The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-11-11
WHAT THE SOUTHERN Ex-
0rlA HES THINK.
Speeches Of Col. HamiIton---Rcv,
MIR. Cartcr-IsOynton--HOyc
aHso and others.


lies from. the South was held at Cooper Insti
tute, in New York. The audience was larg
and was addressed BY Hon. A. J. Hamilton
Of Texas; Rev. w. b. Carter, Of Tennessee
r.J. Boynton, esq, Of Florida; and the Rev
Mr.. Hoyc,, Of Mississippi. The following res
oIutions, prepared by Southern men and siav'
owners, were adopted: - ..lt -
WnEREAs, The political leaders Of tn,
slave States, under the administrators Of Ja
mes Buchapan = without cause orlawftfau
thoni ), ,'conspiredlaud levied war 10 overthrow
the government of tho United States, arc
Established upon its ruin an olgwchy, whose
pctuai bondfge Of alracc; and Z - S'<f''
WHEREAS, Tho present chief magistrate j.
using all constitutional means topui down
this rebellion, restore peace TO the country,
and bring the leader of this unparalleled trea.
son against free institutions to condign pun.
ishment, therefore, cy8c79geECN0
Resolved, That we regard the aopfsca'ion
act and the Presidents emancipation procla-
nation as eminently just and constitutional
measures, which should be stcrnly enforced.
Resolred, That VIC most solemnly protest
against the recent proposition Of distinguish.
ed politician in this State that this war shorl |
end with the capture of Rlchmond, md that
the South should then bc dismissed with tho
benedietion, :" waywatd sieters, depart in
paecc," as prcjudicial TO the Interests OF The
country at large, and especially unjust, and
cruel, toward the loyal men OF the South, who
have suffered so much for the Union.
Resoired That any. terms II compromise
or Of peace, short Of an uuc' ndilional surren-
der of the rebels TO the authority of the Uniped
States would be degrading to its. soyrcgn'y
and destructive Of the rights and liberties of
all loyal citizens of the South. -, ~ ..,,
Resotoed, That the salvation Of the Union
depends upon vigorous prose cution Of thc
war, until the stars andislripcs wave Triumph
andy from tbq Cansdas TO re Gull, aud from
ocean 10 ocean.
Resolred, That we know no di.iinctidii be.
tween the government and the ad .ninis,ration,
and he, who, in time Of war, refuses to support
the one, is traitor TO The other - M
We append The following extractsfrom the
several speeches. Mr.. Hamilton said:
7 DO not want-tlict ia and sympathy q a
man who thinks that the war must be carried
on in such way as still 10 preserve the cause
of the war. (Grcat appIspsc) n want it so
settled that when everything shall have been
disposed Of, no other men Having tend, ncy
to treason will fud tho same cause on which to
fonnd rebellion. How then, are we Aboli-
tonsts? (Cheers and cries Of I" Yes, yes,
yes,") | intend 10 contrihuc my humble cf
forts to pull slavery up byg the last roots.-
(Cboers, loud and continued know that
slavery must perish in order that liberty may
survive ~ (Great applarsc.) | know that the
must fail from tho fettcred limbs Of
the black race on this continent in order iha,
the white man may not be manacled. "a cry
"Good." ." take my position on the SIDE Of
my race. i demand liberty for my children
even at the xpense Of negro slavery. If the
whole planet Of the earth and all tho other
planets Of tie universe were crowded with ne
groes under similar circumstances as those in
the South, I would strike the man:cles from
every slave. cloud cbeering) The man who
attempts TO deludc yon TO night with any ar
guments in favor of ,he di,tracting influence
of slavery in this war is an imbecile, fool, or
an incipicnt traitor. (Great cheering.) I tell
you that The non.slayhoiers of The South
never wall be free again till tho last negro has
been swept from the condition Of bondage. :
Rev. Mr.. Cater said: = sIt}1
A year aud half ago he tcld his people
that he did not believe The great question
which was to be decided by the sword was the
freedom Of the slave. Nor did he that night.
But the question was between constitutional
liberty On one side, and despotism on the
other. Being stakeholder himself, he could
have remained Sppth by staining his soul
with treason, (Applause.) but God forbid that
he or his children should ever be victims TO
that He did sometimes like to bit tic cop.
perbCads. (Cheers. y He hated the serpent
whenever he saw it, North and South. (Ap.
plause.) While he hated treason South. he
hated treason North, for while there might be
some apology for il South, there was not the
Ie,st shadow Of an apology for it North He
wished 10 remit d the editors Of New York, I
and he did it fo' practical purpose, that Of
all tho help which secession, received in the
South two years ago, none was greater than
rom a certain class Of tho Northern press
n. HerdldW "Heraldw "ErpressP') Mr.. |
Cater continued: You know them better
than | do, gentlemen. In those papers we
found the very arguments which the Southern
rebels use against us. What was the charac.
ter Of those argumentsg Etcrnaly prating
about Southern rights and0 Northern aggres
sions Aud this is what your papers are
doing now. beg these editors for the sake
Of our common county, for sthe sake Of the
weeping and pcrishing thousands of loyal men
in the South, to cease traducing their own
govcrpmep; and to sustain that government
| atn conscious ofhsviug lostriglIis, no. tbro'
nv government, but through this accursed
Scuihern, Confedctacy. .(Applause.) l bave
lost the rightof abiding beneath my own vine
and fig tree. In short, have lost the rioht !
to be in my cwnf-ccootrv a freeman. "a voice
:" We will restore it.") will tell you how
to give me back those rights. 4 Crush tho &C
cursed rebellion against The government
Send the exile back to his home, bis wife and
children. la word re.esiablisli the Star
spangled Banner over every town aud city
and hamlet ia this broad land, They only
can you give back to the Southern people
their lost and priceless rights. l,,sa q 'ss
Mr. Dovnton of Florida Tins stntes tho Ia I