The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-05-05


him out" came from all parts Of the house
Mr.. Beecher asked the audience to keep
quiet, as they had both officers and friends
there to take care of that local business. -
Order being partially restored, Mr.. Beechsr am
uounced that the Gentleman was squelcheds
and that the lady was victorious. Laughter
and applause.) fa
Miss Dickinson, returning 10 the subject OF
General Mcclellan, said she had understood
be had joined church--Dr. Adams, in New
York. She hoped he would obey holy or.
ders better than he ever did military orden.
daughter and applause.) On the other
hand, the Republicans had given to the war
Winthrop aud Ellsworth, Baker and Saxton,
Hunter and Mitchell, Lyon and Rosecrans,
Sigel and Fremont. (Applause.) Coming
to the question of arming toe negroes, she
said if rebel Shareholders choose to set the ex.
ample of unlawful rebellion against the right
fully constituted authorities, they mrst expect
D.heir slaves to learn the lesson ana to rebel
against unlawful authority. (Applauss).
v When those people who have such
records Of barbarian, say to me, "Why, you
woul not have the barbarism TO get up
slaXee, Xee,iias iiaspEEsction I say, yes, when we are
insurrection has broken out ia q v9fea. that ap
dous applause) Referring to the ConscrIp.
ton law she said :-If the democratic party
attempts to prevent the carrying out OF that
measure, the administration will have all
the men it needs. II they try that game 1t
will be simply removing the seat OF war from
South Carolina, Virginia and Missouri to New
England, Now York and the North-west.---
An allusion to General Butler drew down
hearty applause, and she said, democrat,
turned abolitonist, is better than a conserva-
tive republican any day, as witness New VI.
leans, Butler versus Banks. (Applausel-
Referring to such talk as Cox and Vallaudig'
ham, about, setting up North western con-
federacy, she said: New England, The ref
uge for the down.trodden Of all races, the
homo of the pilgrims, tho leader in the first
revolution, the leader 10 the second revolu-
ton, will if they attempt this plan, grind
them to powder. (Applause.) That Mas
sachusetts, which could send into the fields
of the revolution, 1858 moro troops than all
the Southern States combined, is strong
Annnah. with New England at her back, and
the loyal sentiment OF the country standing
behind her to crush armed rebels at the South
and put her heel on the heads of snakes in
the North. (Great applause) She called
jeff. Davis speech, IN which he said that Il
the Southern people had to choose between
union with hyenaa and union with Yankees.
He was sure they would prefer the hyenas;
and she thought it very likely. The two
natures were so thoroughly in unison that
they might we'll combine. Laughter and
applause.) She had fling at the New York
Herald in reference to an article on the Con.
necti ut election, and made the remark that
that article proved tho Heralds parentage to
the great father of lies. She gave an ami.
mated sketch of the capture Of Fort Donel-
son, and drew an analogy from it in the per-
oration-thus:-
So, month after month, the Union army
have failed in one, two, threei four, i've, six,
seven campaigns. The long line OF the bat
teries of slavery, posted in front of the walls
Of Fort Rebellion, have poured in steady
rain of shot and shell upon us, breaking our
lines and throwing thom back in disaster
General after General has sent up word that
unless the batteries are silenced Fort Re.
bellion cannot be taken. No word is sent
back. Finally, the generals have sent up
word, the loyal heart If the people have spo.
ken out" Mr.. President, it is no longer q
question whether Fort Rebellion can be ta-
ken unless the batteries of slavery
are silenced the Union army stands defeated,
the Union cause broken, the North riven ia
twain" The word has come from the Presi.
dent to advance on those batteries. Are you
ready, men of the Northf The answer is,
"Sir, we are ready to sweep over the piled up
mounds, up to the walls of Fort Rebellion, to
fiud the rebel lines broken, the rebel soldiers
throwing down their arms and crying for
quarters, treason and rebellion crushed, with
liberty for the whole human race, justice for
all mankind, and permanent peace establish
ed. (AppIause.) The President asks you-
the government of the United States asks
you-the two hundred thousand graves and
trenches, crowded with the lest and bravest
of the country's sons, ask yod-the hundreds
of thousands of brave fellows who are facing
death upon the battle field, ask you. Oh,
loyal men of the North, how will you respondi
loud applause.