Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03

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way fairly when COL Reah Frazer made a
speech, only TO call out Felix Grundy, but
before he quit he had succeeded In earning q
good deal OF applause for himself This was
something after the fashion OF a rattling G on
vention speech OF that day:
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Mr.. Frazer, Of Pennsylvania, rose and OK
pressed his hope that tho delegate from Ten
nessee the friend OF Andrew Jackson, and
associate Of his early years, who had battled
with that hero In the cause Of Democracy,
and who had so often successfully encoun-
teredHenry Clay, the great champion of our
opponents, would now proceed with his re-
marks. Let us now hear that veteran in the
cause Of Democracy, whose voice has so
often cheered his party In the political con-
test, and from his lips lot us catch the inspir-
ing war cry, that gives assurance OF victory.
Loud and enthusiastic cheering j can tell
him that here there are no Rucker delegates
among us Here are none but those whom
the assembled people have sent to represent
them. The Empire state Is here fully repre-
sented, and her delegates have told you that
she will nobly do her duty. Loud cheers.
The Keystone state, that gave Andrew Jack
son $1,000 majority, Is here by her sons re-
peated cheering, and we pledge ourselves YES
when the day OF trial comes, the
land of Penn will fully sustain her
high renown. We see, too, the represen-
tativcs Of the Democracy OF the Granite
state, that can never be beaten, Continued
applause,) and of her sisters OF the North,
topetber with the chivalrous sons of the
South and the West The whole Democracy
of the Union Is here and we will speak
trumpet-tong to the people, and tell them
that the cause of the equal laws and equal
rights must triumph, when the arbiters are
independent, virtuous and intelligent free
men. We chang out our banners on The
OUTWARD wuU," when we proclaim that tho
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government, and that, by the blessing OF
Almighty God, the people shall still rule
this free and happy country, and nota league
of money corporations and foreign capitalists.
We proclaim that the party which Is afraid
| To speak to the people-which entertains de-
| signs and principles which they dare not
| avow-which insults the intelligence OF free
| men by resort to tinsel pageantry and
show, instead OF appealing to their under
| standings, must meet with that discontinue
and disgrace which such wretched charla-
tanry deserves Yes fellow.citizens, these
eternal principles OF truth aud justice, which
our party clings to as with the love oil
mother to her child-which they boldly and
opeply ayow to the assembled universe
those sacred principles which guided our
fathers in the stormy days OF the Revolu-
tion, and which they bequeathed as pre-
cious inheritance to their children, shall sui
triumph, though assaied with all the art
and all the power OF a selfish and Interested
faction.
"IIang out our banners on the outward walls
castle strength
VIII laugh siege to scorn."
IL t..c language of Benton, " If we fall, let
us fall with arms in oar hands. II the gal
liant ship of state Is to go down, let her go
down with her flag nailed to her mast iSot
every threadbare sail, and give her to the
god of storms" Mr.. +. concluded by say
ing that he had not intended. on rising, to
have said this much. His only object was to
move that the veteran statesman and Demo-
crat, and friend OF Andrew Jackson, should
address the convention at this time.
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Mr.. Grundy again rose, amid loud and en-
thusiastic cheering, and proceeded.
A memorable speech in the annals of Penn
sylyania politics was the "great speech of
Col. Bigler" at the Reading Democratic
state convention in 1851. In that conven-
ton, it will be remembered, the chief ques-
ton was the contest between the Bigler aud
Frazer delegates from Lancaster city aud
county. "The interest excited by this issue
| was profound and universal" says relator.
I" 1t was the topic of conversation every
where and when it was at length reached
by the convention the lowest murmur OF
| con nvsrsation ceased, and silence and alb
sorbing attention at once pervaded the large
assemblage with which the court house was
| thronged. The credentials OF both sets ol
| delegates were read by the clerks. In those
| of the Bigler delegates, James H. Reynolds,
| ESQ.,, was substituted, as senatorial delegate,
for Wm. b. Fordney, esq, and in those ,t, OF
tuted for Peter Martin, esq. At this stage OF
| the proceedings Mr.. Sterigere, of Montgom
cry, suggested the propriety of hearing two
| OF the claimants from each delegation on the
| merits of the case, which being on motion
| agreed to, Mr.. Amwake, of the Frazer set,
| proceeded to state their case. The details
were very voluminous, and involved refer,
| ences TO a great number OF inaccessible
| papers ''-sFT sat issue was this whether
the couri, littee, which called the con-
| vention of sh, 1851, by the action OF
| which the Fordney delegates were elected
was at the time of calling that convention
living and regularly organized and author
lied body, having the right to act for the De
mocracy OF Lancaster. Mr.. Amwake, in {
yery respectable speech, contended it wa:
not He was followed by Mr.. Swarr, of thu
same county, on the other side, who alter
brief reference to the necessity of saving TIT
time of the convention, read, in most ele
CANT and impressive manner, the printed
statement of the claims of the party will
whom he was acting
| James Patterson, Hiram b. Swarr, Ssmue
Parker, Jos. Il. Baker. n. B. Wolfe and Jas
L. Reynolds were the Buchanan -Bigler dele
gates and after Mr.. Swarr had presente
the case, Col. Frazer spoke for several hour
until the evening adjournment After tn
reassembling of the convention, Col. Fraze
resumed his argument and engaged the at
tention of the delegates some two hour
| longer. "liis address was marked by grea
earnestness and feeling, and general propr
| ety of manner" He was followed by Jane
| H. Reynolds, of Lancaster, "in masterl.
and convincing argument, supported with
mass of facts that told with great effect II
| ha .pnyapfipp " l'nOn vote tho Ripler me
were ad mitted by 75 to AZ. That of cours
ended the Frazer campaign. Sam. Black
the great campaign orator of his day, will
fashion 81 consider the American Unio
the greatest human institution that was eve
formed, and next to the Christian religion, th
greatest blessing our misfortunes have eve
: met, to make easier the burdens OF wear
life, and regard even the danger OF its di
r solution as a disaster most deeply to be d
: plored.
"We can groan and sweat without muC
| long as we have country. But take tn
r away and we have no heart for anything, al
= no manhood to meet anything.
l ago, on the Ohio river, the arms and leg
3 with the heads and hearts of men were see
o nying through the air. That was very lii
p Union exploded, dismembered and d
|, stroyed. The more horrible after its destru
r ton, because of its beauty before.
IS ait Is impossible not to love the thoug
o aud the man who made the thought, as VT
9 expressed as this '1he States of the Unio
| yIs IiJIn,ps 1,iH o1ls Iile the