Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-03-27
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speech of HON. ID. w. VOOrhies, Oh Hn
diana. i'm New York.

Hon. D. w. VOORHEES, made speech before
the Union d emocratic Association IN Ne"
York on Tuesday evening lie said, 1.-THE Peo-
nls had wax ed up to the fact declared IN the
first line Of The Constitution, "that we the peot
nle. make this government" He owed no al
iepiance to any government but to the people
and the Constitution not to Lincoln hissesl
or his Cabinet; and when that doctrine pre-
vailed a repu blican form of government would
take it's place. Let that TACT be deeply impress
sd unon the public mind, and corresponding
feeling Of responsibility would follow, which
would dignity and elevate American citzen>
shin lie owed no allegiance to those who
woud overthrow the privileges Of free born
American citizen. and be held it to be his right
to condemn anything that they did wrong lie
would be glaa if there was but one party of the
conutrys basing itself upon the rock of the Con
.tution, and rallying around itself the safe
guards of law; but there never was free gov
eminent that was not divided by POLITICAL par
ties. - ri. =
Mr.. VOORHEES, said some members of, the
Democratic party had lately turned their backs
ucon it. but they had rot read its past history
rightly. for IL they had, they would have known
that all the glories Of the country for the past
fortv wears. were traceable to its Influence and
power. The old Democratic party administer
ed the Government IN the spirit Of liberty
True. Hamilton aud Adams opposed them, but
thew were rebuked into silence by tie people.
The effort had been once before made OF glv~
lag the nioneyed power into the hands of the
President. but old Jackson thwarted them in
this, and he belisved the people would do the
same thing now, He perceived by the report
Of a speech Of a distinguished gentleman: that
he said it was we'll to get out OF the old stage
Of the Democratic party and walk awhile. lie
1~s;- kha To
strike the borses and permit him to perform
he rest Of the Journey alone on foot A man
who would trudpe alone with Wendell Phillips
Horace Greedy, Lincoln. Stanton, and that class
Of passengers. was not fit to ride inside. OF Q
s,ase coach full Of Democrats. Loud laugh-
ter and applause. A voice-Prince John wants
mission to Hayti.l Mr.. V. proclaimed his
devotion to the Union as the fathers mace 1t,
repeliug the charge that he did not love it. He
said the Black Republican party was covered
all over with the leprosy Of crime and wrong.
The President himself said the country could
never exist half slave and hale iree--the alter-t
native being to make the negroes free or dis~
solve the Unior. Mr.. V. said if, by an act OF
his, he had hastened these troubles, he should |
regard himself as a murderer, whose stains all |
the waters OF the nation could never wash out. I
The compensated schea'e Of emancipation and /
all Others tending to advance the interest off
the negro regardless of the white man, were t
severely Denounced. The speaker dwelt upon
the mismanagement of the war, its perversion
from its original purpose, advocated peace e,and.I
warped the administration not to usurp the
rights Of the free white men Of the countrv.-t
When the go gernment went outside Of the linn,
its of law, then force would be met by force.
Great Applause.] He asked the Democracy
Of New York to stand by the great Northwest
In the coming contest.
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