The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-02-06
From the Chicago Journal.
fEPHEN A. DOUGLAS ON THE
CAUSE AND EFFECT OFTHE RE.
BELLuON!
letter from Thomas b. Bryan. Esq.
BRYAN HALL, CHrcAoo, !
January go, 1868.

seSteR from ThOmas B. Bryan. ESQ
BRrAs HALL, CnrcAoo.l
January go, 1868.
DouoLAs DEMOCRATS Observing tina
be Hon. F. Eastman. RepIesen tative fror
bis city. has recently reported the predit
on Of Stephen A. Douglas, uttered liz hi
caring and addressed to Southern men, I
ae effect that the rebellion would result i
be overthrow of slavery: and tho accura
yof Col. Eastman's recollection being cal
ID in question, deem il due to truth t
70 add my humble ,estimaLy to tha, con
FICTION Of the lamented Senator.
1t happened that, in behalf Of Chicago
The duty was assigned me Of delivering th
Welcome address to that patriotic states
nan on the occasion Of his last return L
Chicago, and indeed Of the last public ap
,earance Of his life. On the way to tn
great Wigwsm. devoted to his reception
he conversation naturally turned upon tn,
rebsllion; and although do not remembe
and do not profess to quote his exact words
do remember. and never shall forget. .hei
Earnest purpose. In his wonted terse and
emphatic language, he declared that tn,
'eading politicians OF the South-the South
srn conspirators, rs he more than once
sailed theM-were alone responsible fol
ehe war. spd for the political suicide Of the
South. andgf Nacery. which it would in
solve. No maa ever uttered . more scath.
ih-n tell from the lips of Judge Douglas.
No arusion, direct or indirect, was made
10 AbeItionists, but the entire infamy Of the
sauseiess and accursed revolt was placed
whore it belonged. and 10 far different lat
ituds from that assigned to it by some more
modern historians.
And from the speech delivered by him on
tho occasion referred to. allow me TO make
The following extracts. which may be regar.
led - the dying utterances of tho patriot.
Who. lev weeks thereafter, laid in this
building in pomp. but in the cold embrace
Of death, to receive the last homage Of more
than . hundI ed thousand friends
The return We receive is war. armies
marched upon our Capitol. distinctions and
dangers 70 our svigs,ion, letters of MARC ue
TO invite pirates 90 prey upon our commerce,
. concerted movement to blot out the United
States OF America from the map Of the
globe. The question is. are we to maint ali o
che country OF our fathers, or allow it to be
stricken down by those who. when they
can no longer govern. threaten to distroy .
''The slavery question is . mere excuse.
The election OF Lincoln is 4 mere pretext,
The present secession movement is the re-
sult Of an enormous conspiracy formed more
than year since, formed by leaders in the
Southern Contederscy more than twelve
months ago.
bat this is no time for : detail Of causes.
The conspiracy is now known. Armies
have been raised, war is levied to seeomplisl,
it, There arc only two sides to the ques.
ton. Every man must be for the United
States or against it. There can be no neu
trails in this war aSly patriots--or tyai
tors"
Such is the incontrovertible testimony Of
the great champion Of the Democratic par
y to the true origin and the inevitable ef-
feet Of the rebellion. And is it not as
manifestly opposed to the assertions OF some
Of his professed followers now as IS their
present attitude toward the Government oP-
posed to that which rendered the close Of
his life illustrious fos patriotism
Is il not time that We. the people. turning
. deaf ear to the reasonable buzz OF the
political aspirants who swarm about the
Capitol hives. should discuss among our
selves the great national questions in which
ws are all directly aud vitality Interested .
Demo mocrsts. Republicans. men Of all parties,
pouder we'll the words Of Douglas. and Sc.
riously ask yourselves whither We are drift
ius. You men Of muscle--musclo Of brain
% well as Of srm--think for yourselves
TXink--tAisk-fhink-- make your
thoughts heard. known and respected. -
There is essen tially the same difference be-
tween the genuine patriotism Of the voice
from tho anvil and the plow, and that OF the
ordinary political vaporings OF the forum.
that there is between the purity OF the coun-
try air and the viiiated atmosphere of the
city.
Think you not that II, Of the beginning Of
the rsbsllon. Douglas. or his great proto
type. Andrew JACKSON, instead of James
Buchanan. had held the reins of Govern
ment, they would not have been tightly
drawn around the necks of South Carolina
traitors, till every palmetto would have
hung full OF the ripened fruit Of treason p
Why now such fierce and indignant out
CRY axsinst the loyal men Of the North and
such mild acts and gentle u'terances toward
the conspirstors of the South, whose insur.
rectiou sgsinst our blessed Government has
d~luyed the land in blood. and made all its
hills aud valleys echo with the wailings of
lamentation and mourniogi
Why is it that scheming politicians at the
North are claimed in fellowship BY those
very oonspirators at the South who unbot
tied their wrath aud heaped their ana,he-
mss upon the devoted head Of Douglas, in
the evening Of his life, and united their trai-
torous voices in one great chorus Of rejoic.
iox at his death! Why those honyed
words. that, starting from the perjured lips
OF vsllandiugham and his coierie Of follow
crs, are echoed from the hsunts Of treason
at Richmond (? The answer is found in the
same speech Of Douglas, when he said OF
the Rebels
They hoped in the Northern States par
~ questions would bring civil war between
Democrats and Republicans. when the South
would step in with her cohorts. aid one par
~ to conquer the other. osd Mes make easy
prey Of the victoys. Their scheme was car.
mage and civil war in the North"
This very discussion he warmly
deprecated - giving victory to secession.
and thus inavguratipg anarchy in its worst
sor@' and bringing among us al the horrors