The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-02-13

Speeches By Nessrs. Sharpstein and
Sanborr.


ed so as to endorse Gov SA1oAos's me.
sage instead wss taken up. We give
sketch OF the remarks Of Mr.. SuARps7zIs,
of Milwaukee, ard Mr.. SAsBoRs, of Dane
county, as reported in the Journal, the Re
| publican paper at Madison:
Mr. Sharpssein was of the opinion tha:
! The substitute WAS unfortunately wooded
There was no word 10 Gov. Saiomon's uues
sage IN defence of the constitution as our
fathers framed it. True. the governor was
under 10 obligation to enter into such a de
fence. We we're asked, though, TO vote
our thanks to the governor for something
be has not done Not only did tie Cover
nor emit TO defend the constitution snd
laws, but he scsuissced in every violation
OF them since This administration went in
to power. The president has no power to
suspend the writ Of habeas corpus. So the
federal and state courts have decided -
\ ct the governor says be has DO doubt Of
the sight Of the president to make arrests.
ne courts are the interpreters of the con
stitution. When lie found q man resist
ing the decisions OF the courts, he was verv
Ear from considering him defender of the
constitution ard laws.
Tie speaker read from the State Rigbts
decision Of Judge Z d. Smith, to SLOW
th2tIf "a more dangerous to submit To un-
2oDstItutiooal attachments, than TO resist
lava consti'uaonally framed No party
had done 50 much as the republican party,
ta lncu'ca5e thls doctrine. Our governor
should haye.known thas the people of this
state, educated as they have been, would
! have bean the last il. the world TO acuui
es>e IN violations Of tie constitution.
TIE ;s!usion TO armed traitors sopth
and nnaTJaed trsi.c;s north" Who we're
asssuItlng the government, WAS hardly re-
speettn. [. seemed to include our supreme
court. He did not know Of any northern
man who mad gone farther against tic
administration than that court. Others
had denounced. this court had pronourc,
ed the act, Of tbs administration uneons>
/ .ltutionsl. If here was traitor anywh ere
! il was the man who violated TIE coust;tu-
! ton. 1t Was the du.y OF the general gov
/ eminent to punish treason if it exiNsi.
| As no mar hni been puashed fer trss.on
/ in the north during the past two years. i
was clear there were no traitors in the
north, or the az administration ha. been re
aiss.
| The speaker admitted sha. the rebellion
was 1rD:g, and if the government hal
confined i-salf within the Limits Of the con
stitU;ion, the rebellion would have been
! crushed ont year ago. Every procs-
nation Mr. Lincoln bad issued from the
| beginning Of his term. had tended to con
firm the southern psape in their sppre-
/ h9nson that this administration intended
to violate their ri ghts.
Before the proclamation thousands up
on thousands OF volunteers were raised
now every body comedies that if NOR.
troops are 10 be raised they must be rais
cd By draft. Mr. S. then attacked tie
governor for stating that The fsrest me
thod otraising troops was by draft. Armies
were raised by drafting to trsmple on, s,e
| liberties Of the people, not to defend thec'
! It was the method Of despots When
the people vii! no. voluntarily rush to the
defence OF their country, be would never
vote 10 force hem TO go.
Two years ago she people we're united,
prosperous and happy. Two years OF this
administration b i'd brought us where We
sre, Now we ara asked to vote our thsnks
TO Abraham Lincoln for bringing the
couutry where it is Any man who vet
ed to endorse ths action Of the governor
or TIE president TO day will regret is. l.
Was said the other day tina, state rights
were de!usion. he was a firm believer
in sts!e rights. When he saw the COVER
nor Of this state wiling to scqniescc in
everything the federal government .n.v
de, he was afraid We we're fss: approach
ing The danger against which the su
preme court in 1855 warned US. The su
prene court vent TOO far. They went
just as far asJelf Davis had gene But
when our atate rights ars invaded We
| should resist them. He would not coun
sci iorclbie Resistance. however.
Nj, Sanborn spoke of the happy and
pros porous condition OF the country tive
wears ago As contracted with the presen.
he did not endorse everything President
6uchsnsn did, but The general condition
| OF our country was prosperous and our
j foreign relations never more satisfactory
lie deprecated tie rebellion, but there
was nueh thai the south could plead in
mitigation Of damages. The proyocasion
TO this rebellion emanated from the north
! HEY brought the AK ground sharp and
aid 1t ~ the cable that bound us to the
Constitution and invited the south to take
itup. The entering wedge to divide the
Cni1n wa the speech OF Abrahsm Lin>
coin IN 1898, that he Union could NOT al
ways endure part slave and part fee. hut
that either freedom or slavery would uti
msteIy prevail throughout. This was
saying TO the south that Il he -. elected
President his slmiai :c.:.rs,ios " oald a,:sn,,,s
i" -"14sn slavery. ~ ,,s was benin
- ---y between the north and south
! "e'3re thai time al differences had been
settled by compromise. In view Of the
proposed policy of the administration, and
the aVo"ed purpose of the north, the
| sonth were warranted in believing thai
ihls administration intended a crusade
against the south. Who could wonder
that the hot blood Of the south should be