The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-06-19
Speech of J. A. HcMasters, Editor Of
the Freeman's Journal,

Delirsref ut lie qrand Mus Meeting re-
cen'Iy heid IN Ne,0 Toyk City in defense
If CcI L.ber'y ogasns. Ab,ltttO" lies,
P,'iSma.
F,How-citizens Of Ne,c York II did
not come here to en'eFtain YOU with A
speech. I think that the political argn-
nrent J, we'll nigh, if not entirely, finished
The time for determination and tor action
has come. Nv friend, Mr. Norton, VIII"
yreceled me-a gallant gentleman and IA
live of Ohio-said boldly before 'hs as
semb.aCe that he did 'ot aeree IN ali things
with the Hon. c l. Valiandigham. Man
differs with maa in opinion -treeDen dit
fer with freemen-and have right to dlf
ter. There may he such difference OF sem
tmenl between Mf. Y. and myself; bur
will say here, so far as | und.rs and him
bs reading. 50 far "a in personal inter
course know him and do know him
i no, only respect him. tut do that
other Thing which f'w public men have r
right 10 cis'n Il love him. ! saw, then
50 tar as know bis sentiments | know
40. man living with whose political sen
! timents 50 completely agree AZ with his.
/ .Nhy is he impri,onei The Abolition
/ i-ts Of he Nnrli and that particular sec
! tiJu OF the Sou'h which caused The south
efn part Of this revOluliuH-ausweIlns
! trraoon t. MISUNDERSTANDING revolution
! ags;u-, eyclu'ion-breakino tie Constr
,utien arain-t the frs, hresch4s Of the
! Constitution first instituted AZ tie North
| those two sections of extremists demand
! ei IN, i'r rri-oUmrut. The Argument OF
/ Davis, Be,.iamn an SlideIl-" ho are not
! fighting tie battles of The Southern Con
I f-dcracv bat are erlp,i ing lis honors aud
/ reapjnr its emounents-thoSe men ex-
! pres-r,! tbs earnest desire that Abraham
! Lincoln AMI William II Seward. econ
! .ervative'' Seward. should hv all means
s4ize G. /. Na!laHdicham. and lock him
ur. They have declared, in their R'ch.
non,l official organs. ;ha, he WAS doing
their cause moro injury. and making more
weak backs and weak knees in the Con-
fpdera'e army aud in the South, than all
the Abolitioni>,s togs;her. Reports came
! from the Federal armies in ouisiana. that
! in diff. enr localities th-v found Mr.. VS.
/ speech in Congress reprinted and clrcu'a-
! ted, aud in those localities shev found
! wiGe- spread Union sentiment existing -
The news rearheI Washington, VIM. II.
| Seward the head and father. and culpa
| ble above every other man living Of The
! ruin of hs countrv-heard this. He
! heard ,lia there WAS wide spread Union
sentiment, existing even within the Confe'l
] crate lives, where :he speeches were found
/ Of Mr.. V. Vim II Sewara is responsible
for the arreS. of VaI'aniieha,n he is the
man that did il, and if others seemed to
be responsible i, is only because that Gun
ming fox knows how to conceal his trail so
wei! that he has thus far seemed 70 stand
aloof That is why NJ. Y. is in chains.
that is why he il imprisoned. 1t is be>
cause With a virgin love he loved his coun-
try whole, and he has tie herois'n to hope
| that there is blessed possibility that 1t
can be restored and he one. The Aboli-
rionis,s do not want it one, because they
know they cannot rule it Davis and 81
deli aud Ben amin do not want it one, for
they know tia. they cannot ruie 1t. do
no. .av thai can hope with Eal!andiwham
tlrat the ell Union NAV 10 restored and
lie one i}u, say it from my heart, if
the offer Of my life as ~ sacrifice conld Ie-
store this Union. would here, under tins
blue and starry vault Of Gods own heaven
offer it here TO might that 1t may he re-
stored. When Val! anGigham SAYS he sees
hopr-when he tells them with his truth
fal voice that he has reason 10 believe
that there arc parties At the South who
will consul, wisdom. Justice and reason,
! and the good Of their Safes and ours alike
and are de-irous Of restoring this Union
auen he tells ne this my heart is with
him. aad follow him ia wish. in effort.
and sttive TO iulins him in hope. His
/ way Is this: He knows as know. that
! there Is but one possible way Of restoring
! the lInlon. and that one way !, to stop This
! CURED: bad the seventy-tive thousand mi
/ iiia men that were to push the Couieder-
a,e army into the Gulf Of Mexico uayer
! been called out had the appeal baen 10
reason, TO good feeling to good sense, had
.nch m appeal been made at first, this
| Union would never have been dissolved
! I wo or three States might have gone out,
and they would have had to come and AK
ed 10 ha received back again. In the Ian
rnace q: thp iarnenrei Stephen A. Dong
/ la. War wa, dI-uninn-lnevitabie ard
reri e,ual hisunion' | say, AT least. that
( perseverance, in war j. rendering more and
more certain the psrreiultv OF dlsanIon
Valar,iigham Gals for peace in order t. at
We may irv tie last hope Of restoring this
Union l. has been triel by war-a war
not under the Cris,.,'''' ''"'- o"' va u
defiance and ia violation o. the ConS'l'u-
tinn. 1t ha, failed, ,nd it must forever
f.i. know that he words that are spo>
ken in times Ike these are spoken at a
mans own proper peril anil knowing this,
here. defiant AMI fearless, | say that The
South can never he conquered. The same
Eood that courses IN our veins coarses in
theirs Our State Of New York ran defy
al tie States that lie 70 the Fast. and lie
to tie West. under cur gallant Seymour
God bless him Under our gallant Sey-
mour. tel YOU, we are abe TO defend our
State against the world. Shall We. with
four millions of people. be thus abe tc
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