, 1863-09-06

rowful children to be allowed to return to
their allegiance. He had heard Of latc good
deal about compromise. He tor ono, would
consent CO t. ,',; no eompromi.e: N9thing nat at
Ills support. He would never treat With leh-
els, and rnther than he would humble this
great people BY offering any serma to rebels.
he would sec the great river red with olooa.
and 1ed forever; Immense cheers W.
aye that it. Bully for yon! No compsn.
nes.t to DO to9efl1 you heip th:m'
Yes, yesi Immense cheeling.l he kaeH
neJ would; already they had given tAcir
would al 60, to man, In Illinois: Wouldn't
they! rather than TINT the war should cea.e
before the cause Of the war WIS annihlated. |
Yes! that's It, and loud cheers.] He waz
denounced Is an AbolitlouIst because he ad-
tosssea thssS yisTs Ms he ~ content
Of Abolition. "a voice: You're al right.]
It had been ksld that Southern Illinois was
dlsloJA BE could tell them that II the ques-
tion ofwar to the end, md the support Of the
Admi1istIation n ths 5!; mean While, wers
give an overwhelming majority for tho war |
and the Administration. Immense cheering.l
It was true that In Juno the Coppcrhcad
dcnda had assembled here, and that they were
m unauthorized, miserable, ,contemptible body
"Au 4Aa0 b1AA AAA ACEI2UEA LUG OGmONZ3llE
party until Il was almost disgrace to be
Democrat. It was also true that they were
not patriots, but traitors, and they showed
their tsaitorism by passing resolutions In favor
tf VallandlSbana, and elsewhere in sendlnr /
= u:atlon to the P1eaident, calling upon him
~ a.1eaac that falsest, hollowest and most
uDptincipled dctnagogue, md turn him loose
upon seIiety once more, to blight and cure
1t. It was an insult to tho people and tho
supreme su.horlty. he had been President
have done to those delegated, He didn't think
they would hare got home again as readily as
they went there. But this he knew, that they
would have had to ask him agood many times
before they get!What they wanted, and Nh.
Lincoln gaye them to understand very clearly
gsrheads were no fair example, Of the State.
Tho State ras loyal TO the core, Ia voice
| that's 10 i ard that meeting WIS sufficient
proof Of It. Tho Copperheads complained
that they could no lorger say what they
liked; that Vallandigham was 4 public mar
spesker) had always spoken his mind,
and said just. what he had to say and
yet nobody had ever arrested him. He had
10 fear OF the Provost Marshal, but slept
on bis pillow without any dread of wax
tng up fome t,ne,. day r limbo; Why,
then present remember tho passage In the
| coed old book: "The wicked fea when no
man pur.uethl'' Immense chcer..1 Well,
that was the case with these Copperheal1.
They were tkeersd because they were wicked,
a1d were afraid lest they should get their De:
Re had no rart or lot with these men. [Iu
mense cheezs.l He had gone to the wa,
because, be believed Ii mas ralig
ious, as well as civil duty. He cared
1either for one sort Of politics nor another
HI had seen glorious old 0slesby on the field
he1% f+Sf1n NJ fnf hal anr
| that brave man never asked him whether h
was fighting upon Democratic principles MOI
WAS he little enough to put such question
70 the General. They were lighting for th'
Republic. That was enough for both Of then
[Bul'yl You'll dol and lond checrs] T1sE'
war, war 10 the end that the Union nigh
be eayed, and the rebellion crushed beneatf
the victorious heel Of the Federal armies. Til
speaker alluded to Gen. Grant, and passed
very high culcgium upon him, to which tn
gse RS S e. sS1 seS Rss oa o sq
biographical sketch q the Genera
10 whom, he said, ,'Goyernor Yatee
gave his frat military command. he, hinsel
h,st met Grant about two years ago IN Spring
field. He was very ordinary looking man
and wo,e an cid slonched hat, and he believe,
that he WAS wearing that old hat now
[Cheers.l He was workman, md had tan
merry In the State; and there It was that b
learned to anthe rebels. [Cheersl. He be
1ieycd that Grant who came to thu surface 9
; suddenly, was thrown there BY God himself
who was tired Of seeing so many knaves nn
traitors at the head Of our armies. and mean
now to gtre US a chance With good and houea
, generals. &c would say one word about. III
Conecflpt Act. 1t WAS Just In itEclf-b1t l.
