The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-03-08
Richmond, Wayne County, indiana

CuSfisNeu JeaiouSioS THAT nave eXiSt61 De
tween the North aud the Sonth. From tn
year 80. the southern papers never kav
had anyt thing 10 say about statistics. n
man in Congress speaks about the compar
ative prosperity Of the free and Slave State
or compares the commerce Of Northern Al,
Southern cities; but the constant talk is up
on topics that have a tendency to inflam
ijealo isles, and 10 keep the two portions o
the country in constant state OF excite
ment- What was The object? What wa
the end of all this? Il was the dtssoIus,o,
ofthe Orion aud the subversion of the Fed
leral Government.
You r-co ,eci how severe the fight owe,
tCshiorni. was. Notwithstanding Ihe of,
repeated declaration Of Northern men upor
the floor Of Congress that the North had nc
desire 10 interfere with Southern rights. We,
the cry has always been. You talk that
way now. but jus. wait until you get two
thirds in both houses of Congress. and then
you wi show US that your professions of re-
gard for southern rights have been false
Now. one year ago last winter, there were
two thirds OF the members in both houses
| from the free States. Did they then pass
any law interfering with the institution of
slavery or meddting in any way with the
rights OF the South IS protected by the
Constr ution You know. my fello = citi-
zens, that no such effort was made. No
such disposition Was manifested. On the
contrary, additional guarantees were given.
An amendment to the constitution was pro-
vided-to the effect that, in all coming
! time. Congress should not Interfere. la any
manner. with the ms iution OF slavery or
the rights of the SOUTH. That amendment
passed, givicy additional protection TO the
rights of the South. That ought to have
satisfied any southern nan. Ia the Ian
,guage of Andrew Johnson. he "desired no
other plstfurm for the people OF his State
than that" An vet the South was not sat.
isf.d with that guaranty. The reason is
pain. 1t was the dissolution of the Union
ths, they were aiming at. MIR. Benton was
right.
Look at the action Of Souh Carolina for
another proof Ths South G C,roliua Con-
veutiou OF 1882 opsnlv dsclared that the
hi chest dusy OF hsr citizens was to the State
OF 5 nth CroIina. while his Obligation to |
his country was only secon larry An snb ,r. |
dinate. Wh,t IS that but the very esseuce
Of rebel on and secession?
Ii is 10 this settled determination to dis |
solve the Union that we are to look for the
cause of all the abuse which has been in
dull gel in in Congress towards the North, |
and which. although looked upo, at the time !
IS mere .ebu litious of feeling. were in facr
made use OF for the deliberate purpose of
strife and disnnion. Ths inssitu-
ion OF slavery Is not the great c,use of all
his trouble. II is mere pretext that has
,een made use of Tor the purpose Of disu.
1ion. o sa- IT,
Upon former occasion said that my
was that there was large Union
,entiment in existence at the South. Was
not right? I tell you now. my fellow
citizens, that there never was people en-
gagged in . war under as great delusion as
these people of the S,uth now are. hap
pen To have bro.her-in law comm an ling a
regiment of Union men, all of whom are
rom kentucky. Not long since four rebel
prisoners were brought into camp. Said
,ne OF them, "Are you from NJ massachusetts,
or Connecticut The reply was. Neither.
we are from Ksntu ky Sud the prisoner
n amazem-nt. "Fso,n Kentucky, did you
say 90 Yes" said the Colonel, ''there is {
not man in my reg iment who is not ,
Colonel" said the prisoner, .
If we had known that there we're any
in your army there is not q
nan in our regiment who would nave been !
here. Bat We were told there was nobody I
,pon your side but Yankees" Il
Whsn that little vessel sailed up the love-
v Tennessee to that most lovely town,
Florence, in the State OF Alabama. and the
,hic<rs an IN. OF the army OF the u nion
stepped ashore and min led with the most ,
perfect freedom among the people without
rms, and hen the old men wept and tho q
women came round them with every demon.
tration of Joy, and when two hundred and a
ifty men came down the river TO join the :
rmy of their cou1try, with the assurance
hat regiment after regiment could be raised !
lmost without an efJrt. then you had to
onfess that | was right Il after all this |
ou maintain that there is no Union feeling i
q the South, then have no other argument
o offer you.
Why should there not be an entire unan I
nifty in the North? Where is the propriety |
i ANY body talking sAou. tax laws when the {
question before the nation is country or no
oaafrys Why viii men spend time d.spu- I
ing about whether there shall b- fifteen or i
TX ,een planks in this or ths. platform.
While none of them are worth the trouble
# kicking TO pieces. Laughter. t-
My fellow cItizsnsI am aware that great
many good men think We can never be one
,eopie again. Can We. or can We notl /
vail venture the prediction that before ninety
lays no such question war or no war
will be agissting this country. Ii the news
If 10 day sh all be confirm d to morrow, We .
hall have tar more momehtous question
o decide upon-"How can We reconstr uct
his Government How can we forge, the
,ass and live harmoniously together In the
bonds OF common nstionsli,y?" This
will be tie great question: How to build
again this mighty temple. the falrest gov.
fabric that the sun ever shoue
apou. and TO restore harmony and order to .
every pant OF this mighty com nonwealth.
md secure peace AMI tranquility for all
lime TO come. a i
Will we ever again be one people. or vii /
we not? What is il that binds msn togeth.
err 1t is interest. Interest is after ali the
great cement. l think no man can deny
this proposition Ii can prove that i, is