The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-10-21
DEnOCnATIo Qualification.

1Ao OSAAOSLaSy VI LAY TON uau u BIduO
time on Wednesday eve. last week IN cele-
brating the defeat of Schenck. Colonel
Campbell came up from Hamilton, and
was received with great enthusiasm
When the train bringing Col. Campbell
and his friends arrived, the din and enthu-
siasm seemed q thousand times multiplied.
Guns thundered louder and faster peals,
the bands rang out in more magnificent
music, and rockets rose into the air with q
more rapid velocity, and burst into more
beautiful and brighter colors. The excite
ment reached its climax when Campbell,
escorted by Mr.. V~allandigham and others,
left the cars for carriages provided for
them, and the procession began to move
up Main street to the Beckel House, where
it was understood Gen. Campbell would
be formally welcomed. When he arrived
in front of the Beckel House, the scene
was one dense mass of human heads, from
whose threats assembled shouts that al
most drowned the roar of the cannon it.
self. Quiet was only restored when Gen.
Campbell appeared on the balcony and
spoke as follows:
SPEECH OF GEN. CAMPBELL.
FFLLow-CITIZENs-The 18th Of last
August was an eventful day in my polit-
zeal history, and l shall cherish it my
grateful memory TO the latest hour of my
life. 1t was then, that without any solic-
ltatlon or desire on my part to occupy so
distinguished a position, that l was cho-
sen by the Democratic party of this dist
riot as its standard bearer in the most in
teresting, exciting political campaign
which has just closed.
In accepting the responsibilities thus
devolyed upon me, l was actuated solely
by q sense of public duty, not by any per-
sonal or selfish motives. On that occasion
l declared that whatever the result might
be, i would carry that proud banner thro'
the conflict without its receiving from my
hands one stain of dishonor. / bring It
back to night unsullied and Victorious
[Cheers.1
Iremembeq also to have said at that time
that if the rank and file of the great or
ganization would unite harmoniously, and
Cooperate with me in q long pull, a strong
pull, and a pull altogether, some of us
would meet IN this night in the city of
Dayton, and here make the grounds shake
with shouts Of victory. Your cordial re-
cepton, Enthusiastic cheers have verified
the prediction. [Applause,1
When the campaign was first opened, I
expressed the hope that nothing might &C.
cur to mar the friendly personal relations
that have subsisted between my competi-
tor and myself from our earliest boyhood,
and it was my determination to pursue a
course that would produce no such un-
pleasant result. l regret, however, that
on more than one occasion my competitor,
yielding to the dictates Of his naughty,
impsrious nature, transcribed the limits
of propriety. As an instance, / may re-
fer to an occurrence in the course Of our
debate in the city of Hamilton on Satur-
day last. During my remarks in the hour
allotted to noe, e funeral procession was
passing by the meeting with a band play
ing a solemn dirge. In respect to the So
lemnity Of tbs occasionI suspended my
remarks for a few moments.
In the course Of his reply Gen. Schenck
adverted to the procession, and in a sneer-
ing, sarcastic manner, informed the audi
ence that / would discover on the evening
of the election that there would be an oc-
casion for another funeral. As this vast
concpurse-of people moved tonight thro'
the broad avenues of this beautiful city /
waSremlnded Of the remark, and forcibly
struck with the vast extent Of the process
sion! But, fellow-citizens, you can all
bear me witness that this is not my fu-
neral. Immense cheering. II is a dem
onstratIon occasioned by the political de-
mise Of my competitor, who has so long
abused the power conferred upon him by
your confidence. and betrayed your dear
est interests. l am among you tonight
to bury Caesar. not to praise him.
When | embarked In the present cam
paign l had but Just arisen from a bed of
sickness, weak and debilitated. There
were those of the more vindictive class of
Radicals who predicted that ere the close
Of the canvass / would pass to that bourne
whence no traveller returns, and am salts
ned that the wish was father to the tho't.
However, l have disappointed them, and
consider myself TO night worth forty dead
Haea- I'm fact, I would be in capital cnndi-
ton u enter upon q new campaign to-
morrow were my services deemed neces-
sary to promote the welfare of my coun-
try. My campaign has been a severe one,
yet l have filled oil my engagements, have
met the leader Of the Radical party, the
champion Uf the Administration in the
popular branch Of Congress eye to eye,
face to face, blade 10 blade, in discussion
before the people, ID by their voice have
conquered him. / am not before you to-
night to claim for myself the glories Of
victory that has been achieved, but to
share themIn common with the rank and
file Of tho party who have with such fdel-
lty and devotion sustained my humble eff
forts. Fellow-citizens, my principle OBJ
Ject IN appearing before you is to make q
support. Most heartily do I thank YOU,
IN its conflict with the t~yrannical demands
of capital I bid you good night. Tire
mendous applause.1
SPEECH OF Mr.. VALLANDrGHAM.
Mr.. Vallandigham was now vociferously
called for, and was forced to appear. He
began by saying that he united with pleas
ure his own congratulations with those of
the vast assemblage before him, that he
owed an apology to himself and to them
for expressing an intense personal gratif-
cation on the defeat Of Schenck. He knew
1t was not m-agnanimous to rejoice over
the fallen foe, but the political fashion of
the day, and the acts Of Mr.. Schenck him
self would justify his Joy. So unjust bit
ter, venomous, false and reckless had
Schehck been toward him, that he should
lack some of the warm blood OF human
nature if he did not rejoice,
1t was Schenck that, when he (Vallan-
dIgham) was q victim of arbitrary power
and IN exile, had boosted that he hadur-
ged Lincoln and Stanton to search his
house-his castle-because reasonable
correspondence would be found there
Mr.. Schenck had lied in his throat and in
his teeth when he said it. 1t was he
(Schenck) who had said, not long ago, in
painting the beautiful picture of his birth
place, "Who would have believed that
these quiet shades had nursed the egg
that brought forth such a serpent as Val
landigham p Yet tonight the serpent
will bite his heel.
Mr.. Valandigham then dismissed the
subject by saying that it now belonged to
Gen. Campbell to march over Schenck's
political dead body to Washington, and
Mr.. Y, further rejoiced because this VIC
tory had a national significance. 1t was
q victory for what remained of the Con-
stitution over those who sought to destroy