The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-05-08

them represented on this platform-iiseu to
me who. with the feeble capacity that
possess. have insisted always that YOU
should have all the rights to which You are
entitled You say no.
Mr.. Lincoln was elected President, hu,
you went into the canvass He was chosen
President and yet there was q majority in
both branches of Congress against him
defy goa 10 point oGt a sisgis act OF The
Government arAich should hare proroked any
hostility on yoxr part. But as long as there
is breath in my boty--if you make il a
question between the South and the North
II should think l was unworthy of the
mother " no bore me if did not 60 for any
portion sustained by the Constitution Of the
United States. Applause
Seriously, In the presence of my God. in
the exercise of the best capacities that
know how to employ. | say to my friends
of the South, however gallant and chivalric
and persevering may be their struggle in
the field, all history will be false. all analo
gies fallacious, every promise to the human
race absurdity, if this people. who have
conquered The barren East and conquered
the ocean, and are willing to conquer all
circumstances Of privation. shall not own
the whole of this continent before this
country expires" Loud and continued
applause
Mr.. John Van Buren, also delivered
very able and patriotic speech on the occa-
sion, which was received with great ap-
plsuse. Judge Daily. also prominent
Democrat, delivered a telling speech. as did
the Rev. DIR. Hitchcock, w. G. Bryant,
Mr.. Raymond. aud others. We can give
but very few of the saying Of Mr.. Van
Blren. which told with great force upon
the auditors. Mr.. V. B. says that there
is no doubt that there has been for great
length of time, large number of politicians
in the South who have been determined 10
ertend siacery to the free territory Of tie
United States. and that they endeavored to
use the organic alton of the Democratic par
ty for that purpose. He took brief review
of the proceedings of the rebsls, up to the
time Of the seizing of the forts and arsenals.
and the attack on Sunderland then added,
that every fair-minded man in the United
States will bear in mind-that up to this
not one hair Of their heads had
been injured. No right OF any Southern
man had been invaded" He most en-
phatcaly declared. that
+" History will record that the world never
rebellion against government
authority before where the rebels could not
either their property. their liberty. or their
rights had been. in the slightest particular,
invaded. Great applause. This being
The fact. the city of New York sent forth
30 600 men to quell this rebellion. Her
capitalists advanced $500, 600. 900 to put
1own this rebellion. The State Of New
Y York sent goo 900 men, and l am to argue,
n he face of these facts and the past his.
orv Of this contest. that the rebellion is
unjust. aud that the war in
which we have engaged with the South is
i 5httully prosecuted by US in vindication of
he Constitution and the Union.''
" Ii is now a contest forced upon the
IONS slavholding and loyal slaveholding
States by those who are endeavoring to :
build up republic based on slavery. To .
,rostrate rebellion that has that object in
,iew, | am willing to devote any means.
my time any exer,ions within my power. '
Turing the rest of my life" Applause and :
cheers.
Mr.. Van Buren, particularly alluded to
he horror which some politicians had pro-
essed to have, a. the placing such vast
powers in the hands of the President, as
he recent acts of Congress had done, and
IS an Offset 10 their fears, he refers to the |
lction of Congress during the admins !
ration of Democratic President. during
he Maine boundary dispute. when precise
y the same powers were granted to the
Executive as is now entrusted to Mr. Lin |
;oln--then the necessity never occurred, by |
which to call forth their exercise. and he |
,opei that similar result might attend the
present occasion.
This meeting cannot but have most
gratifying influence, and taken in connec-
ion with ths recent demonstrations at the |
Vest, and in Philadelphia, and other places, |
coupled with the indignan. denunciations Of
he soldiers in the army against the copper
reads. is securing quite healthy reaction
lpon the public mind.