, 1863-12-05
SPEECH OF HON. D. 8. DICKINSON
ON THE WAR,
His Speech at Bryan Hall Last
Evening.

| y p1etud1ce8 had been unknown "a one who hal
Eance this rebellion broke out, known nothing b1
our country undivided, NOW and forever, one an
tnsepa1able. -
Hon. D. 8. Dickinson, amid an outburst of a,
plausc, commenccds his speech by an anuounc,
/ noble charity the exIRcncies OF the timsa had '.
-,-r.s.a5-.+hn .a,nst... ~ 49, .sms". ~. Z. q
soiers Who have ~ sSs,, f.,i ~ h.4.,,na " u
tain the best Government under which the breat
| ofu,an WINS ever inhaled. or mon which tha an
ever shona. InoufrInc mt Who ,x.ra vests,ds !
hs ponueas Friends o. oppononts' no should spes
not to the cleFatton o1 any party or to the doWnfa
of any man, but for his country, and against th
at.a-tt '''-e ~ 4'e ''N'* 1'' A's0 " VI
| st,oy H.
| From the beginning, he had regarded the rebel
| tcmpt 10 enbyert and overthrow good Goyern
mcnt. sinee Inc NM. aho1 was asod at Sumter, b
haa NOT thoaghs an OCCASION existed Tor politics
r,thrr that thern shcnld hc un;to1 etfor+ ~, ~,
n,r+ Of men women and even % cS1arsn % ~ y, WI -, :
down; and for once he Ind discarded all auch a.
soelstlpps md be urged his hcarc.s to thn aarnt
conyae. Onnotnn,ty FIR no,tt1cs1 octton 49, -.
IN me ammensisy o1 inc stfnssle, and no exercise
Of 1t Is an action Of party eould avail to put Il
down. He Nkencd the efforts Of parttzans in thle
~ ~ ~ h ~" o', 80 ,,,sa sssro " -. 4a'a aaoW'
ing hs nome 10 oafn ooeause lis neishboTa
obfecttonab)s to hlm. II bodv -,
49, -, S...,..s. :. aa,,lt <.e..H 49, VI
n " ~ u.aD 4a'oiap1o 20 .as gov
ioln hands to push aloup the common ssn,e tn !,
essa1 a1 s's e a as q e 1s
iyiSesl' III 2 q r. ,hs s Ds%Sesis ;4 Ps
canre he could not hrt reSret rhst rhsre e1ist5 4.
the Organization fsals and donbts sna il seTefai I.
the scts n 1he NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~, cn,1s,, uI3n
1bp Gweusnt ami H. NE @ hanas q
III hs III he nress 81 1ss Is 100 ri3 e.
cjsms tend to de1nofnlize the peonle At bopne t.
mirlc.a tac people abroad and to snpnort Shose IN
rrhriIion. He Tnnid iennnnre thr,n ~ -ne.ns ~ ~
encouraremenr. md fbcir authors as aide@s m n
abestors Of lie rsbeilton. some a. tbess
pspets present profcesions Of love to MI
Union and s,ood filth toward tbe f,overnment M
1heir ucte beIicd their houeyed words and tend Al
10 Support The canseless wrong. lie had but one
c,iu.r4tn to prctent and that consisted in saving
'ons,snnssneo .aa aa 'esn 100 mefc1a' and
The Government ia not the President ct the
United Statcs. The President is but The organ Of
The people, and as snrh he is emitted to the sup
pos1 o. hll men while performing the duties Of his
cance, he oDeys INC oatu he oa$ euosc1abed 1aata.
my 10 perform tne Or nie onlce 70 the bcst
o. O. ms aolIt5. &c oca1esea ne naa inns IA 20
Of cTents changed, he should continue to support
the President and his administration. He sup
ported The adIntnist!auon because Il Tss The only
and becanae be believed Abraham Lincoln to be
eineere. Just, and honest man; 1Grc1t Applause.
Enrironen .! 1iacnnasa, .ne Aa9in'stEatlon Or
earoe into ONCE, pe3WE, hr1oery, theft aad al
q ofec y agn and
whole term, # i found that in each department of
the Administration there 1s eonndenee felt BY the
people, and fucceEsiul showing that the history
h.d resulted ffom mistakes, sna vant Of enccess
had frequently discouraged loyal hearts. But be
remembered 1 tos h wsr of 1sls-a skif~ish, whs9
undertake to Eay that In that wa1 errors ware
committed, resulting in greater proportonate dis
astezs than this Har had exhibited or .ven ree to-
the world, was the best cncomlum OF the conduit
Of orr foreign diplomacy. 0uriuancial condition
this day tpoke louder than his words could IL favor
nent; md cren the Navy Department. so mnch
Aza5 opent;s :taae eyes Of John Ball. the 60
called muster 81 the seas.
