, 1863-09-11

nerited reWards He answered, tNo where )
It was country worth living In. Its con
mence extended over all the world, Its flag
Nete emb.azo9ed upon every sea. Its c1ti
tinction in every civilized country. Agricul
ture was rebel occupation, but where dix
the farmer ret SO much for his escutents,
Where did he stand so high both socially ani
morally as tn this country.
again he answered, ttNo where" Thf!
Government vas based upon equality, and tht
1aght OF every ran was the Same A hare
WAS xalued, not because 1t owned SO much
Ktaith, but because Of its own inherent
good created manhood. Look at the history
OF ftlis country. What undying memorie;
are clustered around the spirit Of Washirg
tort had come down to them with price
less benefits ard blessings. To perpetnate
such Government as Tits, ought to be the
highest summit Of human ambition-to liyi
fvr Il to fight for it, to die for It. Was mol
all this most supremely glorious?
Ard this vas the Government which trai
tors IN arms, and traitors who only wanted
the courage to be In arms, had been trying
into tle direst unmerciiuI coal. ~ ''
Ny friends, said the speaker, will you per.
nit them to accomplish this wicked and
most tnhunan demolition and devastation
mo! Never, No j by. tho blessing of God,
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strong right arms and glorious, patriotic
hearts. mo i they never would. Snch q
contamination after 50 large IN expenditure
Of intellect and virtue, mud labor, and to up.
build the republic, could never happen, for
did they know and believe that God ruled this
world, and would have right and justice done
III 1t, and not wrong and injnstice with i'm,
Tor in him, and IN our brave soldiers, Us his
soldiers they arc all trusted, and By Ills mer.
cics and their courageous hearts, the flag o1
the republic should foat forever, and the
country remain intact one and undivisab1e.
he then sketched the history Of secession,
and showed how false 1t was In Law and feel
ipg, pointing to the horrors it had inausura
secession Here right, 1t would 1and us, he
said, into military despotism, and this would
end forever all the glorious visions of tic Re-
pnb!ic.
The Governor showed that the rebels Ind
no reason whatever for their treason. and
In and over the Government when The rebel
lion broke out. He then went on to the ne
gro question, and after an elaborate Discus
sfon Of It, dismissed 1t with blessings upor
al1 efforts to free them and bring them up t.
the ranks Of citizenship.
We haye no space to g!ye more Of thii
splendid larargue, writing as ne do, With
lightning for ink, over the telegraph lines,
THE RESOLUTIONS.
After the Governors speech, the Union
resolutions adopted at the Springfield meet.
Last week, were endorsed, and the following
Few ones adopted:
Mesosvd, That We heartily endorse the admlnis.
aton tSst on Or our nolle GoveEno5 Richard Yates
the Union in ita dari;est hour: and that We love
and admire him for his carc and attention to lie
wants OF our soldters in the field. Future gener-
tIation as the g1andest career in tho history OF
He*clesd, That re heartily and uncquirocally
letter Of President Lincoln to tho Springfield
Mass Convention Of tho I'd tnet that it indicates
hie fame and character as man and statesman,
tIy and Ills aeese for its ultimate publication ANA
elevation.
4 letter, Of which the following is copy,
was received and read to the meeting:
LETTER PROM GEN. xcc1EHSAxp.
srE1SGF1ELD, August Q, 1863.
10 Clark E. Carr, Esq:
Tour note Of the 7th inst, re-inTitlng and u1s-
Ing me to attend the Union mas meeting at Gales
burg Tomorrow, is received. I am pained that
Ss s%i Iii soM s e e.
the meeting. Opportunities for personal and po-
Atic9l conversation with friends and patriots
would be afforded that It would be most agreeable
10 me TO embrace. Under the circumstances, Ill
can 40 ts to wish you and Jour compatriots God
speed. Strike Tor tile Union, and etrike asaiast
4 mission is confded to rs to keep alive the
fire upon the altar Of liberty, at whatever personal
cost thia must be done, II armed rebels stand II
mora1 rebels stand In the way, crush them By the
weight Of an indignant public opinion; II party
ereeds stand In the way, hasten to wipe them out
Gen. Moc1xnsAsD.
