The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-08-21
General Logan in Chicago!
Another Eloquent Appeal for the Union
-aVIs Opiu lOa Of Storey of the Chicago
T.mes-A Loashsone. Crawiins, Fiitht
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There was an immense Union meeting in
Chicago on the evening of the 10sh inst.
which Was addressed BY Maj. Gen. John A
Logan, who was received with great enthu-
siasm. We give below some OF the good
inion Of Storey of the Chicago Times will
be appreciated By all who know any thing of
the history of that sheet:
BRscKISkiDGE DECLARES LINCOLN CoNsr1ru-
TIoNALLY ELECTED.
It SO happens that in all the past history
of this Government. il has never become
the duty of one candidate for tbs Presiden-
cy to declare under his Official oath the cleo
ton of his opponent; and yet in this extra
Ordinary crisis. surrounded by S.oate.
many of whom we're then stepped in treas
Oh. the Vice President himself an aspirant
for the high Office. while then engaged with
his co-conspirst DIS in their foul plotting 10
destroy this Government, overturn its con-
s,itution, defv its power, aud trample its
laws under foot-John C. Breckenridge,
name forever famous in American history,
and rendered doubly infamous by the high
honors generous and confd'ng people hal
bestowed upon him a man nov in arms
against the very Government that once hon
ored him--for his toul deeds An outcast from
home, hated and despised by every man of
every creed in the land-he himself announ.
ced in the Senate Of the United States. as
the mouthpiece of the Constitution, that
Abraham Lincoln had been duly elected
President of these United States. APP
plause.
And yet. strange as it may seem, when
all this mas occurred, it has been objected to
by a portion of the people of the United
States who have ever claim I'd to be par ex-
celence, constitution loving and law-abi
dag people who claim that they look TO
Washington, Jefferson. Jackson. aud other
great men as their guides. who clsim that
they are the only true expounders OF the
laws and the constitution, who claim that
they are the only people wao have abided
by, and executed the laws Of the country,
who claim that the people of other States
have always violated laws and trampled the
Constitution under foot; thess people now
assert that they owe no duties to the Chief
Magistrate thus elected, that they are under
no obligations to obey the laws that they
themselves have assisted in enactipg. that
they owe no allegiance to the Government
under which they were born, and No res
pect 10 the flag which has been their shield
and protection. These are the people. who.
after getting up all these claims. dissatisfied
with the blessings that a bene6cent and
free Government could bestow upon them,
who. enjoying all the veal h, magnifcence
and luxury that y country formed with un
paralleied fertility and produc,iveness could
secure to them. assumed to themselves the
right 10 establish Government. not based
upon the Constitution. but in defiance of it.
No excuse could be given for this conduct
save that a president of the United States
had been elected entertaining views moi In
accordance with their own.
Numerous Presidents bad been elected be
fore MIR. Lincoln, and in no instance did
they represent the voice Of the whole peo-
pie, and yet. there was no cause then claim
ed tor rebellion against the Government
Will 1t be said that difference Of opinion
upon questions of political interest 10 the
country will justify or excuse any portion of
the people in putting at defiance the Federal
Authority =? suppose not. Will it be said
that batCre this dissatisfied people began to
organize their new Government, or before
the Southern States began their secession
from the Union. any act was done. any
desd committed, by the Federal Government
infringing the rights of those conspirstors
Was it because they had been denied any of
their rights guaranteed to them under the
Constitution? Had South Carolina, at the
time Of her secession, been denied the right
to export her produce +? Had her commerce
been interfercd with? Had the right 10
regulate her domestic institutions been at
tempted to be controlled Had she been
reduced below the standard of . sovereign
State Had her citizens been deprived Of
any part Of their entire and perfec, equality
as citizens of the United States Had she
been burthened with onerous taxation -
Had her slaves been captured and freed p
No! Nothing of all this had occurred; the
Government, As Government. had done
them no wrong. but had extended the same
protection to them as to every other part Of
the United States And even here, in Chi
cago, where Aboli,ionis,s are said to have
been rampant. the United States Marshal,
under the direction and counsel OF one of
your distinguished citizens who presides in
the District Court OF the United States. in
the execution of his office and the laws Of
the land. after the election of Mr.. Lincoln,
surrendered fugitives from labor to their
masters. aud manifested to the world the
determination of the Federal Gavernmen, to
maintain its supremacy and execute its laws
alike all over the Union It On 4kes no diff
ference that individuals may have attempt
ed in one part Of the country to infringe the
rights of another the strong arm Of the
government has ever been ready to inter
pose in behalf Of the injured party. and
that factions existed was 90 fault of the
Government. Not withs,anIing all these
things. those conspirators inAsm-i the pas
sions Of the people. caused one State after
another TO secede from The Union. organized
an army to destroy the Government, oppose
the execution Of the laws and 6efy the pow
er and majesty Of the American Nation. ard
thus inaugurased one of the fouiest. most
wicked, and damnable rebellions thar ever
| existed 90 earth Immense applause-
DUTY OF PRESIDENT AND PEOPLE.
When all this was done there was then a
duty 10 be performed. by the President and
by the peapls Of the United States. TIE
Conssitu ion Of the country makes it ths
imperative duty of the President Of the
United States. to see that the laws are faith.
| fully executed. In this the President has
no discretion he could not. il he would,