The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-22

would it not be easier to let them 90 with.
out whipping then9 Would they not be
little better neighbors' You do not propose
to move the continent away; the people will
be there; and would they not be little bet
ter neghbors if you lei them 90 without
whpping9" Cheers No" said he; 1--WE
will whip them and let them 60" And he,
being a military man, and a civilian, he
started South to whip them, while staid
here, after he got through, to assist him in
letting them go. Laughter and applause.
What is the republican platform9 They
make no secret of it. 1t is to emancipate
the slaves of the South; it is to make colo
nies of the South, and to plant upon them,
after driving out the people that went thro'
ugh the Revolution with US and formed
more perfect Union and constitution, and
fought side by side with our people in the
Revolution, the late war on the plains of
Mexico, and in every great contes till this
fearful calamity came upon us-to drive
them from the country and plant settlers in
their place. TO that | am Internationally
opposed l. loud cheers and TO that | bel
lieve the people of the State by vast ma
jori,y are opposed, They will have an op.
portunity on the 4th Of next November to
express their opinion in regard to this
measure, and it will be heard and heeded at
Washington, in my humble Judgment
(Applause.) What is the Union plan, in
support, of which we now meet? Why, it is
to sustain the President, far as justice will
authorize us to sustain him, in every fair
governmental measure that he may adopt
fnr tho of narrxipcr tha
upholling the government. 1t is our pur-
pose to stand by the Union aud the consti.
tuition applause to stand by Mr.. Lincoln
so far AS he will let us and to $ and by Cen
eral Mcclellan whether he will let US or not!
Great cheering 1t is our purpose to over
throw the republican party and the political
shark that follow in their wake to devour
what they throw overheard. Laughter'and
cheers We propose, if we can, to postrale
that party, because, in what observation l
nave been able 10 give to the subject, after
looking at all the governments that h We ex.
listed -patriarchal, ecclesiastical, imperial,
despotir, monarcha aristocralic, simple or
mixed-atter much foreign travel, consider.
able personal observation and deal of care.
ful reflection, it is my deliberate judgment
'h"t ti'o UI'ob 1oHttIIpl ldluIo III tu0
shape Of a government that the world ever
saw is the government of the republican
party Of the non saveholling States of North
America "Good" and applause Aud
now, ho! for Fort Lafayette. Loud laugh
ter and cheers | have been upon spare
diet for ten months At this iuncture of
Mr.. Van Buren's remarks an Individual at
the door made some disturbance, which occa,
stoned considerable confusion for few mo-
ments; but the obnoxious individual was
promptly elected, and the speaker proceed,
ed have been, he continued. upon a spare
diet for ten months and two months con-
inement N Fort LAFAYETTE would not burt
me bit. 1t won't hold more than five
hundred people at beg. and that would not
be missed out of our majority at the next
election; and besides, the President woul
have the satisfaction Of knowing that he had
the Fort stocked with better gasrison than
were ever inside of it since its foundations
were laid Applause. We propose to
stop stealing for ninety days Laughter -
and have the money raised 10y taxation APP
piled to pay the soldiers, to feed and clothe
them, and enable them to support their fam
lies while they are in the field [Appause.
| want that tried just ninety days, for If
these contractors who have stolen all they
could lay their hands on could last over nine
ty days while we carried Oh the wi.r with the
money, it strikes me there might be pros.
pect Of bringing it to termination before
the Presidents proclamation could take ef
feet. Cheers We propose to have vigl
orous prosecution of the war now-(ap.
plause)-and in my judgment Mcclellan
ought to be authorized to march to Rch
mond and take the capitol Cheers. Ia.
king the enemy's capital is the natural rest.
inc place in every war. When Vienna was
taken the Austrian government was subIued
1t was never heard of that you carry ont the
war in detail so as to conquer every province
of the country that you are attempting to
subdue. When Mexico was taken, although
there wer, eight millions Of hostile Mexicans
in every part of that republic, Mexico was
conquered and peace was declared. say it
is, if the end ofthe war, the natural resting
place in the war; and after that will be the
time, in my humble Judgment, to treat of
peace. and determine what ought to be done
And am just as well prepared now to say
what ought to be done a, should be then.
| belive convention should be called
That's right" and applause) | believe
our Southern brethern ought to be invited
to such convention. ('rhat's the doc
trine.'O believe that when Richmond is
taken they will be satisfied Of their inability
to contend with the gigantic resources of
the free and loyal States of the Union.--
They have suffered pro.ligousy and must
suffer more. | will not believe that thew
have utterly forgotten the glorious and pro.
cious histories of our past career. Zap.
pause) | will not believe that they are
willing to relinquish their share in our com
mon heritage of fame. will not believe
that they consent to see this great, model
republic, starting in its career and chaleng
ing the admiration of the world, and being
the hone and lioht of ree,Iom and of human