Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-09-05

~ Auy VI OuI IcoueIS WIZ DoJ
have heretofore paid any attention TO
politics, will remember DANIEL s. DICE
EssoN of New York, as a prominent
Democrat, and one who never failed
the party in time of trial. He was an
active Breckinridge man in 1860, from
honest motives, and not being a mem
Der of the Knights Of the Golden Cir
Gle, was not posted in regard to the ul-
innate designs of that party. He made
a speech at Wyoming, in Pennsylvania.
afew days since, which we desire could
be placed in the hands Of every honest
Democract in this county. We can
hardly expect this. however, as papers
like the Cincinnati Enquirer, New York
Day Book, and that stripe will not dare
to publish it. We have only room for
a few extracts, the first of which we
commend to the advocates Of party or
ganization.
When the citadel Of our country is
in flames, when the edi6ce that Wash
ington and Franklin, and their asso-
eiates erected, is in flames, it becomes
us, whatever may have been our politi-
cal proclivities before, to rise far above
all other considerations, and to keep
this citadel from destruction. Cheers.
I cannot afford to turn away from my
duty because political opponent is
acting with me, nor stay back from a
duty because political friend deserts
me. No; / must go on and discharge
great duty. I hold it to be the first
duty of every citizen, of every party,
to aid in restoring-if restored it can
be-this great and good Government.
[Cheers, and cries of "That's true doc
trine."
On the right Of the Government to
sustain itself, Mr.. D. says:
But what is the true way of putting
down what I shall term rebellion?-
And we can all agree in one thing
that that rebellion is either right or
wrong, justi6able or unjustifable, to be
approved or condemned as whole. If
it is right for a portion of this country
to take up arms against this Govern
ment. it is right TO sustain such action;
and if they are wrong, they should be
put down by the power of the people.
[Applause. There is no halfway
house in this mstter--no tarrying place
between sustaining the Government
and attempting its overthrow. There
is no peace proposition that will suit the
case until the rebellion is first put down.
Applause. And we're l in favor, or
disposed to tamper with this rebellion,
or aid or countenance it, / would go
and take up arms with them. Because,
if it is right for Them to take up arms,
it is right for them to have armed aid
and assistance. If they are wrong, II
they are guilty of treason, and murder,
and arson, then they should be over
thrown by the whole power of the
Government; Applause, and cries ol
'good;"] and put down so that nc
resurrection day will ever find rebellion
again. Renewed applause.
As to the fugitive slave law:
vIAnd nowI repeat that the only prac'
teal cause of dissension was the fugitive
slave question; and that appertained tc
States that could only be drawn or dra
gooned into the folly of Secession
Gen. Butler has had this question OF
his hands. As long as the Constitu
ton was acknowledged, all conserva
tive citizens admitted that 1t was tb,
duty of the free States to restore tb,
fugitive who was fleeing from the ser
vice Of his master. Gen. Butler ha,
found the restoration Of the fugitive,
impracticable in many cases. The mas
ter had thrown of the Constitution
What was the result? He was obliged
50 receive hundreds of contrabands
and retain them. / do not know wha
he is going TO do with the question
but suppose he is going to do with
them something as the Irishuan Was