The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-01-20
TREASON CULMNATuNG.s Z

TREASON ELIMINATING. sl
The Democratic Leaders and the "Firein the Rear
p Concessions to slavery the only may to saoe the
81 Union-The Union declared dissolued-The States
to assert their original rightsCannon to be directed
against the President and Congrsss-The Attorney
General of Ohio advises Armed Resistance p
Rampant Treason in the Indiana Legislature.,
We have before spoken Of the remarkable
position tn, leaders Of tho Democratic party
arc assuming. 10 order 70 give our readers
the opportunity Of making up their own judg
ment Of the proceedings Of these men, we ask
attention to the followiug:K sitsi r,iilei.
We first quote from some speeches at an 9Th
of January celebration al Bergen, New jersey.
Among the guests were Hon. r.. F. Price, sx-
Governor; Hon. A. J. Rogers, NJ. Q. elect
Hon. j. r. Wortsndyks, ex M. c.; and Hon
Daniel Holman. all Of New Jersey; also G. Q.
Burr, Esq, G. p. Andrews, Esq, and others
NO HOPE OF RESTORATION BUT THROUGH
sLAvKRY-THE UNION ALREA pY DISSOLVED.
asr Ex Gov. Price said: Tho Union under t''e
Constitution would not have occurred except
that the institution Of slavery was guaranteed,
and we never could be one people sgaiu nm
less that samo guarantee was given. zap
plauae.) We as people are now at war as
States for he held that the Unien pds broken
-thyt the central government had no power
10 control the rebellion and this being so he
contended that tie States fell back into the
original elements the sare ss before the Con-
stitution was adopted; therefore, in his judg-
rnent. we never would DO relieved from this
conflict and be one people again till the States
could assert the rights which they held. TAP
plause.) When three persons have formed a
70 partnership and one withlraws, either OF the
others NAV refuse to continue the co partner
ship without that one; 60 he believed their
State was not willing to 90 in the co partner
ship, without Virginia ard Georgia. Gap.
plause.) We were undergoing the severest
ordeal, and il was now for US to show that We
had the integrity and honesty to carry us safo-
" through. It had been the want OF these
qualities which had brought these troubles up
on us. The President had plunged us into
war against people whom he did not under
stand or did not mean to understand. Inc
sneaker caire he said 10 talk conciation and
peacc. and in doing so he would show that
He only treason in the country belonged to
The Rendition party. They are the traitors.
He reyewed The acts of the President, show
inc how he had abus' d the powers given to
him. ga q.
The results Of the late elections were the
only evidence that the country could be again
re- constructed. This could only be obtained
through the a.cendeucy of the Democratic
partv. which had always been 40 true 10 the
principles upon which the country had been
erected. Tho cx- Governor denounced the
emancipation proclamation, as onlv calculated
TO divide the North and proract the war. -
Snbiugation, coercion, was repugnant to Inc
failing If American citizcus, and it cannot be
egac,ed He believed il was tho sentiment
of tber majority of the people Of the North
that the Southern States should have cea'
and distinct guarantees OF all their rights. -
We are a people Of compromise. The y ni'eo
S,ates constitution and the const''utlons
mos, of the States have undergone numerous
, modification The people had taken one s'ei
toward showing en- appreciation OF tne'r 70
snonsibi.ity. They had spoken through th'
, ballot.box The people Of New Jersey wer'
: Wiling TO .ay to the Southern States. to WHOM
thew we're bound in heart and faeling--the,
+ were willing to say TO them: "Come PACK
YOU shall have all the guarantees yon had De
fore, and il you want moro for the institution
in your respective States you shall have them
(Applause J This can he dom" only throug'
tbe Democratic party, and the State OF New
Jersey would be foremost in the work Of con
. ciliation. 90 -at EalE l.. e" ..'7 ~
THE ARMY SHOULD BE CALLED BACK.
{ Geo. p. Audrous. ESQ, was called TO re
,pond to the fifth toast. He held u 70 o
1 true patriotism, he said, to meet the issues
the day face to face, and declare what '@dea @
, we have on the issues OF the hour. he cor
= tended that we were wrong rom tue pegit
ming, and were now, and there can be no o, SCI
Q Element, peace, restoration o: union untli /"
). are set right. The States had now take
d back their original sovereignty and New Je'
9 saw conld take her stand in any Union ths
# NAV be formed. Nothing will save us bu
J, the Constitution as it was, for as potenti'
n force in these United States it is an almost OF
}. ,olete institution. Now that emancipatio
n was proclaimed, he contended that our arm
sbould he called back at once, for they ha'
e no Business there exccot for the purpose whic
g brouobt them there. The war. he said mu
II cease and tho rights Of tho South must |
n rospected; or in the last resort we must p'
J, force turn our artillery upon those Africanlz'
~ querrillas . no have garrotted the Constitute
3 and every popular right, (Applause.) ,gd
g CANNON TO BE prREcrED AGAINST THE PRES
e aa av DENT AND CABINET. i
- - Thomas Dunn English, said Bergen count
y had been called disloyal and her people sece
), sionists--but by their acts they had prove
- - the assertion false. They were loyal TO II
- Constitution and true to the Union. Fro
Z the egg Of usurpation sprang the eaglet OF :
u u ranny; the egg must be crushed-tbe eag'
y y must be stranglcd. In the wine glass befo
- = him be saw nought but blood. If this W
- on The South continued much longer, he d
~ not hesitate to say we would have war at q
- No,th--at our own hearthstones. IL the q
y n ius,ration would not heed the lessons OF q
" =. late electious--if they wonld persist in the
"' olation Of States and popular rights-thc pc
:. pie would seek remedy 10 the Constitu'io
!, but IL that should fail, they would turn up
a' them the mouths Of their cannon and I
~ points OF their sabres. loud asd prolong
nu TIL. L. hoao t,sru al fvou,