Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-10-10
Mr.. GrceIey's Speech at Hamilton,
Ohio.
WORDS FOR THE HoUR-AN ELOQUENT
APPEAL,

Cancellation. The great Liberal wave is
now sweeping over the country, destin-
ed to elfuce all distinctions of race ard
all past bitterness, and to wipe out all
this there will scarcely be found any
where II hearher response than Iiom
that peop'e, Last night not less than
80 900 of them met us at Indianapolis.
to say that so far as their State vas
concerned they 'OW speoh IN On IN
e9ujcocal coice. They are with you,
they are for you, Liberals of Ohio, and
of all the Safes, in declaring that, strife
having ceased, hatred shall cease, pro-
scrip'iou shall cease, diSfrauchisement
shall cease. and the whole American
people, united under one flag and aui
mated by Il patriotic impulse, shall
march forward once more on that car
Ger of greatness and prosperity planned
and prepared tor them by our Rev
oluionnry Fathers. Applause. Those
Fathers, when we were but thirteen
little States scattered along the Allan
tic border Gas though prophelicaly)
called lhem,eIves the Continental rmy.
That was the army which fought the
battles of the Revolution. Though orr
country then covered but narrow
strip of the Atlantic sea-board, yet in
spirit and aspiration the American
eagle looked over across this whole
broad land and said, "this is all mine ;
this shall be planted and watered by
the people who acknowledge my ascen-
deucy."
A REAL UNION.
So, friends, we are resolved not
merely that we shall be united in geo
graphy; that there shall be one govern
mcnt from Texas to Maine and to Ore
gon, but that there shall be one willing,
Joyful, cordial, united people zap
plause |; not pinned together by bayo.
nets not stricken down and held pros
trat by force but all of them North
and South, East aud West, rejoicing
that they are American people, and
that one flag covers them all, that one
law rules them all, that one country
embraces and entolds them all. There
is no more doubt at last that all must
he as We propose. We can't hate each
other forever We can't keep rakrng up
stories of Audersonvil!e, Salisbury and
Libby Prison to make the people hos.
tile in heart to those who live below
the Ohio river. We shall learn at last
aud we shall come at last to be one
people. Why not nor! Seven years agC
the last shot was fired. Seven year.
ago, aud more, the last Confederate flag
was surrendered and was furled, auC
still we 90 on holding conventions
military conventionS-to emphas re ant
aggrandize the triumph Of a part Over
another part ! rejoice IN that coming
triumph Of the whole nation, when the
people Of the South shall say to the
people of the North, we rejoice tina
our country was not divided that on
mistaken c"or'' ~ nave ooi'"e''
Coniedcracy were defeated we fluid a
,a'' 'h0' II was our "e'''"y "u" "u
o'e9''"T 10 "o part u 'nc great A'''e''
can people,
, COMPLETE RECONCILIATION.
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% Io"' honn 60 Iom,, ~. nort Of ,heir n,o
, ,,%'U ro n,s IN hnrGaao Thav r vii
rnpI;yn that what was their weakness
has through emancipation become thel
strength; will rejoice that nothing nov
remains to mar the unity or cloud til
destiny of our country. Now we say
aud they say, let hatred aud bitterness
let contention and jealousy, perish toI
ever Let us forget that we hay
fought. Let us remember only that W
have made peace. Let us say Their
shall be no degradation, on people owe
whom we triumph. Our triumph
their triumph. Our triumph is the W
! lifting of every one TO the common pIa
y form of American libpriv and Amer