The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-08-26
VOL. 9. NO. l9-WHOLE NO. 435.


talk about usurpauoa 10 office, AMI She IN
just exercise Of power, and all this, 20 DO Nfaf
To make people aw abiding. Constitution ioviu.
citizens. No. but 20 excite the 1opulace % ev
ery deed Of violence and strocity, 20 make then
resist The as openly, 20 make taem Niiail,
murder tle.r fellow citizens Ia the streets q
: make them commit acts ot robbery, murder and
arson. Was no, ths; the result Of these teach
ings in New Y0fks What did they DO tor the
people whom they excited thus Did thes pre-
ve1t aay 0i them from being enroleds No.
buf they caused the streets Of New ORA 90 noN
Ni,h che blood OF their ie.'oa citizens Aud so
it W'l always De when such riots are attempted
because The Government has the poser 20 pul
them down, and vii put Them down. aud Gac
gentlemen ~ho Uy 90 excite mobs Vii be tae
ffst tn ron olt OF fhe counifv 90 gct ria of tbe
'aw, too (App'ause)
rE,cs NEN.
s9ne people call themselves peace men.
Great God. ieloE citizens. Ne are all peace men.
Is there maE here taat s lot for peace. MOI
s. aA But loV are you log D.. DE- taese gen
tiem-n tell you how they are for pcaces ! want
them 90 fei me- + &c 4 dirty, cowardly peace,
a dissraceful peace that divides our Government.
OF what sort OF peace sits Il l We're pold
clan or a Statesman, and IL were 20 get up be-
fore the community and tell them ] va, for "a
D
\ ou hear peace speeches made very often We
are for peace, they say. say so, 100 | am
49, too. am Tor peace as much as any man
cAa De- We vii meet them halt az and shake
hands on this proposition We are both for
peace. Bur viii t,A Won what sort oi peace
am Tor. dm ror O. pir.e OF c0afi ru. lAp-
p.ause.J am tor Ills sors OF peace. before
the rebels raised armies 60 night against our GOV
ernmeut. we had peace Wall, ihe Stars ami
STRIPES toatel iiom Maine 90 California, and
from the lakes iH thc North 90 the cults in the
South, We hsi peace While the same martial
music Was played in every town aud hamlet
! throughout the length aud breadth OF the land
/ W. Lad peace. " huc We had one army, one
navy, one President oae United States, one peo
pie. We had peace Then, say, am Tor the
same kind Of peace again, aud 50 help me GOD,
/ want no other kind. (ADphu-e.l an tors The
/ same country and the same Constitution. And
can tell these gentlemen how they eau get
peace 10 morrow. l0u once were the State OF
Mississippi belonging 20 the United States Gov
ernment go you we're once the State of Louis
lana; SO ~ all these seeded States. A0u rails
ed the puny arm %, rebellion Yea mustered
I Yourselves against Che Government, and brought
~ar and biOOd-bcd You did all these things
No~ Jay down your arms as rebels ought 90 DO,
pay obedience u Che Government sgain, say
thst owed allegiance TO the Government OF the
United States once. J owe it again " alA back
a. whipped child las YOU aTe. sui viii be worse,
1 Of you don quit SOON 20 fond sud ndugent
parent vino loved you and gave you nourish
m.nt Now, nv feilON-cit.Lens that s the kild
oi peace 1 am for. lApphuse) Now, these
other gentlemen VINO tala about peace, don't tell
yOu what kild oi peace they WSut. Vel, can
I Cell You don't saint any man % understand
/ by my argument that | ana striking at any party
o. any set oi men oaiy stl.e al individuals
VINO are trying 10 ruin tnr c14luy. H. howevcr.
the shoe fits anybody, / can't help 10. This is a
free country. He can do as he pleases about it
/ suppose. Now let US see what sort OF peace
some men for. Some men are in favor Of
peace, expecting TO gain peace 10y stopping the
further offensive prosecution OF the war
! They are opposed 10 the further offensive prose
cutiOn OF the wIr What does that meany lt
means this " When sc marched 90 Fort Henry.
that was al offensive prosecution ot the war
Hhen We marched on FOrs Donelson, that was
AZ offensive prosecution ol the war, when We
marched on each and every battle. field, 30 was
an offensive prosecution of the war As long
/ as we keep our armies IN the Southern States
aud make them recognize the Constitution OF the
United states and the supremacy OF the laws. il
i7 an Offensive prosecution OF the war. If thar
Is correct, / want TO take the language ] see re
ported ia some Oi the spetcies made on this
subject, and siit it lilie. Then argument il
this. further prosecution Oi the war IL unc0u
. stifuLonsl. therefore we are for peace. They
all deciaie that TO be- their position ou this sub
jecL We fought the battle OF Thompson Hills
on lhe lst OF May and whipped tne rebels; o.
was an eneusive prosecution oi the war. aud
I that Was unconstitutional When We fought
them al Raymond and whipped them. o. vas ar
offensive prosecution OF ,hr war. The battle Of
4 -
-it We very offensive 90 the rebel, Laughter ,
when SO fought the battle oi Black River b.
ss- au offensive prosecution 81 lhr war. When
We invested Vicksburg IL was an unconditional
at, being au offensive prosecution OF the war
" men ~ TOOK ihifiy-twp thousand prisoners.
We went beyond tae limits of the Constitution
very much indeed. That was The most offensive
act az the war. ard W. ought Go apologize %
JEFF tor having done such "a thing (Applause
According 20 these arguments. each battle w.
nave fought 10 open the Mississippi River wa
an unconstitutional fight Was 10 uncoa-ntu-
tional To take N.ck-burs' That was a. oaeu.
-ive prosecution of the war. Then J want these
gentlemen 10 tell me what they mean. They
want Us not TO prosecute this war any further.
We are I'D withdraw our arm.cs from TIE South
We are To- take them out OF Mississippi Tennes
see, Virginia and si other States that they are
now IH, and cease 20 prosecute thc war ofen-
siFeis any further We are TO say 20 The rebels
" Now, gentlemen. we won't Go anything iur
ther, well qa.t ~hie and see If YOU won't be-
have yourselves" They'll De certain 60 DO &c.
because they're rlft kind ~ men Well nos
what all be the resalt OF this, II We stop thl
sctiye aud offensive prosecution Of the war ir
three months they sill nave Columbus, ny, the
Rho'e M'-sss ppi River. and al the territ0ry
that " have been driving them out # i0~ tll
.ast tWo wears Now is that the kil5 Of peacs
ne wanty tCries a No. no I want %
krOT. These fellows either mean that faey ars
afraid 70 fight them elves, and they want 20 stDr
the war for iear they vii have % fght, OF elss
2 the war don't suit them, because il is vhippiu.
{ their friends they don't Ike 70 see blood, fo
fear they will faint; OF they are afraid Of some
= lhine. ! cannot tel what The reason thar
. speak oi tne-- things j. because J have heard 0
them have seen the arguments ms8e IN ths
p papers, and ike TO meet them.
: ABOUT ABoLITIoSIsN.
There il one other thing want 70 ssy % you
Il i this: | want 20 give the folks of this coun
ty an idea shout il. They -sy John Logan, Bill
= Is, Jack. Bob and Ton, ard al us chaps dow
: in the army are AbOtOui-ts-regua straight
outs. Why are ~ ADoiionists: ! want theu
TO tell me hsE they know am an AboitIonisl
have never made 4 speech uLtl yesterday
since the var commenced except, once, when
y spoke a short time 70 get recruits. ! have neVe
4 made speech since ! have been in the army