The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-18


ltants Of the earth; the State whose mel
have always been ready to bare theI
breasts In the cause Of liberty; the Stat
which gave 100000 men for the preserva
tion Of the Union; come for this Stat
70 give you a hearty and cordial wei
At tho conclusion Of Gov Geary's ad.
dress, General A. Z, Burnside stepped t
the front Of the stage and Introduced The
Rev. Doctor Preston, who then addressct
the Throne Of Grace, after which Genera
Burnside addressed the Convention as
follows:
! .alADDBRss OF GEN. BURNSIDE. [
Comrades Whilst in attendance as {
delegate to the National Republican Con
vention in Philadelphia, It was suggested
10 me that It would be proper Tor tht
veterans OF the late war to assemble II
mass convention 10 express their view
upon the political questions which arC
now agitatipg thecolintry. Knowing a!
| did that the Boidlets and sailors Of thi
Union army entered the service Of theil
country from patriotic motives, and wher
their work was completed, returned L
their peaceful pursuits without disoord
and became! quiet Ana peAcefhl citizens
and that their opinions would be respect
ed, at once joined heartily in the move
ment. A meeting Of those who were IL
attendance, at the, Philadelphia Conyen
ton, and who had been connected with
the army and navy OF the Union, was
called, and a national committee Of vet
Grams was appointed for the pur-
pose ot arranging for this grand
Mass Convention. I had the great honor
Of being named as the Chairman OF thai
Convention, and | now appear before you,
comrades, 10 complete the duties which
deyolye upon me by calling your Conven
tion to order, and naming you ,atem-
pOrary Chairman. It is quite unnecessary
for me to say to you that in making ar-
rangements for this Convention, the
main part Of the work necessary 10 IL
success and to your comfort aud happi.
ness has been done by the Committees and
the loyal men and women ol Pittsburg
and vicinity. You can oil bear testimony
10 the great labor which has been per.
formed by Mr.. Dudley, the Secretary ol
the National Committee Comrades you
have before you great duty to perform
second only to that which deyolves upon
you when you left your homes to battle
for the preservation OF the nation. It is
but q few short years since you returned
to your peaceful pursuits, and you now
And yourselves confronted by q tormida.
bic coalition, composed Of bad and ol
weak men, who were either in open hos.
tility to the authority OF the Government
or In active sympathy with the enemies
Of their country during the time OF It's
greatest trouble. This combination has
been enhanced in numbers BY the dcser.
ton oil few disappointed, discontcnted
and dilapidated men who acted with the
Republican party during the war, and
a large majority. Of whom have been
heavy weig hts upon the Republican
party ever since. All, my comrades oil
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, ,and Indiana
will remember that / was compelled BY q
sense Of duty to arrest Mr.. VallandiSham
for reasonable conduct during the war.
You will also remember that I gave him
fair warning by issuing General Order
No. 3S. In disregard Of that order he con.
tinued 10 counsel resistance to tho author.
ity Of the government and arrested him.
Mr.. Lincoln, in his kindness OF heart,
urged me to release MIR. Vallandigham,
and gave me the names Of distinguished
citizens who had told him that l had made
d very serious mistake in making the
arrest, aud that MIR. Vallandigham would
be considered as q martyr, and the pOiit-
icAl enemies OF the administration in
Ohio would at once make him their stand.
ard bearer as candidate for Governor
and elect him by an overwhelming mn.
jority. Irepresented to Mr.. Lincoln that
I was upon the ground and knew the sit.
alton better than these gentlemen, and
that Mr.. Vallandigham should not be re-
leased unless superior authority ordered.
Mr.. Lincoln said to me that he would not
interfere, but had simply given advice at
the instance Of prominent citizens, among
whom was MIR. Trumbull, OF Illinois.
What was the result Of this decision #
Mr.. Lincoln declining to interfere, as he
was urged to by Mr.. Trumbull and others2
Mr.. Vallandigham was put forward as
q candidate for Governor, and was de.
Ieated by that gallant old war.horse, Gov.
Brough, by over one hundred thousand
The people Of Ohio ut that
time demonstrated their loyalty to the
Government, and l doubt not that their
action in the present campaign will quite
as strongly illustrate the same.
But / will not detain you, comrades, by
the political questions Of the
day. You viii have them fully discussed
by other people who arc skilled in public
debate. Besides, lam quito satisfied that
you are all fully posted upon such topics
Men that have served in the field and
staked their Lives and reputation
upon an issue so important to our
country, cannot approach o political
canvass like the present without appreci-
Rting keenly the real issue Of the contest.
It will not DO ,amiss, however, for me to
say that Join you ID. the belief that Gen.
Grant hasIbeen agallant soldier; that he
has done service to his country in the
field which cannot be overestim9ted;, that
he has conducted the affairs of the gov
ernment since he has been Chief Magis-
trate with great discretion and integrity,
and hos shown himself in every way dis
posed to peace at homo and abroad, and
entirely free from personal self seeking
and aggrandfzement. We arc hero TO
express to the country our continued con-
tidence in General Grant and our purpose
10 elect him as President for second
term, aud we are fortunate in having as
,ociated with him man who has al
ways been our staunch friend, and
has as a legislator shown the great
greatest wisdom and loyalty. l am quito
sure that we will not make ourselves
misunderstood to-day by expressing any
III feeling towards our late enemies in the
field. Because we have no such III feel.
Ing. We know that the hatchet is buried,
and we are disposed to do all in our pow.
er to co.operase with people in oil sec.
tionS in forwarding the prosperity Of our
But for rulers. comrades. let uS