The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-25
A MIDNfaHT SPEECH BY vALLAN.
bingham IN NEw-YORK CITY.

Captaln hynderS, lion. Ben. Wood, Rev
G. c. Burr. Mr.. Harrington, Mr.. Thompson
formerly Mayor Woods Private Secretary
VIM. Mulligan. Esq, and a host of tn
Democracy Of the city, serenaded Hon. c.
Yallandigham and Hon. Mr.. Pendleton, G
Ohio, at the New York Hotel, last evenine
The serenaders employed Dodsworth's Ban
and started from Thorps's Hotel shortly af
ter ten O'Clock P. M. The music consiste,
Of sundry stirring airs, mong which Dixie
was prominent and decidedly welcome
After few airs had been PLAYED ther
were loud cries for Vallandinsham wht
was led to the balcony and introduced b,
Ex Senator McMurrav. Mr.. Vallandipp.
ham comnrenced his d ire.s at nearly IL,
O'Clock, and spoke substantially as follows
MIR. vALLANDINGHAM's SPEECH.
Men of New York: thank you for you
presence here to night. 1 am assured that
the presistant ma'iguity and s,anderous mis-
representations of an Abolition press Zap
plause) has not taken from me the confidence
of my fellow-citizens of this city. applause
and voice, 'Nevern1 l am glad, PERSONAL
ly, to meet with you on this occasion. Aside
from the compliment that is implied, &C
cept this as testimonial that there are those
in this great metropolis of the United
States who are ready now, after an expert
ment of twenty months. to turn their
thoughts from bloody intentions, to the con-
temptation of the prosperity and the bles-
sings of peace in this land-peace not by
separation, not by disunion, [applause,] but
by return to those instrume entalites alone
by which the Constitution and the Union
were first made by our fathers applause
to the spirit of humanity, Cancellation, "a nd
of compromise-lap applause Ito the spirit Of
the Declaration of the Fathers Of our coun-
try-the foundations of this grandest and
greatest temple of liberty, rooted strong and
deep in the beginning of this Governm ent.
1t is by these instrum Fatalities alone. in my
deliberate jud ment, that that fabric can be
maintained and restored as our fathers found
it[ Applausel
There are those indeed who distin gaishIbe
tween the Union and the Constitution | rec
ognize no such distinction. As we'll might
you attempt to separate the precious metal
from the vase in which it is manufactured
If that material be destroyed. the vase it
self perishes. If the Constitution be des-
troyed, the Union perishes with it (Cries Of
Good, good, and applauseI | mean the
Union it was-(applause the Union as
of Washngton-of Madison-of j ohm Jay
and Alexander Hamilton, (applause) which
gave us peace, prosperity, happiness, gran
deur, glory and greatness, such as never be-
longed to another people since creation
dawn. applause The Union, which now
is proclaimed to "the Union as it ought to
be''-the man who attempts such Union-
a Union different from what decended to us,
and all those blessings which our fa'hers
gave us-the man who attempts such
Union, by whatsoever name he may be cal
led, is traitor (Bravo and cheers Not
for any such Union, it is the unity of des-
potsm. not the unity of fraternal affection,
or of independent and sovereign States
which legislated for themselves. 1t would
be Union without the freedom of the press.
without freedom of speech, without freedom
from arres. without freedom from search un-
warranta ble, unreasonable and unconstituton
al-withou; any of the guarantees which a
free people have ever demanded: such is
the Union which the Abolitionists of this
land would set up for the American people,
and which they proclym is the Union as it
ought to be (Applause) Not such as our
fathers made--not such as in 1887 they es-
tablished, and consolidated for the protec-
ton and defense of the liberty Of the white
race of the United States. lApplause] That
Union l am ready to defend.
You have been told that was disunion-
ist-I who have stood by the Union-l who
am ready to stand by and defend. at the
sacrifice of life, which your Abolitonists
have not yet done. 1t is that Union, and
that alone, which secures to the people of
the United States, those born here and those
rot born here, but who come from foreign
lands to this land of free and home of the
brave-which secures to US those guarantees
which Enslishmen, even living under
monarchy, demand. 1t is the Union and
the Constitution established by our fathers.
1t is for that that we who love our country,
who serve it not with lip service alone, are
willing to offer our lives. in the field II nee
essary, or our services in the councils OF the
nation, with whatever wisdom and capacity
has been vouchsafed to US. 1t is that Union
which we desire to see restored; that Con-
stitution m maintained forever. Groans for
Greeley and "Father Abraham" l am here
to night to say to you solemny, with sor
row, hat if the Union and Constitution, OF
which | have spoken. are to be, the one re-
stored and the other maintained, it is in and
through the people of the United States act
ing through the instrum entality of the Dem
ocratic party. [Applause >,
There is no other way by which these bles
sed benefits can be secured and maintained
to this people but by that party. App'au Sc J
| have no hope in the Executive OF the
United States. [Applause.] am not OF that
number who seek to secure personal saiety'
for scorn it. [Applause.] My birth-rig ght'
of l have it at all, is to speak plainly oe-
cause l was born freeman and mean TO ole
freeman. | am not willing to seek my
own personal safety by compliments to the
of the United States. (applause) lie deser
yes it not. and he has it not. Hisses] The
Constitution and laws Of this land be ha
trodden under foot. He has arrested your
citizens and our citizens Of the West, his
ses) without law and without constitutions
authority incarcerated them in dungeon
without subpoena, without trial by jury
| without the benefit of councsl, without tn
fl.air nxun 6afense