The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-05-08

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(groans and hisses) himself, recommend
ing the measure and saying, we had more
men than we wanted. More men re-
sponded to their country's call than the
service, in the judgment Of the men who
made the call required. But now, after
a years prosecution of this war for abo.
lition purposes, they feel that the intelli-
gent and patriotic people will not re-
spond again to their calls. (Great ap,
rplause. Hence the passage of their |
conscription bill, preceded byla bill clos
ing up your own courts against your own
citizens, and putting yoGrlibeFties in the
power of every little provost marshal or
subordinate military employeeii in the
land. Islyour house your own castle I
.(Cries, mo, MOI" cheers. Does it pro-
tect you2 ("No, no.) As brave and
gallant ren as you here, have not had
the protection and security of their own
houses, and youhave not as much as got
up a town meeting against it, denounc-
ing the act. If the spirit of liberty be
not quite extinct among the people, if
it still lives, peace will again be enjoyed
in this country, and the flag of the Union
that Washington formed will again wave
over every foot of the land, from the ST.
Lawrence to the Rio Grande. (Cheers }
1t can be done without wounding even
the sensitive notions Of the Abolition
lists, or the fire. eaters of South Carolina.
The objections to Mr.. Crittenden's pro-
positions, which were submitted to the
Peace Conferenee-although would
have taken all and each of them before
would have brought upon this country
this devastating war-the objections to
his propositions were, that they went in.
to details in regard to the question of
negro,slavery You have all seen the
remarkable likeness that exists between
the ire>eaterS of the Confederate States
and The Abolirionists of the North -
They always slug the same song and
Scc->aw upon The same board They are
twins, and are laboring to day for the
accomplishment of the same end In
my humble Judgment, enough has been
disclosed of the action of those in power
to show that they do not want recon-
srnction of the Union except by putting
restrictions on the Southern States.-
They do want single Southern State
to come back to-day unless it surrenders
its right to regulate its own domestic
regulations. They tell you that slavery
has been the cause Of this war Just
as much as marriage is the cause of a
quarrel between man and wife o. ugh
ter.) suppose they would abolish
marriage in the world to get rid ofquar.
rels between man aud wife. (Cheers. J
Now, look at it in this point of view
What has made New York What has
made us great power in the earth l
am young man yet, and yet remember
well when the whole specie of this coun
try was estimated at forty million dollars
day it is estimated by hundreds OF
millions. California sends us almost the
first amount every week. And is there
a man so foolish as to think this country
could have obtained the position it has
but for the cultivation of cotton !? Does
any one suppose that cotton would have
been cultivated by voluntary labor?-
Compulsory labor, and that alone, will
grow it, and had you not better use for
that purpose the people whose condition
is improved by being the servants of
their owners, than another people who
are differently constituted? ("That's so''
Cheers J Where, upon the habitat globe,
is the negro so comfortable and happy;
where is there the same attention paid to
his moral as well as to his physical con-
dition, as in the Southern States. where
he is in slavery? (Cheers Sir, you
have civilized him, you have Christian
lied him, you are educating him, both
physically and intellectual, for a purpose
| believe, both wise and benevolent. -
When he becomes fit for freedom he will
be able to achieve it, and carry it to his
native land. (Cheers) No people can
enjoy freedom who have not been ply.
sically and Intellectually prepared for it.
(Applause.) ...
But again; Mr.. Lincoln is not the
fool they try to make us believe he is
He is one Of the most cunning men
ever met. His party have managed this
war with as much adroitness and wisdom
or cunning as anybody would have done
and, / believe, they are indebted more tc
Mr.. Lincoln for it than to any action O
their own. If they had been let alone
they would have been pledged at The
start to the object they had ultimately il
view, they would have gone with Sum
ner. And, by the way, l have more re
spect for him than any Abolitionist
know. He is frank, open, and able; HI
don't conceal his purposes, he marche
directly to their accomplishment and an
hounces his object, Why, Mr.. LiucolI
, knew tina, if he had not said as he diC
that he had no power, directly or indi
rectly, to interfere with the institution
Of the States, and that be had no pur
pose or inclination to do so. He woui(
not have got his first $4,000 men if h
r had not said this; he certainly would no
. have got border statesman to resist tn
whole power Of his State under the i'm
Q preston that he was resisting an organ
lied movement against the Constitution
, of his country. Say what we will, m!
. opinion remains to-day of secession wha
. it was two years agO--it is unauthorized
Q it is crime against God and man
: equally dangerous and fatal on the par
|, of those who profess to be loyal men. =