The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-09-03
uoN D. 5. DIcKNsoN's SPEECH.

UON ID S DICkINS0N's SPEECH
Til. veteran Democrat las made a
powerful .peccli I'll Wyoming county, Pa.
+ ils idea of meeting ihe crisis II lly as
f possible from thai Of the Breckenridge
school of Democracy Speaking ot the
suspension 81 thc urii Of halca corpus
+ hc said 'If had possession Of traitor
ana uo other rupy B woa'1 gFeesl lfeaeh-
iy I vouIFAe ee th+ Writ, aau lIu
inditieIual Zoo
The following cNtrets will show the
earnest and patriotic spirit ol AIr Dckeu-
SOM speech: But what j. the true way
at putting down What | shall term a reb.-
lion. And we eau all agree IN one Thing;
that that rebellion Is either right or wrong
I iusdfable or unjustliable--to be approved
I or condemed, as Whole. lit is right for
portion Of this country 10 take up arms
against this Government, il is right 10 sns-
poet such actions and If they are wrong
they should he put down by Tie power Of
the people. Applause. There is no hale
way hou.c ID this maoer--no tallying be-
tween sustaining the Government and ai-
4 tempting iis overthrow There IS 10
peace proclamation that will suit the case
uu'iil The rebellion is put down. APP
4 plause. And were ! In favor, or disposed
to lamper with this rebellion oroid on
conmenanee IT. ! would 20 and take up
arms with them. Because ii it is right
for them 10 fake up arMa il is right tor
4 them TO have armed aud and assistance. III
they are wrong, ifthey are gully Of tfea-
sou, and murder, and aFsoa, lhcn they
-houd le oyerLrown by the whole power
Of the Government; Applause, aHl cries
Of good aud pat down 80 that NJ res-
/ iurreeton day viii ever find rebellion again.
/ Renewed applause.
When my Democratic Or Republican
4 friends, OF any other man. are disposed
to call the President 70 account, and anl
not bis defender, merely b,g when lliey
gct through wilh him they VII merely in-
/ quirc whgihcr Mr.. Jelle,on Davis 4 GU.
have gone strictly according to ,llo Con-
sGtutoa Of the United States. fChecr
I and laueuerj | have tbe impression
Itai hslfatias a pretended raycia9r ID.
within Tie boundaries 81 d Saiie''
States; that stealing the tFta ares ol onI
government, it's ships belraging il cos'-
mands firing upon It's i0rlicalioasi or-
ganizinr piracy upon the hgi seas, and g
long li,t Of otIerand kindred acts-l have
the Impression, say, that tue are Slight
iuGingcm nls upon The Constitution. aad
may require examination. (Lauglacr)
But wautto have my CoastiiWontricnds
come along with me, anl when they 81
the Administration All regulated ana on
the constitutional track, 10 look 1t ilit
matter a little; for il seems to me tlAt III
requires attention. ! know net whether
Mr. Lincoln has observed tiie Consi.n-
tion; indeed ior AT ihe purposes Of re-
ssting tie rebellion, ! care not lti. due
10 him to say, however, tIathe has seemed
to be III good faith attempting pnt down
the rebellion lie has not done all things
as ! would have done them, because !
would have multiplied his men by abont
four and where he has STRUCK one blow /
would have struck a dozen. daughter
and chcering) Therefore ! 10 not agree
with him in that respect. When the day
comes we can have a settlement with bin,
for be IS TO be held, with all other officers,
to strict account Bot ] would not do
even that under the smoke Of an enemys
guns"