Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-22
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FELLOW cITIzENs-I thank you for this
very pleasant greeting, and am glad &c
believe that It is in some degree compli.
mentsto myself, as well as tribute of kind
ness to- the great State from which come
But am much more gratified to recognize
In it q token of unwavering devotion tc
that great party in our country and those
benehcent1 principles of, government OF
which I have sought to be humble, and
faithful, and consistent advocate q w
When i received the Invitation of your
Committees to be present at your meeting
to-day,oD did not hesitate to acceptit j
desired 70 see this part of my country and
these my countrymen. / desired to breathe
the pure air of your sea-sh0re, and to look
upon the glorious scenery of which had
heard and read so muchs : i desired to see
your capaeiousi harbors, and .boundless
forests, and unequaled ship yards. / de.
sired TO visit the very home Of our mercan-
Twenty years ago, on this very day.
stood npons the dock of q harbor almost on
the other side of the world. and, as was
standing there, a vessel was brought up
before a stiff breeze. Her model was light
and graceful, her masts tall and tapering
and her whole appearance contrasted won
derfully with the heavy, unwieldy, tub
like craft around her. The stars and
stripes foated at her mast-head. They
told me she WAS builtin Maine. I wanted
to see her builder. [Applause.1 -.
L was the more anxious to see you, fell
low-citizens, because I knew there were
points OF sympathy between you of the ex-
treme Northeast and the people of the
Northwest. You, as well as we, are produ-
GERS. I on have the wood and construct the
ships; we OF the Northwest raise the corn
and the wheat and the pork. You are the
carriers, and weare the growers. Youeon-
veyssthei productions of our rich soil to
other countries, and bring us in return the
fruits of the tropics, the coffee of Brazil,
the wines and silks of France the teas of
China, and the manufactures of England.
Identity of Interest has created pathy
of political opinions. Upon great COM
mercfal questions, Maine and Ohio have
been aceordant. p er'iaE
Admitted into the Federal Union in 1920,
amidst the agitations growing out of the
Missouri troubles, Maine has avoided the
extremes of party, and has given birth to
none of those prominent agitators in poll
tics, who, under the guise of philanthropy.
and claiming to be the apostles of aipure
civilization, have disturbed the harmony
aud peace of our people, and perverted our
system of government. 800
My recollectiOns were fresh of visit to
Minnesota and Wisconsin, and my heart
bounded with eXultation at the thought
that l had gone thousand miles to the
Northwest before had reached the eastern
edge of the great central basin, so could
travel fifteen hundred miles to the east, a
distance greater than from Paris to st.
Petersburg and still be inimy own coun-
try, and among my own countrymen. And
so left my home on the banks of the
Beautiful River, and stand here to-day in
your attractive city. .eaf -f-.r ~
Make that journey with me, up the fer
tile and highly cultivated valley of the
Miami, across the broad plains of Ohio,
along the shore of the great lakes, over the
rich fields and eXhaustless mines, and tow
ering mountains of Pennsylvania, the Eng
land OF America, throughout the Imperial
domains of New York, throughout the
length of Massachusetts,, with Connecticut
and Rhode Island on one side, and the
Green Mountains of Vermont, and the
White Mountains of New Hampshire, al
most in view on the other. along the shores
OF the boundless ocean, here, to the very
heart of your noble State. Can you be as
tonished that the heart of an American cit
izen oexults? Can you wonder that his
pulse beats high, and that his ton que utters
the language of -pride-even of exaggera-
tion, when his love of country reyels in
such vastnt SIS of territory, such endless va
riety of scenery and soil and climate and
production-such boundless wealth and
power? @EI @
Gentlemen, I bow in profound reverence
before a system of government which has
bound together these great States, and rec
Onciled their differences almost antsgon-
istic interests-in the harmony of one peo-
pie, and one government. 1t is. the union
of co-eenal States. It is the browning
glory of a matchless Constitution. Irevere
the self-denial of the men of 1898. They
feared the dangers of a consolidated power.
They spurned the pageantry of imperial
pomp; they deuied. themselves the fascina-
tions of a strong government. They COM
mitted to the. charge OF the Federal Gov
ernment International and Interstate af-
fairs alone, leaving with the States all mat
tiers of domestic concern. Within its own
legitimate sphere, they made the General
Government supreme, while all beyond
that they left to the sovereign power of the
States. a-- o'il sY- 'i.'
If you would find the powers of the Fed
eral Government, look to the grants of the
Constitution. If you would find the pow
ers of the States, look into that vast reser-
voir of power, which contains in, its pro-
visions every thing essential to an intelli-
gent civilization. 81 b-d % .f
My own State, in her earlier days, under
stood this system thoroughly. She knew
its value. She knew that the labor, pros
perity and happiness of her people were
safest in her hands, and she, therefore, first
of all the States, passed that amendment of
the Constitution which declares the true
intent of its provisions to be "that all pow
ers not delegated by the Constitution to the
are reserved to the State and the people,"
T fApplause.]
In these latter days she has wandered
from her faith; but when power shall be
transferred to another section, and she feels
her Isolation, she will return to it with a
warmer zeal.
The wise men of 1887, purified by the
stern trials of the Revolution, and taught
by the experiences OF the Confederation,
virtuous in themselves, and upheld in the
practice of virtue by the sublime sentiments
of an extraordinary people, they laid so
strong the foundations of the Government
that neither force, nor time, nor the pro-
gress of the ages, can shake them. They
will endure till the degeneracy of our race
shall call down from an indignant heaven
denial of such blessings as punishment
tor our sins. c.sr..1 r.-..-..r
Gentlemen, the philosophy of our Gov
ernment may dictate the subjects upon
which will address you to-day. L do not
pretend to be familiar with your local pol
itics, nor do L propose to take part in them.
l shall confine myself to those great ques-
tions which concern us all alike, and in do
ing so will indulge in no partisan bitter
ness. Not being accustomed myself to
yield anything to harsh words, propose
not to apply them to others. Confident in
the purity of my motives and the sincerity
of my own convictions, am ever ready to
admit the same integrity of purpose in all
my fellow-citizens. l shall not disparage
the ability or the character of any of our