without its effect. The solemn truths Mt
tered, without passion or 5inyective-Tf for
HoRAT1o SEYMOUR even by the Republic
can leaders in our midst, is aeknog gledged
to be a ,gentleman-the deep earnestness
of the man, speaking not for himself, but
for the country; the kind words he used
for those who differed with him; the cour-
teous manner in which he always alluded
to his distinguished opponent. left an i'm
pression,s when coupled with his great
powers Of thought. and his well-earned
fame as public speaker, must of necessity
leave their impress upon the minds of all
who are still open to conviction, :, IL, ,,,,..,
The Democracy who heard him areiproud
Of their candidate and of his speech. Yet
during the delivery there was scarce a
cheer scarce word uttered. The high
wind made it painful for Governor ,SEY7
nouR to speak and difficult for his audi
snce to hear, and hence all, Democrats and
paid him the most profound
and well were they rewarded for
,heir: palms.. ...-..f.--...,......, ..,--,..-s...,
Upon tie stand, wenoticed, among other
distinguished citizens, Hon. GEoRGe H.
whose presence in this city,
where. as throughout the entire West, he
Is SO deserved a favorite, drew from the
crowd their loudest demonstration of ap-
plause. ~ VA 9aiTGA
,.srs- JUDGE THURMAN.s SPEECH. ,,os,,-
AS President of the day, Hon.. ALLEN
). THURMAN introduced Gov. SEYMOUR in
he following neat and impressive speech:
Senator THURMAN, said:
My FELLow-c1TIzENs: You are aware
hat owing to the high wind it
s one of the worst days s for speak,
ng that could possibly be imagined. You
ire aware that a man with the strongest.
ungs could hardly hope to be heard in
uchs wind as this. Therefore, if you
would hear, as know you want to hear
he distinguished speaker whose presence
,onors us to-day, ,itswillT- be- necessary for
he most profound silence and attention to
,e paid. There must be perfect order and
,erfeet attention or no man could be heard.
1ov. Seymour has been speaking to- I'M
nense audiences within the, last week and
lis voice is necessarily hoarse, from exer-s
Use, and therefore1 crave your patience
or a while, if in the first few minutes of
lis remarks he shall not be heard by you
II. ss.sssHi aius1ay ~ -tfifdgQ -1oY.s
/ congratulate you, my fellow citizens,
lpon your good fortune to-day. I con-
,ratulate you upon this vast and imposing
of the people, upon the genial
nd benignant sky under which you meet
lpon The sentiments, and principles, and
ccasion that have brought you together.
iou have assembled to testify your devo-
ion to unconstitutional liberty, and to extend
heartfelt welcome to her great advocate
nd defender. You have met hereto say
o him by your presence, "We recognize
our great ability yeur compre-
lensive learning, your pure and stain
ess character, your, true patriotism
Government. We are here
o welcome you to the Capital of our State
md to listen to the words of wisdom that
We know will fall from your lips" And
urely, my friends, If there ever was a
ime when words CT wisdom were needed,
t is now. If there ever was a time when
he teachings of wisdom needed respect, it
5 now. III there ever was a time when
wise rulers were needed by the Republic,
t is now.- We are in the midst of difficult
les and complications and dangers. The
Id landmarks of the fathers have been
cast down, and we are floating
lither and thither upon an untried sea OF
,eril, without rldder, or compass or pilot
o guide US. 1t is time that there was an
nd to all this. titis time that peace and
aud that, without which peace
nd prosperity cannot exist, constitutional
reedom should be restored to the land.
But how is this to be done? Not by fol-
owing the glare of mere military glory,
lor by persistently following path ofevil
,ecause we overwhelmingly. set'cur feet
lpon it, If we would see our country
'nce more tree and prosperous, we must
eturn to the fundamental principles of the
and choose for our rulers
tatesmen able to comprehend them and
devoted to their maintenance.
Tor our Chief Magistrate we must choose
uch man as he, whom l now have the
lonor to present to you, HoRATIo SEYMOUR.
Governor SEYMOUR, on being introduced
" Senator THURMAN, said: .5f5-..
/ am glad to have the chance to stand be-
ore the people of Ohio at the Capitol
If the State. 1t has given me great pleas
Ire during my journey to pass through so
arge a portion of our country that / have
lever seen before-not only because 1 have
lad unfolded before me its great plains, its
ertile fields, but because / have had also
III opportunity to meet so many of its cit
zens. 1t adds to tnat pleasure that have
'eceived from my political opponents those
which 90 so far to disarm the
.sperity of the political canvass. L stand
before you now in no selt-seeking spirit.
[t is not becauseI wish to take upon my
;elf the cares, the anxieties and RESPONSE
,ilities OF Executive office, but it is because
am concerned at the condition of my
country. When 1 pass through your own
great State, when l see its fertile farms.
when meet it's sturdy laborers, I feel, if
here is not unqualified prosperity here, it
5 not because God has not given us fair
leritage; it is not because labor is not
honestly put forth, but it must be
because mistakes have been made