Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-10-10

vention. Ex-Governor Morgan presided. |
and speeches were delivered by Vice-Presi- |
dent Hamlin, General John Cochrane, Admi- |
raj Farragut, and Messrs Washburne, Hahn
and Townsend. Letters were received from
Daniel s. Dickinson, Roscoe Conkling, DIR.
Francis Lieber, Lucius Robinson, Governor
Cony of Maine, General Sigel, Secretary
Seward, Governor Cannon of Delaware, and
General Dix.
The following passage occurred in Mr..
Dickinson's letter in regard to the copper
head ticket:
"While expressing an unconquerable alb
ho:rence of all abolitionists-ch charging .hem
with being the sole cause of the war, it can
be for no other purpose than to gain the
abolition vote that they have placed upon
their ticket one of the most conspicuous,
eminent. and able members of the Buffalo
Convention of 1S4S, where Mr.. Frederick
Douglass and other distinguished orators
competed for the honors. And yet they
tell us it is the democratic ticket, and the
democratic party Perhaps II is >Weol pie
said Mr.. Weller, junior, lis very good, If YOU
know the woman as made it, and is sure 1t
aint kittens Democracy, too, is almost
excellent sentiment, and inculcates many
sublime truths. but it is well enough to take
heed at whose hands you receive it, and be
reasonably certain that there are no claws
beneath its tempting covering OF pastry.
DIR. Lieber wrote:
"Let us put our utmost zeal to our coming
election so that among other things, the
draft be carried out fairly, fully and honest
| ly. 1t is necessary, and becomes the more
urgently so the nearer we draw to the end ;
] for we must ill up our regiments gaantiy
thinning before the enemy, and we shall
| stand in need of large army for the period
when the country shall pass from the state
OF tumutuous rebellion to returning and
supported peace and order.
The t1attering violence with which l
have occasionally been attacked might in
duce some people to believe that my authorl-
| ty must be of some weight. | am lar from
claiming, but ask, nevertheless, PERMISSION
to state, in conclusion, that i'll my deliberate
opinion the daft is constitutional, legal and
necessary; that England has never given
up the right of drafting, and abs,ains from
making use of it only for foreign wars
not, however, upon any constitutional
grounds; that every great people must
resort to drafting in large and prolonged
wars, unless the Prussiun system be adopted
according to which every man, without
exception, is obliged to serve, and does
serve, even in times of peace for time
that no nation is worthy of the name that
cannot stand Il draft in times of emergency
nor can it maintain its position among the
great and leading nations OF the Garth, anu
that lastly, foreigner by birth, who comes
to this country to enjoy its material advan-
tagcs and the freedom she bountilully grants
t, oil a.l, nl an
equate return for these benefits when, il
times OF need, lie discluims the duty o
fighting for these benefits and throws away
the right and privilege to fight for her"
Nice-Prcsdent llamlin spoke with 9rea
argumentative force and cioquence for abou
an hour, and his remarks were rec ely cd Will
incessant applause. His alIusions to thu
glorious triumph in Maine were electric, anC
when he recounted the progress OF our arms
the audience rose in Il tumuIt of cheers.
General Cochrane exposed the hollow
pretchccs of TIE peace" democrats, ant
| concluded his speech with the tollowin!
, indignant rtbuke;
ii say we are for suhjugation. Cheers.
SuhJugatiOn OF the last man that stands il
arms against US, Cheers, OF the last rebc
who denies and disputes the authority o
= tHc Union. We are Tor the subjuSatlun q
, the rebels, not tor the SuiJugatlon Oh til
states. Cheers We are Tor our country
We are against purty-we will remove eyeI
obstacle in the way OF our country and 1t
success; we will never ground our arms I'll
that tag floats again fuIl high over til
! Whole OF our territorial extent, and in al
= the pcnitude ot its glory. We are Tor ou
1 country now, the country as it is and eve
:, viii be, one and ipdlyisiblc. But they
e they miserable, contcmptiblc. peace pal
!, astes and prrheads-thcy are Tor party
;, party! party and party they will have
,nc country perish, and thongh her insigni
i be trampied III the dust, they rise thei
- ultry rails they fail as their country rises
Il Lad rather lie dog, and bay the moor
= than sucn Roman.