The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-07-06

army. Hancock military career mas,
indeed, been brilliant, but his proudcst
act was, when, in the days OF recon-
slruction, he was commandant Of the
department composed Of the States of
louiaiana and Texas when orr radical
opponents thought those. two States
were crushed, broken and ruined by the
hordes Of northern adveniurers who had
been permitted to prey, like devou!ing
vultures on the torn and bleeding polit-
ical carcasses of those two unhappy
States. There it was that Hancock had
the sagacitv, the patriotism, the magDan-
unity to lift up down trodden people and
declare by his famous General order No
40, that the military should, in tim"s OF
peace, be subordinate to The civil author
tiles. Thus speaking for civil and Con
slitutional liher'y, when it was over
thrown throughout half of this country
an saying that he would sustain and
protect the citizen from mi litary usurpa
ton and maintain the supremacy of the
civil over the military, in times of peace
His famous Order has given US new
Declaration of Independence and set an
example for his own and future genera
tions, of obedience to that sacred Con
stitution, devised by our fathers; pro
tected by their valor; enjoyed by u.s.
He is bright leader in war. He is still
brighter leader in times Of peace and
on the wisdom, patience and forlitude ol
such man, we can safely trust the in
stitutions of this beloved land of ours
With such man as our candidate opAa
true, sound and aggressive platfofm we
shall 60 into this campaign with the con,
fidence, that in the "melancholy days OF
November" next, we shall send the Re
publican party into the dask precincts OF
the hospital for moral diseases. O.
Democrats, let US labor to secure the
election of this glorious ticket You
have leader of whom you can be justly
proud, and, who will, if you do not lag
by the way side, lead you to glorious
victory. 1t will be victory for consti
tutional liberty; for fraternity; for all
who love mankind. We are capable oil
achieving this victory. God grant, that
we may be capable of winning a victory
so fraught with the richest blessings, for
a defeat, to US, will be full of disaster
Good night.
Judge r. K WALTON was called to
the stand and spoke as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: To meet so many o
you, on such an occasion as this is, in
deed, no small evidence OF the impor.
tsnce attached to cause espoused by s
great Political party whose representative
delegates met at the city of Cincinnati
on the 22nd day OF this month. Oul
meeting together this evening is tht
privilege, as it appears also to be thu
pleasure Of US all; and the Object o
your meeting, Is worthy of the admi
ration OF US all, To ratify the action o
those Representative men who composed
the Cincinnati Convention-as embed
from all sections of our broad land-;r
presenting to the Democracy as thei
Standard bearer, in the pending cam
paign-a man 80 full of honor-a mar
so pure in heart-so justly merting tn,
confidence ot,as we'll as the place assigned
to him by the Representative Democracy
At Cincinnati, is worthy of the gratitud
and attention Of any people. We hay,
Witnessed, as it we're, two meetings-il
quick succession-oi the Conventions o
the two great political parties in tn
North American Republic, one at Chicago
the other at Cincinnati; each presen
ting candidate, peculiarly, the embody
ment of the principles and practices O
their respective political parties. Aud
felluw citizens, it is with you, togethe
with all the sovereign freemen, thr rouehpu
all this broad, land-North, South, Easl
and West, TO decide the great question
now again, under the mandates of GU
organic law-coming back to the sourc
of all soveroignty-whlch one of th
chiefs shall be delegated the authority t
execute the laws of our common coun
try and defend the constitution of th
American Republic: which one OF ther
shall be elected, land what principles sha
prevail In the administration of ou
government Whether the doctrine G
the Republican party. calling for
stronger government, kept alive by cor
| gressional -interierein
with the rights Of the States, as suct
and with people-the only remedy q
that party, to effect cure for any an
all political maladies, which might sfflit
the body polite or, otherwise, declare i
favor Of the doctrine proclaimed since th
days of Jefferson, by the Democrat
party-To recognise In the people of th
States, the right to regulate their ow
domestic Institutions in their own way
to administer their respective State go,
ernments, without that dictational intel
ference of the national legislative powe
subversive olNthe rights of the State
and Of the people; placing restriction
upon them unwarranted by the constltu
ton of the Un ted States-in short
declare in favor OF General w. S. Har
cock as the nert chief Executive Office
of this great nation. Fellow Citizen
this will be fit occasion to call yor
attention to the merits of the parties b
com garrison of what the doctrine {
the Republican party, as declared in i,
! incipient life when practically apple
in the administration of our governmer
brings to the notice of every INTEL
gent citizen Of this country, in contra!
with the doctrines OF the Democrat
party as expounded by Thomas Jeffe
son. In 1856 the Republican part
crystalized and formed, as it we're, inl
organized proportions of considerab
magnitude; declared its doctrinal pril
/ ciples and accepted the results of ST!
nal.defeat in the campaign which followe
in that year. And my fellow citizen
this Republican party neuer aOds endorse
by the people of this country, when Il
Union of these States was in a norm
: condition-neUer can be. That pr
never could, practically, administer th
government, outside of the declare
principles OF the Democratic part,
8 like all Opaque bodies they hsve
e light to shed but by refection-They
+ party have borrowed every part of a
ministra.ive law that keeps their par
together and enables them to 60 beto
: the people And then-after passir
t off on their constituents this refecte
n II "a