, 1862-10-24
SPEECH OF
HON. S. 4. GOODWIN,
WAR DEMOCRAT.
Delivered at Bryan Hall, Oct. q.
4 4CAHH1NG 1EVIEW ~ T8E R0s
4lT10N AND PURPOSE OF THE
RBHH6 8YARATl1ESERS,

Prentfss, Col. Lynch and Capt. Gregg, Hon.
j. A. Goopw1y. vaa introduced to the peo- |
Ia sra .nola 20 co,,o-a.
'los AIM ee"H1 40 A0"o"
ateness o. me 6ont ana your long sitting, |
III here 70 addfess go9 q rev words upon |
public matters, unless, indeed, under the cir
,umstances, it had better be deferred to aQota- |
Er occasion lCf1es Of "Go on, go on.
Mhe me snd 1a Is g sfggtng t
OF our fathers ia trembling In the |
balanced scales; while the country Is convert |
ed into one great camp, and In every hamlet
is heard the measured tread OF an armed sol
aiery and agitation and excitement aud anx-
isnd. IL Il is no time 1or psrt1 politics. Stand
here to-night like the gallant soldiers who
Rave preceded u.e-Prentlsa, md Gregg and
Lynch-Efe-long supporters Of the Demo
cratic party to repudfate ill party names aud
party Organizations aud to seek to know but
one thing, how to eave this government and
to crush out and punish this Infamous re-
belIon.
But, In the m1dst Of this Important crisis,
an attempt has been made under the forms OF
our Democratic organization to raise an o.
position to the government, and Mt Alien at
large and ~. sherman n ea's district nave
A. m independent Demoek1f with no political
aspirations or a1nbft1ono, and seeking only to
serve my country, propose to examine the
object and tendency OF this action, and to
maintaia that its direct effect is to aid and
comfort the rebellion.
The great, the sl-8bs0rhiug, nay the only
question before the country is, shall the re-
beIlion be put do*n, and this country OF re-
publican freedom saved az one OF the powers
OF me earth: And mere Ne mnst confess "tsa VIII
shame ahd hum1hat1on mat eveIJ Man ~. cor
cerned z iuaugnIa1lng toe renea;, e aMa;, r. pss-
19red omc1a!s tae oenys3s .. osa' ~ -.
Inc plunQerefs o. cur pnotc psple5ly, sae u
anu leaoe9e ol sees9a h ne1e ds,a.,ta ~ saISm
" " FL - nv ~ = ;s anHai1 W1o
" lnaI ltas-uonu.su Faa ~. Ino ~ - s4aalJ
tn"e u taai ng" StetJ seeseaon aa,t IaS
~ 1ne Wsa uin aa1tee, @ es5 "anee' n.a1;aa ~
. fsaa9 mot w Pnsteoi t ~.
hs1e eon1hf ~ cors- 10 Jot,-s1,;tv ~ -na +,a-
Ea1ness 81 treaanr u;+h tho Nsnoera+ia roha
sonatters upon the Democ.at,c iiomain. tfsT
baTa .a-.a-fad a1,5 -ons 49, nana.,,r.t;,
nTrsn;z,finn 10 the n1,r1,oses n; 1is1ovaitr
dnSoot sav that tbe cnsrersa If th1s ;S 3ruc and
+ha+ 80, ,1en'her of +h;a nanncr,t;c ~
a,. uiat ~ 5a:sfa1a, ~ ~ t-a;,aS ~ - % 49,
- = 49,. 80 .ea,9 ~ 10
hnnest and sincsre natT;nts I have -,
ao,.Ss ~rhn 49, 30 oahe4o ~. - 1I.n III, ~ IL
ss ~, IA na-t.. atoh,r,nae ~ -, a.5 &t .s1 w.
aonna py ud ,na y n ano r.
L
gotcd antipafhles and attachments, and con-
tihue 10 run @ n 99e tne o!a acens:omea rass and
grooves ipnk ae1ei ueslgnluk teaae1s nave
Gu1pgea tnS mnot5 ~ eaaal " 1aeil poSslsu.
:"so1aiar ~ tTaednm ), 70 shoEa ofT 49,
e1a ~ ~ Mhet j.. en1r l.. 4hot ~ ~ -. ~ - ,tao
1ions are 70 excuse Tor Injurious ACTS. We al
know Wha. p11ce is said to be red with
tgood Intentions"
r. ;s = nrinc,n1e of eth;cs ond unn,d ,,r
.u1s e*eAy nnon ao P1eeuleN ~ tAseAu t4c 1eslb
lnate consequences o. nts own aets. care
tnx ~, ,a nk ~ 1oo1 ,noa ~ nuS
III ,1.a ,.1,,n1, NJ 49,. 40 1n..,r oe 1,e ~
~ de1onnces dn 10 ssenres nf+ha opnses nP
1ment necesea,r for the s,1nn:as-;o15 ~ tha
rab; ga ~ ~ .n 49, ~ ~ .ae
1-csarta an1 fi;naT cc1st :tn,;on,1 snr11;as
ha au 1,;i H,7t s1,a ~ tp,,i.
ioa eSoh ea !;ei aa;a .1 e.s.,
ICES 4o9a,5 ~ onsu a Hiaetleai ia's5 " JIG
ara Rrs 5''se ny 70 s'ase 1sfB 6 is the
position prt:euted by Mr. Alca aud 51r.
