The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-07-10

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rose from the mud and foated clear
When the captain found bimself once
more afoat. he did not continue the meet
ing, but told bis audience, a. old Abe
practically tells us democrats now "You
can all 60 h--,he meeting is outr'
Well, here we were many months ago
Old Abe had pronounced the benediction
and gave notice that the meeting was out.
What came next! Captain Lincoln soon
found that instead of being able TO crush
the rebellion" in the familiar language Of
the Republicans, that the rebellion would
not come down BY proclamation. lie
found he needed more men.
One man there was. that comprehend
the position and told him at the outset
the right course to pursue. That man
was Stephen A. Douglas. He said that
ins,eai Of calling for seven y-fve thousand
men the President should call for million.
Here again, you perceive, We have en-
countsred change. We have found out
to our sorrow, | think NAV say to our
shame, that instead of being able to COM
prehend this rebellion, the dominant party
knew as little of it as men living in France
or England: 1t did not understand it at
all. In this particular we have had a
change for the better. The north now
understands the men with whom we con-
tend better than before. We have chang
ed in this particular to the advantage not
only of the people of the north but of the
south. When the President discovered
he could not succeed with the men he had
enlisted. he found some states short in
their quota. He did not 20 down to the
cradle Of liberty nor take the men Of Mas
sachusetts, but he did come ont to Wis
consin and laid his hand on the people
bere. What did he get! lie got 45O men
here by draft and kept four or five regi-
ments in Wisconsin to compel these four
hundred and fifty to 60 to the war. and
that at \ cost of tens of thousands Of dol
lars. He got four hundred and fifty men
BY conscription in Wisconsin. AT this
very time old Massachusetts, was short
19 600 men. Gov. Andrew hastens down
to Washington. and gets the consent Of
congress to enlist negroes. 1t was 2 new
idea. lie told them there that the peo-
pie who went to Gen. Butler did nothing
bu. eat. So Andrew, to save Massachu
setts from conscript;on, goes to work to
raise negro egiments. while other states
have sent forth their own blood and sinew
1t was necessary to bring the President
down to the position. lie had pledged
himself to stand BY the laws and the con
s,i,ut.on. but he gave way to fana,ical
dictation. The Chicago religious com
mittee was sent down to see him You
remember the answer be made them. lie
told them, Gentlemen, for me 20 declare
the slaves free will not make them so.-
What shall we do with them should we
free them? can't send my army down
there" Here he WAS reminded off, ano.h
er story He was applied to for a pass
to 90 to Richmond and toll the applicant
he could not grant the request nor give
him pass to Richmond. The applicant
was astonished. lie thought he was be-
ing treated uncenerouslv. after having
served the president with fidelity. 50 he
asked the reason. Saws Abe. | have been
for the last two or three wears giving
passes to 100000 men to 90 to Rich
mond. and they have not got there vet !!
The president told the Chicago conven
ton that there was no object in issuing a
bull against comet. and then he told
them another story" proving that if he
shonld call lambs tail leg, the lamb
would still have but four legs. Written
words, proclaimed without authority could
not abolish established law. nor compel
the rebels to abandon their property. -
Oothey governors now came to the rescue
They seized upon AMI endorsed the new
idea. They would have the negro to
fight our battles. They humiiaied tho
president to their purposes, and the aholi
tion doctrine again came in view. What
does the president do! lie declares the
negroes Free Pardon memo he DON'T
lie declares them AL free wherever Jeff
Davis holds swav. but declares them all
slaves wherever Abraham Lincoln governs!
Noble benevolent idea, excellent idea
think can hear away off in the southern
borders, bursting from the gloom Of the
rice swamps, the son, of the redeemed
African crying "Glory halleluiah to
Abraham Lincolon he frees Jeff: Davis
negroes, but be don't free his own! :"
Well there was another thing done to
crush the rebellion Undoubtedly you be-
lieve that the a5olitionists, in order 10
bring the president down 70 their level.
had to make some promises. Gov. An
lew iudee;! told him: If you will make
proclamation OF e;nanc nation yon shall
have all the help you may car, :or. You
shall find the hills swarming with armed
men. Gov. Yates say. to the president
You shall find the prairies alive with men.
l ask you, gentlemen, have any OF these
promises been fu'filledl Where is there a
single regiment or a single soldier who
has gone to the standard Of the Union
arms since the proclamation was issued
The governor Of Wisconsin. has not sent a
single regiment from that date till now
Where are th. promised soldier. Of Hi
nois There on the prairies vet! Where
are the soldiers who we're to throne the
highways Of Massachusetts? ? They are
dwelling 10 peace on the green hills .idea
vet The result pf that proclamation ha.
not been 10 replenish the army Of the Un.