Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-08-27

soil in every State and Territory of the Uni
ted States, | am determined to know no
issue but the country and the whole coun-
try, the Union and the whole Union, under
the Constitution of our fathers; and in po-
litical action know no friends but those
who support and defend them by their val
or in the field and their moral and political
support at home, at the polls.
repeat, the power of the rebels, though
crippled, is still formidable. Confined to
themselves, without moral support at the
North, without moral sympathy and ma
terial aid from abroad, they would soon
yield to the authority Of the Government.
But the truth is, the English press and
many of the English aristocracy openly favor
the rebellion and worse than all, the Eng
fish Government itself, by acknowledging
them as beliggcrents before even Mr.. Ad-
ans coulo reach London, have, in effect Gre
ated formidable navy for the rebels, built,
armed and manned by British subjects, and
protected in British ports, navy which has
done and is doing immense injury to our
commerce, pursuing it on every sea under
the whole heaven. Meanwhile the Emperor
of France, upon our southern frontier, has
not only, by armed Intervention, overthrow
the Republic of Mexico, establishing an
empire upon its ruins, and placed a foreign
despot on its throne, to be upheld by French
bayonets, but he threatens to intervene
in our affairs, and would in an hour, if
he dared, and could get England to join
him.
While the nation is thus struggling for
it's very life against this gigantic rebellion;
while actual intervention by European ar
mics is establishing Empires upon the ruins
Of Republics on this continent, aye, at our
very doors, with threats of Intervention in
our own affairs, and alliances with the rebels
in arms against US, Great God what an
hour is this for loyal men to organize and
embitter political parties hostile to the only
Administration which can save the Govern
ment; for all know that if this Government
is to be overthrow by rebellion or by for
eign Intervention, either or both together,
it must occur within the next two years Of
Mr.. Lincolns Administration. We must
be saved or lost before another Administra-
ton can begin. .6.s
But, my falow-citizens, it is my solemn
duty to declare that, great as our danger is
from the power Of the rebels; great as our
injuries have been and may still be from
the navy set afoat by British subjects from
British ports, under rebel colors, to prey
upon our commerce; great as may be the
danger and complications to grow out of
French intervention in Mexico, and threat
ened alliance with the rebellion at the South,
more real danger to our cause and to our
country is to be apprehended from the hos
tile political organization in the free States,
of which such papers as the New York
W0rtd, the Dubuque Herald and the Mil
waukee News are the organs, and Of which
such men as Vallandigham and Fernando
Wood are true, frank, and outspoken repre-
sentatives.
Loud in his protestations in favor of the
Union, Nallandighan asserts bis belief that
there is rot q man, woman or child in the
Seeded States IN favor of return to the
Unlon,' and IN tie same breath he saws the
South cannot be conquered by force Of
arms. lie is for the Union, but the tUn.
ion is impossible" The people Of these
States viii not re-enter it, and the Govern
ment cannot force them to do so.
What for the Union, and yet againstthe
Union! Strange paradox! Little short Of
madness must rule the brain Of one who
entertains it. What does he mean? Is
Nalandlgham, then so foolish or insane as
toTutter words without meaning No, gen
tlemen, no! He means what he saws. and
has the boldness to avow-it He believes in
Union, but IN a Union which IS to come
from reconstruction upon the basis of the
Southern Confederaey. First, he would
acknowledge the independence of the South
ern Confedefacy. Second, helwould allow
the States one by one to vote to Join the
Southern Confederacy, believing that Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and MARYLAND
would first do so; then that Illinois, Indi-
ana, Ohio, and all the States drained by the
Mississippi, would soon follow, and then
that Pennsylvania and New York would
from interest or necessity follow their ex-
ample, and that is the Union born of recon-
strnction which he believes in, to which he
Buchanan, Powell, and all who cry Union
Union = mo coercion, 10 coercion - ere
construction, reconstruction p are looking
and have been looking from the BEGINNING
and from before the beginning of this war
It was part Of the great conspiracy which
led to the rebellion to which Buchanan
lent his influence, if he was not party
Such Union and such reconstruction, of
necessity yields all t. the rebellion, consents
to the overthrow of the constitution, and
trarnples the flag of the Union under the
feet of traitors. Such Union is a Union
with treason; such a reconstructioninyol
death to the Constitution Of our fathers
And while going on it would invite and
surely bring European intervention and ALI
ances.
It was in view, therefore, Of the great
danger to our cause and country, to arise
from hostile political dissensions among tho
loyal people Of the free States, and to avoid
them in Wisconsin that the call under which
this convention assemblies, wisely declared
There is no reason why those who concur
substantially in opinion upon these subjects
should not now act together politically,
whatever may have been their antecedents
and cordiolly invited "All electors to unite
in the election Of delegates who appove Of
the following propositions:
That the Union be preserved in its infoo.