The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-03-19
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There was an immense Union gathering at
the Musical Fund Hall, Philadelphia, on We'd
nesday evening last. 1t was one of the larg-
est gatherings ever known i'll that city. 1t
was called under the auspices of the National
Union Club, and was intended to prepare the
way for a union of the citizens of Philadelphia,
without distinction of party, in support of the
WARM fact, a proper response to the recent
grand gathering in New York, which was adj
dressed by John Van Buren,, James I. Brady,
and Charles P. DAILY. Gov. Curtin presided,
and the meeting wss addressed by Gov. Cur
tin, Hon. J. r. Doolittle, Gov. Andrew John
son, of Tennessee, Hon. Hendrick B. Wright,
of Pennsylvania, a Douglas Democratic Rep
resentative in the last Congress, Senator Wright
of Indiana, Hon. Benjamin II. Brewster, Of
Philadelphia Democrat ofthe ~strictest school
and Hon, G. s. Cooper, Of Virginia. Two
and the other outside.
The North American, in giving a report of
the meeting, thus mentions Senator Doolittle:
Governor Curtin now introduced Senator
Doolittle, of Wisconsin. The Hon. Senator
is personally a comparative stranger in this
city. The purity of his character, his ability
as a statesman, and the integrity of his course
in the hall of the National Legislature, gave
him a hearty welcome. Senator Doolittle
gave to the country his first-born son, who
fell in battle, and has proven his patriotism
in all his official career. He thus spoke, amid
the reclamation of his listeners:
I'VE quote one passage of the speech:
81 understand the league you are now form
ing to contain an obligation upon your part
which is to bind each and every one of you
ready to stand by the Government, ready to
give your lives and your property, all that
you have, to defend the Government against
this rebellion. | can join you in that solemn
obligation, and | enjoin you before high Heav-
en- to swear we will never give over this con-
test until every rebel is subdued or extermin-
ated. Great Applause.) | do not believe
speak too strongly of these rebels, for since
the angels rebelled in heaven, there nave
been no such criminals. Such a causeless,
~unprovoked and wicked rebellion has no par
allel in history. Other people have rebelled,
had revolutions, and set up independent gov
ernments when they have been oppressed,
when they nave been denied their rights,
when they have been unreasonably burdened,
and when they had no voice in the govern
ment themselves. How is it here? Had
these persons been denied their rights? New
er, in one single instance. The truth is that
this government had only rested upon them
in its power to bless. 1t never rested upon
them in the form of an oppressive govern
ment. 1t has been to these men, and to that
section Of country which they seek to carry
out of the Union, light as the air of heaven.
Although we do not see it, and scarcely feel
it, yet it invigorates us and gives US life. 1t
has rested upon that section of the country as
gently as the dews of heaven y 4
'Wild cheering and waving of hands re-
eatadly attested the acceptability of the po-
pitical doctrines advanced by the Senator"