Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-28

WORCESTER, SepC. Zi.-Iue ioiio"ihS L.
General Buffers speech:
Gentlemen of the Convention suppose it
may not be unintcrcstingior you to know what
is my view of the result Of to-day work, and
if it pleaSeS you that may state it, feel my
self bound so to do (CrieS o.! let lis have 1t, go
on) After the retirement OF Governor Ciatim
from the canvass | allowed my name to be be-
fore the commonwealth, and when Judged 1t
necessary | followed with such considerations,
as seemed to me fit, in order to induce solnc
reform in the republican party, and especially
upon the great measures How was met is a
matter of history met by the press met by the
organizations established ly the patronage of
the State government; met even by the Sena-
toriai delegation in Congress which descended
into the arena Of State politics. met even by
some OF my colleagues; | cndcavored- to treat
them each one and ali as rcpubcanS endeav
orcd to hold high the banner of the republican
party; 7 endeavorcd as far as in me lay to So
conduct the party as to lead to It's greater Use
fulness; WAS then met 10y many men who
threatened to bolt the nomination Of the re-
publican party in case | was nominated. This
would have justified me III my judgement en-
tirely in repudiatlng the action OF any conven-
ton in which men should vote land declare these
determinations before submitted my claims
to it. But am better republican than they
are Great applause.
Having seen that this Convention has been
conducted generally in the spirit Of fairness;
that there was as little of frauds and mistakes
as can be incident to any convention, and hav-
ing fairly submitted my claims to it, and not
believing that the great heart of the people OF
the Commonwealth ever agreed Tor a moment
to the declaration made by the Jealous oppo-
ncnts; | felt myself bound by its. decisions rs
man of honor Applause Perhaps with that
I said enough but there is one thing | cannot
forget to say and that is to give from the very
denths of my soul and heart my most greatful
thanks thanks is cold world my most great
full emotions to the almost five hundred men
that stood true to me by day and night, even
into the midnight, against all promises, threats
and Establishments whatever, to you l. am
grateful (Thrcc cheers. NO man ever had
such friends before: and not Il man will ever
labor more to deserve them than will, and IN
side the Republican party. Inside, say, the
fight shall 20 on FORTS publication, for the a,l-
vancement of labor, for the. suppression OF vlcr
and for its great mission. l. SUMMON my friends
that while we yield entirely to the organization,
~ we are bound to do in that organization we
90 On and labor still for the great principles
for which VIC started out and as sure as there
is truth and Justice in the people ri. the Com
monwcalth We shall attain them. When the
mLn that opposed us learn as you have what
our motives are and what our actions will be; and
the silence of reputation upon our slanderers Is
lived down Us SANDER ever can be lived down
by the good and the true. Now gentlemen of
the Convention, for the uniform courtesy and
kindness with which have been treated this
day allow ne TO give YOU each and all M
thanks and hearty congratulations on your sue
cess, which is not weakened by the fact OF my
i'll success. There are more things to be des'r-
cd than public Office; more to he looked at
than position and the only thing carry with
me is the kindness and fidelity OF my friends
and tic courteous torbearancc OF the great
majority of my opponents, and believe that
| whatever may have Iecn the result OF my
work, So far as am concerned the party with
| which act and have acted will undertake to
reform its own bosom, as it ought to do; and
let me now in closing ask each and every one
of the members Of the republican party, as re,
presented in this Convention, to go forward
and do that, so that this Commonwealth may
be in deed and every minor particular what we
all know her to bc--thc great general exemp,,
lar of States and the Commonwealth and OF
the nations of the world Applause. .''