The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-06-13
From the Chicago Times, June 4th.
4 Remarkable Speech by senator Trum.
huIl.

duced. lie was announced amid q Der
feet storm, Of cries for Jennison, the muir
derer, which had saluted the ears of pre-
vious speakers of the meeting wheneve
the crowd neared their barricade Th,
crowd evidently wished to get rid of him
expecting, from the events Of the two pre-
vious days, the sentiments which the,
heard. The speech was q significant one
and, in view of the remarkable change o
policy IN the republican party which il
ioreshadows, will attract universal atten.
ton.
M Trumbull said: Itwas rather en-.
barrassing to attempt to speak to an audi
ence which insisted on hearing some one
PEELED him to speak, wien under ordina-
silent
He did not come to inflame their pas
sions already too much aroused. Their
country was in danger, and they must
look the peril In the face. No adjectives
he could pile up, no vile names b. could
apply to those who do not agree with him
calling them copperheads and traitors,
would assist in arresting this rebellion or
in asserting the supremacy Of the constitu,
ton and .he laws.
I lie did not desire to inspire them with
: a hmrah, but he wished to talk to their
! judgments and inspire them through ap-
! peals to their reason.
The times, he said are grave, A ma.
joIity of the people Of our state are taking
ground against the administration-and
why? In the name of Heaven. why is
this? ! will tell you why; ! will point
out to you some o! our mistakes that they
may be corrected in the future. The rea-
son is we have not adhered to David
Crock ett's motto. BE sure you are right
and then 60 ahead "A voice-'We are
always right have lived long enough
70 know that am not infallible, perhaps
you are; | have some respect for the opin-
ion of others.
One Of our mistake es is that we have al
loweu our opponents to make false issues
But this is not the worst. The great
change. the change that has damaged the
administration above all others, is that we
are in favor Of the exercise of arbitrary
power, that we are opposed to the free>
dom o! speech and "pinins. to the freedom
of the press, in favor o. a despotism. Now
We should not allow those things We
have been the advocate of free speech for
the last forty years, and shoald not allow
the party which during that, whole time
place.
We are fighting for the restoration Of
the Union and the preservation OF. the
constitution, and all the liberties IT suarsa-
tees to every citizen. And it makes ME
feel bad when hear some honest friend,
trimming full! OF patriotism, say he does
not care for the constitution aud does moi
want to have II forced into his way, or
thrust in his face until the war is over
The rebels cannot thrust it in his face, fo-
they have no right under it, no rights IN.
der it, save the right 10 be Iried aud hung
for treason. Continued applause
In certain districts the military law is
supreme Gen. Grant is in command Of
an army in the State OF Mississippi, which
is in revolt. Will any one deny his right
to make. arrests, his right to suppress
newspapers, and to level fire, like those
around you to night. in order 10 &c,
range :or hi. Guns? No. And yet these
are AL arbitrary powers. But these exer-
cises Of it are no; the troublesome cases.
The great difficulty is in these districts,
where Iightful civil government is in oper-
alton, where the Judicial tribunals are
open, and the laws respected-the laws
which afford remedy for every wrong
As 4 rule we must remember that the
civil law is superior TO the military law,
and the cases are rare, very rare, where
the rule can be reversed. 1t here resolves
itself into the plain, naked question OF
whether the President and his Generals,
by the simple clicking OF telegraph in>
strumcnt can cause the imprisonment of
A g. or c. II one General can do 1t an
other can do it. and where Is the end?
who will fix the limit? Great sensation
and rnurmurs
Do YOU propose to interfere with the
ballot box Cries of" Nol No. 4" Never,
Never from all parts Of the meetingl |
am glad to hear you say that and glad you
are so unanimous Did it ever occur 10
you that the next election may put an en-
tirely different face upon affairs? The
next election may bring great ana deplo
rable changes, when Vallandingham and
men Of his. class may determine who are TO
Ls arrested. Cries of No! that can
never be, Never, never" from "all parts
of the crowd Well, gentlemen, there
is no use in closing your eyes to the facts
which exist around you on every side |
told you ! came here 70 address myself TO
your reason and not your passions, and in
view of that light ask you who are be
ing elected Governors of loyal States, who
compose majority of the Legislature OF
the loyal State Of Illinois, and who was
recently elected Mayor of her principal
and most loyal city, and in view OF these
facts what may the future not have IN
store? [Cries Of "Jenpison, Music, I'VE
don't want to hear you" You sent tele-
gram to the President know am
ds,asteful, but am not truthful? would
claim your reason Invested of passion.
The same chalice ycu hold to the lips of
L. 4 10
returned to your lips. Would you like to
drink of it? Close our eyes as we may,
there is no safety for US, no safety for you
and and every American citizen, now
and in the future, but in an unvarying adj
herence to the constitutional landmarks
of our fathers. Father cries Of "Jenni-
SON" Music" and much dissatisfaction.
You are wrong,-it is your greatest and
gravest mistake,-in allowing your adver.
saries to place you in the position OF being
opposed to the constitution. Cries for
"Jennison, and Give US sombody y else. J
/ see that am distasteful. but / cannot
help it and will not detain you long
Who is there among you who does not
believe in adherlng strictly to the constr
tuition in these times and extending to
every citizen of the loyal States Its guar
antees2 Who among you is prepared TO
acknowledge our government is failure?
Who among you is prepared to say the
constitution Is fine thing for rpeace-good
enough-but when war comes it must be
rolled up and laid away? Or in other
words,-for it means the same,-who
among you is ready to substitute the will
and opinion OF one man, who may be an
other Vallandingham. in place Of the con
stitution as the supreme law of the land?
[Cries Of We don't want any more of
that" whats that band for?' Well.
hear me through, for will not be long.
and the questions before you are of SO
much Importance and gravity that you
should listen patiently, and, not only that,