The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-15
An Infamous Speech.

An Infamous Speech. -r
The success of the Democratic party
in New York has made John Van Buren
delirious. He acts and talks like a
madman He shouts and claps his
hands like a child who, having set fire
to its own home, rejoices in the blaze it
has kindled.o Van Buren's hearts de-
rsire seems to be to get arrested and
thrown into prison. Ifhe had the moral
courage to attempt what he artfully tries
to persuade others to Do; his desires for
arrest would be more than satisfied. His
childish talk abont going to Washington
to beard the President and his Cabinet,
shows that he is not only traitor, but a
fool. We copy portion of his speech,
both on account of the doctrine promul-
gated and because it was enthusiastical-
ly cheered by one of the largest Demo-
cratic meetings ever held in the city Of
New York. The speech is significant of
the revolutionary schemes INDUCED in
by the leaders of the Democratic organi-
zation. .4 ,,.-.l..,1 .-...-.t
We commend this extract to the care
g full attention of the rejecting farmers
and business men of this portion of the
Northwest, and ask those who assisted
in achieving success for these leaders, if
the banquet to which Van Buren in
yites them isziust such an one as they
anticipated Mr.. Van Buren said:
5V"This city stands now, with all its
intelligence, enterprise, activity, and
wealth., beside the Union, in opposition
to- Abolition, and with our solidity
force and power that terrifes these peo-
G plelwho are opposed to us, that. puts an
end to this idea of arbitrary arrests, and
s 1rteaches. t,1eeGovernment that their real
danger lies in the act of overstepping the
G Laws and the Constitution. So long as
they go in strict conformity to the laws
gthey may be allowed to Gnger out
sicl1iy existence to the close of their Off
cial term, but the moment they depart
from we'll principles of right
they resolve society into its original ele-
ments, and they give notice to us, who
have physical force, not only that phys
ical force rests with the governed, but
that resistance. to tyrants is obedience to
God. Great applause. The real secu-
rity of Mr. Lincoln and his Cabinet, and
the men who are now administering the
Government of this country, lies in their
faithful obedience to the Constitution.
TGood The moment they depart one
line from it, they resolve society into its
original elements and make it a question
of physical force, and in this community,
and in New Jersey, with its fourteen
thousand majority for the Democratic
ticket, and in portions of New York
State, if they transcend in one line the
letter of the written Constitution, Iwould
not answer for the personal safety Of any
man connected with the Government who
should set his foot on our territory. Ap-
plause They have talked of arresting
prominent men ON our side. They have
spoken at times of arresting me. Laugh
ter Not to me; they would not tell
such nonsense to me, but to sick rela-
tives, women, and children. Renewed
laughter / told them that they did not
dare arrest me in New York City. The
physical force was too strong They
thought they would arrest me in Phila-
delphia, where they had majority, and
| went there to see if they would Laugh
ter. They did not do it there, and
went to Baltimore, and as they did not
do it there, | went to Washington, and
into the Presidents house. Laughter
and applause And as my business
there has been subject of considerable
conversation, | now state that L had nc
business on earth there except to see
whether they wanted to arrest me; but
they did not dare to so long as kept in
side the Constitution and the Laws; fo1
though very moderate lawyer, 1 know
the law enough not to violate it, while
knew perfectly well that they did not
dare arrest me as they had arrested
womep. And l know this, that if any
man connected with the illegal arrest:
that have been made in New York State
sets his foot upon the soil of New Yorl
State, will arrest him. lCheers Ions
continued And, so help me God ht
shall be brought to such punishment al
the Constitution and the Laws Of thi
country admit Renewed cheers. J.