, 1863-09-17

Srd make q terT10le 1d0 BECAUSE Hueu tAe
country is in the throes Of existence, traitor
country Why, If arrests are unconst1fut1oa-
al. the constitution itself is Unconstitutional
Il declares the writ Of habcas corpus may be
suspended in times Of War, ins1Hectton and
Invasion. He would stand By the principle
Of freedom Of speech 80 iong n as t,ta no nvsa. ia
cIple that the right Of self natural prcserya-
tfon REQUIRES that In times like these, traitors
who give aid and comfort to the enemy
should be arrested and punished The DEM
oc1ats arc for the constitution, Jet they would
permit Valand1gham as,,na wao 1s1ased 70 tss oote
against supplies to carry on the WAT, to 60 at
large and 40 his dirty work in security. #
Ohio should By any possibility elect this trail
tor to be her executive, he was for tearing the
renegade Etatefrom the Union, and discardirg
her to the company Of South Carolina.
It IS tie duty Of every man to stand by. the
constituted autho1itfes. We have elections
at which the fate OF the party in power can
be legally decided. II not governed by the
proper authorities, what are your State and
general Governments worth: It Is Wide
Sea Of confusion and ruin. The people hare
elected Abraham Lincoln.
There are no parties now. We are not here
to talk Of party measures bnt to discuss the
life or death Of the nation. He mas no parti-
zan, now, but simply for the Union He
wonld take any man By the hand who was for
and stout heart, ready to stand by the
Union. There Is no curse deep enough tor
these dark-1antern men Who go around at
nigatt preaching treason at the corners Of the
iIGoT. Yates here detailed what Illinois had
done fer the war, "by which she had been
enabled to cheat the Government ont Of a
a1att,. and paid q high compliment to the
proWess Of tie 10000 heroes Who had COW
cred themselves all over with glory, and a
soldiers grave. As long Us the human heart
beats time to human sympathy and human
suffering they should not be forgotten.
When he recolfected what blessings God had
streWs around us; when he saw childhood
rake the hand Of age, the youthful 1naldcn
and her happy eWain walk hand In hand TO-
gether, What interests OF humanity, what IT.
struggle Of ours, When you look or this
| country and see Its existence thus threatened;
| tho old flag trailed In the dust by traitor
| hands, will you not swear by those thousands
! OF our noble dead, and tens Of thousands OF
| wounded; By all the Euf1trfnge, misfortuuez
| dience to God went forth to fight the battles
Of their countIyi by your prospects in this
and your hopes In the next world, that you
| will stand BY the Government, that you will
defend the g1orious old llag till every rebel
shah acknowledge Its authority TIL foreign
nations ehal1 see LIS Us We were in those timc'
when that flag WAS the symbol Of freedom
| everywhere, the refuge Of the oppressed Q
every land and cline. Tremendous cheeral
This Of course ia but a brief synopsis Q
Coz. Yates' very able efforta.
After another song by Frank Lombard, th'
President introduced Hon. Lyman Trumbul
Of Chicago. have but time to gigo you
very brief synopsis Of Judge Trumbulp
speech. It was nearly two hours in leugt]
a1d Of commanding power aud eloquence
Among other things be eaid: ::
JUDGE TRuMDULL's sPEEca-
Mr.. Trunbul1 commenced his speech in nj
lndirg to the beautiful country about Prince
ton, = WLich he had viewed In the morning
tron the courthouse dome, lcttet
all over with cultivated farms, betok
eniug the "reminiscences Of q thriving
| the situation Of the whole country th1et
years sgo. No people had ever prospered Al
tie people Of the United States since the
peace OF 1883. During that period the nurnbe7
Of States had increased from thirteen to thirty
four. The settlements, then confined to tit
had sp1tad over the valley of the Mississipp
and the continent. The proportion had 1u
creased more 1han ten fold, aid tho territor1
If the Republic had been extended Till i
! Embraced m area more extensive than all tht
| States and Kingdoms Of Europe, save Rus5ia
in the day. Of their greatest extent In wealth
power and all The clements which make VI
| The greatness OF q nation, the Republic ha
advanced in an c4ua1 ratio.
| TIE people were everywhere prosperou
and happy, feeling the Government only /!
