The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-05-04
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patriotic and manly speech OF Senator
lDorcIa., before tho joint session Of The
Filnnois Legislature, on the 18th inst:
j What is the alleged canse for this invasion
i of the rights ard authority OF the uovcrn'
ment Of the United States? The cause nj
legged Is that the institutions OF the Southern
States are not safe under the tcderai Sov,
| crpment. ask you to reject AMI
,hsr min, an. arv ono act thar has beer
\ done any one dasy that has been omitted
| "a be done, OF which any one Of these dis.
| unianists can justly complain. les - ART
told simply because one party has succeeded
in a Presidential election. therefore they
| choose to consider that their liberties are
not safe, and therefore they will break "
1 the government.
had supposed that i. was cardinal and
| Fundamental principle Of our system "f gov.
eminent that the decision of tho penpie al
the ballot box. without fraud, according "a
| the forms Of the Constitution, was To com.
| mand the implicit obedience of every good
/ citizen. Loud applause. II their defeat
as the Presidential electiun is to justify the
minority, .r any portion of he minority, in
raising tho ira, oraus hand af rebellion
| against the constituted authorities, You will
find the future history IT The United States
written in The history If Mexico. According
| 10 INV reatiin. IT Nexicsn history there has
never been one presidential term from the
time of the Revelation " 1920, down {" this
day. when the candidate elected by the pto-
| plr ever served his feur wears. In every
| instance. either the defeated candidate has
spiz-i upon the presidential chair hy u-c ut
! the baynnet. or he has turned out the tuiv
elected candidate before his term expired.
| Are we To iunus rate this Mexican system in
/ the United States nf America? M! Never.
| Suppo>e the ease be reversed. Surpn-e tho
| ,h,union candidate had been elected by any
means care not what, il hv any means ~
accord nee with forms OF the Constitution
at the last Presidential election. Then,
suppose the Republicans had raised a-ehel.
| lion against his authority. In that ease you
would have found ms rendering my best
| Efforts and energies to John {. Ereckin ilSo
TO put down The Republican rebels. IRE.
meni"u. aprla"se.l And if y"u had at
tempted such n rebellion, | would have
called forth al! the power ard energies 1t
this county to havecrn>hed YOU cut. ICON
tinued applause
| IL isa crime u ..ainst the inalicnabic and
! indsfea>ibic right Of every American citizen
to att.mpt To drstrny the government under
which wa were born. II is a crime against
| Constitutional free dom thr gu. hut the Wide
world t. attempt to blot out tho United
| States from the map Ut christ ndom. Yet
this attempt is now. being made. The
government of our fathers is to hc over
thrown and destroyed. The Capital that
bears the name If the Father Of his Country
is to be bn,bar,led and leveed 10 the earth
among the rubbish and the dust Of things
that are past. The records Of your govern
ment are To be scattered To the four winds
! of heaven. The constituted authorities,
placed there by the same high authority that
placed Washington, and Jefferson, and
Madison, and JACKSON IN the chair, nre tn he
captured and carried of, to hrcnme u by
| wo,d and scorn To the nations Of the orlu.
| Never never
You may think that am drawing picture
tina: is averwranght. apd not describing u
fact, n: man who has spen. the last week
in the CITY Of Washing On will believe that
have don. Justice 10 i. You have NIL tho
elements of the French revoiu ION surround
ing the capital now, nnd threatening i with
,rrrars. MT only - its constitutional gov
eminent to be stricken down; not only our
is Gag Ia be h!ottcd out. but The very found.
atoms Of social order are ~ bc undermined
and destroyed; the demon Of destruction is
to be let loose over the face Of the band, u
reign nf terror and nub law is TO prevail in
each section IT the Uuian. and the MIA who
darrs to plead for the cause Of Justice and
moderation in either section, IL Ia be maj krd
down IA u traitor Ia his section. IT this
state OF things il allowed To go on, how Ion.
before You will have the guiliotlne in nctiye
operation?
lappcal to Won. my conntrymen-men Of
all PARTIES not to allow your PASSIONS to
get the better Of your judgments. ID. not
allow your vengeance upon the authors IT
this great inquiry to lead you into rash, and
cruel, aud desperate acts upon thnse Who
may differ with you in afininn. TT the
srmit ui moderation aud If justice prevail.
Ypu cannnt expect within SO few weeks after
an excited pnitic,l canvass that every nan
can rsr t. the level Of forgetting hi. parri.
Ian pr, Ia!ce and sacriiic. every;hln. upon
the altar "f hi country, hut allow me to say
tn You whom have oppas j with IN energy
you will respect. allow me I" say TO y"u, you
will MT h. true to your countrv If vnu ever
attempt to Manufacture pati,zan capital uut
of the misrrir- Of Your country. Much
arrlanse.] When calling upon Dem Gratis
Z" rally I" the tented Ii Id, leaving wife,
child, father and mnthrr behni them T..
ru-l, 10 tho rescnc 81 the Pres i,lrnt tint gu
elected, IL not make war upon them and try
u manufacture pariisan cnp.:a out # ..
struggle in which they are engaged from III.
hnlie>t aud pure,t VI motives. [lienewed
applause.
THIN appeal to you nv own Democratic
fri"nh.-ihn-e ,ner that have never failed 10
rally umlrr the glorious banner Vt the ct,up.
try, whrneyrr an enemy Mt hume mr. abraa,l
has dared Ia nssnii Ito you whom believe
." be the piir"st p'triofs that ever tivc.i--dt
not ALLOW the modification. CROWN. out Of
defeat IN partisan struggle, and the e.va.
ton ~ parfyf 10 power that We firmly
believed be dangerous tn the coun,ry-,i,
not let that .conveits ynu from p,'rrots into
traitors :" y""r native land. L ing c,,,., inued
nrrlaa-r.] Whenever nnr, government, i.
a.sali.d- when h ,,tii. armies are nnu,e chm,
under new and o,iiou. banners nra,ust the
government nf sur country. the shnr,c.t way
Ia peace il The mist s,nrt,iou. anil o,ani.
nous prsrara'ions Tor war. [rr.mrnann,
nppiaase. The greater the nnuniipity Tho
les blood will be shed. uncll applause. I
The more prompt and energetic III. move.
m"nr, and the more important it i. in NUN.
bers. the shorter will hs the struggle.
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Ia wnr doe. come isa WAR OF SELF
DEFENSE ON-DUR PART. IRIS 4
WAR IN DEFfNSEoF OUR OWN ylTsr
RIGHTS; ia defense NJ the government
which we have inherited as a priceless. lrpacy
from our pafrioric father. in defense of
the great rights Of the frcedrn 81 trade.
c'mmerce. transit anil Intercourse from ,he
center to tie circumfsrsncs If our gr.a,
continent. These are risiGs We mus, struy
gle for and never surrender. f.sgg
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