Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-08
THE PHTLADELPHHA DEmOCRACK
lisas. T. EsfgegsOEl,s Speech, assa afs Snt-
seqsseEfs sFrrssf.

The Democrats Of Philadelphia hsld usss
meeting in Independence Square. A series ct
resolutions were adopted denouneinz secession
ists and abolihOnists, and all efforts for the sup
preston of the freedom of the press s in favor
Of the energetic prosecution Of the war for the
suppression Of the rebellion; and thanking
"our Democratic brethren, Mcclellan, Halleck,
Butler, Corc0ran, Burnside e /. 0u,Hs gsnas, as
vel as the tens Of thousands in the ranks who
are members Of our party" for the sacrifices
by which they have illustrated theiT devotion to
the cause Of the country. Among. the speakers
was AIr. Charles J. IngersoH who, after claim
ing that the Democrats Ws-e in tbs majority,
said
If we are in the majority, and If We know
that the party in power is ruling to our ruin,
why should We not put it down. We think
that they rule 70 ruin US, and having the ma
jority, we may exercise our right Of bsllos and
put tham out. What is the reason for which we
think this party should 60 out Of power We
are at this time the most indebted country in the
world. We have the heaviest debt IN the world.
and one which mas the lesst possibility Of being
paid and we shall soon be the heaviest taxed
people, and Of all the money that has been
raised, how much has been vel applied How
much has been well spentf The governmsnG
has raised the largest sum and applied It 10 the
least purpose Of any power before. They be-
gan with 700, 600 soldiers, and are now going %
raise 100000 more. What have they done with
that army What conquests have they made
Three cheers for Mcclellan What sre they
doing with Mcclellan It IS said thas
be is to be removed. A v0ics- New
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Cheers Tor Mcclellan and Colonel Murphy.
want to know whether any government that
ever exercised so much power with zoo, 900 men
have accomplished results so Insignificant Ais
we any further advanced now In the conquest
Of the Southern States than we were at the be
ginuingl And with what object has this war
been prosecuted hear that the governments
has lately taken It into consideration TO ADOPT
another course. We hsve no proof that this
abolition scheme is dead But what has been
the whole object Of the war previously "A
voice" Free the niger. Has thsrs been any
other object, and If they accomplish that objsct5
L they turn loose upon US four millions Of ne
groes, are We TO marry them Are we to work
with theml [ viii tell you what VIII be the
result. These poor negroes, whom the abOli-
tiOnists love much less tnan you and I, would
have their thrOsts cut in war Of races, aud that
would be the end Of this scheme Of blr- Liucsln-
say further, that a more corrupt government
was never seen here, and seldom seen IN the old
world Look at the fortunes made IN contracts
Look at the reports Of the House and Senate
committees There you will see the evidence
that q government so corrupt as this was never
imagined until Blr. Lincoln came INTO power.
The Senate refused to exclude a member guilty
Of taking a bribe to procure contract, and yes
that same Senate has been ezpelliug member
after member upon principles more or less finely
drawn. If we choose 20 put down this govern
ment by going quietly to the ball0t-60x and
voting against it, who is to say nay What are
we told by this government Dsn0cracy is
treason, freedom is treason, the press Is treason
They say it is treason for the Democratic party
to organize itself; 1t is treason to vote against
this government, or to do anything short Of
supporting it. We viii support the govern
ment and the war, because we have been
assailed, and I say that the idea thst IS
now given out by th0ss people q. Wash
lngtOn, that We are not to organize as q party
is m0nstrOus. What IS there in our way
don't understand that there is anything in our
way, IS we have majority. They tel Us We
can be arrested. An well, / see that our friends
in different parts OF the town have been arrested,
but, after all, these arrests are not such terrible
things II they arrest you, they must feed and
cl0the you and lodge You, and, in these hard
times, there is some thing IN that (Laughssr.)
/ know Of nothing IN the way I know CT
soothing they have pretended TO put in our way,
in our march 70 the ballot box, except the arrest
but if they arrest You and ne, they can't arrest
the whole Democratic party. Go 70 the ballot
box, aud give a majority throughout the Siats,
and then the wind is taken out of Mr. Liucoln's
sails. I want TO see that Federal government
that viii dare, in the face Of an sseeTtainsd ma
joriiy Of the whole country, to esIy on uncon-
stiturOual measures such as they have be-
indulging for the last eighteen months
For utteTing these sentiments, Mr. Iugersol
was arrested, and put under bonds to answer
for using REASONABLE language. Proceedings
against him were postponed in consequence Of
the death Of his mother.