The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-07-09


tain this government as long as we can
maintain it. And believe with little
common sense, and the experience we
have had, We can maintain it just as long
as we retain our reason. IL we maintain
il. we can act as counSellors, advisers.
protectors and patrons of the human
race everywhere. We will conquer the
world in a manner in which it was never
conquered before, by presenting them
the living example of the possibility of
a great and free people rendering great
and free people prosperous and happy.
That is what we will do. We have got
tie means of doing it. In the first place.
Notwithstanding we quarrel little ohc'-
in "A while, and had big quarrel a few
years ago, We belong TO a race of men
that know how to settle a quarrel
Laughter and applause.
And now, how TO act after the quarrel
is settled. daughter Hence. NY friends,
Ex-Governor Hayes told yon, and told
you truly, that Notwithstanding tine ex-
ASPIRATIONS OF the war, we stood this day
as united in heart and feeling as We ever
had for many wears before the war
Now, there is a peculiarity in this old
Anglo-Saxon blood, and it contrasts pow
fIltlllN Will tie ''t'ph- L Ea'
SpaniarIs never end any war TlIey
keep at it all the iin-". If one set over
turns the other set one day. some other
set overturns them the n",' day. NIaugfI-
ter And So civil war n:l, b'-cuIne their
chronic condition. (Rencwei Iaughter.y
is the normal condition of the Spanish
race, 90 where You will. What they want
is to pull down the thing that exists.
Ti-y never think about putting up some
thing that will stand. We OF the Anglo
Saxon race understand things differently
II il becomes necessary to fight we fight;
but we fight for an end; we light to re
store peace. We knock down drag and
ont ia order that we may put the fellows
that ara dragged out in a better hous.
than before Oireat laughter and ap
plause That is the way in which we
operate Now, it WAS no great surprise
| TO IIS, and Is not a matter that would re-
quirc very deep reasoning, that the Amer
| lean people should have had one little
| Ill" among themselves before the Repub-
liz, was quite one hundred years old
What other great nation on earth has
ever maint3incd peace without war,
without the government having had IL
| single sword drawn, and preserved per
feet Deace within itself for nearly ahun-
dred wears! But We got taste Of those
liberties. We had found how much
haDpiness. how much intelligence, how
much manliness they impaired to the
American people, and we did not intend
to aiya tlIemup. We know their vaue,
hut ,ye fell out and guarrelled among
ourselves anC fought, and fought for an
end. ard we knew as soon aS the light
| did end we woHld come together again,
last like Yong man and "A young lady
who had loved each other a good while
you know, Laughterl and had some lit
tf,. bickering-som other fellow has
Lesu nrouud-but the old love blazing
anew IN their hearts, they go to the altar
and are married I.aHglIIrr and ap-
pltusr
That is the way with the American
people; they iIre manly, but when they
get into passion they show IT, and when
they get cool they show it and become
friends again forever.
la the gesture made by the governor
in closing the foregoing sentence, lie
overturned the pitcher of water sitting
on tile table near him. Picking up the
pitcher he remarked '"rhat was moth
ing but water; it was not blood" Loud
laughter.
Immediately following this, Il portion
Of one end of the platform gave way ana
some of the officers in charge st4Iei Iiiat
some of those crowded upon At must GET
off. to which Gov Allen replied:
| think it would be a very good arrange
ment 10 make some of the men get OH
and allow fIle fadies TO remain. as the
rrEs speaker AZ moi only Z very hand
some imam. Lat is also unmarried
was once IN the stand at public
meeting IN Cleveland and another gen
fI.mau WHO had began to address the
audience said: "Fellow citizens think
( would better To quit speaking Tor l see
the other orators are coming, ana VIII
bid yGu farewell for the present, as your
orator has come, and will make room
fDr AIr Hunt. iAPpi+usei
Another song was then sung, and
Hon. Sam'I f. Hunt, q Cincinnati, ora
tor of the day, was introduced and ds-
!iverad the following eloquent Oratlon:
ADDRESS OF HON. s. +. HUNT.
F,ie,,rIs oJ Hancock County, Lndics
and GcpHcmcn-It is written Of cele-
hratpd French Regiment, that they so
loved their commanding officer while
living, and so veneratSd his memory
after he had fallen in battle, that they
required his name to he retained ON the
Rrgimental roll, and called with the
names 1f The living every day. When /
the name Of the fallen hero was called,
one of the living answered, "Bea! up
on the field Of honor" We have gath
cred to-day in the same spirit To do
honor tO the Gallant dead of Hancock
County, who gave their lives for their
country, and, amidst their hallowed
ashes, to keep green the memory of
their unscIlish patTi0tisHl. Their names
may not live upon the pages Of history,
but the story of their sacrifice and Of
their patriotism will long he cherished
in the recollection Of a grateful people.
We cannot, in these interesting eyer-
.ises, call the list Of the slain, lat must
erg, wives and sisters shed in desolaied
homes, and by vacated 1ireSides. As
long as the human heart beats high
and dnick at the recital of brave deeds
and patriotic efforts, SO long will the
lesson Of their lives invite generous
men to emuIata their herOism. There
are many things in life l,paFer even
lban life itself. Honor, in its nobiest
.anca ,,otrinticu tlutv all are 6earerI |
20 these they We're faithful. We here
reverentIy do honor t0 each and every
pne who left home and the ayOcatiCns
# peace, ut the call of an imperilled
country. If the dead bear 10 the living
he image they last bore on earth, il
yiIl not hc difficult IA summon, by the
,ower Of imagination, before ,his
presence, the volunteers Of Hancock
'ounty, strong and stalwart, as they
vent forth 10 the conflict, with all the
r,lnr Of patriotic enthusiasm, and with
III the loftiness Of 4 generous self-devO-
ion. Some fell glOriously OH the field
{ battle; some perished by the way
ide, WGfn ami weary 10y the long and
iborions march; some wasted away
nth wounds and disease i'm the camp !
r hospital; some fingered in the slow
cath of prison martyr,lOm. The gray {
aired veteran. and the STRIPPING in the 8
over of youth, who had stood side bv !
de through those dreadful years, fell
,getheF, at last, "like the beanty OF