Year: 1866

only of freemen, not only of humanity, not
only of Christianity, but of federation. As
the great apostle of true Democracy said,
truth armed with reason has no cause for
fear in a contest with error Thence,
doubtless, while many heart has been sad
dened by this sight, and while shouts have
gone up making our ears burn and our
hearts we have borne all alike. Speeches
from men who, if they had their deserts
would be rOtting in unremembered graves,
have been heard i'm proud disdain. APP
plause Thanks be to God. we can bear
this, and more than this. We stood the
agony of the rebellion; we have survived
the loss of our best beloved; we have seen
the sables of mourning hanging over the
latch of our doors: we still remember the
vacant chair, and we 30 back To the time
when we almost believed that God himself
had deserted us. We prevailed then and
we shall prevail again. [cries of that's
so. and the greatest victory We shall
achieve will be the victory over our pas
sions Remember my fellow -citiZcns, that
deep and painful as these insults have been.
we have a glorious record to preserve. W g
dare not, for our Sakcs, forget that we are
guardians of order and law. TApplause.
With us no riot begins. No: murder begins
where treason is. where rebellion is, where
hypocricy and ingratitude arc, and there
we are not. We leave these agencies TO
the men who are plotting among us. Let
not hand he raised in violence, let moi q
voice be raised in anger. Your sobriety.
your decorum, your magnanimity, are the
sureSt emblcms that YOU are fit to govern
and hold together this great government
| know that many sad heart beats tonight,
and none sadder than in the far South. par
ticularly among the manumitted millions
who seem to fear, and have a right to fear.
that the success of this Convention may be
the precursor of the triumph of their ty-
rants. i know. too. that the white men of
the South apprchcnd probably that the sue
cess of the Convention is the end of all their
hopes. We shall triumph in October. We
shall bring the flag of Geary and the Union
to glorious victory tremendous shouts of
applause, and predict that we shall also
maintain our strength in the two Houses of
Congress On the Sd of September the re-
al Union men of the South will assemble in
the city of Philadelphia. TChecrs. The
Union men, headed by Hamilton. and FOw-
Ter and Stokes. and all their gallant band.
will be there. That will be our day Cries
of That's so. Then shall we hear the
Star Spangled Banner and Rally Round
the Flag" and we shall respond to them
with joyful hearts and fearful eyes. Then
no traitor views will pollute the atmos-
phere. Then nothing will be heard but
shouts of glory and rejoicing to Almighty
God thank YOU again and again. will
simply say for myself that am here with
my armor on. and intend TO fight this bat
tie through no matter what may be the re-
sull to myself. Cries of that's right !
know that these are perilous times, but |
do not belong to shrinking tribe. Cries
of go on. YOU are right" | have en-
bdrked in this fight with strong radical
principles, and believe that radical diseases
require radical remedies. Applause. /
Having planted my standard on this cor
ner intend to contend under the old flag
To the last, and to the bitter end. Good
night