Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-08-12
but l speak precisely what think. Now

When we met one years ago in Convress
both branches pledged themselves that the
war should be prosecuted for the preserys.
tion Of the Union and the constitution and
for that alone. All Of these abolirionists
either voted for the resolution which was
adopted embodying that sentiment, or ran
ont OF the House to avoid voting at all.-
Well, the resolution was adopted. The
President issued his cal for volunteers,
and six hundred and ninety three thousand
rushed tn arms upon the faith of the SOL
emn pledge which Congress had given TO
the people. Time rolled on. and success
seemed 10 smile upon our efforts. Our ives.
tern armies had won great and glorious
victories. The southern people were still
divided. Just at this junctuie Congress
meets. The dominant party goes immedi-
ntely to work to undo all the wise legisIa-
ton OF the called session. Every PROPOSE
ton thai 10 brought forward is for the ne
! gro. Il soon became apparent that the ma.
l jority in Congress Was 10 longer bound by
lhc- co1ssl<oslon Irsre1d Of co1sir< 1o;<.
ward with measores OF peace and concilia
zion. they came with confscatiop, fire, and
sword, and by these measures they at orce
| fired and united the hearts Of the southern
people.
Thus far we conservative men had gone
hand in hand with these hypocrites. in
| good faith; but here We left them. We
parted with them with great sorrow and
pain. Then il was that i became satisfied
that the majority clntrolIng Congress
meditsted the destruction of the govern
meue-that they preferred divided gov
eminent, with the chances of power aud
| plumber.
History is full sf examples that GO to
show that governments are never DESTROYED
| by means Of either rebellion or foreign
| foes without some fault upon the part of
their own rulers. You may turn 20 the
Scriptures, and y,u will find numerous
instances in point. The children Of Israel
were not. nor could they have been, disid-
ed by the wickedness Of Jerobosu, the SOD
Of Ne5at, who rebelled against the govern
ment; but it required the mad folly of
Rehoboam, their rightful sovereign, to d.
vide them.
When the wIse men who had been for
many years the faithful advisers Of his
father came to Reboboam and endeavored
TO persuade him TO respect the rights of ell
his subjects and administer the government
without partinlty to any, his answer was
my father dashed you With whips, but /
| will lash you with scorpions, and nv little
thigh" From that day forward Israel was
divided kingdom, shorn IF its glory and
of its power. This last Congress has done
for us, as far as YVES IN their power. the
very same thing that Rshoboam did for the
Kingdom of Israel.
As have said before. one year aeo there
was a large Union sentiment in the South.
10 view Of this fact, what should have been
our policy? Should we have eudeaycred
to convince these people that beneath the
flag of their country ell their rights Of
property were secure? do not know how
you are going to reconstruct this Union
without sOme basis TO place il upon Such
basis we might have had in this strong
Union element at the Suuth. Who does
not know that twO.thirds Of the seeded
States were carried in the wickedness Of
secession absolutely without the cousent of
the peoI lie and against their will.
TIE hearts OF these people were for the
old government. in which they bad always
trusted, and the old cons titutian, which
they had always revered SUPP Sc our
policy had been TO fus,er and encourage in
stead of driving of that Union son timent.
There would have been no army in the
field to-day. But, in lieu of that prlicy of
Cancellation which would have been our
salvation, we adopted the policy Of meet
ing them all with fire and sword, and the
|, fatal consequences are not yet all told.
Now. ] agree that it is right and prorer
in every government that, where ynu put
. down rebellion like this, you should punish
. the leaders, but no government ever sdop-
ted the pulley in relation to the people
themselves that ours has. A few years ago
the HungariaDs rebelled against Austria
That is one Of the most despotic govern
ments on the face Of the globe. The gov
ernment succeeded in overthrowing the re.
, belIien-how? They executed a few OF
, the leaders, sent the remainder into exile
and passed amnesty to the residue who
, were not leaders in the rebellion. There
E never was a government that has not uni
formly let the burden fall upon the leaders
!. while the great mass Of the people wer,
permitted 20 return and resume their allie.
= glance to the government. And / vii
!, venture to assert that if, after the la tile o
: Fort Donelson. the government had adort
. ed this policy of cobciliatiun. there wouIt
: have been no rebel army in the field 10 day
But instead of that being the case. the
are at this moment confronting rs with al
. army more numerous and superior to ou
: own, and we are compelled t. call for NOR,
volunteers. Now, the volunteering nov
going on, in view of the doubt aIread,
cast upon the subject stands fair but IL 4
evident that our people are not rushing 4
arms with the spirit and in such number
: as they did when the former call wa
e made, when there was a hope that the wa
was to be conducted upon more human
= and conser, alive principles. In this Stlt
and in Illinois we shall rrohatly suceee
. after a while in raising our quota Of vcIun
teers, but in mary Of the States they vii
:, be forced to draft. The Congressional leg
!, islation Of late has been fatal to us In ever
= way.
= hear good deal said now and the
about the statesmen" Of this republican
party. but have never been able to pu
. my finger upon any of their statesman
\ ship. ] have served along with them i
Congress, and have found it invarisbI
the case that, whenever any man called b
their name begins to rise to the position Q
p a true statesman, they crowd MIN out {
. the ranks Take MI. Cnwan. of Pennsyl
:. yania, as an example. They hate that ma
), worse, and denouuce him more bitterl
), even than they do me; for they say Rich
n ardson is an I'D sinner anyhow, and the
: do not expect much Of him.
! am afraid that when the future bisic
% tan comes to write of our times, as lie wi
y do, he will group these men, with respe,
n to craftsmanship. and will cay, Here is
h set of one-idea fools. who permitted til
Ii government handed down 10 them by the
forefathers to fall to the ground "a her tina
give Up On absurd notion which could neve
- be realized UT carried out
ie You cannot administer government sue
m cessfrlly with one idea, and let me tell 20
is that these men, when. in the pursuit
N their one idea, they come to make the ne
], gro do everything and have everything
' dwindle down. down. down. unit they he
" come totally incapable e Anything lik
: true ststesmspshia. Last winter, when
a. saw my venerable friend here from Ken
lucky, together with Mr. Crittenden-me
uho h.d heaa aaaooi.tad ith in, A.. . ~,