, 1863-09-08
Ul)ifaoo Qrtbu,te.
THE GREAT GATHERING AT
SPRINGFIELD.
Speeches Of Hon. Lyman Trumbull
- and Gov. Lane,


.: and Gov. Lane.
SPEECH OF JUDGE TRUsBCLL. =
FE11ow-c111zKSs After the very able aud
eloquent spescAes Of my friends Gen. Ogles.
oy ahc COY. Lane, and after having occupied
your positions about this stand for more fhau
four hours, shall not attempt to dttaIn ron
for any great length Of time. Many things
have occurred during the mar, of which nil
nolsans have right to be proud. We are
proud of our President, Abraham Lincoln,
who has slready done 30 much for the pres
freedom, and If he can bring the war to =
successful isEae, saving the Constitution and
the Union uninpa1red, and giving freedom TO
every elave In the land, his name will 20
down to posteIity second 10 none on the page
q history. We are proud of our patriotic
Goye1nor, Richard Yates, whose activity and
zeal hare placed Illinois in the front rank Of
loyal states. We are proud Of our Illinois
Generals, Grant, oglesby, McCle1naud, Pren.
tisF, Palmer, Logan and others, whose names
am nfraid to attempt to enumerate, lest I,
should omit some. They are all known to
{ou. and al have done honor to the State.
We are Pronder still Of the one hundred and
fifty Thousand patriot soldiers, who have
gone Voluntarily 10 the war; whose strong
arms and stout hearts hare contrihutei s9
largely to the glorious successes of The South
west; but NC are prouder than all that the
great mass Of the people of the State, as e7i.
deneed @ ny this vast assemblage here to-day,
ere loyal and true to the Government, wish
"as able to speak In voice that should
reach every soldier Of Illinois in the field.
and tell them Of the Thousands and teng of
thousands Of their fellow citizens convened
mere to-day, resolved to sustain them, to fill,
up the ranks Of the army, and stand by the
Government tn its authority il recognized
and respected In every rart Of the Republic.
.. shall not 60 into the history of tbs rebel
lion Its cause, or want Of cause rather. II
exists, and you have to day been warned Of
the difficulties which surround us. There l.
in my judgment, but one way to overcome
these difficulties, and that Is BY whipping The
rebels and that speedily. Is there danger Of
foreign complications, Of organized opposi-
ton to law in the loyal States, Of luancial
difficulties, Of the assumption Of nnauthoriz-
ed powers OF tne part Of those in authority,
whip the reb1Is and all will come rieht'
This is the sovereign remedy for all the eyils
OF the country. Does any one fear the con
sequences to result from the organization of
parties for the Presidential cantest Of next
year, aid in my Judgment great apprehea-
1aon Is TO ne III at such Organizations In the
is to whip the rebels before that period ar.
rlyes: When the war commenced there was
10 dlyision Of sentiment Id the North. all
were for prosecuting 1t to successful ter.
minat1on, and appointments were, aud still
are, made In the military service irrcspec-
hse 5.an.sd Of I, +.pIt ptarty, though 1t has So
military appointments have been confcrred
Upon persons whe did not agree pracffce11v
with the Administration. Within the Iast
year and q hafa party has been Organized.
aPProp11at1Dg to itself the houored namc Of
Delnoctat' whose object is to obtain political
power. Ispcak now of the Organization. not
Of the hundreds Of thousands Of Dcmoerats
wno support the Government, many Of whom
have Joined the army. speak not Of thern-
am sorry to eay they do not control he
Dernoeratic organization ia Illinois nor In the
other States but speak Of those who are
ready to sacrifice their country for political
aaggrandizement, and think can ten you how
shey expect to succeed. They know that they
could not long retain power In q northern
Republic, hence they are not, as party, 1
though there are doubtless exceptions, for
division of the Union. They want the aid Of
the South tc help them retain political power
when once achieved, and control the Govern
ment. They hope to succeed by bringing the
var into the next political canyaas. OF course
they are opposed to an energetic prosecution
Of the war. lcet 1t should be closed, before
that period They will not IS party come
becsuse ttis would throw OF the disguise by |
which they expect to deceive rlany well
meaning Democrats, and would
subject them to the penalties
Of the lav, to be dealt With IS traitors; but
they will do all they can to thwart the meas.
