Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-06-21

tion that did not exist in origi.
nal times, s,,that system of gov
ernment can exist over the
whole world, and under the
principles of the Democratic
party-for that party is an es-
sential offshoot Of that form of
government. born with it, it
can only die with it-this uni
versal government, free, en-
lightened, can prevail.
And, in my deliberate judg-
ment, if we can sustain these
old institutions, if, in spite of
these amendments which have
been made. which, in the Ian
guage Of your platform, are
declared to grant only so much
more power to the Federal
Government, and only to that
extent to abridge the reserved
rights of the States, and not to
have in any respect altered or
modified the original character
and theory of the Federal Gov.
ernment, if that doctrine Sc
curing to every person in the
land equal rights can once
more triumph, the youngest
man in, nay, the infant born to-
day, who may live beyond his
three,score years and ten, if by
reason of strength his years are
heightened out to four-score
years, he will see these grand
republican principles over
spreading the whole of this
mighty continent, and that flag
of ours, which we Democrats
love and worship, see it float
ing in every breeze, and tri,
umphant upon every sea.
MIR, PENDLETON's SPEECH.
Mr.. Pendleton was then
called out, and was received
with applause. He said that
after having presided over the
Convention for so many hours,
and been obliged in the per-
Torrance of that duty to speak
so much, he was sure they
would appreciate that he had
but little strength or spirit to
speak further. He then said {:
I fully concur with what Mr..
Vallandigham has said in ref.
erence to the proceedings of
to day, [Cheers. I fully con-
cur with him in the idea that
the spirit Of the Democratic
party has been recently ava
kened, and that the unflinching
courage with which they have
fought for ten years past, and
fought with unvarying ill-Suc,
cess, will this year be exhibited
in such a way as that they will
accomplish a glorious victory.
The proceedings of your Con-
vention have been marked
with harmony and with wis
dom, not only in the adoption
of the platform, but in the
nominations to Office. And /
believe, as he said, that to to-
morrow morning will bring
back. a response from the whole
State Of Ohio, from the river
to the lakes, in which you will
hear the approval of your con-
stituents of this days work.
[Applause.] And l am sure
that those constituents, young
and old, not only those who
are able to bear the brunt and
dangers of the war, will he
found enlisting themselves
again under our banner and
carrying it forward in October
to a great success. [Cheers.
He continued: Well, the
omens Of victory are with us
in the numbers that assembled,
with us in the wisdom of its
deliberations, with us in the
harmony with which all that i;
; disagreeable has been driven
from our hearts, and all that is
agreeable has been cultivated
within us. [Applause.] And
} if that result shall be attained
and the Democratic party ii
J October shall achieve a sue
cess, the result of the next
years evolution will not be un
certain. And / am sure thai
the people of Ohio, ay, tha'