The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-07-16
sEThe following is a portion of the
remarks Of MI Van Wyck, at the
great Republican meetingin New York:

remarks Of Mr.. Van Wyck, at the
great Republican meeting New York:
There were timid men in the party to-day,
said the speaker, but so there were in the army
during the war. Such men said when the great
criminal was arraigned for his crimes, 'If this
Republican party does not succeed In impeach-
ing Andrew johnson, then the Republican party
is gomez Was it2 No - did the armies in
the field, 1t rose TO higher aud hOler purpose.
GApDlause. The Republican party, rising from
this defeat are ready to march forward to an
other and, we trust final victory. Cheers
Disasters are common to every cause; but we
are getting the enemy now where we can hold
him. Rest assured ms the rebels found the grave
of the Rebellion al the foot OF the Appomattox
tree, so this Democratic party is now within the
shadow of another AppOmattOX tree. Grant Is
after them. Applause. These men do not
like Grant. Oh, no Of course not. Cheers. !
lie whipped their friends down South during
the war Laughter and cheers. Gen. Wade
Hampton and several other Southern men were
in town at present-amOng them Gen. Forrest
of Fort Pillow inlams land they don't like
Grant very we'll .. .tr..E
Here bodyof "Tanners," with the old
fashioned wide-awake cap and capes bearing
torches, entered the hall, and were received with
the 0ld-iashiOned cheers that used 10 greet the
"Wlde-Awakes' In the time Of Lincoln's first
| campaign. The enthusiasm having subslded,
Mr.. Van Wyck proceeded. @
Gen. Forrest and the men who had massacreed
! Union soldiers during the war, did not like
| Grant Simon Bolivar BuCknGr at Fort Donel-
son, did not like Grant because he could not
make speech. Cheers and laughter Buck
ncr at that time, when he asked upon what terms
surrender would be accepted vas humane, and
did not like TO waste valuable lives. Grant stop
| ped smoking long enough TO write the reply that
he would accept nothing but an unconditional
surrender, and proposed TO move on hls works
| Immediately. Applause. That Naa the class
Of men that did not like Grnnt Some Of them
were here in the city lnstuight, and one Of them
a lulU Colonel IN the Rebel army, mnde aspeech
at tue Metropolitan CLUB. Hr said he was not
in the habit Of making speeches. but as hc was
Qb0uL to atleud the Democratic Convention he
thought he would say something, Laughter. |
! lie tUld be had been soldier III The Rcbcl army,
! bat he could say that lie never desired 10 fire on
the llNg Of tile Union, however eager he may
have boep TO shoot down tue standard bearer.
Kisses Of Indignation
Here in this loyal, free city of the North,
comes one OF the men who caused the blood Of
our brothers to redden 5 ~ thern soil TO save the
life Of this nation, could say such a thing with
out ruilOrse. The speaker referred to the gal
liant SONS of our own State, who died In the sup
port of the cause on tho field Of battle, Sedg-
wick, Wadswurth, rs the standard-bearers whom
such mepas this rebel Colonel were eager to
shoot down The men who sought to shoot
them down then were the men who now seek to
strike down the great captain OF the age They
came up with the wal-cry OfT''We won't sub
nit, aud in the streets Of this city this rebel
Colonel, who declared that he had shot down th e
stundard-bearer now said that they would not
submit-.that tue negro must be kept from the
polls The Republican party proposed to sub
mt Ihey proposed to submit themselves, and
they Intended that all others should submit to
the Will Of the people Loud cheers They
had submitted 10 the retention of Andrew John
sou, however unpleasant 1t might be, and the
people now knew how his acqulttal had been se-
cured. They did not do us the Democratic party
dld-send an assassin 10 put u bullet through his
brain. Cheers. lie thanked God that from
Que END 10 The othero of the limits of this great
republic there was no Wilkes Booth TO rise up as
the champion OF the Republican party. Kisses
and applause. The Republican party rGsorted
tOnO such base actions II was reserved for those
men TO cause the death of Harrison and TAYLOR.
| They had Tried TO murder Buchanan beCau Sc
breckenridge was behind him to take the chair,
and they had murdered great Lincoln because
johnson was behlnd him take the chair.
1t was strange that we should be arguing the
necessity at thIs time OF eeCtlng the great emp.
tain OF lhe age to the Presidency The leadefs
Ol lhe Democracy were all committed to him
They were III the past. 1t was only short time
that they had declared him patriot. The New
York World had eulogl2vd him. Andrew John.
son mad eulogized him while he was acting Sec
retary OF War, and the Democratic papers had
repeated the eulogy. Was he not the same pa
tnot to-day that hU was when he received thesC
! eul0glosg Why were these men arrayed agalns
MN aud the Republican partyP His uudenct
had read the speech OI Governor Seymour. de
hVered the other night, and It was there declared
that they meant TO undo the work OF Congress
in the reConstruction of the Southern States
They had no positive platform now but the worl
vi destruction They intended to roll buck this
wave Of human progress, OF civilization, OF pow
or; but they would ltnd that they had not th'
power TO turn hack The hands on the dial Of free
! dom. Cheers.