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The following is a full report Of the
interesting speech made by Horace
GrceIy at his reception at Portland on
the 18th:
He had struggled throughout his life
/ for, first, impartial and universal lib
erty; second, the unity and greatness Of
/ our commerce and country third, by
no means least, when the former
end was attained, for early hearty re-
conciliation and peace among our
countrymen. He recognized the pro-
pricty Of a candidate for the Presi-
| dency making no speeches, yet there
is truth to be uttered in behalf Of
those who have placed me before the
American people in the present attl-
tude, which does them such honor,
that | claim the privilege Of stating it
| here. Now this is that truth-nO per-
| son has ever yet made known the fact
! that he proposed to support, Or actually
| did support my nomination whether at
| Cincinnati or Baltimore, or any action
| which resulted in sending delegates
| to either convention on the basis of
claim for office; 10 one who favored
my nomination before either cQnven-
ton has sought Office at my hand,
either himselfor through any one else
nor has any one suggested to me lhaI
! might strengthen myself as candl-
date by promising to appoint any one
to any important office whatever. In
few instances, am certain, some OF
the smaller fry of politicians have,
since my double nomination, hinted to
me by letter that | might increase my
chances by promising Il pOSt-oillce or
some such place to my volunteer cor
respondents respectively.
have not usually responded to
these oyertures, but now give general
notice that should | be elected Will
consider the claims of these untlmcly
asprants after those of the more mod
est and rcticent shall have been fully
satisfied. Applause In two otthese
instances / have been asked to say
whether ! should not, if elected, con-
fine my appointments to Republlca. |
answer those by pointing to that plank
in the Cincinnati platform wherein all
who concur in the principles therein
set forth, are cordially invited to par
ticipate in their establishment aud
vindicatiou. ! never yet heard OF Il
man who invited his ncighbors to
raise house, proceed TO kick them
out Of it as soon as the roof was fairly
over his head. For my own part recog-
niZc any honest man whOapproves and
adheres to the Cincinnati platform, as
my political brother and IL such, ttllly
entitled to my confidence and friendly
regards.
One other point demands a word.
Those adverse to me ask what pledges
| have given to those lately hostile to
the Union, to secure their favor ana
support. ] answer, no mau or woman
in all the South has even asked Of me,
whether directly through another, any
other pledge than is given through all
my acts and words, from the hour ot
Lees surrender down tn this present
moment. No Southern man has ever
limited to me an eXpectatlve hope or
wish that the rebel debt, whether Con
fedcrate or State, should he assumed or
paid by the Union. No Southern man,
who could be elected toa Legislature
or made Colonel Of Il militia regiment,
has ever suggested the pensiouing of
rebel soldiers, or any Of them as re-
mote possibility. All who nominated
me were perfectly aware that | had up
held and justified the Federal legisla-
ton to repress the Ku-kluX conspiracy
outragcs, though | had long ago in-
sisted, rs | now do, that complete am
ne,ty, genuine Oblivion of the bloody,
hateful past would do more for the
suppression and utter extinction of
such outrage5 than all the force bills
and suspension of habeas corpus ever
devised 10y men. Wrong aud crime
must be suppressed and punished, but
far wiser and nobler is the legislative
policy by which they are prevented.
From those who support me in the