, 1863-10-21


sur rehiue falling down upon them all alike, "a
evening dew comes down upon the Vegetable
world be thpuld see ell these In their natural
haui}; and then contemplating their moral
grandeur, he should look ont upon the insti-
Iuticps Of religion and learning and science
ard charity In Ill their diversified relations
be thtuld see the interests Of agriculture and
tie mechanic arts, all that can oless and dig
Nifty and enuob1e the race Of men; and he
should remember that these ara the institu-
tions of Freedom; that this is the land orr
fateers loved, and that we arc called upon to
surrender it basely or to viudicate ita integri.
ty and maintain It: [Applause.]
When re see what great interests are at
btsko, and remember that ne are plac9i e: ha .a
IS trustees to preserve these for postetity,
then If We do rot rise to the dignity Of the
occasion, we deserve to be slaves. It is too
late for argument upon this question. Every
nan, woman, ard Intelligent child uuder.
stands that thie Is q struggle not between par-
ties, hut struggle between Govera:nent-
the greatest, wisest. and best that ever had
existence, the only great Government Of
lion that il tpggiug at Its throat nud attempt-
ipg TO destroy It. And / concur fully with
the gentleman whom heard speak. vino CON
eldeled him = greater william, It possible,
who winks at Ills rebellion and attempts to
support It by ind{rsction, than hiU who goes
upon the battle field aud attempts to slay
your fon In order that he may overturu tho
Government. This question may as vol ba
met directly. It cannot be eraded or shufled
of: characterize him as an enemy to his
country who attempts to rear up political par
ties upon thls occasion to oppose the admin.
word, or detd. directly or Indirectly. I care
not how many bulls Of c1communicatlon ara
Illuminated from the Copperhead vatican. I
am opposed to all political pAr;ie5 which ut
tempt to ateume themselves to be any other
party; but when they undertake tomauufac-
tusc 1hem out Of the debris Of all political
parties, aid then dignity them By some great
honored name, it Is all the more pefn!cious.
We should all act together to t,amp1e down
the rebellion TINT threatens the existence Of
our Institutions I know that the old Demo-
cratic name has been pressed into the eervice
Of politicians, not for the purpose of giving
strength to this Administrati2p, bnt for the
the prognss Of tho Union armies. Its real
AID true purpose Ia to eve MD and encourage
ment to the enemy. In ehort, the rebel army
has 1t as it, Northern wing to-day, attempting
to oultlapk the Administration In it, opera
tioDe, BY creating division In the Northern
States Where Is the Democratic party to.day?
It Is here; y is In the army. fighting tbs bat
ties Of the Union and eustaipfog the Admin
istr1tion; that is the Democratic party.
The Democratic party is q party Of prfnci
pies and not Of men. Il is party Of glorious
traditions. It has q great and proud record.
But the Democratic party WAS men made up
ofthose who opposed the institutions Of the
became inustrious because 1t took its theory
from Jefferson that all men were created
equal That was its corner stone. There
was it, great origin. 1t WAS conserya.
tive. Il took Instructions as 1t found
tlem but its theories we're based on progress
It became i1lustrious In the war of 1917, not
By opposing the administration Of Madison,
although Madison In that war made ten mis-
tsktB where Abraham Lincoln had nude one,
lGreat applausc.l But he was sustained, and
Why? Because there WIS Democratic party
who we're determined to 60 with the country,
and etay up the bands Of the Administration,
and toy 10 1t, as the British peer said,s with
TINT the Democratic party would have had
name to-day, except for e1ecration? Suppose
that In 1879 the Democratic party had been
made up Of q few Know-Nothiugs taken out of
the Deg Book [great laughter and Of ailapi-
dated politicians generally, Of soldiers of for
tune, and men like Peter Brush, who wanted
something to haze and nothing to do. Sup.
