The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-08-18
GEN. L0GAN'S SPEECH.
DELIVERED AT CHICAGO
August 10th. 1868.

ure ol addressing an auulence OF the citlzeD
Of Chicago. BY the invitation of numbe
Of your citizens, came among you for th'
purpose of discussing not party politics, no
discussing questions for the advancement o
any particular organization, but for the pur
pose of impartiDg to you my views ia relation
to the troubles with which the country is a
this time affected When we lived 10 DAYS O
peace aud quietude, we might then assembl,
together and discuss political questions, o.
questions calculated to excite the minds of th,
people; we might then discuss issues 10 such
manner as would be rest calculated. to draw
crowds unto us-in such a manner as would
be calculated to draw the might Of man,
views from some Of be meaner issues in PARTY
organization, but 10 times like this. when oul
country is in the midst Of war, when it is pas
sing through one Of the severes, trials this OF
auy other country has ever passed through, /,
is probably right that when people assemble
together they should discourse as to the wei
being of the people in such manner as is not
calculated TO create excitement or distuibar ce
but 10 bring about and reconcile all such di.
versties ofopinion SO that we may all be unan
imous in the support Of our Government and
in the interests of this country. We live un.
der a Government and Constitution, whose
laws, if obeyed and lived up to, would secure
us peace and prosperity at all times 10 this
most beautiful land. II our laws Were and
bad been faithfully acted up to; if our Con-
stitutiou bad been revered and properly re
spected by oil Il o citizens Of all the United
States, we would have had one of the most
nj nd
the face of the earth. IL is not so, however,
and in different portions of our country at this
time the Constitution is not regarded, and the
laws are not revered, because of their not
having obeyed the aw-because Of their hav.
ing trampled the Constitution under foot
because of their having repudiated all the
rights this Government had to extend its laws
aud Institutions over them, they have caused
US more trouble than any people have ever
done before. They Lave plunged this coun-
try into a bloody war, 10y which many of our
best men now sleep tEi sleep that knows no
waking.
1t is duty that we owe, and that all the
people owe, no matter what form Of govern
ment we have-no IT after whether Republican
or no., if it is a government that has been cs
tablshed by them, for item, aud for their
protection; it is duty they owe their govern
ment to respect its laws and obey its ch; rer
or constitution. They owe the Government
their alegiaucc-lhcy eve it the first great
debt for freedom aud lis interests-for tho
welfare Of people, household ties, domestic
affection are all bound up in it.
1t is alike the duty of the \ erican pco-
pie, an of The United States Goverumen, to
see that the laws are faithfully executed, and
peace and order rcigung 10 our country. 1t
is our duty TO bow in honorable obedience to
the will OF the people. honorably sulje:tiug
ourselves 10 the laws and the Constitution, ,
and supporting the officers in the execution of
those laws iu ordr that we may have peace
and order in society.
When Abraham iucoln was elected Pres.
ident, he was the choice Of majority Of the
people Of the United States. He was elected
according to all the forms Of law and the Cos-
slitution. Being so elected by the people, it
was the duty of each aud every ciliz n Of the
United States to bow in humble subinlss on
10 the will OF The majority of the people. 1t
was the duty o: each and every ole TO give
aid to tho Go,ernmcnt-to give hope to fa
ture generations, aud 10 assist in promoting
the prosperity of this then happy coun,ry.-
Now the election Of Chief Magistrate of this
county MAS made in accordance with law
This, however, though done according 10 law,
was objected 10 hy portion Of tie people of
the United States, who ttill CLAIM ed 10 be
Consti ution loving people, lsw.abidng peo
pie, who claimed that they took Washington
aud j, fie,son and other great men ms their
guides; who claim that they arc the only true
oxpounders os the law and the Constitution
that they were the only people that abided by
and executed tho law OF the country, and that
the people of other States w,rs those who had
always violated the laws and tramrlel under
foot the Constitution.
I he people who claimed that they were
law loving aud law abiding citizens, took upon
themselves when President Lincoln was elect
ed, that they woaId no longer obey the laws
Of the U. Shat they would not be govern
ed by his provisous-that they would set up
for themselves a better government, as they
thought, than that under which they bad
formerly lived. No excuse was given for this
conduct, save that a President of the u. S.
bad been elected without accordance with
their views, and with different sentiments.
Numerous Presidents had been elected pIior
to him and numbers Of them have not repre-.
sented the views Of great portion Of The pco-
Pile, and yet there was no cause for rebellion
against the Government. This, however was
the cause-other matters NAV have been par
TALLY the cause, but the truth was they had
designs against the Government, aud had or
ganized conspiracy against it, and by having
bold aud daring leaders they brought things
to their present position.
When these people assembled, thero was
then a duty TO be performed by the President,
and by the people Of the United States, act
ing under the law, apd according to the rules
OF society. In the execution Of the laws, IL is
the Presidents duty TO u,,prcss the rebellion,
and IL is the duty Of the people to stand by
him, and see the laws faithfully executed. 1t
is the duty OF the President 10 call out the
militia for the purpose Of suppressiug iusur
reciion. 1t was made bis duty to cali out
sufficient number Of men 10 arms for this pur.
pose, so that peace and order shall be restored.
The President didso, aud maintain that in
that act be not only violated no law, but that
be only exercised duty incumbent upon him.
That ne was only carrying out the provisions
OF the Constitution in relation 10 protecting
the peace and prosperity Of the United States,
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