Sherman anG by the perverted democratic Or
gan!za1lon tnty represent.
Ihe convention At spf!ngneld which MONT
na1ed Mr.. A!len pissed tae loAo"4ng 1esolu'
hoe:
EtscZre1, That the recent arrests OF citizens ol
this sta'c, charged "1th Violations Of c1vu Iaw,
ard ehe,r tIansooMsla1opn M n TO- TO- military pri;9ni
rm aI,d s1a dtract an oan v;pi.tian!
~ he t;nnssitn;;nn nf the United sta.es
~. t11o-, ,oa7.o .1aen, ~ H., oo,,,ant;o,
Ia ~ lay nnp es1,nyI az .I ~ w. ros
~ Mnls4 ~ ~ tus app1u'eo ~ 1n'o LIS
o4ut1on out aooeo lof ui1Asel'
think the policy that has been pursued fol
CONS tune Euow Eot Wnetnet u proceeds ron
" hatb. rTa'eada fron so1s smS ~
a,yMi think The policy Of rrestine Tree cit1xsns
OF loyal States and incarceratir :h.m in iitasg
prisons without the limits of the st.te, thu
children without ahoEe1ng an opRostamtS OF Dc
isaa'ns .renss'se u, 20 "sosa "a"'"aoe'
"! RuSn . =: .ts NV ;a,,s1 $50 ~ ~
u1eht VI l1aAso1S ~ tlG ~ 1.atIa VIZ :.
IL known complclty WILL !toe1s ltas are IN
vading loyal States, tratnpling under foot and
| de1idipl your constitution, Strengthening you,
| soldiers and hanging your people: thos.
| tTaitors who arc bic s1,tes aui abettors and
;5t' - -ata,1;o, ~ ,x,st,ti;a,oJ 5,
aidG!s u -" "''s' 1''''
hune. .... L.. ..-
now, = snonl1' " you, ny eoau.fy
| thus project the spies and ipformer:
| ard cemforters Ct the double dyet
scoundrels just described in your hearing
| by Ger, Prentiss, is not morally edi;ty in al
| e1nal aepree Win them. and also whsther j
80 --,rnr1nent 1,ermstfpd srnh mon ~ nm -
| ,Ae Su1eLn1Ie91 gS1n!e.Iu eueu luen ~ tun u
iaiSe ~ .neir aesus u lolahns' lna' "oalo Ao
| be more 0dlnndtAe.
But it suits Mr.. Allen to be Ignorant, with
suppressed sheer, whether those were the act
| OF The president or a snbaltern. / presume
Er,,. A. S1to,1s snonoh shat T. u,a tnan II;
lv - 49,, ~, r!',;da,t s;,h F,nt sasn n
| Cae W uaan tnT E.ssio M1ta , A,.ue piatse :
Tor ne naa mol 1aGn assaen MS proc1ansat'oa
emancipation Ne are therefore 10 presum
that Mr. Allen did not kn0W that those arrest
were made by order of the president hiaseA
| under the advice and opinion of the hiRhes
-" .AJ t5-,;..,- 4h.. = - -t "su
e1A Dai:e. 40 e9v"tus tuG Gcs auu Is Au an
Ele Vlno!canon ol tne eons!llaaonat poHcl 9
| II
proprietY too, read al extract from the al
| torney generals opinion:
1am e'e,r,x of the on,nion tn,t IN , time III
| tne p!eseht. "aGn tnc Ssty eSissenee o. tne n
tion' Tho nrestarnt kas he hey 1aWf7i d;srrationa,
power 10 arrest and bold ID custody persons know
to have climir a intercourse with thv iasurscnt
or persons against whom there is probable eanf
'oi ie 1ha nrrsiaents @ n1n5en INV T., INT ao
| the iasurrection. The manner in wbich he sha
tharefn1" necass,r;ir rrnun nn5 Xxx b;a 1aM dsc..
fnn "a fo he manner IN Which r. .i1i III nar e
1aeans t., meet The yery e1;rcncies ~ tar va aris
and srnnress thn tnenrrectinn m ne All ~ 10
lie. Il fhsy seek to pEolour t5a rehelaon an
gather strength by intercourse with foreign n
ttons, he may choose to guard the coast and clos
NE PETS VIII aat as one o. m most se1es f
meas 70 Sapp[eGSs xae ,1saiIee:l2E Aao Il lne
nr;cre scrrt sTnn,es sna -
iusurrections IN aid of the oriainsl ,ebellioa III
may ind it both prudent and haseanc to arrest ar
in;p1ison them. And this mag be done either il
the purpose Of bringing them 10 trial and conlia
punishment toc their crimes, or they n1aJ b. he
n eust.u1 los ne qr &c o. lie eades
s1 -ns1' ~" e14'e 4oh "'11n Lit eAl;ssncs
I'm In snet sta.e Of things the President rnst
necessity, he The sole judge, soth Of tac eSiSeat
which requires him to acl, and Of the nanner
which it is ,oost prudent, to employ the powe
endusse9 10 nm 1 TO enao1s s nl5a 70 a,seaarse 4
eGHstlat tonal aaa iss1t uuts inas Il, ~ supPIe
iae a a !. t1;11 r. aMs ana z