, 1863-02-23

The speaker reviewed the real objects Of An |
Sarmisticc," and OF The "peacc propositions
which the CoppcrhcGf1 traitors SO pcrsistcutly
advocated in The Legislature, and which arc
spurncd BY NIL loyal men in the North. The
only armistice or proposition the North
should ever advocate or entertain, must be an
utter abandonment By the rebels Of their war
fare, and d solemn pledge Of eternal subn,is-
sion to the laws Of the United States: The
speaker quoted from Jefferson, to chow bis
opposition to accepting terms Of peace; and
ably sustained his argument that the only
way to end this war is to crush the rebel[fon
with powder and ball. He proposed TINT pc.
litlcai platforms be entirely laid aside I'LL a1-
ter the war Was oyer, and aA R Rafty , names,
| and dictates and dogmas Of political parties
| thrown aside, and that there be but one line
| Of demarcation between the people Of the
! United States, be they where they may; Ind
that should be-Union men or TRAITORS. Is
tablish 1t MS rule, that every man Is emphnt"
| Mr. Bates concluded his remarks By alludng
| to the forthcoming Anniversary Of Washing
| ton'e birthday. in The observance Of which le
trusted all loyal men should unite; but IN
which the enemies Of the Constitution ana
disunionists could not consistently partlcl,
nate. he closed by reading a beautiful and M
| eloquent extract from Washington's Farewell !!
| Address: in which unity of government -
held forth as one Of the most impod1.ana ip1.nno r"
| lars in the edidcc Of our real independence
| REMARKS OF J. GR1MsHA#, E9Q' oE toA-|eA'
Mr, Grimshaw said his face ana voice was
familiar to many Of q 9ii mt section in hapnier u
S..s ~ raIisan. For months past, he had
rcir,;ncd {ro1n public speaking outside his
profession; but when he saw the course Of the
illinois Lcgislaturc-their injustice toward
| Of illinois now on the battle tield-hc put on
| lis armor and went to Springfield, and there
spoke for the first time in two years.
H. spoke then and upon the present occa-
sion not as partisan oat an is "a
make an united and determined effort to ac-
complish what. they haye unacrtaken-the
crushing out of the rebellion. BE alluded to
the peace propositions during the Revolu-
| tionary War, the var Of 1919, and those pro.
posed at Springfield The objects aimed at
bTthc Coppcrheads were liberally ventilated.
Why did the South secede: Not from any
anarchy or imposition imposed upon them,
but from preconcerted, dcep-1nid plans for
secession. The war Was inaugurated by the
South, We tried peace conferences, and ut
the outset made overturcs which were re-
fused, and of which We have been ashamed
ever since They defantly refused to accept
i any propositions then offered, and will accept
none we may make now, What then, is the
object of the proposed armisticc? 1t Is to FIX
up plan to hitch the great Northwest on as
fag.cnd Of the Southern Confeaeracy, sepa.
rate and apart from New Epglund. VIII sou
be content to be isolated or separated from
; the sister States Of the Old Union. Voices
no! Never.
No, gentlemen, I see many sturdy yeomar
before me, and valiant soldiers who viii nev
cr submit to any separation-thc soldiers il
the field and thousands who have stood b.
The old flag, and arc ready to offer their live
| in its defence, will never submit to anythiD!
l short Of an unqualified submission by tn
t rebels, and a perfect reconstruction Of III
Union! It is all nonsense to talk about a
armistice-we must fight this thing out! Wa
is terrible, and civil war the most horrihl
: disaster that can bcflll any country. No ma
= loves war of any kind. But since the drea
= ! evil is upon us, let ps meet It like men! Th
y speaker stated ne hare much to cheer and Ell
IS had accomplished since it was called to Il
,. fcld-what the condition Of our arm
y y and Navy when Lincoln took the helm fro
~ Buchanan, as an apswer 10 the charges MAJ
ie hy the opponents to the Administration, f
- - notsooner closing. out the war; II the peop
- shall be successful, and that too at no dtsta
u Il, day, The soldierb-our sons and brothers I
~ the feld-demand at our hands that re do n
~ - allow Copperhead traitors to belle the Go
~ eminent or its aims-they demand that 7
ehall protect the Government ,;a and tpa passca
~ ~ in the field, and when. they cor
Ut home again they can protect themselves al
- defend their Union principles. The real {
na ject the Coppcrheads have now In view is
Il. squeeze into Office IN the placc OF better N
ne ne ut the outset SO noisy In fayor of the war, q
~ 20 eloquent in his appeals to soldiers to enl
L. in thu army, now vies With Vallandigham
ee, e. to which Shall be the yi1cst opposcr of t
n ~: war, thus virtually urging men into the ran
:; aud then shooting them In their backs
u preaching disunionism and treason.