without subjugatlng themselves to he penal,
t. ufthe law. If they can succeed in thus
Protracfing the var, they will not hesitate.
year from this time to charge on the Admin
tst1ation that It has shown ltself incompetent
70 ca11y On the war. subdne the rebellion aud
save the country. Hby such charges, and
appeals to the people to place the Govern
ment In the hands Of men who Will bring the
war to close, and save the Constitution ind
the Union, they should succeed In Carrying
the next Presidential election, what have we
to expect but that most disEracefnl and hu-
lender, IN part, Of the Government to lie
control Of. the rebels who have been
Watr1nE four years to destroy It,
"a voice: "They can'tdo it"l ursayiug 50
VIII net prevent It. # they hare a minority,
and beat {on at the election, how will you
through this Administration. # snch q ter
Iible calamity should neralI the country as to
have It's Government falYinto the hhnds Of the
men now controlling the so.called Demo
verify beliere they would consent to make
terms with the rebel States, not only BY re-
ceiylng them back into the Union with all
the rights and privileges they ever had, vita
indemnity for the loss of slaves occasioned
by their rebellion, aud With new guarantees
how is the hazard Of guch a calamity to be
avoided: I answer, by closing the war du-
RIG the present Administration, which, with
proper use Of the means in our hands, may
be done. haye full faith that the friends Of
the Constitution and the Union can defeat
the polls, but when the former IS done there
will be no contest with the latter. To bring
the War to speedy close, we must execute
the Law against the rebels. Let our armies,
as they march tnto rebel territory. execute
every rebel, and freeing his slaves, as tho law
provides and makes It their duty to do. Let the
property seized be sold to any Union man,
white or black, who will taEs and use It. There
the same region Of country will not have to
be conquered twice over. To make the war
short, 1t must be made terrible to the enemies
Of the country. Nor is this cruelty, for lie
decree Of the loyal people Of America has gone
forth that this rebellion must and shnll be sun
pressed, and the sooner it is done, tho less
blood and treasure will be required. The
5eess Snsa +Gae once thoroughly whipped and sub
Coppe1hesds North. think I understand
them. They are watching every act Of the
Government, hoping It Will do something
Which Nll give them an advantage before tie
people. Just now they arc clamoring for
1TtEuo1A Ol EpetCn auO freedom OF tue presE.
ard making much ado about the great right
Of personal liberty A few years ago, when
peTsn nns were mobbed and murdered in Texaa.
Alabama and other States for expressing their
opinions On the subject Of slavery, theee men
made no objection that the freedom Of speech
and the press and the rights Of the citizen
were intesfered with, hut thought the treat
ment good enough for Ab olihonists, Not
oily SO, they eenfed that any one had right
to discuss the question Of slavery even in tha
free statea. Now in the midst Of great war,
when the existence Of the nation Is at stake.
they would make IN eneroachmcntn upon these
great rights, the occasion Of IN attack On the
Government, and Geek to raise that issue be-
fore the people. do not propose to lei. them
make aLy such Issue on me, i Will not aban-
den the great rights Of personal liberty, Of
tree speech and afree press, because they may
turn traitors. The Constitution and the laws
give al the powers necessary to be exercised
against traitors in arms or their sympathizers
n our midst, but the cause Of the
Union Is Weakened whenever its friends step
outside Of the law to intllct deserved chas.
usemeut ecen on Copperhcat1s, No man bas
hight under the claim Of freedom Of speech
or 81 the press, to Counsel opposition to law.
OF to give aid and comfort to lie cnemv'
These are crimes for which the law viii taEe
hold Of him. The friends Of the Ua1on In Die
loyal States Eaye nothing to fear from oppo-