Smyrna times., 1862-11-13


80. That we most solemnly protest
against the recent proposition Of a distin-
guished politician i'll this State (New York;
that this war shall end with the capture of
Richmond, and that the South should then
be dismissed with the bcnediction: 'Way-
ward sisters, depart i'll peace as prcjudcial
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.
''3. That any terms Of compromise or
peace, short Of an unconditional surrender
OF the rebels to the authority of the United
States, would be degrading to its sovereign
ty and destructive OF the rights and liberties
of Ill loyal citizens of the South
a.. That the salvation of the Union de-
penis upon vigorous prosecution of the
war; until the Stars and Stripes wave tri-
unphantly from the Canadas to the Gulf,
and from ocean to ocean.
IS. That we know no distinction be-
tween the Government and the Admnistra-
ton, and he who, in time of war, refuses to
support the one is a traitor to the other"
The speeches during the meeting were in
full harmony with these resolutions. Take
an extract or two:
The gallant Hamilton, of Texas, said:
81 intend to contribute my humble efforts
to pull slavery up by the last roots
Cheers loud and continued. know that
slavery must perish in order that Liberty
may survive. | know that the manaccs
must fall from the fcttercd limbs of the black
race on this continent i'll order that the
white man may not be manacled. \ cry,
"GOod"1 take my position on the side
of my race. | demand liberty for my chill
drcn, even at the expense of negro slavery.
If the whole planet of the earth, and all the
other planets of the universe were crowded
with negroes under similar circumstances
as those in the South, l would strike the
manacles from every slave The man who
attempts to deludc YOU in favor Of any ar
guments in favor of the distracting influence
Of slavery in this war is an imbecile, fool,
or an incipient traitor. tell you that the
non-slaveholders of the South never will be
free again till the last negro has been swept
from the condition Of bondage. We, there
fore, again spUrn the sympathy of any man
who talks about the Union as it was, if he
means to say that we are to 90 back to the
condition that preceded this revolution"
Mr. Carter, of Tennessee, also endorsed
the Emancipation Proclamation, and thus
spoke of the Northern politicians and edi-
tors who are always talking about the rights
of the South being injured by the Govern
ment:
6 i want these editors and these confOun-
ded politicians to tell me what rights have
lost. Did you ever see them? Did you
ever hear them! Did you ever taste themi
, Did you ever smell them? Laughter i
any of the Northern men have found any
of my lost rights hope he will return them
| am conscious Of having lost rights not
through my Government, but through thi:
accursed Southern COnfederacy. Applause.
{ | have lost the right of seeing my wife anC
little children. | have lost the right O
abiding beneath my own vine and fig-tree
In short, | have lost the right to be in my
own country freeman. A voice :-"W,
will restore it."] Iwilltell you how to Civ
e me back those rights. Crush the accurseC
rebellion against the Government SEM
the exile back to his home, his wife and hi
children In word, re-establsh the Sta
Spanged Banner over every town, city an,
n hamlet in this broad land. Thus only ca
! you give back to the Southern people thei
: lost and priceless rights"
+ Mr.. Boynton, of Florida, in very pith
# address said:
= "The shortest way to the end of the MAJ
u ter is through and over the rebellion. Gil
!" cuitous paths end in bogs and quagmirer
81 A good rule for voting, is for the man tn
d rebels hate the worst The difference bC
,r tween a rebel and an ant-coercionist or
! cOnventionalist is not measurable. Thing
. which are equal to the same thing are equ;
to each other. 1t is hardly too much t
II say of the man who opposed or opposes c<
Of erclon: the spirit is willing but the flesh
in weak. 'TO him who in the love of treaso
NJ holds communion with her visible form
4 she speaks a voracious language Som
times we find her in open armS against he
u authority-her least dishonorable shape
lis sometimes in the pulpit too often und
IN the cloak of the man who smiles and smil
W and is a villain, and talks of compromis
and conventions. A voice-John VanB
rem. Courage will vanish from the hear
n and strength from the arms which suppo
ce the the rebellion just in proportion as tn,
al see the uncompromising Union men al
e. supported and elected in the loyal section
Of Again the eloquent Floridian observed
bo "Just word about the >Proclamatio
- We accept it as the conclusion of the i
eS scrutable irrefragable and inexorable log
OF of events. Applause We would qua
l. /; the Constitution, and to do so most effect
". ally we would save the nation. Does n
the spirit of the Constitution abide in t
body of the nation? Do souls remain
et- earth after the bodies are deadl iSare
ng nation if YOU would save the Constitute
ol- Has the President shown haste to exerci
,ly doubtful powers7 Did he not, for a lol
time, propose to do SO if the rebels win
. down their armsi Is it not lawful to ga
" the natioii at any expenses Is there al
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