Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-10-09
GREAT MEETING AT CHICAGO.

GREAT MEETING AT CHICAGO.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE PRESENT
THE VOICE OF WAR DEMOCRATS.
THE WORDS OF TRUE PATRIOTISM
ToRYIsM OF THE BUTTERNUTs UN.
MASKED.
There was a great war meeting al
Chicago on Saturday evening, for the
purpose Of giving expression to the
views Of the people on the Presidents
Emancipation Proclamation. Ten
thousand persons were present in Bryan
Hall and the Court House Square. A
large number of able speeches were
made; and below we print the remarks
Of E. G. lngersoll, prominent Demo-
crat, who spoke on the occasion. We
commend the arguments and sentiments
of this speech to the careful considera-
ton Of Democrats, who have any lean
ing to the Vallandigham party, which
is managed by Tories, and sustained
by semi-Secession papers, such as the
Cincinnati Enquirer and the Chicago
Times:
HON. z. c. IEeKRsoLL's SPEECH.
Mr.. Ingersoll, who was received with
a rousing cheer, spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, and Citizens of Chi
ecgo: I appear before you tonight
as q War Democrat, the Chicago
Times to the contrary Notwithstanding,
laughter, and as such shall speak
tonight and hereafter for the most
vigorous prosecution Of the war
T Cheers 1 am also in favor Of the
construction Of a ship canal from this
great city to the Mississippi river as
military and commercial necessity,
means of uniting different parts of the
country together. an instrument TO aid
in suppressing this rebellion, and carry
ing on all wars in which we may ever
be engaged. Applause.
If the fact that 1 am War Demo
crat constitutes that am an Abolition
list, then l am an abolitionist-up to the
hub. Cheers and laughter. This
same Times intimates that / have been
converted. There the Times is mis-
taken as usual. Having never been a
tory, 1 never needed conversion. l
wish could say as much for the Times
man. I am Democrat, but l am not
to be driven from principle and patriot
ism by the cry of Abolitionism. Thank
Godl ] love my country better than
party. TCheers.l l have taken my
position, and there l will remain, though
/ stand solitary and alone. If l must
desert my country in her hour of trial
to maintain my party, l will let the par
ty take care of itself, though it should
be buried so deep that the blast Of Ga.
briel never reach it. These tories
ought to have learned by this time that
the old epithet reproach is worn out
They have handled it so long and it
has become so smooth that il falls off
harmless as feather. Reading Demo
Gratis out of the party has become COM
mon. Thousands are leaving it, and if
the Chicago Times and Springfield Re-
gister are going TO read them out for
mally, they will have no room to print
anything but the lists Of notices of
Democratic departures, until the day
of election. I have not forgotten how
only little while ago that noble states
man and orator. the greatest of Demo
Gratis, Stephen A. Douglas, [cheers,
was read out of the party by this same
set Of bigots and enemies of the coun-
try. You all remember how when he
battled the Lecompton Constitutions
measure Of these Secessionists and the
villainy Of villains, because he believed
it to be great wrong, the men who
are now active rebels, or rebel sympa-
thizers, read him out of the Democratic
party and denounced him as an Aboli
ZIONIST. Yet despite their bowling he
lived long enough to earn and secure
place forever in the hearts of all true
and loyal men. That noble example, /
for one, am willing to emulate, and l
would to God that all Democrats were
as willing.
The thunderbolt Of the war has fallen
at last. Abraham Lincoln has put his
foot down now. Loud applause. II
thought he was long time in putting
one foot down, but he has put both
down now, and he will keep them down,
and the people and the army will come
ND and sustain him. The mighty
echoes of this thunderbolt have startled
the ears Of I'll the people, aud loyal
men everywhere have found strength
and encouragement in this great act.--l
For a year and half the President
has been fighting this rebellion, and be
has found at last that it is an impossi-
bility to preserve the Union and Slave
ry together. [Great cheers. He has
given them still three months to pre-
serve Slavery BY laying down their
arms and submitting 10 the Constitu-