The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-06-13
Speeches of Hons. G. l., vallandig.
ham, George IL. PendletOn,
Elcisley and Sayler.

Speeches of Hons. e. l., vallandig.
ham, George III, PendletOn,
neisley and Sayler.
After nominating the ticket at the
Democratic State Convention on the 1st
inst, speeches were delivered by the
gentlemen whose names appear above
MIR. vALLANDIGHAM SPEECH.
"In the valley of vision there were
many bones and very dry, and the spir
it said Can these dry bones live p
And there was a shaking among the dry
bones, and they breathed and lived, and
they stood up upon their feet an exceed
ingly great army-the Army of the De
mocracy rallied again!
"Aud he said to the watchman what
of the night. Watchman. what of the
night? And the watchman said the
morning cometh and the night also
the dread night of death to the oEce
pursuing but now broken hosts of Rad
ical enemies and persecutors-and NOR
ming, bright, glorious, resplendent NOR
ming, to the once disheartened and now
rallying hosts of the Democracy.
81 am here, not as the Messiah, but
as the Apostle, and the least of the
Apostles of the New Departure
but of the restoration of Democratic
doctrines and victory. To day we have
sent the promise of great triumph and
tidings of great JOY all over this land
We meet on the living issues of the
present hour, and on those issues that
will triumph. From all over this State,
and from other States, will come the re-
sponsc of JOY and rejoicing that at last
the Democratic party is ready to Crap
pie with its foes and ready to crush
them rs in former days; and there is
hope that this veteran Republic of ours,
with all its scars, will yet live as the IA
theirs intended it to live.
1--WE take that which we can not avoid
which has been forced upon us against
our protest-amendments and all; we
subject them to the old doctrines, to the
Supreme Court of the United States,
and then at last, the Democratic admin
istration will save the country"
Mr.. Vallandigham now proceeded to
say that the grand question Of 1872, of
which they are the skirmishers, would
be between the Republican-Democ
on the one side and imperialism on the
other. Grant was the impersonation
Of nepotism, Imperialism, consolidation
and Capitalization. What Mr.. Vallan-
digham intended to say next, your cor
respondent can not say. But what the
reporters caught from his lips was that
the prediction of distinguished gen.
tleman from Missouri would be- wheth
er he said or meant fulfilled is not
known) that Grant would be carried
from the White House, feet foremost,
in mahogany box.
The Convention, he said, was pre-
cursor of victory. Never before had a
convention been known to assemble in
the morning and continue in session in
to the next day. The Democracy, the
unwashed, locofoco Democracy, if they
pleased to call it so, was on hand, full
of enthusiasm and determination. They
had nominated a ticket with which near
lv all could be pleased. To be sure,
candidates who had been beaten were
disappointed; he had never attended q
convention where it was otherwise. But
if the candidates were good men and
good Democrats they would submit
The old "subtcrranean" Democrats were
out with banners on which the determ
nation to conquer was inscribed. They
had been confined behind breastworks
for twenty years. The speaker ha(
been tired of fighting there. He want
ed to get out in q clear, open field
Many of the old veterans of the party
were present, and he rejoiced that 81
many of this class had united in th'
movement He was glad to see so many
young men who want to live and move
in the present. Applause.
1t was well to have old men for coun
sci, provided they were not old fogies
He was glad 10 see that the grand olt
Democratic party of Ohio had wakenec
up and resolved to triumph-not to b.
beaten, or not to know when they wer
beaten, which was the compliment pait
to the English troops by the French. l
had been charged that the Democrac.
of Ohio was coming over to the Repub
lican party Now, if they held a con
vention they would be boilers laugh
teri, as the Democracy had already hell
theirs, and selected candidates of ever.
one of whom the Radicals might wei
be proud 1t would be curious if th
spectacle should now be presented 70
once in the history of our country O
one party without opposition. Voice
''Not lillely."] What the Democrac,
wanted was return to the oriSina
character and theory of the old Fedora
Government-the good old Governmen
of the Fathers.
MR. PENDLEToN SPEECH.
After eXcusing himself from an
lengthy remarks, after having preside
over the Convention all day, and hay
ing had to use his voice so much, MI
PendletOn said:
II fully concur in what Mr.. Vallar
digham has said in reference to the pre-
ceedings of to-day. Applause. l full
concur with him in the idea that tn
5 spirit of the Democratic party has bee
recently awakened, and that the sam
, unfinching courage with which the.
' have fought for ten years past, and wit
unvarying i'll success, will this year b
exhibited in such a way as that they wi
l accomplish a glorious victory.
"The proceedings of your Conver
: ton have been marked with harmon
J and with wisdom, not only in the adoE
ton of platform, but in the nomina
! tons to Office: and believe, rs he sale
that tomorrow morning will bring bac
response from the whole State c
Ohio, from the river to the lakes, i
which you will hear the approval c