Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-10
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ELFMLGG ffWNa A1 1RAaHH " @HAa o. AA1NGeH
a Leading Democrat gf Chicago.
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The Portland (Mainel argus, Of August 10,
says that Hon. Samuel S. Hayes, Of illinois,
was serensded in that city en- tho 10th "by .
large ssssmblags of the Democrats Of Port
land" He was introduced 20 the audience by
Hon. l. L. Sweat, member Of Congress from
that district, when he made a lengthy address,
from which we clip the following extracts;
have no special love for slavery. The De-
rocrseV are not its advocates. Bat We 90 not
held that religion, morality aHl sound states
mauship require that it should ba treated ss q
crime, or the nation ruined 20 procure its extinc-
tien. There are othar sud larger ideas thst
ehould govern Christians aad pslriots-bumble
RoT5hiD Of the Deity, obedience 81 His law and
70 tha Constitution wb,ch He has ordzined for
our government, WSth the faithful observance Of
al lie obligations. It IS in advocacy Of these
ideas that / sm speaking 10 you tonight.
What Dc you gain By the prosecution Of this
war for It's present purposes3 "a voice Free
DOM FrsedOm7 You sre mistaken, nv
| friend. It is not your freedom they seek it is
the freedom Of tho negro, LCheers.l Your free
dem you enjoyed before the wsr, You are to
lose your freedom ualess you change your rulers,
or their policy. When your ~neighbors were az
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freedem. When they were imprisoned without
= trial, your freedom received srothar blow.
The writ Of hsbess corpus is q part Of your
fTeedsm. Trial by jVTy Is your treedom. LIB
eTty OF speech and OF The press peTtain 10 your
freedom. When any Of these rights, ga-
cred by the common law and lhe Constitution.
are stricken down ia jhe person Of a Democrat
your freedom suffers. When an eminent civilian
is dragged from his home, tried By court-marsaI.
~ ~ 80 81
has received = fatal stab. When these nights arc
gone, when these outrages can pass uapuuished
aud unqUesiigned, then, I say, yOu may have
freedom for the NEGRO, but Jon haze slavery tOT
the white man. You a~e slaves an, R5pubicEus
s. wel IS Demecrats, slaves ground ia thu DUST
beneath the iron heel of military desgoism
Voices That's So and numerous cheers,
Issw to-day, in ,he Boslou T5avsYsr Of the
9Th, g letter Of taTea columns, from Mr. Whiting.
!ats solicitor Of the WAT apartment, wbo.ii is
said, has just gone from Washington 70 Europe
on a mission TO instruetoU our foreign Ministers as
to the views Of the Administration His latter
is able sud elaborate, and I presume, before its
publication, was submitted 70 81 least q portion
Of the Cabinet The sTgHmeut iE substantially
this. That ths rebellion has ceased 70 be a To-
belhon, sHd becomes what hs calls q territorial
war, That, by the laws Of war, all aBtsCe lent
relations between bellIgereuts are destroyed by
q territorial wsr-and the Glove ofjhe war lsavea
the dsfssfed party, i~ncluiiHg All Sic non-e5n-
5Rtaats inhabi6sg tbs territory held BY &c, a.
the mercy of the c1nquar0r, 90 take sgch 8
state, and hold such political rights only ss
the cODGaeTJrs shall prescribs. Thai,
therefore il the event-tbst the Federal Govern
ment shall succeed in putting down the rebel
lion, the southern people will 10 longer have the
rights of suffrage and representation, but viii
be obliged to receive such s form Of government,
and obey such regblsions, IS Congress or the
Executive shall impose upon them. Tho result
of this argument is, ia word, that If the North
succeeds, the southern people, B~Hi9nists and all,
become slaves if he South succeeds, the north
ern people become slaves, in the senso of losing
their political rights. "a voice: 4" Who believes
that III Mr. Hsyes-Mf. Stanton believes it
and approves it. How many more 1 do net
know.
The answer to thst Argument IS. that there is
No such law Of war ia the United States, which
exists as a nation only by virtue Of s written
Constitution Of limited powers, and which
pledges 70 every citizen 3 republican form of
State Government in The Union, and protection
sgsDst Instruction and civil war. SO ~eH as in
vasion protection aud support. not for the de-
s~tTuction Of his political rights, but for she press
%ervstion snd restoration Of those rights. The
claim is only stronger for the citizen, iE. by the
neglect and weakness Or misCauluct Of he Fed
ersl authorities, the instruction has rrogyn into
what Mr.. Whiting calls a territorial war. More
thaq that, the Constitution guarantees tie same
rights to the rebels, when they have laid down
their arms, until they have been tried aud con.
victed Of some crime that diaqaaHf-s them from
exercising the political rights Of eitigars.
