Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-10-03

own OF otIerS property, matters cnanBeu,
and now shall we take hack those partners
as before = Idon't. Applause.
General Butler proposed next to speak on
the subject of slavery. He was one of those
who did not wish to see slavery back into
therefor. Addressing himself to his old
Democratic friends, he said he did not
change his political principles when he en-
tered into this war. He was an old lover of
Andrew Jackson, and with him endorsed
with all his heart the patriotic sentiment
that by the Eternal the Union must he
saved" Applause From that source he
learned his Democracy. He had voted for
Polk, Cass, Pierce, Buchanan, and Breckin-
| ridge Laughter. He had taken every
dose that had been offered him. More than
that, he attended every Democratic National
Convention since 1914, and helped to make
every Democratic platform. 1t might be
said he was politician. Well. he was not,
for up to the time he received his commits
sion into the United States army, he had
| held no Office in his life under the State or
National Government. Down in Massachu-
sctts, there was no such thing as Democrat
/ getting an Office. lie was Democrat from
| principle. He had some right, therefore, to
address his old Democratic friends.
! There were, he knew, many loyal Demo-
Gratis who adhere to the Democratic party
! through a sense of duty. They have belle
| lievcd for generation that the principles of
the Democratic party have always been adj
vantageous to the National Government
They cling to the organization now just as
if it were as patriotic and as pure as in the
early days of its existence. The question of
slavery entered as fair plank in the Demo
cratic platform at the time of the election of
Mr. Polk. In lS4S tue slavery plank in the
! Dcmoc attic platform was renewed. and so
in all succeeding conventions. Ii slavery
became portion of the Democratic platform
it was also part Of the Whig platform, for
the Wing party had it then incorporated.
The agitation of slavery commenced in good
earnest, with able men on both sides. He
(the spcaker) laborcd for tie Cincinnati
platform at Charleston, because he saw the
men of the South determined to leave the
Union unless they got their way, and.
frightened at the sight, he WAS determined
to yield everything for the Union. He offer
cd to nominate young man from Kentucky,
Mr.. Breckinridgc for the sake OF keeping
the Southern men within the Union. But
the Southern men are not TO bc satisfied even
with this. They organized for the purpose
of ovcithrowing the Government. and Beau
regard opened his guns, which sounded forth
not the death OF the Union, but the death of
slavery. Why 90 we SAY the death of
slavery He assumed there was no man in
this crowd who, if left to the instincts God
has given him, would wish there should he
slave on earth. Applause. There were
many of us who stood by the institution so
long AS it was under the protection of the
Constitution. But what did our Southern
men do at Charleston for slavery They
withdrew from under the Constitution.
They gave up all their obligations of that
Constitution. From that day they released
us from all obligations to them, and we
Democrats were left free to follow the die
tacS Of OR own conscience upon the matter
OF slavery. Previous to this w gave them
every constitutional right. We hunted their
negroes ia Massachusetts, and did everything
they asked Of us. They spurned us, and
said they would make Il new Government
with slavery as its corners stone. They
broke the partnership. How much longer
were We ia be bound by the partnership
article than they were Z When they went
out of the Union, they los. all rights under
the Constitution. They had our bond, 10y
which we were to give them not one pound,
but many pounds of human flesh, and we
then told them to beware that they did not
draw any human blood. for in that case their
goods were forfeited to the State. Applause. !
We need not discuss the question Of slavery,
therefore, for it has become, to use familiar
word, u dcmoralized institution. Laughter. !
The slave has learned his strength. He has
learned his rights, and on that account he is
no longer valuable AS II slave. Having
learned the value of the musket and ride
he is becoming Il dangerous species o! prop
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nate. lie has now learned vicious tricks. so
far as Il servant is concerned. The horse
has learned to kick and is dangerous. Be
fore the war an able-bodied negro would
sell for 1900. lie had noticed the sale of
one the other day at that price. But mark
You, that is hardly two thousand ten-cent
pieces. The fact is, slave property has de-
creased in value, so much so that the South
will soon he glad to get rid of it. Within
the next six months, he had no doubt,
Louisiana will come into the Union with a
constitution for the abolition of slavery.
Applause. lie had seen the true men Of
Louisiana, and they entertain this view.
They say that slavery is gone, and are will
ing and anxious to have hired labor. This
war has not DESTROYED negro property, but
has rather increased its value tenfold, for the
free negro labor will be much more henef-
cial than slave labor. BE assured, then, that
slavery is dead. Bcauregarl killed it, and
let it be buried.
Again alluding to his attachment to the
old Democratic party, the General said he
did not mean to desert that party He
meant to take it with him some day, and
have II platform upon which all loyal Demo
crats can stand But We must sustain the
Government through all its dangers, We
must sustain n Republican Administration
We must go with them, right or wrong.
The Administration is the only means by
which We can be preserved from anarchy,
and ii you oppose the Administration, you
oppose the Government. The time may
| come when this Administration will be
changed. Ii so, II must he for more Wig
orous prosecution of the war. Applause. !
\ Democratic orator, the other day, made
use Of this illustration The Government is
represented by AN engine, and the Admins
lrniion by an engineer The engine is very
pretty, aud altogether acceptable, but the
engineer was u wicked .icllow, aud ought To
be turned away. But the engine was now
In danger II Is approaching u precipice-
no lime 10 be lost-and the fate of all the
passengers hangs upon the skill of that On
gineer, whoever he may be. Do not tic his
hands, aud he will bring his precious load
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