The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-06-18
HILLsDALE, MICH, TUESDAY, JUNE 49, 1861.

plausc.
The tirst duty Of an American citizen, or o
citzan OF any constitutional government il
obedience 10 the constitution and laws of Lii
county. Applause. have no apprehen
: sion lhat any man in Illinois, or beyond tht
limits of our own beloved State, will miscon
slruo or misunderstood my motive. So fa
rs any of the partisan questions ara concerneC
, stand in equal, rccouciablc and undy inc
opposition both to tie Republicans and tlo
Soco-aiouists. Applause. You all know
that anna yerY grol partisau fighter in par
tiSan times. aughter aud cheers. An,
uu,t You viii fnl me equally as good &
pa io' when the country is in danger
GChcers
Now permit me to say to tho assembled
Representatives, and Senators Of our beloved
State, composed Of men Of both political par
ties, II my opinion it is your duty to lay
ASIDE, FOR the time being, your party crccds
AID party platforms; to dispense with your
party Organizations and partisan appeals to
forget that you were ever divided, until you
have rescued the Government and the coun
Try FROM their as,ailauts. When this para.
mount duty shall have been performed, it will
be proper for each Of us to resume our re
spcc,i'c political positions, according to our
convictions or public duty. AppIause. =
Give me country frs, that my chilrcn
may live in peace; then we will have thea.
tro for our party organizations to operate
upon.
Are we to be called upon to fold our arms,
allow the National Capitol to be seized by II
military force under foreign revolutionary
flag; to SEQ the archives OF the Government
in the hands of people who affect to dis
pise the flag and Government of the United
States? am not willing to be expelled by
military force, nor to fly from the Federal
Capitol. 1t has been my daily avocation,
ak months in the year, for eighteen years. to
walk into that marble building and from its
por'ico to survey prosperous, happy snd
united country On both sides Of the Potomac.
| believe may with contilenca appeal to the
peope Of every section Of the county TO bear
testimony that have been rs thoroughly na-
uonal IN my political opinions aud actions as
any man that has lived in my day. Ap.
pIause. And believe if ! should make an
appeal to the people of the State Of Illinois
or Of the NorAcin States. for their impartial
verdict, they would say that whatever errors
| have committed have been in leaning too
far to the Southern section Of he Union
against my own. Applause | think |
in a political sense, and trust | use the
word foe in post sense. Much appause.1
| can appeal to them with confidence, that |
have never pondcrcd to the prejudice or pas
sion Of my section against the minority sec.
ton Of this Union; and will say to you now
with all franknc>s aud sincerity that | will
never sanction nor acquicsce in any warfare
Whatever upon the constitutional rights or
domestic institutions Of the people of the
Southern States. (Applau,e.) On the con.
irary, i! there "a' an attempt TO invade those
'ghts--to stir up sery.le iu>urcction among
tacr pco orc-l would rush 10 their rescue.
and iutcrpose with whatever Of strength
might possess to defend them from such
calamity. (ApplauNe) While | will never
invade them-while will never fai! to De.
icud aad protect their rights TO the fill ex.
tcut that = fair and liberal construction of the
Constitution can give them--they mus, dis
tjac,ly Understand that | will never acdui.
csvc III their Invasion .: our constitutional
rights
It Is a crime against the isalienablo and in
dctca>Ibl' hight OF every American ctiz n to
attempt to destroy the government under
which We were born. Ii is a or me against
constitutional freedom AMI the hopes OF the
friends Of freedom throughout the wide word
To attempt to blot ou' the United States from
the map of CLristendom. Yet this attempt
i now beng made. The government Of our
INF IttV ID. Ia, II. Q L..
Iho cap ,al that bears tue name o, the Father
o' lis Country Is to Ge bombarled and level.
el to the earth among tho rubbish and the
dust OF things that are past The records Of
yu'lr government are to be scattered 10 the
four winds Of heaven. The constituted au.
thoritio6, laced there by the same hi,h au.
thor;ty that laced Washington and Jefferson,
and Madison, aud Jackson in the clair, - re TO
be captured off, to become a bye-word and
scon to the nations Of the world. Never!
ncv-r,
You may think that am drawing picture
that is oycrwrought. No man who has spent
the last week in the city Of Washington will
believe that / have done iuslc, To il. You
have all the clemeuts Of the French Rcyolu.
ton surrounding the capital now, aud threat
eo!ng 1t with its teuo's Not only is our con.
sti;rtiona! government % be stricken down:
not only is our flag TO be blotted out; but the
very foundations of social order are to be un-
dcrmned and destroyed; the demon Of dcs.
H0ction Is to be let Io.s 80 over the face of the
land, reign Of terror and mob law is to pre-
vail in each section Of the Union. and the
man who dares TO plead for tie cause Of jas
tee and moderation in either seltion is to be
marked down as q traitor T. lis section. If
this state OF things is allowed to 20 or. how
long before yoa viii have the euiiiotiuo in ac-
tive operation!
| app al to you, my couutymrn--men of
'II paIiI-s-not to allow yoar pas ions to get
the better Of your judgments. 10 not allow
your vengeance upon the authors Of this great
Iniquity to lead you Into rash, aud c,ucl, and
d. nc ate act, upon loyal citizens who may
dii'ar with you in opinion. Let the spirit Of
moderation and e Justice preyail. You can.
no: expect, within 80 few weeks after an excl.
ted political canvass, that every man can rise
to il.a high and Level cr forgetting his paiti
san preiniices and sacrifice everything upon
the altar of lis country but slow me to say
to you, whom | have opposed AMI wa.,.d
against with an energy you will respect, allow
me to say TO you, you will not hc tIu1 to