~ The speaker alluded to the Proclamatit
~ ~ The only regret he had vas that it Vas I
- - issued at the outset, or an order to use
~. slaves wherever and whenever they could
~, ~ used. He hopes that the blot Of hum
ss .ea slavery in the United States may be fore
IT, wiped out, and that We may at least ha
" that in compensation for the sacrifices
lIa ~ have been called upon to make. Althou
~, " the var was not begun with any view to
asy ay IN inevitable result, and it is right and j
On. that it should be- Thus far, your broth
~ ~ and sons are virtually fighting the negro
~ thousands of slaves are to-day working uI
let farms 70 support their masters, whie =
20 1ss are inIthe rebel army. Withdraw the ass
'oae ancc Of their slaycs, and their main dope
4ho ance il gone
the Mr. Grimshaw next answered the Copl
.aaa head objections against arbitrary arrests,
luau na suspension Of the writ Of Adbeas corpus,
.a1, in an able manner, showing that during {
~ war, especially, it is necessary to use all
ESts mower Of the Government to arrest men
@ oiu hold them, If need be, for the violation Of
';ne, portant LAWS or for trcasonable acts. The
E's Ininistration has never aTressed m M any n man n
IS ol flcturing "martyrs.'' No loyal man has
7ncu ussa 49,, sa 1,a,r ,non fndSnr fauit
ouS The Administration, OF the laws enforce
the | ..sa'S M @ .-s .at I'm down nc a TIo
Isst :as = every time! We don't care
iuss -, n mans party predictions are I
!, y ~ ~ nor what platform lie formerly stood up
,..one = ~ we now look to mans loyalty he
"Its na. the Union, nncondhiena!sy, without = :"
~, ~ or IN ''if" VIC are with him to the end
ILLS .s the other hand, he is opposed to the y:
3,nars ,las favor Of IN armisticc and Peace PROPOSE
aem. hc why, set him down IN Dixie!
% ~ The speaker alluded to the apPropri
~ ey The Legislature Of 'S s'oo9o for rad our zo1t
4 a ~ ~ the Copperheaos. Our soldiers c.
u ~. ~. us to care for them, and they
:, ~ ;ts not be disappointed. What is $50, 600 tc
:, the great State, to cxpcnd IN csriug for 10
i ~, brave soldiers in the field for three years:
,vern. the Corperheads are striving is make a
:" !. handle of this enormous waste Of money
lught apFu1up'1I1r.'o1& Ir & ~ = contingent Auau'
'n<''' The speaker concluded by an eloqucD
: ,,,v peal to MI Union meh to rally around TIL
: ,,.;,i, flag, and in due time the Government "
, ~ ~ arise, Pnpnix-like, and be reyered aud
:. diHs ored by all the nations of the earth.
> a, , The Chairman, A. Blackburn, ESQ.,, dc
I;oo.i to add q word before the meeting adjou
- ~ HI urged those present to be truc to
- s- sae Union cause, under all circumstances.
,1,r;ts, : our watchw ord be: s'0uf country and I
a fcndcrB.H
ongst nas The meeting adjourned till TX y. m.
cease EVENING SESSION.
their Notwithstanding the severe snow s
JAWS. hundreds collected, and filled the spa
church, to hear, second time, Hon. Ct
,inted Bates, who took, as his text, the followi
ruin, tract from President Jackson's Proclaim:
raham urb, ,n.-s rF a., yr,,+sa c4,4,e ~n,
they | o~on,,1o5 49, ~ 5:earot;nnan,, ,,a.- -.
,ct rid - eh;oo+ --r a.r fs aa,,.i,o; Iii
3 pss.. nounced in tho Constitution. Those
1oue stn. tnld you that YOU might peaccfully pr
lically baIa NO., aaoa;,-od tle,n:ai.a 1} rha
!osu aat that torcible opposition could alone pr
@pse] the execution Of the laws, and they
- ,o that such opposition must be repellcd.
~ -, t} 1a object is disunion: but be not deccly
Gather pe,.sn,- h;,,saT a,,4s..,,s - aASA
ship rnon t1e 3oot r;,a. os,t1 n,ir,-i". ~
when isFna.in,, oFEan I.idHr = - itss - tue
arerr onttrate from this standpoint TINT scce
rentis. was according to the jackson Demo
saaa,. creed nnqnalifed Treason. That the .,
% s,;., President Of the United States, like his
~, ~ ~ deccssor Jackson, had no alternative b
,nal see that the laws Of the United States a,
- - !; constitutional powers should be exc
~ a1. within the entire limits Of the Union
- ~ That in the emphatic and precise lansua
III tho Old Hickory, the South cannot accedc
There ov.'II " -. r. ~, ,r1ri5 I 49, a,nii ~,
secure ~ h;s iio 3,,txi ~ -
cfacy Mr. r. in conc1nsion, after having q