, 1863-09-08

You hnye met together 1T an alarmip.
crisis In the history Of the country. II i
veil Jou have met. You have met to delib
ernie unon the grandest event IN human his
tory. !ou are to-day fighting the battles 70
~ coming sgea. fou ARE the torch bearen
| What, then, Is the great Issue to which You
| attention is directede None other than thfs
shall this country live or shall II dfes
believe, as :! believe in God aboye and II
my own existence it shall liye. ICheera.
About three yea15 ago, Hhen the voice q
1issensaon ana dlscoTd Was elenced all ore
t1e loyal States-before the war commenced
-L1ese questions were proper to be constd
cred and discussed; but when war was waTet
I against the Government of the country~
when ship, bent upon It's errand O
mercy, to 1elsye = starving garrison
q men, WINS fFed :upon-from that hour
there were md cohad' be but two parties !,
the conntry-patriots and traItorsEno othe, n
party: Prior to. the commencement Of thu
rebellion, the Democratic party was Ia exist
ence; but Immediately afler the fire nnor
Sumter, they fell to the earth as, dead men
and arose patriots, with the glory Of neg
baptism shining upon their brows. Bnt, fel
iow s eillizens. ,i Taat were the causes which pro
dneed This sudden and great calamity all ore,
ne connfEys You are told that the slaTs
q a. southern State tEentaeky1' Seoi ae naa'1
glory IN that country, os It was ;l1ns
tr1ous IN times past, and in the eloquenct
Ct our peerless orators who carried US safely
through all our struggles, and myparty sleep!
to-day, IN the grave Of Henry Clay, {eheers,
never to be revived Until the common flar n
the whole country shall have asserted fts an
premacy all over the nation. But not Whirt
alone have revived this controyersy-Demo
crats-true Democrats h1ve filed the ranks
o. Jour =: army: rmy I know that you have them b
nand we're distinguished Democrats. Il
lore of country, for the time b.
ing, they forget they are Democrats
Democratic and Republican soldiers have 3
IL ard free Institutions. Democratic and
Republican soldiers have shared the perils ot
the midnight bivouac. They slept In the
eametent-the same blanket-and their bones
rest IL the same grave. You will find mau7
Of such Democrats In the army-tlose who
followed the standard Of General JACKSON
world. {Cheers.] 0. jackson men Of san.
canon county, do. you remember how his
name stirred your hearts IL times gone by.
like the bugle blast Of the battle, speaking to
you in the memorable and never to BE- forgot
en- words" The Union, the Federal Uniou,
It must and shall be preserved" [Cheers. /
form. stand upon higher platform. Thia
Isl question OF the cause which We lore
and not Of petty party struggles-by which
party supremacy shall be lost or won.
The pretenee that Was made for declaring
$500 ua.mst .ue aoselhI1ent OF the United
ea"s e.as.s nas .4a. .ae pecanar institution" was
Taaatss1eo W tno e4ectlon OF Republican
~ 1o1oe5. f,1.o1S ~" one word about
You recollect the theory Of our Government
and the constitutional privileges on the sub.
Ject Of slavery. Therefore, how could their
mnaututton o9 aHsctea W the election Of q
+,sa,;e.s mepJo.nSan el1ea II ADDITION to the
peas pao.asIons " tne Gonst!utlon, Congress had
to ~ s4 nat there should Re
saseIy N any OF me slave States. Slavery
Mas never more secure than when the rebel
Aoa commenced.
~! 9pm3ons upon the subject OF slavery
"erc simply Intse: was willing to abide by
s5 WY ConsutnuonaI enactment upon the
eao etitgt;ooa, ~ si rnht: Esery one OF these Con
;t1,a.ss sGtnaonaa t'gats we're glEen to the South
nam9 m1tr9u9 T, Sceetse. t Nnat nights hare rebels
1snst r"~ - 1ae5 nase 4oM 1To rights. The legal
.ias Xxx ~ 70 Asea ns1e On eaft aad ne d.
eeI 1ats,,+au ~ 70 11ano ~ @ ne1eailer.: ICheers
wit, s1o1er u4e l., n 4h ans purpose tof
but II thtir madness md fy I 1ses teT vore not
strnan ,ens 49,. aa to5onn o1 tae arm
e.tooS enuasn u R.otect t9em, aug t11S COY
III. aa ~ sa.u.ton .. " 1ue GAneostates.
1uoh APVn LIZ e4lAncuon o1 slavery To- Q1y
as :a = nSeo Iac1, ana an not melancholy over
" .aIe. Ihat thsy have themselves brought
about; they haEe been the cause Of the aboll.
uon ci slavery ~ the M slave States No power
can now resist 1t. The hand OF Omuipotence
= upon II. Question how public nea in the
eonth can pc 90 olind ou the subject, aud I
am tiply at loss to conceive motive for
Northern men, born and renred here, who
hare seen the tf1umph Of liberty, living as
God intended they should I've, to become ad-
TeSiea oi me IsbelIion and slavery.
b9t, 1eloW cltizen*, at the beginning Of this
feoenon oet an our difissenees OF puhlic sentl-
var ~ The m Prcsident calls for q, 900, 800. 900
ana 50V,uU me1, and the people have nobly
responded, and In the whole history Of the
world and Of all mankind, there IS not so
proud spectacle US this rebellion being car
ried On for two years By voluntary enlistment
more than million Of these willing offer
ings upon the bloody altar Of this Zodiac.
ton to every home and hearthstone and yct
the people are willing to fight on, until The
Union shall be preserved nnd the Constitu-
f1on saved. Why is It, then, that the enc
mics Of the Government can now 90
boldly say In their papers that their
only hope now is from a division
q public sentiment at the North?
Upon the aid and comfort OF these shoddy pa
frlots who make continual warfare against all
tna1 nc Adn1nistE:t,on does or proposes to
et 60. k4nM sometang OF these men IN our
% nu5 one common interest, It Vas the same Ia
,1Iclana as eEe1Y"nelc e!se IN me north The
neole PeoPle We1e unlt until 10 the sum
mer o. 1eo.. AZ washington the Democrats
tIectgo paI1y piat1oln ahd asked the peo.
n1 plI ~ osel .ns co4ntl5 to Iaiy TO u, intent