The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-09-03

IN the crowd" ompromisc. What doc
my friend say, "Compromise Wei,
will get at "Compromse" before get ,hro'
Laughter and cheers. believe in tho in
t"grity of the Union; | believe in the intcg
ri,y of the Constitution; believe in sustain
ing both by the power Of tho Government.
But they say, you would not coerce I
Statef No, would not coerce State.-
have said would not cocrca State-frst
because it is impracticabIe; because You can
not coerce State. Second, because it would
be unjust to coercc State in its domestic pol
icy, If 1t could be done. But you may cocrcc
rebellion in a Slate until YOU give that State
an opportunity to act through its loyal citizens
in its duties to the Union. And | would
coerce rebellion wherever could find it. Iou
may not coercc community, but YOU may
cocrcc It's thieves and murlerers. You may
coercc State criminals. and thus enable the
State and its loyal citizens to fulfil their rc,a
tons in the Government Of the Union. If
we can sustain our Union, if we can uphold
our Constitution, IL is not by compromising
with rcbeIlion-it is 10y ruttine down rebel.
lion and making our compromise with ilcli.
ty Applause and voicc-"Thero is your
Democracy And of all men living, dem.
ocrat is the last man who can take stand
agains' the Constitution Of his country
Cheers A Democrat lives aud moves aud
has his being in the Constitution. lie can
not live outside Of or in opposition to, The
Constitution. IL must stand bv the ConSti
tuition in all its parts. 1t was that doctrine
that gaze the Democratic party its power anl
ascenlancy in the times Of Jefferson, Of Mali
con, aud of that old her. Andrew Jackson,
Just IN proportion rs tho Democracy has
wandered from the Con .ttuton, Just in the
sa'nc proportion have they gone down. Aud
if they had boen faithful. AMI stood fully up
- urvtr u,'vtrturr, al tho \ LoI;,i"' ,'o'
ties of tho earth, all the Republican partes of
the earth, anl all the combined powers of
the earth, could never have put down the
Oh Democratic Party. [CieS Of "that is So, y
and cheers have ever believe IN the jas.
tico Of Democracy, anl believed in it as
much to day IA ever. And ! believe it to hc
my duty to stand upon the iamparts OF the
Constitution and dof'ul it from all foes,
whether they como frou tho North, the South,
the En,. or the West. Ny fellow Democrats
suPpDsing there are any such in hearing,
Cries, There are, There are, suppose
Brrcknrilgn had hccn el'c'cd, and sumner
ava ',a'fISoh' ana "eh''I Ih','pI@' ann ,"e
now hh9!ahI states grhei"''y nv" s'at' ~
r.o. ."'oh against NE ""'hor'y OF 'n' To'',,
H'"'''' WHAT W"n'i nave p'eh "ple' Wo
nave don' rs am doIng no"' "'ud nave
tf''' 10 animate my connlrymeh 10 Pu' th''n
down 10y iorco OF arms !Cheers ana cries OF
"Good. J
Now, why not treat Southern rebellion rs
you would treat Northern rcbeIlIon-EaNtern
rebellion as You would Western rebeiIlon-
and whoever rebellion comes from put 1T
down forever. That Is my doctrine. l have
stood upon that doctrine in oIden times, and
u that Gor'uue goes down | WI 90 down
with It. lh'rc were causes OF irritation be-
tween the sections, | admit. deprecated
them, and Iabarrd I1r@ and earn Stiy to get
nj Of them But 1t WAS not done. Those
causes Of irritation, although they may have
suggested To southern states T. request h',
coming guarantees, they never Jn'tii'' armed
rebellion III any shape or tn'nn'r. Ana "hat
were thoNe causes oi mutations Inc ON!
r'a' Pr"c''cH cause oi irritation o''"'eh Tue
u'n'eN'cu'on i, 81 INC 'u1''N'' save INV nu' ~
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