The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-10-21
Speech Ex-senator Trumbull
OF ILLINOIS. AND
SENATOR CHANDLER,
AT JACKSON, OCTOBER 7th., 1862.

SENATOR CHANDLER, a
AT JACKSON, OCTOBER 7th., 1862.
Feiiow citizens:-In times Of great excite
ment, like the present, amid the conflict Q
arms between thousands and tens Of thou
sads, and hundreds Of thousands, struggling
for lie and victory on the battlefield; whel
the ears Of our whole country are opening TO
news from the army Of the Potomac and The
army of the West; when father, or brothe
has ia len, words have but little effect upor
you. You are not in the best frame of mind
10 stop calmly and consider what your duty
at home is. Yet il is Of the utmost impor
tance that we at home see to il that they suf
fer no detriment for want of our attending To
the wants at home. ] know it is hard to In
terest you when your minds are running of
TO the battle field. While our armies are
contendng 10 maintain the supremacy Of the
Government, there is fte at home that is
trying to bring to naught our victory.
Familiar as it nay be to you, it Is still im
portant that we should look back into the his
tory Of the last two years. 1t has been long
two years, from the scenes enacted; it seems
to US like forty years-it eeems to me like
half century since Abrsham Lincoln wss in
augurated President, 1t is nol yet two years
since we were engaged in struggle in the
United States with political adversary as t.
who should have control of the Government.
The issue was slavery, whether j; should be
extended all over or be confined to the States
where il existed. BY the blessing of God we
triumphed-won a victory in accordance with
the forms OF tho Constitution.
No snnnar uue tha rasult ascarf ainad and
the telegraph gave notice, that Abraham Lin
coin was elected President, than those having
control If the Government, set to work 10 de
stroy-to betrsy. They were not salts fed
with the result,a determined not to submit.
They had borne sway in the Government for
many years. At that time the Executive
and judiciary were in The hands of the demo.
cratic party, socalled. The House Of Repre-,
sentallves was not completely under their con.
troll. No party had majority. The Exc
cutiye, the democrats had the control Of; SO
the Judiciary. The Republicans in the
House not having clear majority, did not
have the control.
Howell Cobb, then Secretary Of the United
States Treasury, now a General in the rebel
army, went TO work TO destro, the credit OF
the government, aud was so successful that
tho funds Of the goqernmeDt, which has COM
manded 90 per cent premium ran down TO
32 per cent. He borrowed money to carry
on the Government at ~ per cent Interest, and
found il difficult to find IL at that.
Floyd, Secretary Of War, and now in the
rebel ormy, went to work Systematically to
place arms in the hands Of men who are plot
Ting for the overthrow of the government
The army, 1900 strong, was scattered TO
the remotest parts.
The navy the United States, under Tou-
cey was in condition almost as disastrous to
tie Government as the army. Every vessel
save the Brooklyn was sent away on distant
service.
In December, after the rebellion had culmi-
mated, he (Toucey) sen. the last sloop Of war
On cruise for two years- lie last one ex'
cept he Brooklyn.
Floyd not only transported all the arms to
the South, but issued an order to transport
cannon from Ptsburg. to fort at the mouth
Of the M.ssirpi. The people OF Pittsourg re-
mostrated and would not allow the guns TO
90. This Id to an inquiry, when 1t Was as
certaiued that the foundations of The fort were
yet under water.
During the winter Of 1900 6l, the public
property in the South was seized. The forts
we're possessed, the mints taken, and revenue
vessels seized. A vessel of the United States
carrying supplies TO garrison, was fired on
and turl ed back. Senators from six States
withdrew, announcing that the Government
was dissolved, and that they were going
home aud would resist the enforcement o
the laws Of the UDi'eJ States within thei'
States.
During the same winter, representatives
from six or seven Southern States met al
Montgomery, Alabama, and established
Provisional Government hostile TO the Gov
erpment Of the United States.
Al this ,oas done, be IL remembered, befor'
The All day of March, and before Abrdhdn
Lincoln soos indugurdted.
And yet there are those who say this Is al
abolition war. Who did it? Who was II
power? James Buchanan, placed thers b.
the Democratic party. Eve,y man in ofiic
WAS democrat. Every department OF th
Government was under Democratic rule, an'
yet they say that all this was brought a6ou
by the Republican party. What had 1t done
II was not in power. If Buchanan didn
connive with the conspirators, he saw them
True, he had sent a message to congress, say
ing that secession was wrong and unconstitu
tional, but he saw no way to prevent 1t. ID
let them 90 on, as he did not want to otfen
the traitors who were seizing the property 9
the Government.
On the 4th day Of March Abraham Lin
coin was inaugurated. When some are di'
posed to complain that immediate and decide
steIs were not taken, they seem 10 forget tn
condition Of affairs. President Lincoln ha
nothing to do with il. The Navy Yard
Washington was under The control OF Buchar
an-not James-who since commanded 'h
rebel vessel Merrmac. TIE Chief Of Polio
in the capital was traitor OF. Every d'
partment was filed with traitors. The arm
was scattered and the navy sent t. far o
, quarters. The President knew not who
! trust. What could he doi lie couldn
know tho navy commander-a traitor.
y took some time to know who we're loyal an
, who were ialse. 1t was trying position
Shortly afterwards, the rebel opened the
> guns on Fort Sumter. Then tho Pre.ide'
4 appealed to the nation and il responded
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