Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-05


and that was the reuson for my saying 40
And think to-day that unless this wal
result in liberty it would be better she haC
gone-infnieIv better. Unless, within IL
months or "a, Maryland is q free State
Delaware and half Virginia, and we be en-
abled to look east and west Of that marble
capital on freedom, would to God that
building. with this city Of Washington, had
been shelled TO ashes last July, for it is
nothing hat bribe tending TO keep the
North quiet. Bnt believe now, as be-
lieved last fall IL we had no Quaker guns
at Centrevile laughterl or a quaker gen.
eral on the Potomac [laughterl, that we
might have pnt this country beyond ones
tion to-day. But. my friends, will not
criticise iudviduals-they are too small for
the hour. The thing desire to do is to
impress upon the minds Of the people the
conviction Of the responsibility that rests
upon them, and rouse them TO the import
ance of the crisis.
do not regard this movement as being
one Of SecesSiOn--noL the least. 1t Is a
conspiracy and nothing else. The project
was to take possession Of this city; and
u.
Davis than his passing this winter out Of
Washington. 1t was originally designed
by the Rebel leaders to be in Washington
about the 4th Of March, in order to pre-
vent the Inauguration Of Lincoln, to be
President Of the United States, and to
claim recognition as such. Their objects
was not to dissolve the Union, but TO con.
troll it. To leave our little New England
out in the cold, and mould the rest of the
Union SO us to protect the Institution of
Slavery.
When Kentucky and Tennessee said, we
won!d liAe 10 go North, what did Davis
say? Why, you cant go; we want you
What is this an exhibition Off Why, Of
their so-cnIIed State sovereignty. If South
Carolina has u right to go South. why has
not Kentucky right to go NorthH But
the real meaning is, that they we're trying
to fortify an idea-trying to defend All ia.
srituliOn; they wanted that power, and
Kentucky couldn't go. Believe me this is
not Secession movement, but conspira-
cy.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, or rather
men and women, you who are responsible
for the future, the question is, whether Lib.
erty or Slavery shall rule this great conti-
nent, aud South Carolina knew it, She has
the craftsmanship to know il. She said
10 Massachusetts in 1885, "abolsh free
speech; il is a nuisance" Wellitis to her
Laughter and applause. What she re-
ally meant, was that she could not live with
free speech, aud she cant. And the ques-
ton to day is, as to what extent she eau
trample free speech under her feet The
South is as sincere as we are 10 this strug.
gle. Ten millions of people grapple twenty
millions 10y the throat, and both literally,
enthusiastically, aud from the bottom of
their hearts, believe they are fighting for
an idea that holds the salvation of the
world ] honor Sonth Carolina for her sin
cerity. There is no doubt as TO her belev
ing what she says. II is a conspiracy to
have her ideas govern the continent. Our
fathers thO't those ideas our own could be
moulded together. They tried it. and am
willing for one, that they should have the
experiment Of two perfectly
willing They tried under the Constitution,
to see whether Massachusetts aud South
Carolina could live together. They united
US in a bond of parchment. Ia other
words they put powder and fire into can.
non, screwed up at the muzzle, and thought
thus to assimilate the two. Mr.. Webster
deid supposing these ideas had heeu assitn.
lated [laughter but The conVnlsion has
come and cnnsed an explosion. We stand
to-day among the pieces. And until this
fortnight the Cabinet has said, and the
Democratic party say, and the weak
kneed" Republicans laughter reechO
The words, Put the pieces carefully back D
their places Pat the same powder, the
same FIRE inside Say the Constitution,
backward. instead of your prayers, and
there will never be another convulSion.--
Now don't believe it. Laughter. 1t
is no caprice; this war didn't spring out of
the ground. II is nObody's fault. Neither
my fault, nor John @ CaIhonn's to compare
little folks 10 great ones. Laughter. 1t
is nobodys' fault. 1t is the inevitable resnlt
of the seeds which our fathers planted 10
years ago accept it. 1t is strnggel
betwixt the shareholders and the people. II
begun 40 or so years ago Every nation
has faced it once in its life. England faced
it when the cavalier and the puritan came
in contact at Naseby. France faced Il
nearly 100 years ago, and it is not ended
yet. We have begun it This is its epoch
Of battle. The South comes up to the
southern bank of your Potomac, without ei'
lher men, munitions or money-uothing but
an idea; aud the North goes up with men,
munitions, money, ~and Major Generals
the only thing she lacks is an idea
Laughter aud applause. This contest is
as have said, one betwixt the STAKEHOLDER
and the people 1t will never cease. Yon.
der Congress may make what truces they
please--the Democratic party may intrigue
what compromise they please, but il never
will cease any more than any other war Of
ideas ever did, until one or the other goes
nnder
Now, !, as one Of the people. don't mean
to be abolished laughter], aud think
can assure you there are at least 70, 600
men in the South who will not bow the knee
TO Baal. II you want peace abolish the
Shareholders, for you never will abolish US.
Applausel Now l believe that the South
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