thought they could do without 1t: The
,, without treason, which would supeseede thu
Of the Government, and be far more efectiv,
s. 1t was the women and young girls who coul
. . make this Law, and pass it too. So that on
! armies should never need soldier in tt
: ranks. He advised I'LL the girls, every one (
, train, to tell the man who wanted her th
: he must first prove himself patriot by goin
into the army to fight for the Republic. An
. then II he returned minus An arm, or 1 lei
ehe would take him, With all his glory, to h
s1ms I'd tend .1 him US sn aSRgel INT until T. +
. country WAS "frsk; and &aat, aud midst, NJ
. without end.'' They must cmulate tho Spa
: tan Mothers, who, when they gave thelr 50,
: their shields, said to them With this,
I upon it!'
: srEEcu OF SENATOR Doo11T11E OF w1scoxsr
! Senator Dool!ttle Of Wis, said VIC were N
= at D most solemn crisis of human affairs. y
= all felt 1t IL our families and in cur friend
= How many before him had sent their SONS
: light for the hag which waved over the
y y heads? How many Of those brave sons h
: which they loved! How many parents had b
= their SONS God speed, hut had bid them far
= well forever! We had 3 mighty struggle
r 60 through before these troubles would
4 over. He bad been deeply struck by tho II
g Senator Chandler had ssid that God ruled Il
= war; ard amongst the Prcvidences Of God
=. looked upon that ~ foremost Of all, Whit
y gave Us Abraham Lincoln a. our Prealder
n Many OF MS might hare been impatient Of II
a a Lincoln at times, might have doubted b
= been working with the Almighty, and n
- against him. Judge Haynlc had stated the grs
= predominaf1ng Issue Of the present hour to
"a whether VIC should hold On In our eudeayo
= 10 maintain our constitutional liberty by 4
:. tie ballot 10 tho bullet! Unless lie pcoI
It were to control tho Government there was
- liberty anywhere on this earth, either I
~ white or blackt Immense chsert.l 7
II field OF operatisns ln this great conflict b
It been changed: i 10 longer rested vi
= the North, whether NC shall stand by t
Government; and tie eolIic1s who are hg'
T Ing its battles. Ihcre WIS no nted for tty
n luton IN this country, because as judge Hay1
~ ~ had told them, tho remedy WAS already pl
(. yided; Revolution Without sufficient ca =
= cause It was m lnallenable right, It r
~ Abomfnable III the rebels to quote the Ame
- can revolution rs precedent for that {
IA grateful outbreak, and monstrouS cril
=. against which We were contenling. Th!
y was no resemblance between them. 7
=. rebels had 4 foll share In all the Offices a
~ emoluments Of the Government-they b
~ ~ no ground OF ext1a taxatlon-no ground
- nnfairnc:s, or oppression they had on
hbss contrary, a am.iority In The Cabinet Office
II. the foreign ministers were Of their appoi
- n:cnt-and they Wero literally rulers
~ Israel. There Was no cause then, I
IN rrvte1t for rebellion. "a volce-"That's 30.
4 The truth WA, that they rebtlled because Il
~ we're called upon to divide and share thepo
A. CT Of the government with tho free States
~ the North. (L1nmenso chcers.l Mr. @.
ha Clay, Of Alabama, IN letter said, tive
u : ! rule for, and no louser,h' That games pla,
~ cut, and loud checrt.1 He remembered, I
Ne ,Aele men in the Senate Of the United Stat
~ ~ drew from the Union. They controlled
NJ public affairs, sud could prevent the appoi
nt ment Of my Officer BY the President hims
of any where throughout thh country. tt
u T. .toelled then. bseause they could not c
country % they pleased Immense CHI
of ingl They had the appointment Of
,ot Judges, and thesc Judges were, Of couI
I0t 'u theiF political friends, They had . nesat
NJ control upon the appointment of tho meinb
H. Il the Cabinet. They held In the Supre
On Cont ptedominating power. They v
N. m e ~ intents 4, and purposes, TIE Governms
"a ers, In their rebellionl Why, 1t WAS do,
II right impie,y 10 set up such = ronstro
h;s and lyttg plea, They talked about the Con
~ tuition - It Tas-but they were Hot sads1