The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-15
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HON. J. r. CHALMERS.
delivered at ThOmastOn. Maine, August
18th, 1850.

wears ago Maine sent TO MississiT
6ne of the greatest orators who ever live
A youth frai in form and limping in ga
but with a brilliant eye that betokened |
.IunberIng powers, he wandered almC
unknown from the State Of Maine to L
state Of Mississippi. Commencing his care
"a, a -ch0OImaster, he studied law, develops
into "A full grown man and burst upon d
world with meteorIc genius unsurpass,
ia modern times, and Elaine and Mississip
were equally proud of the matchless eli
gueuee of Sargent :. Prentiss. Speaker
once upon the banks Of the Delaware, |
said. My ieIlOw-citizens-I have said m
f-llow-citizeus Oh the banks of the gre;
Mississippi / have said my fellow-citizer
og the banks OF the blue Ohio, and than
God when ! am a thousand miles furthe
North, | still can say my iellow-citizens.
] too have recently said my fellow-citizen
ou the Mississippi; again on the Ohio, an
more recently Oh the Hudson, and now
thanks 10 the kindly feelings engendered b
fse nomination of Hancock / can stan,
here in the Pine Tree State and say IN
..llv-citlzens And here let me say tina
much has been said about Republicans no
being permitted to speak their sentiment
in the south.
Gen. WoJdtord, Of New York, has shown
this to be untrue. lie went to Mississippi
and Louisiana and said what he pleased
AL the recent Republican consultation in
NV York CITY, Mr. Blaine was urged t.
canvass the South, and here extend to hin
Il cordial invitation to come to Mississippi.
Ia the south opposing speakers usually
discuss political questions from the same
stump. dividing time equally before every
audience II Mr. Blaine will come to nv
District ( will take pleasure in dividing
time with hiA. and he will be treated as a
gentleman should be. Or, if he prefers the
~rata 40 large, / viii guarantee that his old
competitor, Mr.. Lamar, will meet him on
the border. and in every political combat,
aud show TO him,
"THut stern Joy which warriors feel
In foemeu orthy Of their steel"
come 70 Won not as a stranges, but as
one nf the great Democratic family which
hl- been striving for years To bind together
in closer bonds the once dsmembered sec
ton of this Union.
come 90 commune with you upon ques-
tiou- which are Interesting alike to the
North. the South, the East and the West.
4 generation has passed away and child
zen are now living whose mothers were born
since the close Of the war Come, then, and
let u- reason together.
The Conventions haze all been held-the
nominations of candidates for President and
Vice President have all been made. aud the
people are once more called upon TO select
theIr officers. fHs Is a great public duty
a. Wall as a personal privilege. The elective
franchise il a public trust which we must
execute not only for ourselves, bat for our
wives. our children our nelghbors, and cur
friends - long as the people take an ac-
tiv. interest in public affairs, and are watch
fuI 81 the acts OF their public servants; and
so leug As the ballot is free from the cor
rupting influence of briSery and the restrain
ing force Of military pOwef, the public
liberty j. safe The individual voter has
no interest in an election except to secure
good government. and good government can
only De secured by electng officers who are
honest. capable, and faithful to the Consti- /
tuition. IL becomes Us, therefore, to look
well to tae candidates we select. There are I
three Presidential tickets in the field. But
a., do not propose 10 discuss financial ques-
tions-as [ come as q Southern man TO talk (
60 the DHiou-loving men of the country OF
"a restoration of peace and prosperity and
as believe Oh tsja subject the Democrat
aud Greenbacker are united, propose to
discus, the differences between the Demo
cratic aud Republican parties. They dIHer
IN measures in men, aGd IN principles. Inc
Hr,t difference which attracts our attention :
now. was exhibited in their lac Conven-
lions. At Chicago there was long, fierce,
y
,4yorites Tyranny and violence was at
tempted on both sides One side sought by the
uuit rule 20 suppress the expression OF lndl-
vidual opinion. The other proposed vlo-
ieutlv to iepose the Chairman Of the ltXecu-
tive Committee and take from him the esN-
arcise Of his legitimate functions. 1t was Il
scene of turmoil aud confusion from the
beginning. which threatened, ut one time,
% disrupt the Republican party, and was
ma nj Of
he opposing caqdidltes to defeat the third.
The old guard 81 the Republican party,
with their leaders. CoEktipg, Cameron, and
Logan, stood for thirty-siA ballots, in solid
nhalaux, around their hitherto uneGnquered
.hieftaiU. until they were completely sGF-
rounded bv the enemy, and even then they
lid not surrender Internationally, but die
tatel terms TO their conquerors, and COM
PEELED them to accept Chester Arthur as
their candidate for Nice-PresideGt-a man
uho HAYES and Sherman had ANONYMOUSLY
Kicked out OF the custom house in New
\ ork, for corruption aud mateasance IN
Office As Sunset Cox recently said, Conk-
ling threw Arthur at the Garfield party as
an angry man throws q bootJack at an I'M
proper cat. Blaine and sherman violated
the Sabbath. holding, it Is said, sunday
night caucus, in the city OF v Washington 70
accomplish the defeat Of Grant. I'm their
agony Of despair each was willing 10 give
way 10 tbe other or take any other man to
save them from the disgrace of defeat. Like
drowning men they caught at straw, ana
aow they aud their stay will all go down
together. As old Zach. Chandler once boast
iuglv grGuhesied OF the Democrats party,
they viii sink into the waters of OBLIVION
.n rise no more forever Garfield was the
straw they caught at; but when his nomi-
nation WAS announced ii fell Ike funeral
pail upon the party, and the gloom u c'e2ted
has been gfog-ing thicker and darker every
Iav ara every hour And the hippodrome
performance in which be exhibited a
lew DAYS ago. through New York, did not
relieve it.
The Democratic Convention at Cincinnati
Ii, on the other hand was all peace and
harmony. Patriots from every State, who !
desired 10 promote the best interests of AL
parts of the Union, met there for cousulta- '
ton aud action, and when they had con- l
suited they acted with promptness and de-
cision. On the second ballot they selected c
4 candidate. the very mention of whose I
name touched a chord that vibrated alike {
IN the hearts of the blue and the gray.
The deep toned organ IL Music Hall &
pealed forth the mingled strains of Dixie |
and the star-spangled banner, and the rebel |
yell was tuned to the music of the Union. &
Gray haired men wept tears of Joys-the
delegates grew wild with this dellrium OF 1
delight, and every soul present was filled to G
overlooking with gladness. 8
The telegraph flashed the news in every /
direction, and as each telegraphic flash d
came, like lightning it was followed by c
shouts of applause that rolled like reyer~
berating thunder all over this Union. In '
an instant the name of Hancock was on |
every Democratic lip, and the light of vic
tory flashed in every Democrats eve. 1t '
was a spontaneous nomination by the dele I
gates assembled together in Music Hall at q
Cincinnati 1t was spontaneous ratiica- q
ton by the whole people gathered together {
IN the Geographic whispering gallery of the !
Union '
But the difference between the Conven- 5
tons aad the manner in which the nomina- i
lions We're received is not more striking ]
IMAM Is the difference between the cahdi- 9
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