, 1862-10-20
the 1ssy DEMOCRACY alssEcrEu.
Conseit 3tionalfty Of the Pro
claMsatenS.
8tirring Appeal to Loyal Men

The hsll, although the notice OF the meet
jne had been very briaf, being simply an
nouuced in the TRIBUNE Of Saturday morning,
was thoroughly flled with the cold. iudnen~
t,a1 men Of Chicsgo-not the noisy brawlezs
and clacque1s, but the thinking. working men
Of Chicago, drawn fhither to listen to the
hard, close facts, and condensed, eloquent ar-
suments Of the speaker. 4 large sprinkling
Of ladies wss IN the galleries.
ats O'Clock, Peter Page, Esq, called the
meeting to order, and nominated Hon Grant
Goodrich as Chairman The audience unanl-
znontly ratitied the nomination. Mr.. Good
rich came forward and introduced Hon. Lyman
Trumbun as the speaker Of the evenings q
man always true and never talterlng In his de-
votion to the Union.
Judge Tru1nbuu came forward and WAS re-
ceived with the most enthusiastic applause.
He spoke as follows:
srEECn OF JUDGE TRrMBcLL
Nh PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CIT1zeSs;-
Seven,y-hve years ago the people of the I MI
ted States, in order to form Z more perfect
Union, establish Justice, maintain domestic
trstq tqulli,y, prc,ide for the general welfare,
snd ttuure ior 1bemsslyea and their postertty |
1he blessings Of liberty, established written
constitution or form of government The |
MIN who made that instrument were fresh |
from the etrugglrs Of the Revolution, thor.
cugEly imbned with the spirit OF liberty, well |
veften in the his :ory Of nations, acquainted |
with the defects which had led to the destruc-
lion OF other Tree governments, and they
sought BY the Constitution which they were
about to establish, to avoid the errors fatal to
other republics, and lay down the fundanen-
tai principles OF government in such form as
to perpe1ua1e ftreTer the blessings Of liberty
toa free people.
They formed the most complicated govern
ment which las ever existed on the face Of the
globe. No other government has ever been
established Eo tull Of checks and balances and
so complicated as orrs-ca1calated to
guard on the one hand against run
1inR into despotism and sill to be vested with
power sufficient to hold the parts together.
The powers Of government in the first
place were divided between those OF Nation
al and those OF q Loca1 OF Domestic character.
Such national powers as It Was nccessarFtb2t
q general government should possess Ware
conferred upon the Federal government,
While the regulatiun Of domestic affairs at
that were conferred upon this general gov
ernment were sgaap snooivideo into three de-
paSfmcnts, snd one Of these departments was
subdivided into two We hare N Executive,
Legislative and Judicial department.
The Legislative department consists Of
Representatives. Each Of these depart
n.ents OF government is supreme in
It's own sphere, and can not properly en-
crcach upon any Of the Others. While the
Legislative department may make laws, it hxs
nj puWer to execu1e them or to interpret the
law WITCH has heeo enacted. So again, the
Executive department OF the government,
charged with The execution Of the laws, can-
Mt! mike q Law, and the Judicial department
f:s :.e peculiar functions also. 1t is this di.
viti''r cipowere which contributes to the safe
4, u: The SYSTEM
Our government, it will be observed, is not
"A GenucracY, nor yet Is It confederation, but
it pAr:akee somewhat Of the characteristics ol
each. The 11ouse OF Representatives nay bs
tad ta be based upon the Democratic idea
Members ct that body are elected according
to population, while the other branch Of Con
E:tEe-the Sen2te-1s composed OF member
cipscn without any regard to population. Th
members Of that body are representatives Q
States. ard small state, like Delaware, ha
the same influence and the same number Q
Senators as large etate like New York o
Pennsylvania
Enocr this system Of government, fornei
by the wisest and best OF men, by the mel
who had Just gone through long war, for tn
men Who had 4tgh appreciation Of findiyidua
rights, who believed In the natural equality Q
ali men, the people Of this country have pros
pered to . de9Tee une1ampled in the histor
ofthe world. From . population Of about thre
millions ut the close ofthe revolutionary wa,
We have reached to a apopulstion OF more tha
thirty millions, and the extent Of the Unite
States has also been enlarged in proportio
equal to the iuc1casc Of population. The nj
fion has advanced in all the other elements {
wea11h and greatness in m equal ratio. Or
population which, ut that day, was conline
to the Atlantic slope Of the Allegheny Mou1
tains, now reaches across the Continent N
has formed States on the shores OF the Pacif
Ocean.
There vas one element existing in the cou,
try at the time this government YES fofue
not In harmony With the principles OF Il
men who formed Il. They hoped and believe
that il the process Of time this elcu1ent--1
which mean the existence Of African slave,
would gradually disappear through Il
action Of the States-the public srntime1
Of the country being opposed to slavery At
the existence Of the institution being 1t "
with a1l the Views Of the men OF that day
and that This Republic wonld become In fs
what they made it in eory-aRepublic bass
npon the natural equality Of all mankin
IN this, however, they were disappo1nte
and from being regarded as Al evil o be tole
ated for q time which, 1t was hoped, won
Eraaually disappear, slavery came in proce
ton Of the people Of the United States as
blessing to be pcrpctua:ed and exteuds
That has been the chiet source Of all t
alienation, III feeling and unkindness viii
has existed between the North and Son
from the day OF the formation Of the Cons
tuition down to the present period. It
been the only thing which has ever seriou
Threatened the peace and perpetuitY OF g
free institutions. Still 1t wouid not have p
duced this var at this time but for tho i'm
ciitY and treacherv Of those Who had chs'
prior to 1sG1.
Ne are row engaged in struggling will
great rebellion. An Attempt Is being M
to ovtrturn this system Of government
one under which We have been prospered
bjghly--hayiug It's origin in the existence
slavery, But Tor thst, this attempt would
have been made; still, had the government
the United States =: the time been In
hands OF men true to the government 4
loyal to the Constitution and the Cnios
would have been suppressed without bio
shed: tArpaause-l l assert here to-nig
and shall undertake to make the cha
good, that the Thousands Of lives which h,
been lost, the hundreds Of millions OF mo-
which have been expended, and the de
1ation whsch haA come upon thA h
bringing mourning to 1housends and tenf
thousands ot families, is chArgsAb1e and lu,
ctargeaole to the leaders H the Democr
party. fGrcat app1aus. and cries Of 18th
1rue, that's true.'1 and l charge further,
here, tonight, that the proIongatlon Of
war, Its delays and disappof1tmeuts,
chsrgesble to the leade1s Of the Dcmo.1
party lR*newed spplause.l
When DID this rebellion break cut
since the 4th Of March, 1851, when Rcpr
cans came Into power. It Ind been cont
plated tor = lorg time Tbe conspirac,
0ye1tuEn thia government dates back n
yesss but is,;ax tne attempt 1sc m.s not openly n
the cahlBet mirfs1ers OF Mr.. Buchsnan.
chief office rs ot the government went to
systematically to destroy IT. Floyd, G