Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-09-24
The National Republican Club COnyen.
VentiOn's Address.

NbuAlOu y hhulNo'e
A National Convention of the Repub
lican Clubs of the country met in In
dianapolis on the 10th of September
and elected a National Committee, OF
which Franklin MncYeagh, of Chicago,
was made President, and Il. NJ Nichol,
OF Racine, Wis, Secretary. The Con-
venton also issued the following adj
dress:
10 the Republicans Of the Union;
We delegates Of the Republican Clubs
throughout the United states, IN convention
asscmbled tO promote hy due organization the
purpOse announced at Chicago In June last by
. Republican platform, ana by the nomination
thereon Of General James A. Garhei1 ana ana
zeus who hallOw the Government Which we
have receive O from its fathers 10 muster at
this critical junCture IA political militia IN
its defense. You are ndmOnished that "a Rich
mond Congress has crossed the Potomac and
occupies your National Capitol; thht the same
unhUly purpose which suuSht'to destroy your
Government in war Is nov sapping ana NM
mug that Government in politics; thm treason
is wearing Il mask in order TO accomplish what
IL fuIled to compass during IA bloody period of
four years without musk; TINT II hhs sought
10 starvc the Government IA II starved SUM
ter; that IL has withheld support from your
soldiers which II could not dsaim IN In the licld;
that IL has sought to repeal in Congress Flee
tiOn laws 80 rs to enteebie the National nll-
thority, and the guarantees to the citizen, so
as To challenge anew the anxious aud patriotic
determination which distinguished you in 1881
1t is not enough that you are paying the war
debt of these cunspiratOrs; you must apologize
70 them IN cash IN the form OF war claims
for having pounded their rebellion TO pleeesi
you mtlst permit an Increase OF tho number OF
Judgrs Of the supreme Bench of the United
States I'm order that the two last amendments
TO the Constitution may be declared nuli ana
void by reason of never having received due
measure Of legislative sanction from the sew
crul States; you muT permit the whole re-
suits of the war und the rc-estnblished credit
fhff
bunishmcnt from power OF the party by which
tho Nation, every man on Us soil ana every
dollar ln his pocket pnpcr or com, mas been
zealottsly defended and guaranteed. Four
years alone OF Democratic rule would prove 70
your cost and shame Tor nall century IL Is
eaAIcF 10 arrest an enemy In his Efforts to
grasp power than to dispOsscsS that enemy Of
power, "a was shown between 1851 and lsH0.
Now Ia the time 10 declare thai the National
House OF Representatives shan not DO a
wanton spendthrft of the sacred moneys OF
the Government, to declare thut the consent
OF tho governed to the administration of the
GOV ernment shall be ZeIOusly maintained
through the agency of the free ballot, and
that murder and fraud ior political en9s are
disaOnur to the American people ana an at
front to the God Of lusticet without whose
oOuntenpnce we cnnnot hope 20 Insure pros
porous and q bcnaloiai political system A
rnpubliCpn government can only exist and be
mainnincd by the free expression OF all it'
citizens, openly declared ana hOnOrably count
ed Without these factors there Il no free
government. They do not exist to-day in tho
sixteen Stntes OF the solid South. II Is the
"
mon VINO believe in free eovorhmcnt, who D.
lieve that this IL II Nation, 10 unite for the pur
pose uf securing to the people, the whole people
OF the south, tho rights of free speech, free
Thought and an untrnmmGled ballot. This car
only be done through tue success OF the Re
publican party through u sol d North, as do
teimincd In 1881 TO assure the future to tint
Repuplc as IL was In lAhO To preserve II, A
house divided against itself cannot stand 4
Nation u Ofessfdly free cannot OXist with
despltsm IN ts midst. There is dcspotlsm Ia
the south more absolute than amy other In he
world. Z hat dospltism depriNes million nud
A half Of tree American citizens OF all thn
our Constitution was intended TO assure. II
arrOgutea and assumes sovereignty NOW u
attncas the North y advances In serTleI
institution, of the Northern States, In Il
ins llcnce and pride il piOClIims that you, TIA,
frcodom-lJviug people of the North, mus
how to the NoOch II nus cuthrOned. II tn cat
en- b. fuud To deprive you OF your Just con
JrOl In Governmental affairs. II demands
reversal OF the verdict finally rendered a.
Appu matt X. Not only are you called upOI
10 resto q fropdOm AMI Nationality IN thj
South, but to protect thcm In the North 4
Democratic victory means the triumph OF thi
principe ut the rebellion; II means the over
throw ot all results obtained by the war;
means the unqueNtiOned rule OF tue rebel hriga
dler4; II means confusion resulting In unnrch
and ruin. There Is but one way 20 avert tn
threatened evils. The SUCCESS OF tue hepnt
order; Il means Nutioupowertul 20 protec
itH people ut home and abroad; II means oqul
rights Tor all, equal laws Justly administered
Success can only be obtained by organization
nv unrcmltting labor. Organize, then. Pr,
pare yourself Tor the impending conflict. Oh
gnnizo as YOU did IN 1861 when no create
evils threatened you. See tn Il that ever
man does his duty, March to the hHttlO an
let your Republican ballots Of 1850 supplement
and sccuc q what your Republican bullet
gained Ia 1856. We appeal to the old mer
whose sons went forth 10 battle Tor the Rcpul
lie; 20 the middlc-aHoIi who held aluft the bar
ner OF their county In its darkest hours; /
the young men who ave ontoring upon th
stage OF action; 10 all who value the llhert
and prosperity Of their country, u unite (
kOcpiug step to the music of the Union. Rel
cue thecluntry from Democratic control wit
itH attend mt evils, The enemy, relying upO
no ilutrumontullty save the rifles 10 KIN mel
money 20 brihe men, and frauds to cheat mel
the enemy. with wicked past aud shamee,
future, now COnlrOnts YOU. Touch elbows n
over the Union, Save il, do your utmost for
and remember Il Is never we'll defended, ul
less defended In every part by every man.