The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-10-12
From the New York Methodist Of Aug /, ~.
WORDS FlILY SPOkEN.

One Of the brightest and happiest augu
ries of the hour - the late speech OF Hon.
Daniel 5. Dickinson, Ut . meeting in Wyom
ing county, PennsyIvan =. Mr. Dickinson
has long been known rs q keen, active poll
tlciau, eotirety devoetd to the interest Of the
Democratic party, but he nov feels called
upon to drop party standards, that hs ma,
grasp and hoid that of the country.
For kspub.i .i;an leaders th support Of the
Government seems easy and natural; the in
slscs OF the party ami the demands of duly
iook in the sxlne direction. But with The
opposition it's different. 10 give their aid
to the war. is to supp rt President not of
thor own party; ii IL practically to forget,
for The time beng, their own party af6n't'es.
and to remember only the country aud It's
dangers. vi this party abnt gstion. Mr..
Dickinson 10 most itlustrl0us Instance. lu
This speech be briefly re. processes he De-
mocracy, snd then lays it away for cafe
keeping. lie reminds oae Of the old preach
or, who, beng challenged TO u fsticuf and
abused until even clerical flesh could endure
it no longer, threw down his black coat,
saying: ''Lie there divinity, till cbastlse
rsscai,ty." Thus the New York orator Al
Wyoming. lie was there to '.discuss no po-
IIticai partisan subjects" Lie there, sis
very aud anti-slavery, high tariff and low
tariff, Dred Scott and John Brown, and oil
the rest of you, lie there, until we purge the
country Of treason, and reestablish the Gov.
ernment upon q foundation as broad as our
Union, and rs immova lie as our mountains.
"Th's question" said he's; "rises far above,
and shoots deeper, than party interests and
~ a =. ekos
they must be made up Of traitors on the one
.sids and patriots On the other. ] cAn0Ot de-
ssrt my country because political oppo.
nent places himself on my right hand, nor
because a political associate vacates the
place on my left. can see DO party banners
.~h,e the eng,nery Of war 10 playing spoa
the stare and stripes. am blind 80 party
lines and party bulwarks, and deaf TO the
ffe and drum Of party drill while war il
rampant in the land and threatens the Csp-
itol.'
Would Mr.. Dickinson coerce2 Would he
coerce . State2 Certainly not. but he
would coerce everything that jafes rebel.
lie would coerce 'sStste criminsis, thieves
snd murderers." shss the honest people oi
the State nay enjoy the rights Of the Gov
ernmrnt. Aud - 70 .speace," let Who viii
abuse that word, or raise that cry, hs would
not.
OF all the forms Of mischief, Of latent
but virtual and effective treason, this talk oil
peace is the worst. Pesee 10 % fair, 90 di
vine thing, 20 fitting 10 atmosphere fol
goodness, % becoming vsimeat for sir'
lure, that il 10 even apt TO retain its pres
tiegs when plagisrised. II thief erie,
.speacs'' yos most stop pursuing. Ns pick
pocket relieves yoor bs, dencd fob, ssd i
oeIy eosssmnats silliss esoegA 70 blsai
peass, you dare lot cosres hin. That 10
sccordipg 70 sbs linping arRuDsnt Of Ere
State secessiosisss. The rebels steal th
foYss, ride the casson houses, beiesguer tb
capital, sake wss % oost gigantic seall
asd all over the e0snsry, spoo the Gssess
nens, which u least rssists and when th
two armies are eoofronting each other i
the 6.ld, ss army Of pssriuss and % srn
Of rebels, eertsis parties 10 the loyal Stats
sseai this blsssed word ''pescs." and ELL
whisper il around anonx the people. Whss
es.r il csmes j, emascolstes tbs 0rdy yea
mon. abous IN seise bic mustes ssd rosh
The defence Of his eosssry, 10 ssunss the hh
essEsy Of the rich aod wsaksas The eyDpAsh