, 1863-09-06

avid T. Lincgar. II
Tho President introduced Major General
ohn A. McCleznand to, the audience, and he
ss received with raptuIous applause, We
I'D prepared = pretty full synopsis Of. tho
eneral's speech, but it was unfortunately
,islaid, and we have no notes to supply the
,ss., The speech WAS an able one, and WIS
eseivcd with many manifestations Of appro.-
ation. : - - ~.
Al tho conclusion Of General McClernand'a |
peech, three hearty cheers Mero given for
he speaker, and three nors for the Union !
The Committee on Resolutions then made
heir report. x: @,-s, =,..,e.
The resolutions We hare already pub
ilhed1
Tho resolution. were adopted with entire
followed by warm applause.
Hon. Isaac N. Arnold, Of Chicago, waz 4
then introduced, and very warmly received,
A synopsis Of his speech we have already
published :..st -...t:
sPEECn OF COL. JOIN DoCGKRHTY.
Col. John Dsugherty, the President Of the
meeting, in response to acall from the crowd,
then addressed them. Col. D. spokef for about "
one hour, in masterly manner, but We have
only space to glvo few Of his leading points.
clouds lowering over our country. Deep aud
damnIpg had been the stab which the enemies.
Of the country had Inflicted upon FREQ lnsti-
tutlons; but he thanked God tint the evil de-
signs Of bad men had finally been frustrnted,
and that the light of other and better days
be was privileged ,ts meet here to- day tbs
venerable Cyrua Edwards [who WAS upon the
stanl], McCIcrnand, and thousands Of other
lifelong Democrats. He was Democrat,
aud whenever men associated that name with
Copperhsadiem and treason, he denounced
aIgham, Wood and their 'e111 co-workers in
trea.on, as tends and traitors. When these
men claimed to be Democrats, they simply
.sstole the livery Of Heaven to serYe the devil
I'M. -
Colonel D, roye some scraps of history con
nected with tic t1ouhlous times Of ls8.wheu
Old Hickory had TO grappIc With the demon
OF secession. Then, as now, there were but
two parties-loyal men and traitors. W-Llgs
snd Democrats stood side md sldc In defense
Of the country against traitors. They sus-
tanned md defended the Government. They
did not care who was President. They wera
willing that General Jackson should suspend
tho Aa5tas corpus, If necessary. They were
willing and anxious, in particular, that he
should susptnd The traitors. And when he in
timated his desire to do 80, II they did not re-
turn to their Loyalty, everybody cried
.sAmen.'' Those wero tic days Of patriotism.
As the W1igs In 1883 stood by the Govern
ment, and Democratic President, SO he
would now stand by tho GoVernmcnt aud the
P,esident- He did not support Lincoln, but,
before God, he believed there had not been i
more honest and patriotic President since tho
Abraham Lincoln wna P1esiaeut-he was Just
The man for the occasion, and he would stand
By him and the measures of his admlnlstra.
tion untn the last day. he know the honesty
Of his heart, aua the purity and patriotsm Of
h1s Intentions. he Is battling for liberty, for
ty, for Christianity, and that briDga us to;
gtther ogotnst any bonds that party can bind
Us Witbf And he would say to Abraham Lin.
coin. :" Go on, !indicase the right, though
you have TO 90 II IN oceans OF blood" ~,
Col. D. then discussed at much length the
gave II his hearty enforcement. me Vital sl
question, ne said, was whether we a. tat
| North, the hardy sons Of toll, should bt
slaves that the South might continue Il
uomlne7Snr st otel' or nsnels ~ oul 1uusn e: g:
1.gan ~ tlea Gonssious u ~. pt1M,sl t1,s aH ans
tho 9usa1co VI oui tausc; Wnen LIE quss s
ilon We tfese;ea ; ~ Im, ne wgIao ;,h ~, sny
.1s uv ~ ~ h;aetaa ~ PsnIa mtn H., 11u
1r notSt ~ ~ 49, sa ~ arctsnTN
uniy ope4 oao polHt. =. WIS too MetGuai ,a, :.
Ihat vas lae oniy 1aa1t ne aaa 70 nao it WIZ y y
1nsteaa et lnsa'lg tad asoeis pack; Ml.a ~ a ~
thels fga II t1qsi 3Sa nAxo Sonssa sdnH tasn
10 return ~ az sno o,, sionad a,ea son, vs.g,nt
Waen !ney m9 nnh!y casi ~ Ia9is a5,tx saxs aut M
nlt5, ne Wonlo 19Geiro laem, atnougn en-
1nely INV ottny; He huem .nGIo molo naa!
men a. Eng Nottn' clatnaoE 10 o. Uenoeaais n a5.
WnG " ~ 6s s. as.aH ~, tns tns ~ y
OF the slaTe-dflEels, put ne VAS noL lne N
| to DO II, Gg Q0Q QQue WILL 1utN forever.
Inc speaker Inen a1:cussed az co4sloeraol'
length, and with Mnc1 ABILITY, me fTeclama
t1on nom o consttutionak khihoo point-s -
ALSO SPOKE o1 tao ntht assault upon Sumul
oelcnoe1 ~ Mo!or Anoe1son ana LIE " I!tg -,
ond syh sto
len rom me teacfM Governme91, ~ n
tnle1, floye. a Jus1 doo Won1o 9e sure :.
fnla aoHn nls vengeance upon Cnnfleston
f9at internal nufseE5.oeo 0! feoeLlon; ga
4e nas already commenced the Work. Col
the toqghi oattI
part q The Mns; When ths ;aiurma.1en {
that sharp and bloody contest, In which tn
proves .. western arms was fully vlndic:
). Logan, McClerDand and thcir compatriot!
Siood IL the @ eonaenee @ neta and 1n sMt
aticn Oh their faces, and he knew these heroe
In the future would prove inyirclb1'
and that tho rebel hosts would fall beior
them as grass before the mower. = =
Tho late Illinois Legislature were 3 diI
grace to humanity. Its members were
ecouudrels. The Constitution of the Unite
States provides that no State shall max
treaties OF form alliances With any other Stat
or power. fet these Copperheads-thi vil
scum Of treason-appoinled ministers plen
potent1aEy to Visit other States that were
rebellion against the SGeneral Governmer
endeaTor to form treaties and alliances againt
tne Genssn GoTesnment, when u Waa nghtin
Gritty to publicly engage IN their m1ssion-a
though some ofthem did, privately, like sneas
-bnt their Intent to commit treason MAS non
tho lees manifest, and WA noxa the 1ess d.
serving the punishment due to traitors.
The Coppe1head concern, which assemble
n this city on tho 18th Of June Last, declare
. war waa IN Violation OF the CONSTITUTION
but The HAr aeutd be prosecuted gfenSist
60 loIg o. there was a 'Copperhead at Il
. North or traitor In tho field, and tho nc
who passed that resolution must stand OF
| of the WAY, or they would be ground to DOT
We were today working out tho aRtar.
nism between free and slave Iabor. The Pc
bo1dsrs S eye.y nm % Who y does not 1 own WA sca m
:: : OF negroes to make way for tho iatroductic
T Of slave labor. Tha policy Of The fteo States
! TO encourage free hhor. Take our State
! Illinois. Even now, you will ind an averns
: Of four or tiyo voters, on s7ery forty acres
l soil. With This growth Of freemen, Ilino
) three :yeMs ago, offered the two lcadipr ca
: didates for the Presidency, and ono OF the
l VAS elected. Thus ahe wis deYelopinr. In !
: sntagonism between fee aud alaJn LABOR. d
! tupefioritY Of the Former. This condition
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