The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16
Hon. w. Bushnell in Freedom.


ington Bushnell, delivered in Hardin,
May lst, 1863, written out from notes ia
ken during its delivery. e ,.f.
Mr.. B. said that " he should speak hi
sentiments, that it was his right to do 81
and he did not care whether they pleased
the people present or not If this rebel
! lion was ever put down and the govern
4 ment preserved; it must be done unde
the administration of Mr.. lincoln The
south must be subjugated under the wal
policy of the administration. No othei
course could save the Union. If the
rebellion was not put down under the
present administration, the south would
| getits independence. 1t would not do to
change the policy of the war i the war
policy was changed; Europe would inter
1 vene, aud acknowie age the independence
4 of'the SOUTH 20 z-s 7a -f e+ao
The Presiden. had issued his r-oclama
1 tion, freeing the negroes, tapplause,) and
| the proclamation must be sustained III G
would not say that he hoped the war
f.! would never end until slavery was aboI-
ished but he wonld say that he hoped
| slavery would end with the war. slavery
vas the cause of the War, and 1t must cad
with the rebellion, or we shall have no
security against future rebei.lons. The
governments OF France, and Eng land dare
not intervene uader the war policy - free
the negroes (applause.) II trey did inter
vene while We were tight!n5 ior freedom,
the people would hurl those g)vornments
from power, and assist u.s. 1Hc people Of
Europe ara with us IN this war for freedom.
The law Of self detcse, and self preservation
justified Mr. Lincoln, and the administration
in using Nil the means which God and
nature hai placed in our hands TO pa;
down the rebellion, regardless - the cons
titution of tie United States. The dem
ocrats and "copperheads SAID that LIN
coin had violated the constitution, by
suspendiug the wit Of hdbe0S corpv.,
imprisonlng public speakers, suppresslnS
and suspending news papers. He admit
ed that Lincoln had violated tns constItu-
ton, and he Justified him IN doing so, and
only blamed hum tor not violating 1t still
more, by hanging those editors and speaker
and all such traitors, without trial higher
than haman.
(Nose Lincoln took AN oath OF office
l,
protect and defend the constitution Of the
United States; an ne said IN ,,is nagu-
raj address that tins cath was registered
in Heaven Does Mr 3 Intend 10 charge
the Preside Mt with perjury, when he admits
that he has violated the constitution Of
the United States Z
Ar. Il. declared that we shoulu yield all
everything 20 support the government
and put down the rebellion, regardless OF
the laws and the 20 Institution. Inc south
ern traitors had fired Tie temple OF liberty.
and forfeited ali rights under the cons;itu
ton. and had no right left Ihey had
/ forfeited ali rights hIman ana divine
The government had the right ia self de-
fence TO confscate all their property, their
( slave and their lives. The go.ernment
! had the right to arm the negroes, aud
-~',-h the rebellion in seas Of blood
! fapplause, and amen by the piousbroihers
: The democrats and ''CGprcr!,eaas sad
that the republican party was responsible
p, for the war and that they brought 1t Oh 10
abolish slavery. This was not true. The
north had always lived up TO, and obeyed
: the constitution and the laws. The south
! was responsible for the war. and had been
! thirty years prepaling for 1t. Instead Of
religion, psI-sIt'. aat mill means to brIng
them back into the Union. instead OF an
arfnl-iic- aud compromise, we should
/ use the bayonets, the cannon, fire and the
sword, [applausc-
Note N = 3 IN his speech in iIar,iina
in 1860, said that all the talk about tht
danger OF the south seeding, civil wal
. and the dissolution o. the Union OH ac-
coun: OF the slavery agitation III the north
I was all cammon-a raw head and bloody
bones, used hy the democrats II aifec,
the Presidential election. The south was
poor, ignorant, and dependent on the
north and could not be kicked out of the
Union and il she should secede the slaves
would rebel and annihilate TIE whites
Did he speak the truth then . And doe
he speak the truth now?
Mr. q next mounted his favorite wal
horse, Rosinante.l and called arounu
him the captains OF the faithful, the :
Is :, Sable Brothers. and ~ the head o
the abolition horse, foot and artillery, II,
made 4 furious and exterminating charg,
against Judge Cation, and those conserva
tive men and democrats, who would change
the policy OF the war, and have it con
Quoted according to the laws Of civilized
war and christianity. lie looked upon al
who would settle our national troubles by
compromise aud peaceful means rs sym
pathizers with treason and traitors.
the democrats should get into power, tbs
Union could not be restored a 1t was un
der the constitution, and ought not To be
We might as well appoint commissioner:
! 10 compromise with Bczebub, rs with the
southern traitors, who drank the blood o
our sors brothers and husbands out OF tn.
skulls of Union men. Every drop .
blood sht Il In this war was caused by for
mer cOmprom 'ses with slavery. " eneve
should have made the compromises in th,
constitution with slave holders.
} Mr. B. here went into u lengthy bloot
and thunder argument against all com
promises with traitors and slave holders
and in favor of the proclamation, and th'
war policy of the administration. 1t wa
the duty of all republicans, democrats
and abolitionist to forget all .sarty, anc
support the war policy of the government
the proclamation of freedom to the ne
groes, [applause,l the suspension OF the
writ of habeas corpus, suppression OF news
papers, and the Imprisonment in bastiics
without charges, without warrant for then
arrest and without trial according to the
constitution and laws of all who dared b,
speech or act to dispute the infaliibility
of the administration. The war policy o
the government must be sustained, ano
the rebellion put down under the admin
istration of Lincoln, if it costs the live
and blood of 100 900 or 100000 men. w,
are fighting the battles of freedom. hu
manity and liberty. Appluse] If WI
are united in the north there is nothiu,
in the way of putting down the rebellion
and the administration will be able in
} few months to strike blow that will
crush it, and restore the power Ct the gov
ernment over all the states. t..,rr
In conclusion, the lion. Speaker, exhor
ed the faithful, (the as. B's") and "al
loyal men to avoid political disputes witt
democrats, and 'copperheads, and t
reason mildly with them, and convinc
them of the errors of their ways; and