Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-07
Spec ch of The Hon. q. n WIckIIfFc,
OF KY, at the Indiana Democratic
state Convention.

spec ch of The Hon. q. y. WicKIifTc,
OF KY, at the Indiana Democratic
state Convention.
Mr.. Wickliffe being introduced by Mr.. Hen
dricks, alluded briefly to the former relations
between Indiana and Keutucky The words OF
the gentleman who had presented him broug ht
to his memory the events of fifty years ago. It
was then time Of war; of a war waged Dy the
people-of the Democracy, he might say J--ot
the United States against Great Britain for Tree
trade and sailors rights. Indiana aud Ken
lucky had no sailors impressed, and then, as
now, those who made our troubles shut them
selves up, like terrapin Ia its shell in their
New England States, aud left us to fight their
battles. God blessed US then May God bless
US now. May He bless our efforts 10 maintain
ing the Constitution as iL is, and restoring the
Unlon as it was, against the wicked Secession
its Of the South, aud the still more wicked Abo.
lltionists at the North Kentucky had author
lied him to say that for the cause Of the Con-
stituIion and the Onion she would devote her
all. Would ever Indiana and Kentucky con-
sent that the Union should be divided by the
Ohio river2 ("NO, no."
Indiana will do as she has done before-pour
out her precious blood defending our free instl-
tutlons against all those who are combined
ubolueb buCms OpUu COETtCb lDUlhUu
would do this. For the Union and the Con-
stitution she would do it, but not to carry out
the behests OF any sectional party, or the lead
ers thereof, whether in or out Of power.
IL has been asserted that slavery must be ex-
tinguished before we could have peace. When
was this pr0caimed2 Was it in the month of
July, 1861, when in both Houses of Congress,
all voted that the war, brought about by Seces-
sionists, should be waged to maintain the Con-
stilution, restore the Union, 10 preserve the in-
stituLiOns Of the several States, and 70 protect
the citizens thereof in the enjoyment tf their
personal and domestic rights2 Was 1t pro-
claimed when, alter the unfortunate affair Of
Bull Run, we again appealed TO the pstriOtIsm m
Of the cOuntry 10 epll It's blood for the purposes
above declaredf Did any man then Say TO you
that this war should never cease while slave
existed within the United S.ates7
But they cay it now. The Abolition party
had swallowed neck and heels the Republican
party. Like sheep, these Republicans in Con-
gress followed their leader When we Wings
Ot the old school, Douglas men and Breckin-
ridge men, VINO had seen the error Of their
ways, called upon them TO declare that they
would wage the war ou the principles indicated
as they bad in 1861, like Billy Bo-peeps's s
sheep, they dldn't come up. When Judge Hol
man, OF lndiana, good and true man, God
bless him, renewed the CriLtenden resolutions
as an assurance to the army, and invited them
10 vote upon IL, they refused. Yet they said
they were for the Constitution aud for a restor.
alton of the Union. They cay they are for il
now, and they will say they are for il until af
ter your October election. Mark that!
What WAS tae cAuse OF the war; "a voice
"Abolitioniom.'D Well, you guessed 1t pre- ,ty
near, my friend Somebody must have told
you That | know; tor, 50 help me God, i!'s
true! But hey say slavery is the cause OF the
war. II he had the power he would visit upon
| the heads OF the leaders of the rebellion the
punishment their wickedness merited Bul
when il came to the test very likely he would
like the tory ScotcbmaD, who told the Revou
t,onsry rebel that he would be conquered, bu
that his Majesty was a merciiul mau aud woul(
not descend ia hanging below q few atroc ou
characters-he would not, With regard to REBEL
now -a.days, descend below q few atrocOuI
characters, but he would hang an Aoolitionis
on the other end of every rope
Slavery was as much the cause of this war al
the tea thrown into Boston HArbor was the caus,
OF the Revolution. This Was conceived by De
signing and ambitious meG. Ia proof of It
Mr.. Wickhffe produced the resolutions passet
at the New York Abolition Convention in 1859
What did this Convention resOlve2 Why, tina
because of the evil of slavery they invited
free correspondence with the disunionlsts o
the South, 10 the end OF dissolution of th
United States. Thank God, but more thank
to the Aboltionists OF the North, the Secession
ists say, Tor they have enabled US to accom- plisi
what We have been trying TO do for thirty ears
Hence you see we have two classes o
traitors TO fight: the Abolitionists among us
as well ss the rebels OF the South. As be ha,
told LoveIOy iu Congress, who in an Abolition
harangue, brought out metaphotically u thl
full Tigged nd Ireighted with Secessionsts an
Abolltlonists, he would throw overheard tn
AoUlitlonists first. So. people Of Indiana, yo
must throw them overheard. dJn't Care uu
der what name they approach you. leOpar
is just as spotted, although you call him
bear.
The South wanted government separat
from the + ,et. Tue East wanted goVernmeu
separate tIUm the negro. That Is what ha
caused the rebellion. Aud ii the twenty mi
lions of the North could not Conquer the 81
millions OF the South without armIDg the mig
ner, in Gods name, let the AbohuODisIs /
Congress get out Of the way, aud We, the Cor
servaLiVe men, old Wings, Democrats and Re
puOlcans, Who reverence the Constitution, 10
there we're some such, would prosecute the wal
restore the Union, and maintain the rights of al
under the Consultation intact,
Slavery, when the Constitution was sdopteC
EXISTED IN every SGate bus one. Yet LoVtiJ
talked away III Washington, trying to show tbi
under thatinstrumeht, aud because of the Decls
ration OF Independence, the negro wasiIee an
equal with the white man. Our fathers declare
LLaG they-lhe white race, the Auglo S ,xon rae
were free aud equal, They made thus GOV
ernment for the tmselves, for the white man, an
not for The negro. II they intended that tn
negro should stand eide by side with you at th
ballot box, and on the battlefield, they we're th
greatest set OF hypocrites cd ever made TIA
they did not cay 50. Why did they / OF free Oh
slaves every " here2 Let LovtjOy 90 and preac
his doctrine 10 the negro, aud let the white ma
a,one
In the last Congress, which had the mo-
time devoted to H., Congress or the nigge
(VUIces: rne nigger!') Secretary Chase, VT
10 our banker nov, was engaged in cotton. plan
ing at the public expense. He has agents--the
used TO Call 'em overseers, but now they aI
G9ents-treaeury rats employed at this bueines
Oue vi them is named Pearce-Pearee, OF Obi,
General Hunter had gone on Pearce'o Cover
ment plantation, and turned his niggers int
soldiers, with red breeches and striped jackets
Pesrce would not stand Hunter inter- er enc
and wrote 10 Secretary Chase about it, and bus
ness on the Government plantation was for Il
present, at stand sill. Let the Abolitionis
get out of Congress, get away from the poe
lions OF responsibility, get out of the army, 81
in less than elk months we would have pea,
within the U0ion and under the Constitu,io
i He would give all he had 10 sustain the UniO
be would lay down his life for il, bat he WOu
have no Unlon in violation OF the Constitutio
What right had the General Government 60 i
terfere With the slaves in Kentucky7 The A
!. oli,iOnsts said that it was under the war powe
Even some of the States had said that Il