Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-06-27
a Nemarkable Speech by Senator
Icumbull..De .DenunciatiOn y OF UMcon.
stutiOnal Measures.

| AcmarkaOl0 speech by Senator
stntional Measures.
AT the Republican meeting in the Cour
House Square on Thursday evening, afte,
speeches by Hon. Wm. Kellogg and Sen
ator Doolittle of Wisconsin, Hon. Lymar
Trumbull, Senator tor Illinois, was intro,
duceu He was announced amid perfect
storm of cries for Jennison, the murderer
which had saluted the ears of previous
speakers Of the meeting whenever the
crowd neared their barricade. The crowd
evidently wished to get rid of him, expect
ing from the events Of the two previous
days, the sentiments of which they heard
The speech was significant one, and in
view of the remarkable change of policy
in the Republican party, which it fore,
shadows, will attract universal attention
MIR. Trumbull said it was rather embar
RAISING to attempt to speak to an audience
which insisted on hearing some one else,
but solemn conviction of duty com PEELED
him to speak, when under ordinary cir
cumStances he would have remained silent.
Lie did not come to inhame their pas
sions already too much aroused. Their
country was in danger, and they must
look the peril in the face No adiec,ives
he could pile up no vile names he could
apply to those who do not agree with him,
calling them copperheads and traitors,
would assist in arresting this rebellion or
IN asserting the supremacy of the Consti.
tuition and laws.
lie did not desire to inspire them with
hurrah but he wished to talk to their
judgments and inspire them through ap-
peals to their a,ons.
The times, he said, are grave! "A ma.
Jority of the people Of our State are taking
ground against the Northumberland
why? In the name of heaven, why is
this ? l will tell you why; l will point
out to you some of your mistakes that
they may be corrected in the future. The
reason is We have not adhered to David
creckes.s mot, BE sure yoa are s right r.its,blt
", ""n..sh to know that am not infaliiable,
perhaps you are; l have some respect for
the opinion Of others,
Que of our mistakes is that we have
allowed our opponents to make false 49,
sues. The great change, the change that
has damaged the administration above all
others, is that we are in favor Of the exer.
else of arbitrary power, that we are OPP
posed to the freedom Of speech and opin-
ion, to the freedom of the press, and in
favor of despotism. Now we should not
allow these things. We have been the
adyocater of free speech for the last forty
years and should not allow the party which
during that whole time has advocated the
gag to usurp our place.
We are fighting for the restoration of
the Union. and the preservation of the
Constitution and all tho liberties it guar
antees to every citizen. And it makes
me feel bad when | hear some honest
friend brimming full of patriotism say be
does not care for the Constitution and
does not want to have it forced into his
way, or thrust into his face, for they have
no rights under it, save the right to be
tried and hung for treason. Continued
applause
in certain districts the military law is
supreme. Gen. Grant is in command OF
an army in the State of Mississippi, which
is in revolt Will any one deny his right
to make arrests, his right to suppress
newspap pers, and to level fire, like those
around you tonight, in order to get a
range for his guns? No. And yet these
are all ARBITRARY powers. But these ex-
ercses of i. are not the troublesome cases
The great difficulty in these districts
where rightfal civil government is in op
Grafton, where the judicial tribunals are
open, and the laws respected-the laws
which afford a remedy for every wrong
| AS rule, we must remember that ths
civil law is superior to the military law
and the cases are rare, very rare, wher'
the rule can be reversed. 1t tresolves issel
into the plain, naked question Of whethe
the President and his Generals, BY th
simple clicking of a telegraph instrument
can cause the Imprisonment OF Il, b, o
c. If one General can do it, another cal
do it, aud where is the end? Who viii
| fix the limit? Great sensation and mur
murs. s-
| Do you propose to interfere with th
ballot box? Cries of" No No! Never
Never from all parts of the meeting
am glad to hear you say that. aud gla
| you are SO unanimous. Did II ever occu
to you that the next election may put q
entirely different face upon affairs? ID
next election may bring great and deplol
able changes, when Vallandigham an
men of his class may say who shall
arrested. [Cries of " No! that never ca
be- Never, Never. from all parts of tt
crowd. Well, gentlemen, there is no US
in closing your eyes 10 the facts whio
surround you on every side. ! told you
came here to address myself to your RET
son and not passions, and in view OF tn
light, | ask you who are being elects
Governors Of the loyal States? WI
} compose a majority of the Legis' 'atnre
, loyal State of Illinois /? In view vi the
facts what may the future have in store
Cries of "Jennison,' Music,' "N
Z don't want TO hear you.' You sent