Among the fightfuI Eeresi=s Of which the
party in power is .guilty, Is the assumption on
which the emancipation proclamation Is based
the assumption that ID time Of way all the now
eTs Of the Government is merged into the Presi-
dent. For hundreds Of years Eluo wa7 never
ct peace. We axe wsritka, alI may make
the same history Is 1t possible that our fathers.
when they suffered so much for us, and applied
such wisdom in erecting the ssrnp'e of liberty.
should have bUilEit 0u sUch o duitk-auG as thisl.
Did they leave as a. tie mercy If every nmbi-
tious traitor who might reach the presidential
chsirI Is il IN bis power, a. any time. by IN
vesylng Us IA was, to subvers cur liberties and
make himself a despoJ? God forbid
Now let me ak you, my fdea5s, vixen Is this
war to eUdf Never in the history OF nations
has there been q war Of such ssgHligda-such
vast aTmies-Et least among civilized nations. A
quarter OF q million men on one field! A quar-
ter OF a million men rushing together il The red
surge Of battle. to bear back sgaiu their thou
sands Of pale coTpses-their leg5ons Of tern and
msOglsd, MANNED snd wounded. Alter three
years Of this wsr-sfter giving a million Of men
20 the servlce-the rebellion is not crushed. but
we aTe called on sgsin for three hundred fban-I
sand men, this time not IS volunteers, but a. !
conscripts. I'll Democrats are ready now A
ever TO fight for the Constitution and the UrioB
would ask bow many Of you. Portland ReDub-
leans, are ready to fght, for the freedom Of the
91eGIot How nauy OF you chose to 20 ahsn
uIasdy Lhs other Gsy Ia voice One"
Nov l would suggest 20 y0u gsntl-A-n who hav-
shown 20 much spirit tonight, Who IA rI-.11raf 40
l~u1y-whioh7 1 assure you, I h We borne with perfect
A. wsy y0u hsve-li8u hterI-T would sBEgs-t t. ron
taat This u-FT zeal snt spr which sou lave shouu SOL
night in the cause OF sbl litloulsm would prove d. grast
YAlus IN me Af;ny IL lighter and R%p2l4aSsI Essap-l
pose you are ali exempt Ettie lane ~ hard Of h4sr-
lng Or under sge perhaps. lGTeat laughter Never
Mid ne q Et hani OF the Clnsc pllou neg will take
81 Oh M n a. you. You will tssl realize some ofI
ihe truths which we se tying 70 hammer luto va
Ms frieuda, itig not e'amaT or OK Element that will 1
settle these grave and momentous gger.iops I b.vs :
.Ouched upon tonight The tNdua rors ana tnH,r
masses, the workman who t6us by csuIlelisbi h h.
shop, and thinks as Re vor,si the la7mer wao
-uIns 10 the soil 20 rsse your fool fr you. aud studies
common sense and bones 81 be icil1wstls ~plow-theas
are satt!ng these questions now, and you viii know
have settled TEEN When you zee the returns Of
approaching electiou. tApplaGs-.l
The people Of illinois have dsfred their position bv ,
4 majority Of thousands iEdAna has doue ne sfme,
sud 90 has the grest Empir= State Of New York
jiers lhres cheers were given for6gvsrnor Seympurl
These State-bave srraysa themselves on che side OIL
spd the Constitution, i6 opposition 70 the
mistaken aad ruia0us policies Of the ADMINISTRATION 1
rest Of the Northern Sates. or most Of them, vii
4
As hove said tho Dsmccrsta party yields eredlenes I
o the luws. IA voice ~ a eau't hip ftl ar q
We can't help r.. Because dsty and patriot =
u demand ~ and we always Il ten 20 thsir voise :
G estapplaussl The D-Ia cratic partybss conduct C
d the country through several wAn, sud were q ia 2
,6Fer Il you'd bring the counuy safely s1a Lo-o-abg 4
breusa oIs-r0 L wo0d dgnsnd moth bot obe 3
ieucs 10 lhe ConAtiiurou, aRl tn restoration. % thst
IuIon-and that fbWsaldhs sursfo have. Hd- ii
rrsta,f tbe peslt on "a ~ DsrsoeTsev. AZ $3.50 \. ~ -
7othaest, It is tds, hht while "a y win paw thefr Il
axes, and obey even ths ccns07pt law. OdIous a. f. is .
I'd It drsfts5 and obliged 81 go, va perform uilhrry =
utv- nd 8eg ali orders OF their su5erirr 5sce- y
aey wifi not Sustain ths abolition an4 d-sa g
policies of this AdmiasGEEen. a5tssr3 Y
shs polls or throHghM t4eif r-p-e.srfs. ii
ves. They win sustain a war Br Fe Constitution ~ !
ls Uni. n, II that war be Necessary, a. long as there q o.
hope Of sueeess. When here esases ODE any hone a