Major General PrentIss thanked God there
was not a MAJ on earth to-day more radical
than he was. He represented truly the voice
Of the army-meetings like these we're love-
feasts to the army. So help him Heaven,
every boy TINT had been sent By them to tho
army (who WAS not suffering punishment for
felt as he .did-that 1t was better
to punish traitors in Illinois than to brain
them In Ark8neas,
SPEECH OF COL r. A. EAsMAS.
BIC said that at the outbreak Of the rebel.
lion, it asto1ished all the observers of our
happiness and progress as nation, In all
parts Of Tue world, that any formidable armed
resistenca should be made to 50 benlfcent a
Government as ours. That wa6 natural, for
70 section or class was In any particular
was peace and prosperity At
hcme-whlle abroad kood men everywhere
had come to regard cur condition as more
blessed than that Of any other peo-
pic But there is Fact more
astonishing still. It is this,
that: now, after almost three Ycars Of not
ingloHous war-now, when the country
seems on the eve of final yictory-aay con.
siderable number Of men are found in the
Moth to advise cessation Of hostilitics.
9ct this is SO. While tie patriotic masses
have been engaged in this war, corrupt men
who were never recognized as leaders be.
fore-have hid wicked hands upon the organ.
lains proclaim, {oh! the shame and scandal
Of it, that the Democratic party are
opposed to this war. Well, then, the leaders
are the party-the rank and file are not with
Them Thefe traitorous leaders counted on
the masses lately In Kentucky, In Vermont,
IN Delaware and In California; but in ali those
States they we're crushed out: Tho Demo
cratic people are In favor OF this war. TIE
leaders in Convention at Springfield, on tue
l1th Of Jare, uttered lie when they put 1t
IN resolution that that the Democracy are
opposed to further prosecution Of this
war. The outpouring Of the loyal people the
ether day at Springfield, and this grand dem
State is sound. Don't be alarmed, my Old
Democratic friends, We are not in bad COM
pany. Whateyer We may hare thought Of
Republicans once, they ore now fighting to up-
Gold the Government aud to reassert its a1-
thority. We we're taught by the old WORTHLESS
of he Democratic party that place On the
distress and danger-was the place the patriot
should choose. The great living principles Of
the Democrocy are all lodged with the Demo
Gratis, who aIe fighting tits war, and voting
war tickets. But the organization the organi-
zation He did not care q lg for that; its
II It but story and Vallandiaham, a.. and sey,
mour and the other vcrmin. He showed that,
and stated Nhy, all patriotic men were united
at the beginning Of the Wnr, eoutended that
nothing had occurred in the prosecution of
the war that should be allowed to divide
and distract, and he urged men Of all
shades Of opinion to stand together to tho
end. He would not predict that the end
would be reached in few months or in
year. The tortoise requires o good deal of
killing after it's shell is broken, and 30 will
the rebellion. But slowly and surely the end
is coming; md then all traitors-traitors
North and South-will be hurled,
With hideous ruin and combustion, down
To bottom1ess perdition."
Wc must have back the Union of these
SLatees 1Ntk Ill l0C1 01 lQ6 FE06Ta4 00m3l1
must be lost. The Presidents Emancipation
freed the slaves Of the rebeltious States. In
law there is no doubt Of that. Now here Is
dilemma: If We permit tho South to 20, and
acknowledge her Independence, as she wants
Us to do, we clothe her with power to re.en-
k1aTe three millions Of human beings; if we
compromise with the South. in obedience to
The wishes Of the so-called Democratic PARTY,
the North wi11 bring upon herself the enor.
nous guilt Of remanding those three mil