,olty atide s 1,oaticoi autccedenta that tLerr oY
no longer be sny more OF TINT kind who are In d
ttstc Of f6ttuttnffy sort Of anima1 reminding the
,,-.
lucy VIE y ANU LEY VII HIS /; v99t, ILL.,.
nthn. .ha LIZ ~, f. fhet ,nsds =. ~ 1p.c,
hHelntf t9e snaAe thAt ~ n1rt t"e ts@eh
II going IN or coming oack'
To 4,au;nad th.e rr of corrnnt1on r,rcedaca,nst
mea eonnssted Viz IL ooyela@ent i, "a @ rsisIled
~ ,ro rHnecioT1 IL tfrns nr var snrh hsd e1
ETA Fre4 X fht t,sys Of ihe Anost]es Annsnias
md s4pphils having sold their laod prodted b t.
" 3gtoo ~ 1r tt.t ~ thin~ rs11e4, sh.Snr
F,1 herem~ 81 ennmon that undcF Il men refused
to lie down and dc. Ec begged to assuc Ills hear
naxis c.11cl hiTnsclf Prestdent.
de 1t rome length referred to tho position Of
Grs., B11;,a f uo, het eoEss IS to-,
of uuietrdr. From France nobody hnd expected
much, md nobody had been disappointed, for
France bad siys9 nothing except i was the plts-
. shing Of wood and velvet, called throne, In
Mexico, from which he would shortly be elected,
as eo1non EN- oI 10 hear men epcak Of the Pres
ident, as having Exceeded his authority under the
Constitution. he denied the propagation IN toto
70 op driHa .nd L he sw I'D no as
istrate to protect II from ass.ult 1hep be, with
II dccixsc lie law to be N ass. IL lad no ps-
t}cnce with ,ren who told the Administration to
rush to the cannon'a mouth and read hot acts OF
ss% 91s e9d b e s.ooS s:ooS
might f ind the rebellion be clett from crown to
heel even as AGag was STAIN. He had no propo-
ten d 70 5e s09a fo 5; b S sss5 s5
erect, weapons raiecd, and threatentngs On their
tongues. Such men reminded him Of the soldier
wno, having shot the mans dog, WAS asked why
Kun. I should, said The soldier, II he had come at
nc with tho other end. Hnd the instigatnrs Of this
rebellion approached n with propositions Of peace
and compromise he would hare met them with
like ffaterna1 feeling but as It wcs the Government
had presented to it q line Of duty-to meet the
traitors with the strong hand Of The warrior: and
The fault, II any only Was this: that the hand had
not been armed sufficiently. The olive branch
vas nsvsr borne by The bazz.zd, DE ow Or the
leaders had avoided It, and In sight Of fsir land
there was but Nttle need Of sending the dove from
the srk 10 search for them. The only branch be
telt inclined to offer was that which ross eight
RcleE7ins to The subject Of slavery, he remarked
that God In big Providence wac working its de-
stfoctaon: 1s NO" aes1!ea oesonn .ns pSwes .e
supRoe Mo5 sa arg ~ 1n. IL II % nno
crrnsin1o nnsrr n r,of,fice and Ihnanrh and amid
inr~ sf1rri1sc IN tfe nsrt Of the fee States thew
of4Se1 1rsr no;ntinr !" the armv in tha f3e{d maHs
up Of the pat.oe from all the States Of the North,
East and West to disproyc he assertions thus
naae; ~ oe satE, '; H. fo somG oaT fn Mla sf1
LII seennd AicIsnder SelsirE-monarch Of ali
he suryeyr. In attempting 10 overthrow the Ad-
1nintstration. and to encourage rebellion, but the
miFnty sweep q @ tne Pg3Pe Eli oe LOO s..oag 1os
.oT+ ~ 1nn,Scrrr. + ma rorsn,T,tcFr ~ S
De briefly ndvcEtei to the end threatening the
leaders Of ihe great rebellion, an end which he at
Ea1t ihe raStb marked Tith fhe hrand ~ 1:ain ~
Of ills country. sorn Of its iils i,y iii. n,ssent