St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-07-04
PEACE MEETING AT DOVER.


PEACE MEETING AT DOVER.
On Thursday last. large and cnthusi-
astic Peace Meeting was held at Dover,
Delaware. which was addressed by Hon.
VIM. Il. Whitley and Thomas I. Bayard
We comment the speeches Of Messrs.
Bayard and Whitley to the attention ofthe
war and disunion advocates, if there be
any such among cur readers:
Nix. WHIrELy's SrEKcu.-Mr. Whitley
commenced with the following expression /:
TAX payers and voters of Delaware. and
no Philadclphians" lie them continued,
holding that they, the tax payers, were to
decide whether they wcfe for peace or f,r
war. with all its horrors. They had moth
ing to do with the causes that now disturb
the country. They did not bring it on
There was not. to his knowledge. man in
the State Of Delaware in favor Of secession.
He appealed to his vote in the House If
Representatives whether he. in conjunc-
ton with Me,srs. Bayard anu Salisbury,
had not Gone every thing to save ;hs glo-
rious flag.
But it was said. "No comrromisc-war
to the knife, and war to the lilt with
these Southerners Yet he. as their re-
preventative, voted for Mr.. Crittcnden S
compromise. and was willing to do any
thing to accomplish the object proposed
Yet he stood before thcm to-day branded
AS traitor. lie thought it was the duty
Of every citizen TO stand up aud speak facts
as they are. and say what is bctte.Elar the
Union. He represented the DEMOCRACY Of
Delaware Brrckinridg.. Douglas and
BELL Democracy. He was for peace lie
deplored the action Of the Southern States.
lie found they were determined ia 70 out,
and they did 60 out. He found that
States said they would 60 out. They said.
I'VE don't want you to alter your Consti-
tuition, or your Supreme Court laws, but
We want to 90 out aud govern ourselves.
Applause.
He asked what he should say for the
measures Of peace proposed. Most Of them
had never participated in war. They knew
the blessings Of peace; but now business is
Frustrated. everything is stag,ated in con-
sequence of this civil war. He said that
Mr. Douglas never uttered truer word
than that war is ,lisunicn--abs,Iute and
eternal di<uuion" The FIRST gum It Fort
Sumpter was the knell Of American li5er-
ty. lie asked. could they suljugate the
South. Cries of no. no.
He asked what the North could do with
eight millions ofpeople You msy whip
them at Manassas Junctiun-may drive
them out of Virginia. but you cannot sub
jugatc them. It has already cost the gov
ernment millions of dollars in three months
times to advance ten miles in Virginia
When, in the name Of God, would they get
to New Orleans Laughter. Now all tn.
wealth Of Golconla. or Of P,ru Or B.lb &C,
would not pay for this war. II IS cnsting
the government luilliOn of dollars day
All the men of the North can't conquer
the rights nf the people Of the South
[Chccrs1 Men will join IN army. whatever
it may be, when they can do no better. and
get eight dollars month (Cheers.) II
this war lasts ten years, what ~ be the
cost Of IT'D Who can teN sWaen Wa,
ceases. peace will be at Anyhow,
you will have to recogik.. right Of
these people to govern themselves. Then,
you Of the State of Delaware. come out AMI
say you are for peace. Cheers. War. uncon'
stitutionally insugurated by Abraham Lin
coin, will bankrupt us. Look at your
cities. A gentleman in Philadelphia told
me he didn't believe there Was solvent
man on Market street The same is tht
case in New York. You 10 not expect t.
make your money by stealing fro'n ti'
government. The declaration Of this wal
kills you all.
How with the Government ask yo,
ut what rate this Government Of kins
| Aoraham's obtained loan the last tw,
weeksi
They conlin't get fifteen millions take'
Mt all. The moneyed men Of Blstor
wouldn't take it. They could only &c
nine millions taken. with the faith Of the
government pledged, at eighty-6ve cent.
on the dollar Daughter and cheers an
they had to issue Treasury notes for til.
balance. Why must we work ont thie re
bellion? Only to show that We have :
government (Cheers.) | say here to-day
in the light Of heaven, that no act Of Ian
coln's up to to-day. in reference to this vsr
ha- been legal or constitutional. (Chsrrs.
want you to look Vt our Constitution
when you 90 home, aud see il il .iors no
say that Congress- cannot make an sppro
priation for troops bus FIR two years. and