Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-16
A Democrat VS.. vallandigham.

NallanOlgnanl, OF ODlo, admired anu UP
held by disloyal and semi-traitorous men all
over the country, is perhaps the most notor-
ous man in congress. He boasts that he has
never voted for any war measure, and that he
has never done anything else to uphold the
war against the rebels. On Wednesday this
man delivered in the house one of his charac-
teristic speeches, full of apology for treason
and of accusation against the loyal men
of the north. He seemed to find peculiar sat
isfaction in denouncing New England. Mr..
Fessenden of Maine replied that New Eng
land would probably survive his assault Mr..
Bingham of Ohio asked for his authority for
return to the Union; but he had no such au-
thority to give; it was merely his opinion that
they would. Thereupon Mr.. Bingham told
him that ''his master, JEFF Davis" had not au-
thorized him to make such a statement But
the most noticeable and effective reply came
from Pennsylvania democrat, Hon. Hen
drick B. Wright, of which the following is
summary =
east was from the west, from some of the po-
sitions of the gentleman from Ohio He (Nlr.
Wright Was a peace man; but not peace
man if peace was to be erected on a broken
and destroyed union. He was for peace if
peace could be obtained with the rebels who
were striking at the heart Of the republic, On
terms honorable to the north But while he
was a peace man he was no coward; and while
he desired peace he shrank from no response
bility. He would even place himself in po-
sition of absolute humiliation for peace. He
would even kiss the sword of the arbitrator
at Richmond, dripping with the blood of his
own loins, if peace could be secured. This
resolution declared that an honorable peace
was desirable. But no peace should be made
while armed opposition menaced the capital
and threatened the overthrow of the Union.
While the rebels said they would make no
terms with us, he was no peace man. Under
these circumstances, he could not preserve
his own honor and that of his country. Did
the gentleman from Ohio suppose peace could
be obtained from the rebels in arms? Moth
ing would be more satisfactory than to say
they should have the republic for which
they were now struggling. Ii the doctrine
of the gentleman from Ohio had prevailed
y year ago, members of congress would
not now hold their seats here, and the chief
traitor and his cohorts would have possessed
this capital. The rebels first fired their gun
at the American flag. They were the first to
withdraw states from the American Union and
establish within their boundaries the reign of
terror, raising the standard of opposition, and
sending piratical ships to the seas to plumber
our commerce, and were we to fold our arms
and say ''Peace!" Let the war stop Had
we not the manhood to raise our voices against
dren and maintain our liberties? No! While
God has given us power to maintain our posi-
ton, let us fight this thing out like men. The
day has passed when we would compromise
with traitors. The rebel states had commit
ted great wrongs. The soil is saturated with
the blood of our children. We cannot de-
grade our national character. He repeated, no
terms could be made with the disunionists.
II we are to have peace, we must bring it
about ourselves. Jefferson Davis and his
coadjutors say they will never listen to peace.
In this connection he read a resolution unan-
imously passed by the North Carolina legisla-
ture, saying they would not listen to peace at
any time, or on any terms; and also the card
of Governor Letchcr, in which the latter as
serted that there could be no consideration
of any proposition for a reconstruction of the
late Union on any terms or conditions what
sOever.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM, in reply to Mr. Wright,
said the ballot box is still powerful weapon
in the hands of the south, and through its
agency, when passions shall have cooled and
reason reached its sway he expected TO see a
return of the Union sentiment he had indi-
Gated.
Mr.. WRIGHT could not see on what terms
or principles of reasoning such result was
to be expected.
Mr.. VALANDIGHAM replied, History and
human nature"
Mr.. DAWES (rep., Mass.) inquired whether
he expected the rebels at some future day to
revolntionize by the ballot box while in arms
or must we wait for the revolution!
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM would have reunion
through the ballot box, and by this freemans
weapon bring about the result. But you say
this can be done only by fighting. You have
been fighting for 20 months, and what has
been the result?
Mr.. WRIGHT, resumIng, observed what the
gentleman had Just said surprised him more
than what he had previously uttered. The
idea of laying down our arms would be a
most monstrous proposition. He believed
even if we sent a committee of this house, or
of the two houses, to wait upon Jefferson Da-
Wis, the gentlemen would not be received by
him. He understood that certain gentlemen
of New Jersey made an attempt of this kind,
and that the delegation were not received by
the Richmond officials.
Mr.. PERRY said there was not one word OF
truth in the report.
Mr.. WRIGHT WAS glad TO hear it was not
true. He had a better opinion of the state,
being half Jerseyman himself daughter. }
After further remarks he said AS to the
results of the recent elections, those in his
own state were not hostile to vigorous pros
ecution of the war. And as to New York, he
presumed that Gov. Seymour spoke of an I'M
qualified and vigorous prosecution of the
war. Never was a war so bunglingly con-
ducsed, from Alexander The Great to Napol-
con- He would not discuss the question Of
who was to blame. Perhaps it was wrong tc
remove Mcclellan or hundred other things
but because blunders had been committed
should we stand up and say we would aban-
don the war and surrender our liberties? The
men who now stood up for the war would be
dear to the country, and their names would
live forever, while the tories who opposed il
would be as infamous and detestable as the
COW. boys of the revolution.
VALLANDIGHAM said amen.
WRIGHT-Why! the gentleman ought to
have straight jacket daughter
VALLANDIGHAM - Send me yours which
YOU have been wearing for twenty months.
WRIGHT-If you were to get my jacket you
would be better democrat than you ever
we're IN your life. (Laughter.)
YALLANDIGHAM the kindness to loan
it to me.
WRIGHT resuning-Our men have the
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