, 1861-05-10

speech. which occupied one and half
hours he had the earnest attention Of bis
audience. Besides brief and clear review
Of his Official connection with this Terrific
y, four years as Governor and four years
as Delegate, be was very full and very de-
rided on The disnnion question. Hispublic
career is 50 well and farorably known to
the citizens q this Territory, that We do
not deem It necessary to review this portion
Of his address
His position on the disunion question is
exceedingly satisfactory. We have known
from The pernsal Of letters written BY him
to friends 10 the Territory, during the pro
gress Of he disunion troubles, that the pO-
sition taken in bis speech on Saturday lasi,
has been bis position from the beginning
and justice to faithful and sOmevhat mis-
understood public servant, requires that We
should state this in the most explicit man
ncr. He has from the start reprobaied and
opposed secession. Hehasd denied the right
Of secession. He does not consider The
election Of a Republican President as cause
for dissolution Of the Union. AT the
same time be holds the Republican party
mainly responsible for these secession troub-
les Geographical and sectional parties are
at war with the spirit OF our government.
and our fathers most omphatieally warned
posleriiy against their mischlevous tendeu.
eies and effect Washington and his com
peers pointed them out as the great danger
70 The perpeiuiiy Of our government The
democratic party itself has, in this respect,
been a faithful sentinel on The watch tower
Of American liberty. In 1854 and in
1880, they warned their countrymen that
the election Of q Republican President
Eould endaugeF The permanenee Of the
Union.
"Nhai was The duly oi the democratic
party. asked Gov. Stevens, "a republi-
can President having been eleeledl Was
" i 70 help TO make their warnings prophet
ic, and therefore 70 urge disunion? No,
nothing Of the kind. conceive my duty
/" to be 70 stop disunion, and accordingly !
ezerted myself to this end. / conferred
"uilh southern men and urged them to op-
pose disuulon at homo, assuring them
that Republican ascendaney would be-
short lived, and would fall to pieces by
. It's own weight In the attempt to carry
g on he government That not all persons
who voted for Mr.. Lincoln were Bepubli
cans Old line whigss taria men, Bell
and Everett men, and conservatives Of
e various shades, voted for him, not because
e be vas the Republican candidate. bat be-
cause they believed him to be conserv.
aative NAM
The Governor went into various partien-
lars Of his action during the past winter, in
references 70 the troubles Of the country
He urged the President to approve and
sustain Major Anderson in his removal to
Fort sumpter. He recommended the
drawing Of troops to the Capital. 70 guard
against any attempt to take Il. He depre-
Gated and denounced the aggressive acts Of
the South in seizing the Forts and other
property Of the United States.
At the close Of his speech, the Governor
urged the unioa Of the democracy on the
present living issues before the country. A
great nation was to be saved from dismem-
berment. and that must be the work Of the
Democratic party. The only hope of the
country, in bis judgment, was the reunion
Of the Democratic party, the arranging
terms Of compromise according substantial
y to the plan Of Crittendeu, which should
give confidence and security to the Border
States. and cause them to exert their good
Offices with the Cotton States, iu order to
their return 70 the old confederacy. Espec-
ALI did be deprecaie state Of war be-
tween the general government and that Of
me cohiederaied States. Il would only
make matters worse. If carried on with
sueeess i would simply place the people Of
seven States under a military despotism. -
Indeed is end would practically be the en-
tire breaking up Of our form Of govern
ment and the substituting for each State
and The wholecountry. a military despOtism
The only alternatives are compromise, con-
eiliation and peace. These we're the oply
siiseliss Of restoring the old 6dNsboy
and the whole Union; at the same ties Ae
had always held, and siill held II to be the
datJ Of every citizen 70 stand by the gov
eminent and maintain il secure from sg-
gressioA ssr whatever quarter it might
come.
Chester n. Terry. Esq.. secrp,ary Of tbe orevoD