The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-20

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Deiana r Williamson ...........o 52
Deisna y Williamson having received
majority Of all the seies cast VAS declared
duly nominated This nnrhhaiion was. also.
made unanimous.
srPrEiSrKSmNT o. rrHllc INSTRUCTION.
On the fsst ballot ior Superintendent Of /
Public Instruction n vote was as follows:
William = Smith .............5 $50
John | Morrison. ................ 6-e
Milton II. Hopkins ...............i
John | Morrison having received MAORI
~ OF all the votes cast. Was declared duly
nominated IL VAS then made unanimous.
AE. srcRIsrs s9sEcH.
lie said.
/ ieel very grateful 10 this audience and its
presiding officer Tor The honor OF addressing
YOU az tbs time am unprcpaged, even
with notes. 10 speak TO you: but the heart
speaking from it, warm impulses To fellow
HEARTS i probably the best. a. il Is the fresh
est, converse we eau hold together | have
no speech 90 make TO timid men IL there
are any here who doubt our capacity Tor re-
publican government. who thinks there vii
not be sigor and permsnence hereafter. lie.
him slide. Laughter | talk TO men who
love their country. and would .perish rather
than sec u perish. have been partisan
thirty seven years have no regrets for il
now. look back upon my career with
pride. Mistakes have been made: but IL Is
human TO err. But when | look back g,,on
the achievements ct that msn OF iron will
aud lncorruptible honesty Who crushed the
rebellion Of south Carolina. have no re-
grets. Tho DAYS OF heroes. political heroes,
have gone by Jackson. whoksas In heart
and soul above any other man of his age,
who had no kindred aud placed his country
I shove all else that man would have stricken
/ this rebellion d'wu Mt once With an iron
hand. without calling out an army Of aon
/ 600 men.
Ny political education began under the
! tutelage OF Jackson. Nine Of as ,eho held he
first Democratic Contention "a Iadiaaa IA
1897 are here 10 day They are for the coun-
try and the Union and the triumph Of the
laws. | have always supposed Il was the
duty OF every citizen n. without regard 10 par
~. TO stand by HIS Government. as the child
stands by Us mother. This was the doctrine
of ancient Democracy. THIS was the spirit
imbued into me when child spr,ng
from that class which furnished common sol
diers in our early wars-men Of the frontier,
a battery from the British. or chase the In.
dian from the woods and swamps, rheneser
duty called them This Origin implanted in
me bitter Hatred Of anti war men For
myself, ] adopted the motto Of the lamented
Decatur: "In time OF war | am for hay ooun
try. right or wrong" ] supposed this was
the doctrine OF the Democracy. Ii il true
that no Democratic creed had provided for
such an emergency. but l should have
thought that every principle Of the party. and
even it, animal Instincts. (laughtesj woald
have forced il to the support of the govern
ment in this war. IL not. ! would cast such
traitor party from me
There might be circumstances when
nigh, fail to support my government. IL
there was an attempt 10 establish despo-
tism. TO destroy the institutions that protect
us. | would fight against IT, But | would be
an open enemy. would give it a written
release from all protection. and all claim TO
any rights under IL. and leave IL. ! would
never fight the battle OF traitors on The soil
ofthe government (applaase) which prctec-
ted me. III were secessionist would 90
South. Great applause and cries OF
good
II i said that the 9Th OF January Conven-
ton party Is not an anti-war party. They
argue very illngicslIy. In this country, and
under every free government, il is certain
that any party which organizes against the
government ia time of war. becomes inevita-
bly, an anti.wsr party. The motive NAV be
patriotic, at first, but they cannot help drift
ing from opposition 10 the Government into
opposition to the war. How has IL been in
this country Let the past speak The old
Federal party was composed OF men OF honor
and ability. who were patriotic and did good
service in the Revelation, but it ATTEMPTED
to dictate how the war of 1912 should be
conducted. IL was opposed TO a war with
Great Britain, but in favor of one against
France. In proposing to change the direc-
ton ofthe war IL drifted into anti-war par
~. The Hartford Contention discussed hs
perry qassfioas which were under discussion
all NE eh Of January Convention. Cheers
and laughter
refer 20 recent example in point. In
the Mexican var the Wing party didn't in
tend to be anti-war party. Bnt Polk :
administration had 10 be opposed. They
vent on, and however tenderly they arrayed
themsclsss and however slowly they chang
ed. they placed themselves, at last. in direct
opposition 10 tho war. | opposed them.
denounced Corwin as a moral traitor.
think so yet. IA the Federal party died OF
oppositioa to tho var OF. 1872. so did the
Wing party die Of opposition 10 the Mexican
war. IL made an attempt to change its po-
slton BY identifying itself With the fame AMI
name OF Gen. Taylor. aud succeeded for
time. But when he died Il died. No party
can array itself against the Government w
time OF war. without writing IT, own death
warrant AZ the ha7dS OF the people
Political parties always become anti-s1
parties. IL party organization Is kept mp In
time OF war. Even II the 9Th OF January
Convention bad nominated perfectly unex
ceptionablc men. would -till oppose them.
for viii not consent 10 place myself ia op
| position 10 any Government In time of war
said thst some Of my fellow Democrats
we're illogical Va their opposition to the Adj
ministfalion | differ from them in their
| premises They same that the adnsini.;ra
ton y attempting % subvett by The VAR the
/ Coz crn meti sf our fathers Abi they tel
us cowplscrDtly that they are IA favor of
| fefnishing none, for the wAt Ii this VAS
the case ] would organize m armed opposi
tion 10 the Government wonld not sub
NIT - an, organized treason here | would
"a eooD support the treason ot JET Davis -
the treason 81 say other traitor have
| great respect fer the traitors Who hght open
IN against the t'oteInment -nono for sub.
mis.sonisis who undertake Ia direct the war
BY opposition to the Government. viewed
with dismsy tie progTess 81 this matter
knee That oceans q blood must be she'd b.
fore The Union coald be broker ~ lex
pselel - see tho battle held here. and The
last hamlet Ia indiana ia a4mc. nut thi-
| Did not take plsec. becsuse the people OF Ia
II M = smI H.