The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-05-08
+ 9'# Great Speech of
Hon. John 5. Carlisle,
UNITED States Senator from West
/ 7edifo Virginia. IN D.. t.t.. el

Delivered at the Democratic mass
Meeting in Ne,U York, April 7h,
'132 1858. ~ / Lai af al ra
-e.; GENTLEMEN-I was about to call you
4 felIow.citizens, but it came across my
~ mind that in speech made in this city,
during the last week, an authorized and
n endorsed and approved exponent OF the
party in power, had declared me citl.
zen of foreign nation. Laughter, ]
Lind myself, therefore, for the first time
s In my life, in foreign land. It was my
oo purpose to have met with you as one
er9i who, has sacrificed more and suffered
laa more for the Union than all the Aboli.
1,9 tionists 10 the land. Cheers, Hunted
for weeks for the purpose of assassina-
ton, in the capital of my own State,
and hunted for months at my own home
iu9 because of my devotion to the Constitu>
sea tion and the Union of my country, l find
bsr myself here. to-day addressing an au-,
sdIdience of Democrats when believe that
1a4I7belong to no party but the party of
the Union, and that l am laboring for
no cause but the cause of my country.
,TApplause. But l say to>day that
an Democrat, as you are Democrats.
'FCheers. I Why am Democrat I Be-
70 Cause the Democratic party to-day is the
u only unconditional Union party IN the
land, Cheers. | am aware, gentle
men, that the Black Republican party
claims this too. But by reading the
speech Of the authorized exponent Of
the Government, the other night, we see
= that they are for the Union with condi
tions. The Union that Washington and
Ns5 the patriot of the revolution termed ,lot,
not suit the man hat now fawf % %
the party in p"~or, 1n' ~''a s"t i.
'b' Charleston Sky forr rH'nj 'tt j.
'H' Davis. Kisses a,H, Isush rar Z
-ho groans for Bn''e' L. on dtfi .'a,.t
infamous speeches MA ie l,'iu'9 t',o.,t
.sa allow are you, sqnint eye " L1ng ;er]
. he says that portions Of my State from
whence I come, was out Of the Union,
and through the policy that he advoca
6 ted before you had been brought back
.g into the Union 1t Is isnottrne Cheers.
Western Virginia never was our of the
She resisted secession and by
1.-The efforts of your speaker she took her
e stand before the vote upon the ordlnoncr
9a of secession was had in the STATE and
8a her people voted against it, aud hey
. maintained themselves where they were
before the adoption of that ordnance -
[Cheers. The Congress that has Just
expired has passed bill tor the erection
of that portion OF my State into sep
a arate and independents Stae, when twill
cd never be a separate State; it is not
separate State, and can never have an
existence as such, except so long as it is
,9l supported by oayonets, and no longer
.s' am for the Union as nt was, and the
Constitution asitis. "Good," "applanSe
a777l seek to preserve them against the dead.
Taily Vaccinations of the aoollllonlsts OF
the North and the Sfces$onlsts OF
the South. They are both alike enemies
OF the Union. What is the difference
'A between the speaker OF last week, to
whom referred, and the President OF
~, ~ the 50 called Confederate States Would
W. ne be for the Union except upon con-
~ dition. The condition OF the one is
protection to the property IN slaves, and
the condition OF the other is the entire
destruction OF property in slaves Ap.
pianse.] ] i hold them alike enemies OF
' their country, and but for the efforts OF
these men who, unfortunately for the
people OF this once free and proud land,
we would have had peace and restored
Union to-day. The idea never entered
my brain that there was a single man
GOV within the broad limits OF TINS Union
go who believed for moment that you
could conquer the South; that eight
millions OF people united could be sub,
III jugated by twenty millions or hundred
millions. Never" applause occu'
G. Fpying, as they 90, many hundred square
ssi miles OF the finest agricultural country
npon which the sun ever shone, united
sst as they say they are in a determined
o purpose for separate existence, to carry
.y9 on a war upon their territory TO at
s9a tempt their suo]agation' Is 70 commit a'
aoogact OF insanity applause, ana can re-
.ls suit in nothing in the world but the ex
ad chaustion OF your resources and the en-
gslavement OF yourselves Applause
All the efforts throug a the military pow
.gaa or Of the Government that ever shoul'
l3.dhave been made by those In authority
u ah0nI6 have hppn To DrOtpCt the Oule