Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-05-01


ss.aft shall be naiusaiued, whatever his
p SD positions patriotism viii allow hiin
70 hold bot one position nj this time zap
planse.l lcafe not whether be be as devoted
Demecra: as the Governor Of Jour State,
or aslSerre an Anleriran as nay Griend tCOl
GamPbelA sitling beside me, I cay The door
ia narrow vne. There are. gcutirrEen, but
txo sides 10 this question; there are bat two
eenrses 10 be pursued. Professions will not
he taken for acts. Conduct IS The oniy crI-
teFiUu that sheuid test meas position. Pat
Fiotfsn would maintain the Government al
al lazasds, to every extreme, and ltt eFery-
thing else 90 to ruin. Applause There
are ihose who iuterpose the Constitution as
q barrier against tie maintcnaLce of the IN
veerity Of The Government. differ from
many Of ihe acts of the Administration; /
think that they are unfoFtunat bat do not
go abunt sowing di>seDtions.
Now, genilene7, / wish you to understand
bow much Of q radical | am. / want you TO
know that believe that the Constitution Of
the United States as il came from the hands
Of Washington, and Was acted upon by Jack
son, Is sufficient for every thing Of this rebellion
want sea TO understand something else, that
this GovernHenl Is greater than the Con'iiiu-
ton. The Constitution was made in three
m0nlhs. and has given Us happiness sor four
generations, il Is a glorious instrument. But
when ii Is found insufficient for the protection
Of the people Of Tie United States, let Il GO
Not by any means with compromising with
JEFF. Davis to restore negrodom to power fur
ever. Never never! / moan to have free
dom under the Constitution. If can; in the
midst Of its ruiss, if cannot. Rebellions
heretofore have gone 50 far, that men who
talked Of law we're only talking folly. We
have not reached thai point yet, but the G'P-
perheads, if they do not t2llc care. may bring
II on. They. perhaps. took some steps in t..a'
direction 10 1he late election. If they had on
u gene little hIrther 10 the Legislature Of
uaiaeie, only a little further IN organizing that
North western Confederaey down at Louisville
Lshink shat some State Constitutions might
have been broken up. have seen two ,hus
disposed el IN Mary l81d, aId Wonld not see
more,1I ,
Who has the riglr to termine this ques-
toni Clearly the people. Does any one
suppose if the President Of the United States
should turn traitor to the United States, that
would not help pitch him into the Potomac:
The Constitution was made for the people, and
not the people for the Constitution. These
men should bear this in mind. Let them re-
member that we viii conduct the war until the
rebellion is brought to a cluse. The raseiy ol
the peaide is the supreme law Of the land.
But, lellOw-eitiEens. is there any gro1Rd GI-
on which these impntd i1Hs really rest =
Has AIRY Iaater,I right of the American peo-
pie been violated anywhere by the Pre-; i'l'n'
on Congress Of the United State II so, let
some one tell me where is. l profess rev
ercnce for that il strnment cqnsl TO any one.
except Il ose in symla thy with tie SOa a.
By ihe side OF Mr.. Haliandi.lan [ have no
love fer tho Constitu ion b. fo.c Nr. Cox
Ishuve norevtreice for ihut charter Of my
liberties | yield in reverence TO George
Wasl itatnn 10 llese men. Laughter ST
rieas'Y believe il IS pow rful and l.b ia.
instrument powerful CROUCH 10 ho'd ties
memAp to the ctn empi Of their f Ilov -,jli-
zeHs; liborul enongh for all he nuti0ns of the
world to find prt lection and Happiness under
its @gis. | say, gentlemen. that the REeaning
Of these mon, theit professions 30 thc cen; ary
notwithstanding, is trsfitorous; their meaning
il EFain, mot sHfcty; their desire is oali ion with
the south, and the inequality Of fIrrmcn her.
Thy lock with guilty eyes to the restoration
of the old coalition that will place item i
poWer and divide tie votes of the Nrr.h. l.
not thia parable? What do th' y prnpesg
-Atr. " allan'ligl Rin raI o-es to stop the war
now. He is in favor of the Union; he Is
earnestly dcvsteIi to the Cvnsiiln ion-kas
worn out the knees Of bis Lreerhcs in praying
for il. ILAughirrl With aiIifed hands h,
: iHxs'l1es the Divine blessing his cfIUrts in
behalfof the Union. Relezesl laughter l.
Hence lie is Tor peoce 10 yea suppose Mr..
VRllandigh hsm docs not know what peacc
means? Do ycu suppose he bas usr d this
word for another word? Don't y,u suppos,.
that he knows that by drawing line lay the
Ohio river he weuld make yours u border
State? Who has told bin thai the rebels will
accept any other terms OF peace than that o
independence Was Mr. Foute's resolution
IN faYar of peace consistent with the Dig
nifty and Independence Of lie SOnth," sufh
cient assurances Irepeat-Who has tod him
that they will be in favor OF peace? Has he
opened treasonable correspondence with th.
enemy, by which be can secure better terms
than the Government
Then they propose an arm;>iicc. What is
that We had enough of that hast summer
our armies Wers still for several months. An
armistiec T. II means to pour ont the peoples
money and exhaust their patience; it is TO tel
the powers Of Europe that you have beGOu
you a power which yau cannot conquer. and i
you cannot come to terms it Is independent
Does not Mr.. Cox know that? When youl
Representatives misrr present you and you re
turn them again, they do not misreprescni you
Voice we made a ehangel Aye, We mad,
change several years too late.
Mr.. Nallandigham, in my judgement, is
very mischeivous man: he is however, consiS
tent, for he says he wants peace. and proclailn
boldly for it. That certainly is better thal
the man at Columbus {Cox), for be only wanl
an, armisiiCe, and that means . Southern Con
federacy. They are too intelligent not /,
know the consequences Of their act. The,
wani 20 get into power ard they are pawn:
the way 10 ii. This leads me 10 she lrtttT o
Lord Lyons, which is the me St remarkable due
rment that has come 10 light since the com
mencement OF the war. 1t has opened Oh,
bottomless pit to our view.
The speaker then detailed the points of til,
letter Of Lord Lyons, which have already beer
laid before tho public. The Dcmecralic lead
ers sought 10 get cont 70! of the Goternmen,
IN order to bring about peace and disgrace
ful comproniiSe with the rebels. lie then al
luded TO the subject Of peace, and declared ii
the following words fhT himself;
g wart peace now, il we can have It; mex
week, uexl year. II We can have it; but o.
terms that will leave not an inch of the terri
tory Of the United States in the hands of lh
!oes Of the Governments upon terms that d
not admit that the GoEernmeni has hnen wrnn.