Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-14
SPEECH FROM 4 NOTORIOUS
COPPERHElD
Address from Gov Seymour
on the 1th Of July, In
New York.
An Eloquent Appeal in Favor
OF Constitutional Big hts
and Freedom.
ICosCLuDED.l

but ~ ID eaid tUere IS d law OF nccesS
Il, that IN times like these susp ends ur
const,tulion-that war is uniavorabe TO
liberty. 1t Is not true. Liberty was
orn Ia war, 1t does MT die in war.
(Gios, applause Liberty was wrongh,
nut u tile battle field. That wondtrlu,
people who founded this g'eat State
the lloii.uIeis, who tor clgh'y years
hsiteI ~ INST the martial laws aud
martial powers Of Span made IT
principle which 81 tsinei them durl,g
hat long contest, and enabled them 10
cndet III II hi,loJ glullous III tue au
oats 81 MANKIND. We're personal rights
a, d pe'sonal liberties suspead,d by our
l~n foreisthetr during our Re,o Il lou-
a'y c,ntt-t! lol heard The words 0:
hat Declafatloo OF l. depcndenc, which
sad that meo lad gat 10 THAT b, il.
~ that the military authority should
never be es ,ltct above the civil lnrls-
Act on; ia. men should n,t be trans
ported hbroe1 TOR tflal- (treme. dOus
4pplause) that ia y should hav, all tn.
CUTS aud privilege, known TO English
jurisprudence aud Lhgl sb law and ye.
tu.d ay We are told l. At the men who
put foth that declaration OF rights aud
OF independence am,d the roar OF battle,
when our latlon VA struggling mo ex
isltnce III all its weakness, VINO declared
aad they made their declarations God
ty Their conduct through thar contest
hat thsse ghts Were to he held ssc'ed
~ war, I. at ih.se men Who uttered thie
declaration III "ar made ClrttilutioL
tina, dies and shrihks away 10 war
I. Il men harmed IN the pen Of resolu
tIoo had formed N government, uude,
which we live, that WIS not equal 10 ,h.
very highest pup pse Tor which govern
ments s,e oonst III ed. | TIL you i il a
Atcl upon orr t.tters. (Great apr lan-e
50 lar from rs beng une at ihos,
Sho rmed TIL, canstliutioD coutempla-
hat these pow ers should he suspended,
yun mud III all Il csc ruys'ons par len
al care Fl All the da gers and tie *!
geDcics oil war you mud rumcy u. pro-
sions that aye II cant to guard aga nsi
he very dangers that now men,cs us.
unr attent on ha- been called To the
tat hy the re tiemau sho preceded me
W. was II hat they so carefully euai-
ded. all yohf RI 1hlp an. lubiic disorder,
| tUcv meant that The mere existence oil
disorder sh .ud Suspend TIE barriers OF
pubhe order aud private rights?
This doctrine Of the snspeus on Of tie
Constitution this dc rne Of the sus
penslou OF the laws, is unconstitutional
unsound, Is u,Jast, IS treasonab,e
Tremendous ap glanse and waving ol
hats and andhcrcti,f.. A voice,
that's ia. the wurd y | nin one OF
hose . are inl OF hope tor the future
Not al underrate he gers ~h,ch
thrcstcn ns-noi thal do not deport
as muoh "A, llvlrg men can the ternb.
raVages al tins war. i why does wal
rage IN our land ? 1t was because the
pe"plc OF this generstipn have lost the
Nntues, ano patriotism, aud wisdom o.
Their ie.hers. TWAS because we had
become Indifferent TO the grea, truths
thl h We have now laid before Ia rs il
tney were curloslt,rs IN leg,l literature
i.steaq 81 beng principles that should
e impi es ed u ,,on the heart and MI
ct every American. i'll tell YOU VIII ,
| am inIl Of hope u Al our liberties will
ne maintained, our n ton 7. stored, and
ordei once again prevail over this land
ut ours. Il is tins: Examine Yourselves
md ask you how n.ny men there ~.
"i,mn the sound ofmy voice who knew
t~Clyo months ago Whist tie Con,tltu
ton o. ia - ,oun ~ wrsg , do rot 80,
~ yon d'i nj under tanl ii IN elect
uaiy | do not mean totay thst II had
MT 'ecef.cd your assent: but It wasuol
'.ntli We we're mado - ell. a. our fnb-
rs ttlt, the value Il this eciar.non.
hat they had put forth, 'hat any OF us
could ever sc the sigu'ticance Of The
Constitution ottbe country aud the Dec
aratlon OF lndepcnd meet Applause)
We lave accepted II, AS | laid, men
tsly and intellectually but why was it,
when these i,mlar words sounded rpop
your eats on tins oecs,i, n, as YOU have
1card them of.,n before on the abni.er-
sary o. our coultrs's lih,r Y, that they
-t"red yanr very learts within you, and
hale your blood tngle In yorr VEINS
NJ, triend~, we have not now mofe IN
i telectual knowledge OF lie Constitution
We do not give 1t now tuete menta
.uppori-"e have now. rpon that sub
lrct, Vita, living pletv ,ha, makes u.
letter men ard better pattiet. and
wherever you go, al over thi, land, you
hud these sent meets nov exist IN the
minds Of more than majuri'y Of The
Ame'i nm people They are now fer
ven, in their faith: fixed in their ,ur-
pose f"nat e., IT You ple.e. for the
great prl.c'pies o. lib riy. and fsna,ic.l
i, their determine ION to SEE that those
ight and hbedies are ,sta ll>hoi
t,re~t applause. We have seen III ur
. md two small narfles "a. N an tpan,.