, 1862-10-17
TWELFTH CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TA1CT.
Iii

EElVE tllLLE4d u tEG AALQ NGDEtEseiVAs&1 A1S'
At the solicitation Of many friends through
cut the district, who dislike the platform and
the action Of the Carlyle convention, have
been induced to become a candidate for Con
g1ess at the November election: take this
Of our national affairs. NY past political rec
ord ia before the country, and Ia known to all
cid residents Of the district II is known that
I vas opposed to The election Of President
Lir coin, and gave my warm support to our
late distir guished and lamented Senator, Sc
the people, and upon the outbreak Of the re-
ne,1lon / thought 1t to be my duty as loyal
citizen, to sustain him in all laudaole measures
b. ctEsary to enforce obedience to the con
ore OF tie first meetings held in Alton to
take into c0nside ration the condition Of the
country, introduced resolution to this
tt1t ct: That VIXEN all peaceful remedies had
bten 1esorted d to, and had failed to restore hn-
non5, We then pledged ourselves to furnish
him to enforce obedience to the constitution
and laws. This was passed By the meeting
with great nnanimity. In my remarks at taat
time, took the ground that all loyal citizens
Should staud By the government, and aid ia
sustaining and enforcing. the supremacy
president. l also stated that though had
done all could, honorab1y, to defeat Mr. Lin
coin, ! thought him hon:st, and that he would
usc Ill possible Int ans to restore peace. I be-
ievtd Nith the patriots and statesmen, D3ug-
LIS, McC er1and, Logan, and many other dis
with our country and fur our country under
all circumstances and In every contingency"
| From the commencement Of the rebellion, l
/ have urged my Democratic friends to lay aside
| Tarty feelings until the war should be ended.
| Cue great Cause OF the rebellion was at!riou-
table to tie belief in the South, that thera WAS
| divide d NORTH. They thought many OF the
Northern Democrats would stand By hem and
act With tten. Thanks to our noble Douglas
| al OTTER true Dem. crats, tucY Herc soon
rnfecelsed. II Proyid cnce had s1arcd
ua Douglas, the confidence reposed in him By
| Tit people, would have aided him to crush
patty strife until peace was restored to the
Republic. He said in this crisis there could
be Tut two parties--taose for the government
and those against it. / appeal to all Demo-
Gratis to read Ills speeches made at Springfield
and Chicago, short time before his de 4th ;
and they cannot doubt that had he lived, he
would Eave supported the government With
an tie IoHer II Lis giant intellect.
The president Is the head Of the government
lis commander Of the army and navy. and
people bis plane for administering the gov.
tsrment, and conducting the war. When
h. has by consultation with bis con5titu.
ticnal advisers and the experienced gene.
rails BY whom he u surrounded, formed
plans Of operation, and laid :hem before the
people. unltss they are In violation Of ths
Conetifuttor and laws Of the country, 1t ii
the duty Of all loyal men to aid biu il carry.
irg them into effect AL who fail TO do thia
| give tsen1iul mid TO the eDeny. It would
| scarcely be expected that any pllu or course
adopted by the administration, no xeyer wist
and judiclous, could be eutircly approved BY
every one, but if there is no tlAgrAnt wrong
recom1I ended, no Acticus opposition should
he inte1posed- deem it the duty Of all loYA
Democrste, to render llbcrl support to the
recommendations Of the government; cour
tesy and tsir dealing require It. Not having
aietd in bringing tue administrator int
pos er, We are not responsible for any error
| it may commit, provided Ne grant the presi
dent the a,d he aske. But if we withhold tut
support asked By him. end disaster osfails tnt
CT tuniJy, then the Democracy will be justi1
held accountable. 1t is IS Important 10 tai
successful administration Of the government
that We uphold the recommendations Of th<
Iresident, ~ it IL to success ia battle tina: tal
,Aitimate orcers OF the commanding genera
should be obeyed ey bis sanordinsses officers
Fe4low-cifIzens, l have Observed closely tn
ac1s of President Lincoln, sud though nigh
In some cases have suggested dideren
cuurxe, get justice requires ahoold day, TIA
| believe he has been actuated by pure ana
| patriotic views for the welfare Of the country
His emancipation procla1ation consider !
| military necessity, and in issuing it, he had.
uude1tisnd, the appsova1 Of our abiest gene
p. and g.sest It. y Entasae Among * g.
better iurlst, OF purer patriot does no exist
In placing my name before you, I hsv
thought thse my experience in matters 9
legislation. my thorough acquaintance w1t
the various wants nd ntefests OF the brxv
ard patriotic aoldiers. who have peF'led thel
Ives to quell ths n belli0a. and At the cl4lna
Of those, whose fr1ends have bean eacri1ce
; In the service of their coanuy, ~ou'd enabl
| me At this time to repder more efieans al s
! the country md Tho people OF snM distrt ;.
| than any new NAL Tais II 4 time when ever
npu should be iu the plaoe ~here he can bs.
se1ve his country. I have been warned b
i some OF nv old Dsmocra'ic friends, tkas
t ehall be charged with des~stfng my prr.
DC. But, While am conscious that act Il
t the true in'er*st Of my country. such y aFl
! itgs y i'll not deter me frou my cowrseA !,
l for the vikors n pEesecu Ion of tAa wat usin
{ / = j neats justified In ctsi1Z d ~arfAee M,
: The fehtl@ laJ down their afn1s and return
. | th4t TiE 4, tRl allegiance.
5 Your fsllow cla1e1,
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