The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-07-06
HANCOCK AND ENGLISH
Democratic Ratification
SPEECHES, MUSIC, FIREWORKS,

bI EECHEo, MUOlC, lkENUhko'
The Democracy of this county held a
grand ratification meeting In Woodsfield
on Tuesday evening, the 29th ult. Al
an early hour in the evening all the Dem
ocrats on the Public Square, ard num-
ber residing near, had,their residences
brilliantly illuminated, and beautiful Ian
terms, OF the Chinese pattern, hung to
trees on both sides of Main street. The
Woodsfeld Cornet Band played several
excellent pieces. after which JOHN B.
DR1aas, Esq, moved that Hon. R.
Morris act as Chairman OF the meeting.
Mr.. NORRIS took the stand and ad-
dressed the enthusiastic Democrats as
follows:
This Is proud day to me. feel so
happy that can exclaim in the language
of good old Simeon, "Now, Lord, lettest
thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine
eyes have seen thv glory"
1t is proud day for the Democracy.
When one-half-more than one-half-
of the people of this country have been
simply "hewers Of wood and drawers of
water" for the bloa,ed bondocracv We
can now breathe free again. Now we
can say to the monied.m men of the nation,
You cannot ride over us, "booted and
spurred," at your will. We can now say
that the military shall be subservient to
the civil authorities.
No grander document was ever penned
than that of Gen.H ancock in order No.
40, dated New Orleans, Nov. 80, 1867, in
which he says:
Here the light on the stand was ex-
tinguished, and the Judge had to refer to
it from memory, but we here insert the
paragraph.
"In war it is indispensable to repel
force by force, and overthrow and destroy
opposition to lawful authority. But
when lnsurrectionary force has been
overlhrown and peace established, and
the civil authorities ale ready and willing
to perform their duties, the military
power should cease 10 lead, and the civil
administration resume its natural and
rightful dominion. Solemnly impressed
with these views, the General announces
the great principles of American liberty
are still the lawful inheritance Of this
people. and ever should be. The right
of trial by jury, the habsds corpus, the
liberty of the press, the freedom OF
speech, the natural rights of persons, and
the rights OF property must be preserv-
ed"
"No other people," said the Judge,
sever suspended the writ of habeas cor
pus except the Republican party Of this
country acting through its chief magis.
trate. That glorious writ OF right, wrest
ed by the Barons OF England, from King
John, at Runnymede. No king nor en-
peror ever dared to suspend it. 1t was
left for the Republican party of the Uni
ted States 10 do what no tyrant evel
dared do.
The Judge then referred to the trial OIL
Babcock at Chicago, when Gen. Hancock
dissolved the Court, ana said that his Of
Tense was triable by the civil authorities
And now l say to you, when Samue
j. Tilden was fairly and honestly elect.
ed. in 1876, by two hundred and fifty
thousand majority, Gen. Grant-pardor
me, I ought to say President Grant
with the army at bis beck and nod SAID
Mr.. Tilden should not-although elected
-be inaugurated. No higher handed
outrage was ever perpstrated against tht
rights and liberties of free people
The Judge then referred to the militia
ry record of Gen. Hancock, and wount
up bv saying: "If Gen Hancock i.
elected. be will be inaugurated. No
by 7 commission can, or will, deter him
He is not one of the scary kind.
At the conclusion of Mr.. NORRIS
speech the band struck up a lively air
and several Democrats on the walk o
the cnpola fired rockets and Roman can
dies high up over the crowd.
j. B DRIGGs, Esq, who attended tn,
Cincinnati Convention, was Introduce
and made the following telling speech
This meeting has been called, by th
Executive Committee OF the Democrat
party of this county, to ratify the actor
of the Democratic National Convention
recently held at Cincinnati, Ohio. TIA
Convention deserves the thanks of th,
Democratic party and the country TO
the manner in which it has performed it
high and responsible duties. It's actor
has been superb. Chastened by man,
defeats, and defrauded out of Pres
dency, by fraudulent and corrupt return
ing boards and by fraud and perjury, th
Convention, determined to present
candidate to the Democracy, who woul,
receive the enthusiastic support of ever
Democrat in these United States, an,
who could be elected by majority tha
would give our radical opponents n
pretext for repetition Of the grea
fraud of 1875 In Hancock aud En-
glsh, the Democratic party has secure
candidates, who will not only receiv
the support of every Democrat in thes
United States, but who will be elected
and being elected aoiH take their seats
But yesterday and the Democracy of th
great State of New York was torn asun
der by dissension and discord but yes
terday and two delegations from tbs
great State were knocking at the doc
of the Cincinnati Convention for admis
sion, each claiming to be the regularl
chosen representatives of her democrs
cy. But yesterday, and the Democrac
of the State of Pennsylvania, were div
ded into two factions, with the worst {
feeling between them, but the convel
ton, by the nomination of Hancock an
English, and by its strong hand hs
strangled the giant of discord in thes
two States, and now the democracy
those two great states are as solid an
united as the Pyramids OF Egypt, an
: we are assured that the grand old En-
| pire State, will write on her banner ne,
November, $4,000 majority for Hancoc
d English, in the name Of a united d,
mocraey. We are further assured
two of Pennsylvania most illus,rior
, sons, that the grand old Keystone Sta
will again be added to the column