The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-02-24
Sustain the Government.
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SPEECH H0F
HON. CHAS. S. MAY.
delivered in the Senate OF the
State Of Michigan. Feb. Oth.
A. ID. 1868.

Whole mon the spacia' ORDER, Mr. or"sS'""
in the Cnai,) nnd having under co'-nir'"'h"
the resolutions IN the state OF th" U""n, ="
po,,eI by th. Co nmiitr- on 'i"ral u la
ri ps. aud resolutions otf red NJ Substitute
,her.for bv Mr. Warner. -
Lieut.. Gov. May sail:
Mr.. oh ,i,,nan-It is not without great re
luc,ance and uanv misgiviny- that ! rise 10
take ,nr, in this discussion. Hut l hi"'e'
air. ,,a, an in the lins Of safe Irece'lrn,s,
aud I find some com .,eusa,ion also, in the
nurpose which have, 10 raisc this discussion
shove any individual crinira'ion or recrl'n'na
tion. Irurpo-s TO 'peak to day upon P-'"c'
niles, and trust in such manner A. not To-
forge, what ia due ~ courtesy to TIE "lposi'
ton men be,s "n hi. floor, from whom. MA The
,,e.il;nc offic . of tni. b"iy, have ever 10.
crived IN. n,,rm, respect aud k'nin"as
I, is not, .ir. simply n q '-,,ion Of party
which wa IRE Il sci-s,ng. la ~, judi Z nel'i II
il moro QUESTION Of u"try; and at .nrh
a tim. M This, every pa'ro'c man OWES h's
counsel to III. State. T"sp ak out is duty,
.nJ no man who loves Ins country shoul
hold hs pace. | care nohin.. sir, for part.
r. tie sake %; ps,y; an'i vii u ~ patty
,,all for.ak. or abaa,'on ih, Cause of IN.
country. | vii, abandon II. But =" long ~
tha, pr it the only parry 'ch cordially
M 4 inl;y sn. nins the National '"i'n'sira
ZION in III. mi,l>, of its g'eat trials and 'i'ili
cuI,,.s . | cannot abandon u ~lth"u' abandon
mo n, the same time th" cause of my country
The rps,,lu,iors repnied 10y The COMMITTEE
-, Ell V la,,ons, aud nnw before the
e., .,e in ;nunmi,t.. of the Whole, present
the i AD)- pr y .ition Ia support ~ni r"c"ar'
,o, al /. a. ~, r,,u.n, IN It's il"ts Ia c'u-i' th'
A., .ilua. Nd ,l,s " uld s"" c'i'a" y I"
y a ~ pa AN aat ,n.nf.; duty. A"i 50
-4s5j w jn ah rse- 81 Nil mr", " were
~, ~ 4 hr ~ t.a,t.. "s'i" h"i ""'' "a
'ot 'b" tss H'1ls a dsip@g, n"s AL .
" III" cca~. G,s jsirS"D.rJ irf -.r'n thu
pa'' zsn press, 40 hns G,aesn.c.t. md
i, u and his du', [xbt .s4,,,, sud raie
,,uricd for ~ tim" hs auDirI'. aud blind
him ,l.ai TO The call 81 his e.. uters -.
q her h,g-st aud most srcfed .,r.v
nut ONE GOVERNMENT. ONE COT ..
Sr. w.. h,y. but u = Gwernm.nt-P
nal ,u lcurti. i.nt in is CT aracl"i-a uov
wi, ch has sh,wrr-d blessing AZ"
nj, ,Iiy-s ani favors nl,ou The citz ~ "i 'h'.
country. N.ith aui s 'uth, ~ qlrilv and
,,roa lis n. the Il ws OF heaven ha e described
upon the .arth W. tread aud 10 thai 'f"'
.inm ent W. owe Jerrciuai all"g'a"c" ani Icy
.,,v. Sir. we are all on board the ra'he ship.
now ridi, tie stormy waves of popular *
element ani ci, il war; ani the bl s's which
s,nre against il, aud the lghinin,s w"Iri'
rni the starry Flag ,i'a' tl'rt- "t It's mast
4 4 .ln fl,.a
a, ,a., ,h,s null- .hp mn't q" do~n-w"
,b,u all 10 tn III. hun'n t"g"ihef-snh 'h'
.p,ry water. .iail 81 sc "v' r our patty si're'
and 4 VISIONS an! Hni'nosi' = ~ "r'' NJ Nv
The nnlue.t fahrl: 1T ir." Gov"'n'n'n' "h'c'
~ all III. long ag@ has ever arisen 10 exa''
md i,.s IN .nkiud.
no PRACTICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TN
ADMINISTRATIONS AID ThE GovERNMENr'
Bu, some m-n--s whoe party in'ie'd-ar
e,d.,yoriuy Ia max. d,.iinct'un brl"e"'
.ur,rui %. tho Gu, u,eru,n.n' M ii suiI OF o' III
Admin sr'atlou. There l. no l'g'c ~ me us
tinc,i,n. and nothing bat ,n'schlef "ni 'iansc
can come from the ida. Practically. IN
Adu iuis,rstinn is III. Govern'nent.
If ION will look into tbs Constitution
IN. Initial Sa,cs, YOU will lin th'r' III 'h'
great char, of our libertirs, tfe ,ioad anu '"'
i.,lc Fl ane w,.'k "r poi',cal sk- eton o' ot
Gme,rm,u,; y'u hal fin'l mapped "ut 'h''
,h. r,ov ioi i"r the coo'i'nalo trahcues
,b. l;o,.,nu,ebi--ih" * cuuv", the 'rsti
tive and jnlcial. Y''u sh al ha' ther' Pt
], vi, o y cr n President ut the U"i ed :tA'
ani f..r ,he ,hrsds al ID prime" =, ~ith uu
,letim Il fm tim's Of peac- ani 'l,''-" .. ~s'.
(ip with me pnw, sir. I" t"s CaPi'a' o' y
Nation. md l will -h'w You ~ ,hat 'nu
, ahused R"publicao President and h.puo'' g
a G hlne,. not il- dry p.'c'nen', not 'ne pal
m r,n, isions, Tut III. lnine, he"'h hing N''.'
As m,nt uf the United S,a'rs. l. l. to ta's VI
, .,nm.ni. this lnir Y r-Iic~ n'"'l'n ~ w" j.
= t.. chosen up.lcr The f,an's d Ia", anu !"
Official ac's. 'hat W" ow' obr'i c"c A"'' y =
% any. ". cslrui .urp II the ''o'' '',.sn' Gu,
~ would lave l. Int as It II. Aud
y iahl hlLcy. g''-- sh-"r.''y '".~y maj
ca, snpI.ni the, Gov"'n'n'ht ani Tue sa
,,u. o,Iose .ver, measure Of ih. Admi'
ri. ,,s'ion. w,clr is The only Ismg rp'e'ein,tA.'
,.. of the Goy, rnm.u'. ..+.. al ,,rr
y 7iH "a srRrcoLE roR EATIoSAL LIFE.