Iesl1sy they had said: "Yes, TO be sure, we
ate for q most vigorous prosecution Of the
war;" but had declared at the came time thas
1t should be conducted with the most liberal
propositions fol. peace. (Laughter.J Sup.
pose that every. victory Of the Federal artns
at eyesy success Of the rebel arms. snppose
they had opposed the raising of troops, and
especially Of the colored troops, because 1t
was beneath the dignity Of the white soldier
to fight beside them. Do you believe that
the Democratic party would have acquired a
name except for execration? But now, gen
t1emen, come forward and trade upon the
name Of the Democratic party It reminds
me Of the three taI1ors Of Tooley street, In
Lo1 don, who commenced their petition !;
1--WE, the people Of England" [Great laugh
teri Look at them. Vino ara the great lead
ers ofDemocIacy nov, aud what are they try
ipg to doe. They are forming the Northern
wing OF the rebel army. In every action they
have attempted to embarzass the Adm!nistra-
tIon Of the Government.
1opposed the election Of Abraham Lincoln,
but hare supported him from tho time he
took his eeat in the Presidential chair. Whit
I have moet approved in his conduct have
approved him most 1t has been for what be
has not done. I have sustained him IN all
his good acts, ard he has done great many,
and Is multiply ing them every DAY: As for
his Individual acts, the one most approved
was hts order for the arrest Of Va1landlgham,
md then tt,icking 10 It; EGfeat appleuse. fol-
that be was right. Tee people like action.
They like TO have things done. Tney like to
have them done strong, aud they like to have
them etoy done Nhen they are done. IRE.
newed applause ] For my part only Wiah
he Lad made ten arrests where he has made
one, and held them all until they could take
their petitions with their country. Look now
MI over the lard, and see the cloud Of wit
nesses in favor Of the vigorous prosecution Of
the mar. Commence in Connecticut, Cross
the Rocky Mountains, If you have time, to
California: Then 60 DOM to the State Of
Maine: From there. go to Ohio; and then
majority. I bad at one time some fears Of the
reenlt; but when General Met Clellan, whom I
have long regarded rs o very able General,
particularly for stationary power (great laugh
teri, came. late in the day, as is the habit W.th
some people, to try to aid the election Of
Judge Woodward, saw at once that he had
the statio1asy quality that recommended him
goirg to run and from that moment
forward 1 had not bit Of doubt
about the matter. ELaughter.l The way the
returns have come In from the different States
in succession, reminded me- Of the anecdote OF
the country youth In one Of the New Eng-
land States who had been called to serve In
gun. Els mother told him that his father
was Revolutionary soldier, and 1t was q
shame that he ehould not fire; SO he split the
difference with hes, and loaded every time the
others did, but did not fire at all; so that
when he returned ut night, he Ind eight
charges In his gun. Els. mother upb1aided
him for his cowerlIce, ard fired the gun, the
recoil Of which kicked her under the bed.
"Iie still, mother" said the boy, "there are
seven more heavier than that to- come"
IInughter1 ---,.
The Democrats pretend to be for a vigorous
prosecution Of the war, but 1t Is var against
the Administration, and not against the re-
belHon. He should like to See the Northern
and Southern wings Of the rebels, butternut5-
and opperheadBtoGeth and Gov, Seymour
called to address them He might we'll adopt
the language Of Milton's devil, :" Friends mud
Cenfedtrates, welcome" TGreat laughter.1
Mr.. D. had said "Const!tution' as long as this
South said Constitution" but when they
said "arms" he eaid farms" Applause.1
We might as well expect to preserve the
frosts Of winter through the dog days as to
preserve slavery longer. He was as mnch in
favor Of thoroughly and completely abolish
ing t1ayesy as be had been for preserving 1t.
Hehad been in fayor Of waiting the Almighty's
time. The rebels preferred to take tbs devils
time; and there was now no saving It. His
only objection to the emancipation proclam1-
ton was, that it should have been returnahle
Immediately: He denounced the so-called
Democratic psrty, and said every child should
curee It. All patriotic men should act to.
gether like men who knew their rights, and
knowing, dare maintain them.
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