The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-06-04
lie Goes In fOT Saving the Govern
ment even though Slavery may
SurYiTe--Put Down the Rebellion.

The following is full report, from the
Utica Herald of May %, of the speech
delivered in the Loyal League Conven-
ton at Utica on Tuesday last
This strikes me as a very mottled as
semblage, politically considered, and in
a certain point of view, morally consid-
cred also Here we are, Democrats and
Republicans, temperance men and anti
te6mn9geERdR8GSfn tke6mng ERdR8Sngq, ana nietG are so1dferS
among us. l see soldiers Applause
who have returned from the battle field
wet with the sweat of war, and some of
them with its blood They have return
ed to receive our benedictions and to be
the witnesses of our enduring and deep
gratitude for their heroic defense of our
bleeding country. [Applause.l Now
what is the object that has had the power
to collect this heterogeneous assemblage?
| answer it is a common cause. This Is
the mighty leadstone that has been able
to draw Us together, in spite of our mu-
tual differences, in spite of our different
! views and different character. There
are persons so bigoted and SO lmpractl-
cable as not to consent to come into a
common cause. ] know Democrats who,
not even to save their beloved country
l cannot say, however, how beloved to
them laughter there are Democrats,
| say, who, not even to save this dear
country, will consent to vote any other
than Democratic ticket and l know
Republicans who will not consent to vote
any other but Republican ticket and
know Abolitionists, and am ashamed
of them, laughter and even Temper
ance men, who will not consent to work
with any other than their own s0rt o
people. But we, | thank God for it, art
not such. We, though differing froH
each other on many points, can, never
theless, when the nation calls for it, con
sent to work together Now, ask, wha
is this common cause that has drawn u
together Just here give me your spe
cial attention. l ask, again, what is thi
common cause Is it to save the cor
stitution ? Oh it is inexpressibly NOR
than that. There are many good, patr
otic men, who don't wish the Constitl
:, tinn saved as. it is thev wish to have
It altered. /, for one, would not have on
/ word of it altered have pleaded for
IS with lips and pen, more than any Dem
st crat. living or dead. | would not ha'
one word in it altered. Applause
Well, if this common cause is not to sa
= the Constitution, is it to save the Union
Oh! no unspeakably more than th'
There are good men, and wise men, W
F. do not like all the terms of our Uniol
he | like them all. Applause ha
0'- never taken, in my life, with lips or pt
the slightest exception to any of ther
and probably never shall, Well, is
the saving of the country that is the CO
So mon cause 1t is not even that,
there are many good men who do
4 like the present boundaries of our co
u, try. They wish to be made small
'ort For nv own part, every rood is deal
y my heart. Applause, | would
- have one star pass from the Natlo
Flag. Applause Not even
South Carolina EApplause and lau
EGs teri l love even South Carolina
pat love her for the memory OF her nj
the the men who stood by the side of our r.
ctice tc lutionary fathers. love her for ano
now reason love her for what she will
,,as, gaon come again when she shall have C
fly out of her present degeneracy and
- ness. Well now, if this common CT
which has drawn us together, is not
-,r saving of the Constitution, nor the
80 49, At ing of the Union, nor the saving OF
country, pray what then is it? NJ.
o., swer will be-and it will leap up fro