The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-10-14
Abolition Hypocrisy Exposed
A Rich Entertainment
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At Marysville, Union County, on Thurs
day evening. September 18th, the Abo
lition candidate for State Senator, VIM
FL. WEST, in the course of speech, tool
occasion to direct some remarks to hi:
competitor, HENRY T. VAN FLEET, per
sonally, who was present. After giving
some account of the speech of the former
the Union County Democrat gives the fol
lowing account of the running fire" be-
tween these candidates:
In denouncing Vallandigham for not
voting to make Lincolu's illegal and un.
constitutional acts valid, he asked Mr..
Van. Fleet, his opponent, what he would
have done it he had been President of the
United States when Fort Sumter was fired
upon. Mr.. Van Feet replied that he
would have done as Andrew Jackson did
in 1892.
Mr.. West said he would speak of that
shortly, but concluded his speech without
further mention OF it. After he sat down
the audience asked Mr.. w. to state what
Jackson did do in 1892, whereupon run
ming debate between Mr.. West and MIR.
Van Fleet ensued, which lasted perhaps
an hour and half, and was as follows:
West--My competitor says that he would
have treated the rebels as jackson did in
1892 Well, jackson did not compro-
mise, but said to the nullifers that he
would hang them; and he issued his proc
lamation warning them of his determine
tion. They did not comply, and he sent
Gen. Scott with the army of the United
States to South Carolina to collect the
duties and enforce the laws. He did not
nor would not make any terms nor con-
cessions to them; but by the strong hand
of his power threatened them with severe
punishment if they did not Immediately
desist from the course they were pursuing,
and retract what they had said and done.
And the old wings of both Houses Of
Congress waited upon him and approved
the stand he had taken.
Van Fleet ask if jackson did not
send with the army Peace Commissioners,
as Vallandigham proposed to do in the be-
ginning OF this war, and if the difficulty
was not amicably settled without the she'd
ding of blood.
Scott to settle tha difficulties just the same
as our Generals are authorized to do
now.
VI deny that our Generals are au-
thorized to make an amicable adjustment
of our present troubles:
WI say they are.
VI say Shey are not.
W.-fhey are.
V.-Dld not our Government send
seven Peace Commissioners with our ar
mics in Mexico, AMI also with our army
wneu they went 10 Utah to put down the
Mormon rebellion?
W.-Ies, Commissioners were sent to
Utah; but the quarrel with Brigham
Young was whether he should have forty
or twenty wives. and Mexico was a foreign
power The Contest was not then, as now,
a contest Tor national existence; nor Was
The contest wlge1 on their side then, as
the contest is now, by traitors. Heaven
forbid thai l she uid submit the arbitration
as Faliandt CHAM proposed.
V.-Ihe duties OF the Commissioners
which faliandlgham proposed was, as you
nave just read IN the congressional Globe,
to receive aud make propositions peace,
and not to make final adjustment;
To promise the protecting ESis of the
Constitution to the people OF the South,
anl thereby dispel the iears and apprehen-
sions which they entertained as to our
d gns. ask, was the question with
Brigham Young simply whether he should
have forty or twenty wives; and allow me
to ask still further, were not, and are net,
the people of the South, who are our kin
dred. men and wsmen whose fathers and
grandfathers have fought and bled, side
Dy side, with our fathers and grandtathers,
TOR liberty and independence, and made
this country all that it was, entitled to
as much lcnity and mercy as the Mexieans,
q foreign people, and the Mormons who
you say emily contended as to how many
wives Brigham Young, should have or
should not have.
W.-No, Sir. / would have done as
did Mr. Lincoln. l would have put down
this accursed rebellion by the strong arm
of the government. No, sir would
have shown no lenity. And, now, let me
ask, who would you have done when the
nations existence was assailed by armed
conspirators?
vi, sir would have done in the be-
ginning of this rebellion as Jackson
did Gas said before) in 1882. I would
have issued proclamation promising the
misguided people of the south protection
to all their rights and privileges under the
Constitution Of the United States. This
would have done to allay their fears and
apprehensions, thus undeceiving the peo-
ale of the South, thereby preventing
them from following their leaders off into
rebellion, and arraying themselves in arms
against the constituted authorities of q
Government they loved, but which they
feared would be administered as to over.
throw their institutions and put in jeopar-
dy their existence.
W.-Did not Mr.. Lincoln in his inau
gural address promise them the protection
OF the old constitution. Here MIR. Yves
read a portion Of the inaugural address