Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-11
General Ewing Serenaded-A
Grand Demenst r ton at
Wizards.
From the washington Post. 9TH

The serenade rendered TO General
Ewing last evening at Wizards Hotel
was a most enthusiastic affair, and wor.
thy of the man in whose honor The DEM
onstration was gotten up. There were
about 1000 men in lie, which was con-
slderably heightened out by large &C
cessions Of recruits. A single trans
parency was carried, representing a. ball
lot-box pierced by bayonet. On one
side were inscribed the words: "A
Free Ballot" and on the other, "Sic
Semper Tyrannis." This signifcan.
symbol was repeatedly cheered by the
crowd lining the avenue,
In front of the hotel the vast assem-
blage extended across the entire width
of the broad street, putting stop for a
time to all travel. Amid the continu-
ed cheers and applause of the immense
concouse General Thos. Ewing, Sena-
tors Thurman, Pendleton and Vest,
and Representative Hill, Of Ohio, came
out on the balcony, which was well fill
ed with members OF Congress and re
porters. Senator Thurman proceeded,
amid the greatest cheering, to make the
the opening address. Said Mr.. Thur
man:
My fellow-citlzens, let me tell you
for your eacouragement-let me say for
the encouragement Of the Democracy
in every State and district and Terri
tory of the United States-that the
Democracy of Ohio and are in dead
earnest this year; that they mean to
achieve victory that they fight for the
principles that underlie Our republican
insututions-the institutions bcqueath-
ed us by our fathers that they fight
for impartial juries, for free and fair
elections, and to lift the load from the
shoulders OF labor by which it has been
so long oppressed. And tell you, my
friends, unless | am more mistaken
than eyer | have been IN my life. when
the news shall come from Ohio it will
be news that will make every DemOcra-
tic heart from Maine to California beat
with renewed vigor. and cheer every
man who loves his country and encour-
are him in the belief OF the perpetuity
Of the Republic. Yes, my fellow-citi-
zehs, we have buried all discOrd in
Ohio, we have buried all scctionalism
IN Ohio. we hayc buried all revolution
and jealousy in Ohio, and we will look
forward in this campaign rs one man,
determined to sage the Republic and
determined to save that liberty. that
freedom, and those equal rights which
make the Republic and its perpetuity
worthy Of desiring aud worthy Of exis.
tence. Great applause and cheering ]
Mr.. Vest addressed the audience in a
pointed speech, stating in the course OF
it that there was bound to be q Demo
cratic victory next fall in Ohio. His pre-
diction was that Ewing would win by
$4,000 majoriiy-a statement which
was received with cheers. Mr.. Vest
then retired in favor Of Gen. Thomas
Ewing, who was hailed with the great
est enthusiasm. MIR. Ewing said:
Fellow Citizens, i am grateful to
YOU for this large and enthusiastic re-
cepuon. The high honor conferred up
on me by the Democracy Of Ohio in
choosing IRE for it, ACKNOWLEDGMENT in
the neutrality-suspicious. conflictucXt
October fills me with emotions of nat
ural and honorable pride. | have &C.
cepted the henor as an evidence that the
people of my native State believe me to
be, as | am, true to them and their in
terests. [Cheers.l Before the war a
Wing and Republican State. during the
var one of the most unanimous and en-
thusiastc in devotion to the cause of the
Union, Ohio has since become the great
battle-ground OF the two contending
parties. venture to say that TO those
who followed the Union nag during the
war there are n greater proportion IN
Ohio than IN any other State who, for
twelve years past, have resented and
resisted the Republican party it its
greed Of power; in its gross and fragrant
infractions of the Constitution ID its
cruel and shameful robbery OF the mass
es of its people for the ben 1T Of pet
corporations or individuals. tChecrs.
That same patriotic heroism which led
them to risk their lives in defeuce of
the Union has led them to cut loose
from the Rcpub!ican party and to make
war on its infamous system of policy,
which has doubled the burdens and woes
OF war. Ohio SITS in the centre. aud,
itself about evenly balanced between
the tive chief parties. is the pivot on
which national politics now turn.
think il fortunate for the American pco-
pie that the occasion OF The elections in
October gives to an intelligent people
such large measure Of control IN the
political questions. LISA conservative
State conservative because it is be-
coming in people having notle iuati-
lutiOns to preserve them against wan
ton, ignorant, or reckless innovations.
1t is An entorprising people, and their
very intelligence lights the path ofpro-
gress. 1t IS brave people, and is not
TO be put down by the sneers Of the sa-
wants and the hired Press to submit to
acquiesce in laws designed merely to
rob the many and enrich the few. While
intensely jealous to preserve all the re-
suits Of the war, that people have too
much dignity Of character to suffer the
passions OF Che war TO be made mere
party capital by any party, and they.
have too much patriotism and eIlight-
cncd sell-int6rcst to consent that sec
tional strife shall be protracted ten
years after all the settlements of the
war have been accepted and acqlicsccd
in everywhere throughout the country.
They demand that THIS settlement
having been accepted, prosperity and
concord shall return hand in hand
Above all, Ohio, the State first born OF
the struggles of our Revolutionary sires
will never submit to surrender to any
party the liberties that were meant for
mankind. [Cheers. But it is not
OhiO's battle we are to fight IN October
no more than it was Cardinals at the
Cowpens, or New jerseys at Trento
Nor is the battle OF one political or
ganiZatiOn against another Tor mere
possession of power and the spOlls OF
Office. 1t is battle Of the whole
American people 10 preserve and per-
petuate the fundamental principles OF
the Government [chccrsl fair .iuries,
free ballots, and exemption from the
tyranny and spoliation Of class legisla-
ton. In that struggle, w-cilizens.