Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-08-12


now in Congress will ever have been foupds
to have produced paper@to have been
guilty oil thought-thst is worthy Of the
great cause aud the great interests that are
committed to their charge.
Now. IL 700 send these men hack TO Con-
gress, the history Of the Republic 10 writ
ten. Our days gre WONDERED, and We ara
numbered with the past. Ibfamouslv. in
glorionsly, without a struggle. we Passed
away, and became "a school bows taie----
the wonder Of an hour"
have heard good deal said about the
sc, nservatiye republicans in Congress
These so-cslled conservatives are excellent
men. Judging them by what they say /; in
deed, they fax the best to vote 90 badly Of
any set Of men ever saw. We did think
at fret that your Representative from this
Congressional district would vote with us
all the time. but we were sadly disappoips.
ed when the time for talking passed by
ana he was called upon TO vote. That 10
stsy <co11 .s1s 800 unsou <c><' 49, = :
talking toierably conservative ell the time,
and voting just exactly like bovejby and
lis friends.
l came to the same conclusion about
these ''couservative" republicans tbst n
Yankee once came 10 in regard IN the Sis-
mese twins. The Siamese twins had coma
to Boston, and the old Yankee had paid his
money apo went into the show. He en-.
amined the ligaments mat bound the Young
men together. and. ss SON as he had satis-
fed himself that il was q real thing and no
humhug. he said. "Well, 1 rather guess
them fellows are brothers" Just 30. INV
fellow citizens. i have been compelled To-
conclude that these Conservative" ret %
licsns aud abolitionists are brotbers.-
lCheers and laughter. One IL just about
~ bad as the other. or, if there 10 any DIFF
ference, it is in favor Of the ab0litsonists.
LnvejOy avowed his policy. like told
man. Ii be 10 wrong in principle, j can
at least admire the courage which enables
him to avow himself. always ,uld un,'
derstand Lovejoy, but never could under
stand your Representative from this Con-
gressional district. Laughter.l II, dur.
ing the last Presidential election. thess
conservative" republicans had ayous cd the
sentiments they expressed by their yotes.
the c"uOtry would not have been in the
condition it is at present Now, let me
urge you. If you are going 10 send repub-
licHns to Congress at ell, let US have the
full bloUded fellows, and none Of those men
who talk one way and vote another. L
know Lovejuy will { cheat me. ] hate
to he cheated, so / would rather have the
ull-bl6 oded abolitionists to deal with.
understand their position The danger Of
the country arises not from these q. en-, be-
cause you can strip them; but il arises
from these conservatives" falsely so call
ed.
There is class Of men who are slvsv,
very busy-who 20 about the c,uutry de-
nouDcing every man who does not agree
with them as a traitor 10 the country. You
talk TO one of these men, and ask him
what he is for. and be will tell you, If be
tells the truth. that he is diverting this war
from Its legitimate object, 80 as to make il
q war Of emancipation. Ask him then
Are you for the constitution Z" He will
answer, "Oh. NJ the constitution is play
ed out; the SUuth has overthrow the con-
stitution." Sir, that man is no more nor
less than a traitor, and whenever il be,i
comes has interest, no matter where be may
| be, North or South. East or West, be will
betray the Country. Such men occupy n
double relation. 10 the first place they are
EDWARDS; for they will MT enlist in deience
OF their principles and, secondly, they are
| traitors to the constitution Of their country.
! fer they declare that it is No longer bind
| ing upon them.
Now. it is plain that if we wait for such
fellows and for the negroes to Put down the
| rebellion, we will ell die before it is done.
When this rebellion is put down, it viii be
put down by men who are devoted to the
constitution and the Union.
One thing is certain-if these republi-
cans maintain the power in Congress, our
government, with constitutional liberty, is
gone forever. 1t you return to the next
| Congress conservative men, who are anx.
ious only tn preserve the constitution, we
are safe, and the old ship of State will land
in u safe harbor, where we can find protec.
| ton.
The stake we are playing for now is in.
hniieiy greater than we ever played for be.
fore. If the republican party is retained
in power IN Congress, We are gone. Ii we
send different class of men, they can but
lose all, and they may save all.
This much will say for Illinois-we iuS
tend to maintain our ground in that State,
We shall advance our line somewhat; and
/ think that when we shall come 10 pre-.
sent these greet issues to our people, duty
TO the dead. duty 10 ourselves, and DUTY to
those who are TO come after Us, will rally
around us men enough to drive most Of
these men from Congress 10 the Stste OF
Illinois.
One thing / know will be done-tl, inn.
,OtU be presented. 1t will be presented in
no cowardly. trucking spirit. Ii we'll be-
presented by men who ere not afraid 10
Ieak their true sentiments, with the nan
OILY OF American citizens around them.
My fellow citizens, i can hardly express
to you my feelings when have seen these
terri ls disasters coming upon my country,
and when reflect that her free institutions
were al the heritage have TO bestow upon
my ehiljren. l have seen more of the eood
results that have flowed from cur ipsti,u.
tons, more Of prospesity my fellow citizers
than many men Of my day. And now. in
the decline VI life, with a cum tending IT,
wards the twilight, no longer with a vigor-
Gus arm To defend CT sssail, i shall eodesyor
cheeriu'ly to accept Whatever the Almighty
may place before me. But. il il is in the
providence Of God that he is to punish US
I with affections, to destroy our government.
T then care not how soOn the summons
may come TO 60 hence. / would desire TO
live no iorRe'. Hence tits thar Isay that in
the discsrge Of the duty before the people,
there Is no power on earth that shall pre-
vent me from telling plainly and candidIy
what l think ought to be done for the vii
fare Of our beloved country.
/ But not only does every confederation of
t Patriotism urge Us to the vigorous proseeu.
. ton o; this war, if restricted to its legiti-
} mate objects, but every consideration Of
interest also.
! As for me. / feel that ell that I hold
dear Ia et stake-all involved in the safety
OF nv country. and / would lie willing even
nv to close my eyes forever if knew that
l was bequeath,ng to my children, unim-
+ pared, the civil Liberties which have en-
Joyei under the constitution. / desire 70
I've long enough to see peace restored over
all the land. from the great lakes 70 the
Gulf OF Mexico. j desire to see all my
c'untrynen worsbiping once more at the
same altar. and all united IN the effort to
transmit 70 posterity unimpaired the glo-
rious privileges wUn for Us by thu bIood of