Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-06-12
JOURNAL AND FRIDAY JUNE TO- 1853

The speaker descant at some length on the
slavery question: Five years ago he thought
mat Tue Abolitionists were bad set of men, and
was "'lilng TO aid in the passage Of all necessary
means for the protection Of the peculiar
property Of the South He had stood by this
doctrine, until the rebellion commenced He
thought that JEFF Davis, Cobb, Stephens, aud
Tue leaders in the Southern oligaIchy were the
prhoucal AbOlitonists of the day BENJAMIN f.
Batter, Major General ia the United states
Army and an ardent supporter of the Govern.
,nent' hau voted fOrty-Hx times in the Charleston
convention for the nomination Of Jeif Davis for
me Presidency, believing thai the South were
ehtltled under the Constitution to protection of
lneir property in slaves. ME-. Stephens, the
Vlce-President OF the so-called Southern Con
lederacy declared, just previous to the secession
OF Georgia. that the South had all the guarantees
which could reasonably be asked for given them.
And that the Government wns tho best the
lhlllest the sun ever shone upon The rebellion
IS causeless, and must be put down. and he de.
sired TO sec tho war 70 on until tho flag waves
over every foot Of soil now held hy the L aitors.
Vociferous cheeringl
The true friends OF MIR. Douglas have come
upon the platform with the friends Of the Co
Vernnent. The South appears to have n great
aversion to War Democrats lie was one. mud
wos elected to the New jersey Legislature ON
the principle that the war should be vigorously
prosecuted, aud that sending Jim Wall TO Fort
Lafayette, was. putting the right man in the
right place" Laughter and applausel Mr..
wall says that John &. Calhoun was the wisest
aud best man that ever lived, and that his STATE
Rights policy was correct ln this opinion,
however no differed from Gen. jackson, as he
threatened to hang Mr.. Calhoun, mud the null.
hcation leaders He preferred following the
democracy of the old patriot uud hero. Zap
plause
MIR. Seovel then referred to the declaration Of
MT Cobb, Of ueorga, that the wealthy classes
should he the rulers lie asserted that the
unlon must he maintained or We would see the
black banner Of despOtism floating over US, aud
the ahorug classes become the vassais Of wealth.
lie would not assent to il. Cheers1
lie said, il is asserted that the Constitu
ton has been yoa.ed-the war is uncons,im.
tonal. lie denied il. 1t is war for the
SUPREMACY Of the Constitution aud the great
principle of self government. [Applanse1
The masses are the lrienls OF the Government,
and the Copperheads would not only deprive
Them of free speech, but of free Government.
The war was forced upon us by the South with.
out prOvocAton II is true we might have per-
mitted the States 10 secede, but respect for our.
selves, and duty which We owe to the men who
bequeathcd to us our liberties forbid it, We
must either submit to the rule Of jeff Davis or
night II out lie was for fighting it out We
have already sent Il million men 10 the field, and
We would send Il million more. lie was for
sending white, black and even Coppsrheads
Better that we should have "A nation Of widows
and orphans than towards and vassals. A
monarchy can never exist on orr soil and if We
cuwardly lay down our banners, a future gene
ration will take them up, and with excavations
on the heads Of a disRraced ancestry fight the
battle anew. But we do not intend to Weld
we will not permit men to govern this naton
and make us slaves. We mean to fight IL out
Terrific cheering1
He had heard MIR. Salisbury in the Senate.
He did not hear our Attorney General, in New
York, and was glad he did not. TLaughter
Mr. Salisbury said that the iron heel of dcspot
ism was on the head of the people of Delaware
The smiling faces he saw around him did not
Indicate that they were much oppressed. He
also said that the CONSUMPTION Act would pro.
duce civil war This declaration was promptly
met by Mr. Howard. of Michigan, and the Sen
ator from Delaware backed down We must not
be intimidated by threats, but stand shoulder to
shoulder until the Union is restored Never LET
it he said that we faltersd aud when the battle
is over we cnn gather beneath the flag, and tell
those who have lost dear friends, that they died
to uphold the sacred cause Of justice Loud
cheering
AT the conclusion Of MIR. seovcl's speech, Hon.
David Dudley Field, Of New York, was intro
duoed, and received with loud cheering.
REMARKS OF HON. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
MIR. Field said that he never before had
the pleasure of addressing the people OF Della
ware lie was not acquainted with the people
OF our State, but knew something OF our past
history. lie recollecte1 the shirt which ami.
mated our worcestershire Swedes-in planting
colony our shores, he remembered our re-
latlonH with VIM. Penn, and the gallant deeds Of
our Revolutionary fathers, and lie was happy to
meet their descendants OH this OCCASION In Il
conflict like this we need cooperation and con.
sultatOn. In New York We want to know how
you feel, and want to tell you how We feel in
relation to this great subject. lie was pleased
to he present with such IL noble, patriotic man
rs Governor Cnnuon, who hHd dared to resist IL
dsloyal Legislature in its Efforts to give mid 10
rebels, by the passage Of an act to prevent their
arrest. lie was glad to meet the patriot of the
West, Gen. Schenck the leader OF the Emane-
patonisls of Maryland, Henry Winter Davis.
but beyond that it waa to him n matter Of great
/ pleasure to grasp upon that platform the torn
flag of the LIST Delaware Regiment that Ind been
borne CALAMITY on the fields Of Anlietam, Fred
eficksburg aud Charlottesville. II Here MIR
| Field took hold of the battle flag of
the LIST Delaware Regiment, aud opened
its tatiered folds 10 the audience, amid
deafenlng applause He could not have
!
The interests Of small State like Delaware were
great We are all subject To one destiny, good
or bad the larger States might he able to luke
care OF themselves, but the smaller ones would
be blotled from existence. Your eafety, there.
fore, citizens Of Delaware is in the maintenance
OF the Constitution. Your geographical position
places you where in the event of a separation
between the North and South, your Stale would
become theatre of carnage. II is common 10
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slave system. The Richmond Enquirer has de
clared that the watchworl Of the South is slnyerv
and despotism; and in the North liberty equality
and fraternity. The issue involved in the war
then, is now between Republicanism mud oil
garohy. An ollgarchy might have existed in
ancient Rome but here it clnnOt; the territory
~ too great, aud il must become n monarchy 49,
Such result will follow, rs sure rs the luyal
portion of the people of the country are put down
and tne South secures dominion over US. Aud
your children will be the subjects of a monaroh
what then are we to do to prevent this condition
oil analrs We must vigorously prosecute this
war and never end it until the rebels ore subiu
gated, and measures have been carried out to
prevent the recurrence of reb.liOn in tue fu-
lure Applause The loyal people must pre-
serve an unconditional loyalty to the proper nu.
thorities until the last armed foe is put down. -
| Cheers
We are told that q separation will lend to
peace, This is untrue. Separation now involves
war Our geographical position would not per-
init us to live together in harmony. II we made
a line tomorrow it would be "A line of perpetual
ire Peace on such a principle, is M imposs.
bllty. The people would prefer all the horrors
OF war, dreadful under any circumstances
sooner than submit to a separation 1Loui
cheers Peace on the principle of separation
means war, eternal war. The only alternative