~ r. Su& 49, T., Il
II, conspirators Eet to work to disseyer th
. | Union spd destroy the Government. This
, 1lere was 70 good cause for their revolt,
. | manifest from their refusal to cooperate i
calling 3 Convention to Alnend the Constltu
! tiop,, as proposed By the Republicans befoz
| Southern Senator, present, voted against
resolution offered BY Mr. Seward, having L
? yisw The calling Of Convention, thereby 4!
I hitting they were unwilling to submit the
t grievances, II any they had, to Conventlo
i Of tie people for redress, but determined
:. diknernber tho Union at all hazards - =
+ Under such circumstances the Gorernmcr
OF the Urited States had but one duty to pc
/ | form, which WIS to endeayer to maintain II
:. authority over those who rebellel ag,ainat /
After tbe rebel assault On Fort Sumter a
parties In the free States agreed TINT this ":
the splits Of party was huahed in the CRY
patriotism and for the Union which went U
| from all parts Of the loyal States. Son
/ there we're, however, in the North, eve
; | then, whose sJmpathles were Tith the Soutl
and who Enashed their teeth In silence at tt
10 be silent They watched their opportun
! | ty 10 tcize ppen some act Of the Goyerame,
: | which should afford them ar excuse to Ial
/ party In opposition to the Adniniatratiol
r and thereby enable item to embsrras Il
/ Government in tic prosecution Of the va
| +,<,1.< Snh .F1
. tunity In the action OF the Government
! | freeing and a1ming the elaves-in arresttf
dis1oyal persops, and suppsessing disloyal pu
, lications in the 1oyal States-thereby charge
on the Administration usurpatlons Of pow
). and disregard Of the Constitution In It's CO
extent true. it would not justify d truly 10y
. msn In joining the aToHed eromies Of II
t country, for it would ba better to put I
i with come slight Infringement OF the Oonst
= 1,tion by those who were striving to Iaiuta
!. It, than to join those who were struggling f
e true. The right Of every government In "
8 | to destroy both the persons aud property
the enemy waa clear. In fact uallon IN r
4 | nay do towards Its enemy whatev
a il necessary to secure the end for which IL
5 war is waged, which, with the Unlte
/ States, is the suppression Of the rebellio
/ ! As to the manner in which the var Is to
conducted, that IL left BY the Constitution
e | the sound discretion Of those charged,
I the time being, with the administration
!. the Government. II, in their opinion, co
: fiscatlpg the property and freeing the siav
/ snbduing the rebellion, 1t Ia tho duty Of
T. law-abidipg citizens to support them in th
il | policy, Hhether they think It this best or nj
: Such measures are clearly within the men
r which the Government las r1ght, By t
j rules of var, to use, and which
8 constitutional. The rebellion can only
. pnt down and the Union ea?ed, through t
!. constituted authorities Of the GoysMme1
q and all true Union and loyal men will ensta
y them in doing It. As for the arrest Of dlslt
= al persons, and the suppression Of dls1o1
a newspapers In the loyal States, without t
n sanction Of positive lay, there Tas no oc
sion for the exercise of, such power. G:
j. gress had paeeed law, authorizing the Pre-
Il Dent to suspend this writ Of Habeaa CorQ
nj in aDy case when he should think the pub
i, safety required It. :
10 IMr. Trunbull here passed into an elabor
% yindication Of the part be took In inducing
p President to 1escind the patriotic order Of g
] Burnside erppreasing the tseasouahlc organ
IL JEFF. Davis In this city, and in condemnation
a that gallant officer. The line Of argument z,
a. the same as that pursued In the Courl Ho
square speech. We think Mr. TInmbu1l III ]
e s,stfng In mistaken course IN etirring mp
~ ~ tying to Justify most unfortunate step OF
70 public career. Ills friends arc willing to forg
It hut not to endorse 1t. EDS. Ta1uuxEl
Is The laws and the const1tntion afforded
1t | the powers necessary to he exercised to
ID down traitors in alnls, and rebels in our mit
II Make SItditHce to Eat1 the Wntchw&rd and
e. opposition Til FILL before It. To avoid Ct
e. p1icIty hereafter it Is important to close
is war during this administration, and give
~ encouragement to the rebels By their diVisi