Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-09-19
TRUE DEMOCRACY.
"The Union Must and Shall be Pre-
served" ..
DANIELS s. DICKINSON'S SPEECH
In Cortland County, New York,
ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER q, 1891.

DhNIEL y. DlCklNNUNSNP SNPEECH
| In Cortland County, New York,
On TUESDAY, september Q, 1891.
We come here, not as Democrats, not q
Republicans, not as Abolitionists
not as Americans; but we com,
here as. the people. Seeing that the encm,
are ut the gates of the citadel, seeing thai
armed rebellion is threatening us, we com,
together to stay up the hands of the Consti
tuition and cling to its pillars, swearing il
our faith IT these institutions fall as the peo
pie we fall with them. Cheers. The
question is not "Who is at the head of tbi,
Administration ?" and | shall not inquire
whether his name be Abraham Lincoln O,
Andrew Jackson. He is the peoples rep
resentative Of the Government, and. 70,
those who like him and confide in him, it i.
their duty to do all they can to sustain him
and those who do not, it is their duty to dc
much more. Cheers.
L shall notadopt your political principles,
II you are an opponent of mine-as many OF
your are-and don't ask you to adopt
mine; but L ask you to go with me in grea,
and common duty, which concerns us ali
alike; to shield the Government first from
rebellion and destruction and then, if there
is question who shall govern it afterward.
we will discuss that on another day.--
Cheers. go for the preservation of this
Government, and go to cleave him down,
Us Saul did Agag who undertakes to destl oy
it; and it is Of little consequence to me
whether the enemy of the Government is in
arms, or whether he is aiding the armed ;
whether he is rebel or an aid to rebellion:
whether he points the fatal weapon at the
bosom OF his fellow-man, or whether he aids
or encourages another to do it, whether he
applies the torch to the capital of our coun-
try, and attempts to burn it to ashes and
destroy its archives, or whether he is an
apologist, and connives and encourages il
under the tongue Of peace
The very existence of the institutions un-
der which we live are threatened, and there
are but two sides to this question. One is
in favor and the other is against it. There
can be no doubt of the result of this matter
ifproperly prosecuted, and we are embar-
rassed more to-day by attempts to connive
at the rebellion within than we are at the
rebellicnitself For there is strength enough
and power enough of men, and money, and
material, and determination to crush this
rebellion to the very earth, where it deserves
to be crushed. There is no other way to
deal with it. The Administration has un-
questionably put forth its best efforts. am
its political opponent when act politically
but in emergencies of this kind intend to
rise above political considerations entirely
Loud cheering
THE UNION BEFORE POLITICS.
| change no political opinions. l say po-
litical opinions have nothing to do with the
nnnsfinn tl,a T4
who shall govern this great State and Ma.
ton. 1t is Shall it be preserved for any
Now none shall escape from that issue !;
there are NJ slippery and filthy stcpstones
by which political oficeseekers crawl away
from that, either up or down. 1t is ques-
ticn of cxistence--Our existence--and he
who is not for maintaining that existence is
for destroying it. The Administration has
come in with thousand embarrassments
around them-corruption and treason in
every department to the very lips military
officers betraying their command-navy off
GERS stealing their ships officers in the mint
and In the custom houses, and in every de-
partment, stealing its property or turning
it to the enemy; and a new Administration
with new cabinet coming in as party Ad.
ministration, having only the confidence Of
a part of the people, had all kinds of en-
barrassment on its hands. But so far as
they have done what l commend, l com.
mend them for it. If they have not done
all would myselfhave done under like cir
cumstances-if they have been remiss, it il
the province Of the people to call them to
account, and ask them to administer the
Government so as to put down the rebellion
at the earliest moment Now, the sin that
most easily besets. the American people i.
politics. Everything is politics in this coun.
try. Like the frogs and lice, and locusts o
Egypt. it comes up in the bed and the knead.
ing trough. Politics is what ale was tc
Boniface: we eat, and drink, and sleep or
politics laughter and applause and if ]
wish to find traitor to heaven and earth
and find name to curse the knave, 1 would
call him mean, managing, grog-shop poll
tician. daughter and applause. Ever
in the matter Of this great crisis, which
threatens our very country and existence
there is an attempt going forward to raise
political party upon it. "Why don't you
rally up. to sustain this Government? /?
Why, those Abolitionists kindled this fire.
well, what difference does that make
Does it burn any more than if Democrat
hau hiHuicu it' Liz QueStlOn Is, now cal
we arrest the fame, not who kindled II
The house is on fire and burning, and threat
ening the destruction of the dwelling besid
it, so that -
"The backness OF ashes shall mark where il stood.
And wild mother scream DER her famsling broodn
But the Baptists say that the Methodist
set it, and the Methodists say that both O
the others set it, or might have preyente,
it, and no one will endeavor to extinguisl
the flames What a spectacle for a Ghri.
tan people We hear the cry of Sire. )
and the engines rafting, and the cry o
alarm arises from all, but the great majori
| ty hang back and say, II didn't set L O,
fire. / told them that building would ee
on fire if they didn't look out, and I shan
help put it out" But / hold it is of n,
consequence how the fire came---it is burn
| ing. 1t is not Mr.. Lincoln's house. but i
belongs to the American people--not only /,
the present generation, but to generation
to come throughout the long track OF fu
ture time. 'o7od N
But there IL an attempt going on now ir
order that scurvy politicians may ride int,
Office upon it, or have an organization tha
they can manage. 1t is not the Democrat
ic party. repudiate it for Democracy nm an,
down, and round about, and diagonally. an,
| in every other sense huf H. 10 n sat ~ ~