The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-08-18

P""e 'e'""-'S" "'s'''' '"5e 10y Wv ~ ~
as IL Is NOT.
And yet thy are for the Constitution as It
was. Well, l am for il as it was. So are
you-so is every man who is loyal man. /
am 70. having South Carolina, North Caroina,
Georgia aud Florida, and every other State
brought back into the Union. am for it
that way. These gentlemen want the Union
restored just as ii aoas. II they are Ia favor
Of restoring this government for the purpose
of enabling JEFF Davis and Toombs, and all
those crowd Of traitors to sit in Congress, / am
not for il Gas il was" / am for restoring
every foot of territory that belonged to the
Union. and bringing it back to the Union.
Then | am for them having such rights as may
enable them to reconstruct State governments
and pass such laws as may be for their bes,
interests. am for that, but am not for al
lowing JEFF. Davis or any Of his fellow rebels
TO hold any office tn this Government Dhot-
ever. Immense applause. " Hang him."
81 ang Storey"
II these gentlemen who passed this resolu-
tion will only explain what they mean we can
understand them. For my part am opposed
to restng-that while am williog that every
ono should know my own views in reference
TO it-they should be disloyal. One portion
is for assisting in the be equally as willing to
let every one know their own opinions; if they
are honest. Democrats, Republicans, Abo-
litionists and everybody else ought to be for
restoring this Government, every inch OF IT,,
as it was before these traitors despoiled it; in
favor of using the last dollar this Government
can use in any way whatever; to fiji " the last
ditch" with The blo d Of our men, and make
bridges Of human carcasses in older to restore
that Government as it was. A man that is
not for that is not as good Union man as
am, or as he ought to be, in my judgment.
There is way by which you can restore
the Union. 1t is for every man in the loyal
States to be loyal man; for every man TO
act according TO his profession; for each man
TO love the Government, aid it, fight for 1t; {;
for each and every one exert their influence
in its behalf; for each and every one to assist
in every possible manner The Government, and
those that are administering the Government,
furnishing the means and men and I1ovipg
them; aud in fighting the battles Of our coun-
try; in that way we can restore the Govern
ment
We can restore this Government by being
loyal to law in our own and in the neighbor"
ing States. When a measure is passed. for
the purpose Of raising troops, let no man raise
his hand against it. LIT each officer be faith
ful to his trust, faithful in the execution of the
laws of his country, and let each and every
citizen be faithful in assisting that officer. BY
these means you will raise an army, and with
that army you will push out this rebellion.
Without this, you never can do it. As
long as you have party lines drawn in the
North, one portion will be loyal and the other
portion will progress of the war, another por-
ton is in opposition 10 it. So long as any
party pursucs such course it only furnishes
material for Southern treasures. They ascer-
lained that you were divided in reference to
the prosecution Of the war-that some were
for, and some against it--that some were for
pressing onward 10 peace through victories,
and some to peace without victories, s,-that
some rejoice when we have victory, end that
somo are secretly scowling-aud that we havo
a ranking iu the community about this battle
and that BATTLE about this General and that
General; why, all Of this tends to demoralize
the army, and it always tends to demoralize
the people.
Why is it that the time is como Low when
officers and soldiers in the army arc traduced
and vllifed from ono end OF The country 10
the other? When was there ever a time in
this country, when the country was in war,
that man engaged in the army was traduced
or slandered by certain portion Of the COM
munitvi Why is it? These soldiers will not
sea this Government destroyed, but these men
are throwisg every obstacle in the way Of the
efficiency Of the army and navy. Every ic-
tory won by our armies is "a small affair."
1t is placed upon an improper basis; somebody
has " been doing wrong;" the victory is not
80 .-fiis;ani-ii il 8 not what desired. But
every defeat we have is put in largo letters
and magnifed Every body must be notified
that the Federal troops havo been licked"
not only whipped but badly wbipped-thous.
ands of persons taken prisoners thousands of
arms taken, thousands Of men lost, and then
the people are called upon to stop this effu
sion Of Blood" this "great carnage" The
people are called upon to depose the Govern
mert, to strust the army, and TO dislrust
cause them TO get alarmed at this " great ef.
fusion OF DIOOu 10 sucn an extent tDat they
will seek peace upon any terms, and by that
means establish Southern Confederacy and
divide these States.
You will recollect a short time APO, while
our army was attempting TO take Vicksburp,
these croakers and these papers were all the
lime throwing doubt npon this thing, saying
The stronghold can never be taken. All these
things were said and all these means were
employed in order to discourage the people.
Why is it hat the people must be discour.
aged9 IL a man is a true man to bis Gov.
srnmcni, he never will in its dar' est hour do
anything to discourage that government. 1t
IS the dark hour Of this country now. II is
.he period Of its gravest trials. Stapd BY
your country now. Now is the time to do it,
10 that sooner or later her victories will be |
won. Have confidence in your army, instead
If gossping on the street corners with the ef. |
ect of demoraliziug the efficiency Of that arm
If your country.
Why, my fellow citizens, how is /. that we
ire grumbling and growing and talking about
esistiug the draft Why is it that the mob
vas organized down here iu the central part
# Illinois to resist an enrolling officeri What
vas the cause Of the mob iu New York. Can
lou tell me who did il and WHY il was done? !