Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-03-23


er, aud did not desire TO Interfere with sla-
very where it then existed, and he asked
IL that was not sufficient evidence that he
did not intend to meddle with slavery.
Did the speaker imagine that his hearers
were idiots9 He certainly presumed
largely upon their ignorance, or his ability
to dupe them. or he would not have put
forth such miserable, contemplate balder-
dash. The very fact of Mr. LINCOLN hav
ing made such declaration, as compared
with his acts, proves that he has broken
his pledges and plighted faith. Has not
your party abolished slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia Had that anything
to do with the suppression Of the rebell-
ion? Has not Mr., LINCOLN issued a
Proclamation of freedom to ell the slaves
in the insurrectionary Statesg Has not
your party, through acts of Congress,
abolished State lines The question
rather is what has your party not abolish
ed, except the Southern army, and the
thieves, plunderers, and cormorants that,
like ravenous jaclSals, hang around the
Treasury and suck out its life-blood !?
Abolitionists yes you are Abolitionists,
negro Abolitionists, if you please, and you
cannot get ont Of it. But we cannot fol-
low this modern Cicero Tin his own esti-
mation) through the length Of his budget
of inconsistencies. We have already de-
voted too much space to so small an OBJ
iect, and for this we hope our readers will
pardon us. 1t is very certain that the
gentleman will never set the world on fire
with his burning eloquence or original
ideas He has evidently mistaken his call
ing Perhaps he might be able to render
his dear country more service by shoulder
ing a musket and fastening to the battle
field. We advise him to try it, if he can
work his courage up to the sticking point.
Ex-Colonel CHARLES ANDERSON was
next called for and responded with alacri-
ty. He commenced with "hifalutin "
outburst of sentimentality about the place
Of his birth,--Kentucky, He told how
he had left the South on account of her
institutions, and returned again on ac-
count of health, and finally left again
(reasons not given to return no more for
ever. He intended to spend the remainder
Of his days, and die and be buried, in
Ohio, among the people he loved so fond
ly and well. After having worked off
his pathetic mood, he came to speak on
the "great issues" He was in favor Of
peace he even hated and despised the
whole brood of military heroes from
CESAR down to SANTA ANNA" He hated
war and its destruction of life and proper.
ty, and for that reason he was in favor of
fighting this rebellion to the end, as com
promise would only result in future war
and he wanted it settled so as to have
eternal peace. We failed to comprehend
this kind of logic. Perhaps his audienc,
did. The idea suggested itself to us, tina
a man who is in favor of fighting this diff
fculty out, has set bad example BY
throwing up commission in the arm,
and returning to the ease, safety, and com
forts of home But like the speaker VIII
preceded him, perhaps, he is in favor o.
) fighting as long AS others are found to d
it. The ex-Colonel meandered through
r long rigmarole about the disintegration o
l governments and states, and the buildin
4 up of petty kingdoms, as in German,
! and took occasion to tell his hearers thu
a he had been to Europe and travelled froi
S the mouth of the Danube to it's source
: He then returned to the affairs of tn
+ country indulged in some low, pett
: filings about Northern sympathisers wit
, secession, Northern traitors, and the kin
IS of Abolition slang we are daily treated
t in Abolition prints, He closed by sayir
It that although he had thought never to COZ
r meet himself with another organization
k society, he was present for the purpose ,
lie uniting with the League about to be forr
n ed, the objects and purposes of fl viii
l. were to meet and put down organizatio