Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-03-12
Another Speech from Val
Iandiaham.

=, dllduulS uoLu u'su0 StSnt SPOSSu
in Newark, New jersey, on the l4th,
to an immense crowd. The peace
resolutions of the Illinois Legislature
were adopted as the expression of
this meeting. Sir. V. spoke Of the
ubiquitous despotism Of L!Dcoln's
| Administration, and said:
81 am here as The representative Of
the peace sentiment Of the Northwest.
ITGreat applause] There never was a
time when in the hearts of the peo-
pie there was not an undyiDg oppO-
sili6n 10 the war. Seyenty-five out
of every hundred Of the men Of the
Northwest are in favor Of cessa-
tion ofhos.iIi.ies aud commencement
OF the experiment of restoring the
Union by constitutional and peace
fol measures. Cheers. | DO not
believe the South will accept terms
from this Administration. There is
as much free speech South as there
is North to-day. A voice, " A little
more And there was great deal
more some time since than there is
here. [''That so" Cheers The day
has gone by when a war for the res
loration Of the Union cag by any
possibility be successful. Applause]
! If Mr.. WiIism FL. Seward is in ear
nest, be either eannct control the
/ Administrator or be can. II be
cannot, let him be honest enough to
resign. tCheers] If be Can, let him
give evidence Of bis sincerity by
changing the policy of the Admin
istration. Cheers There is con-
servative PARTY of which William II.
Seward is to be leader-tho same who
was the author of the phrase ''irre-
sistable conflict" the man who first
signed his name to the warrants for
arbitrary arrests. | want :he Union
as it was-part slave and part free
] am ready 10 appeal to the people
for their verdict upon this subject
+ Cheers Will the war continue un-
til the Attn o. Muob, 1865? ["Never,
never" from all parts Of the room.i
Will you send out your sons again to
the battle feId' [ Overwhelming cries,
''no, never!" Shall they be censcript-
ed TO carry on this war for two years
more and for the negro? mo, neverl"
Shall we 60 this with the vain, futile,
absurd, and most uDfounded hope
that after the 4th of March, 1865,
after four years Of such war as God
Almighty never permitted to scourge
any land, you will go back again TO
war for the Union? ["NO. no. The
people of America must now choose
the alternative. The term of large
portion of the army expires 10 May
or June.
81 believe the people Of the United
States are satisfied that this is mis-
erable crusade against African slavery
with which you Of New jersey have
no more to do than with polygamy
in Turkey. We have submitted as
no people ought ever to have sub
miited for an hour to the taking
away of our rights, not for moment.
We did so, on the pledge that iu
three months the rebellion would be
crushed out. We never intended
that we should be crushed out our.
selves. Laughter and applause. -
He warned them not to inanguiate a
revolution in our midst. Do they
not know that the men who begin
revolutions always perish by them?
If New York and New Jersey coun-
tensnce this Administration in any
further usurpations, the Northwest
will not 60 with them, Loud cheers
Our d,y is coming but if the trial
is to be begun in some method un-
known TO the Constitution and laws,
and to be reverted back to the old
standard that might makes Tight,then
know you that we have the right and
might too" Great applause. i
IIe concludes with aprayer that God
would bring this people through the
Red Sea to the promised land of
peace."