The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-04-17

prolonged laughter ana cheers. Aud,
dealing with them, | took care 10 protec,
all men 10 personal ssFe,y. Now / heard
friend behind me say, but how did that
affect loyal men 2 The difficulty with lha,
proposition is This: in governmental action
the Government, in making peace and
carrying on war, cannot deal with indi.
viduals, but with organized communities,
whether organized wrongly or rightly,
[cheers, and all l could do, so far as my
judgment taught me. for The loyal citizen,
was TO see 10 II that no exaction should be
put upon him. No property should be
taken away from him that was not abso.
lutely necessary fer the success OF military
operations. know nothing else that
cou ID do. ! could not alter the carrying
on Of the war, because loyal citizens were
unfortunately, like Dog Tray. found in
bad company, daughter. and to their
persons, and 10 their property, even, al
possible protection | caused to be afforded
But let me rcpeat-ior il is quite neces.
sary 10 keep II in mind, ard l am afraid
the want OF this is why some Of my old
Democratic friends have got lost, in get.
ting from one portion OF the country 10 The
other, in their thoughts and feelings--lel
me repeat that, In making war or making
peOce. carrying on governmental opera.
Iiocs Of any sort, governments and theil
representatives, SO far as am instructed
can deal ouly with organized communities
and men must fall or rise with the com
munities ip which they are situated. You
in New York must follow the Government
as expressed by the viii Of the majority o.
your State, until you car revolulionizt
against The Government and those loya
al the South must, until this contest come:
into process. OF settlement, also follow the
action Of the organized msjorilies in
which their lot has been cast, and no man,
no set Of men, can see the solution Of this
or any other governmental problem, as
affecting States except upon this basis.
Now, then, to pass from the particular
10 the general, to leave tho detail in Louis
iana, which have run down tho uccoun, OF
as rather Illustrating my meaning thar
otherwise, come 70 tho proposition, wha
is tho contest with all tho States that ar,
banded together in the so called Confeder
alto States Toto what form has it como
II started in instruction; II grew up re
bellion it has become revolution, apc
carrying With IL all tho rights Of q revold
tion. And our government has deal
with 1t upon tho ground. Whom thoy
biockaded their ports, they dealt with it Al
revolution whom they sent cartels of OK
change of prisoners, they dealt with these
people no longer as msurrectionisis and
traitors. but as organized rcvolutionists
who had set up a government for themselve OF
upon the territory Of the United States. To
no man say to mo, Sir. let no man say L
me, "why, then,you acknowledge the right
of revolution in these mon i beg you
pardon, Sir, I only acknowledge tho fact @
revolution, What had happened J loo
these things in the face, and do not dode
them because they are unpleasant; ] fin,
this o revolution, and these mon are nj
longor, repeat. our erring brethren, bu
they are our alien enemies, foreigners
(cheers] carrying on war against us, ut.
tempting to make alliances against US, at.
tempting to get into family of nations.
| agroe, rot successful revolution, and q
revolution never to be successful [loud
tcheersl; pardon me, was speaking of a
matter of law--nover TO bo successful until
acknowledged by tho parent State. And
now, then, / am willing to unite with you
in ycur cheers when you say, n revolution
which wo never will acknowledge. [Cbeers.
why, Sir, have been so careful in bringing
down with great distinctness these dis.
tinctions' Because, 10 my judgment, there
are certain logical consequences following
from them as necessarily as various corolla.
ries form problem in Euclid. II We are
at war, as think With a foreign country to
all intents aud purposes, how can a man
here stand up and say he is on the side of
that foreign country and not be an enemy ,
[Cheers.] A man must be either for bis
country or against bis country. [Cheers. !
He cauuat be throwing impediments all the
time in the way of tho progress of his coun.
try under pretense that no is helping some
other portion of bis country II q man
thinks that he must do something to bring
back his erring brethren, il he likes that
form of phrase, ut the South, let him take
bis musket, and go down and try it in that
way. tCheers.] II ho is still of different
opinion, and thinks that II Is not the best
way to bring thcm back, but he can do II by
persuasion and talk, let him go down with
me to Louisiana, and will set him over to
Mississippi, and, if the rcbels do not feel for
his heartsrings. but not in love, will bring
him back. Cheers. loud and prolonged.
"Send Wood down irstl'] Let US say to
him Choose ye this day whom 70 will serve.
If the Lord thy God be God, serve bin; II
Baal be God, serve ye him. [Cheers. But
20 man can serve two masters, God and
Maumon. ["That's sol Again. there arc
other logical consequences to flow from this
view which have gentured to take of this
snbject, and that is with regard to past po.
litical action. If they are now alien enemies
| u 4 Al e