The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-05-27


sclemnly declare in behalf Of myself and the !
great Democratic party, that We will never
surrender to any power on earth the right
to discuss allthese measures, which bear so !
teariully upon our dearest interests. We
will discuss the Presidents compensated
emancipation policy. We will discuss the
right Of this Government 10 put it, hand in
10 the pocket Of the laboring white man for
the purpose OF freeing the negro. We will
discuss. the Conscript Act. We will discuss
the policy ofanylaw that is now or may here
after he placed upon the Statute book
Those OF them that are, in our judgement,
wrong we will ask to be repealed. We will
test their eonsti,utionality in the Courts =
In short, we will do all that our Athers have
done to assert our manhood and freedom; to
demonstrates 10 the world that we are not
the degenerated sons OF glorious sires. IL
we are to give up these privileges at the bid
ding oil . despot let US hide the face of the
Goddess OF Liberty in funeral vail, deceive
the world no longer with the semblance Of
! freedom, but accept at once the name OF
desrotism and wear the collar of slaves.
| Do we propose, as Democrats, TO do any
thing wrong? Do we love our country the
less that we intend to assert the heaven given
right o. Tree discussion? No, az for me, so
hrlp me God, 1t is because love my coun-
| try more. What is your country and mine?
/ | have no country outside of the provisions
OF the written law Mr.. Lincoln and his
! Cabinet constitute not my Government,
They are merely public servants to be held
respOn sibls for their acts by an intelligent
and honest and patriotic people. Am l, in
making these declarations, preaching to you
doctrines subversive OF the principles and
precepts Of the fathers? Let me ask you, in
all candor, does it not seem wonderful ttat |
may, at this very moment, be talking myself
into prison by utterDg these ancient senti-
ments Of libertyf 1t sometimes seems 10 me
as il fevored dream had come upon this
country, and as il, after while, we should
wake up and find that we had simply been
plagued with hdeous and oppressive night
) mare. But we look around us to day and
the sun is shinhing, the air is blowing, all is
; real and ye,, ip the midst Of all this reality,
and in the noon the nineteenth century, we
are assaulted with the most terrible perni>
clous and destructive heresy this denial Of be
right of the people Of a free Government te
+ cc-tg and manage that Government fol
| s.ie 1nselves. .'- .r.- f.'-. .f'-
!, What does the Democratic party propose
, TO do? 1t proposes, by the help Of God, te
preserve this Constitution. The Constitution
, made our Union; without it the Union woult
, never have had an existence. 1t brougE
your State together. 1t, and it alone, helt
them together Tor more than eighty years -
II is the only power that can restore the U
nion. We are constantly told that it is in
| do in
power to restore the Union. We are ready
n and williug-yea, we are anxious to do an.
thing and every thing but what is wrong
and wrong can never restore the Union.-
a The right, however, can and that we propos
.s to do. The Democratic party will take it
- stand upon the eternal, immutable, everljv
a ing principles Of right and Of constitutions
t liberty-to do right by, truth and justice, an
t leave to righteous God to shape the conse
quenses in the future. II this Union is eve
d to be restored, it will be done by doing righ
by preserving the Constitution, ths bon
q that made IT, This is my onlv hope for IN
q country. ! follow it as the children OF Isra
10 Ell followed the pillar Of cloud by day and {
n fire by night, 1t, and it alone, will lead L
IN through this wilderness OF war, and bloot
and desolalion; ahd il it is preserved, th
v time will come when the sky, will. clear
!. waysand in brighter, better, and happie
4 land we will look back upon this scene wit
N scene with proud satisfaction, as we irefet
"a that we did not bow the knee in the hour {
. trial to base TYRANNY and lawless usurpatior
N Ia the mean time, what do we expect! D
le we look for ease and COMFORT? Do you
n day expect me to: tell you Of an easy way
~ haven Of safety, where these troubles an
q dangers shall no more beset and aflict u,
es II you do, can not crafty you You a.
I'd not to repose on fowery beds Of ease, viii
is others in times past fought to win the pIii
N Of freedom and sailed through bloody seas
of we may suffer. Some Of Us may languish
v prison and in chains, we may feel the ire
fostering IN our flesh, because we assertou
a, rights as freemen We can afford all thi
~ but we cannot afford to live one day or OF
m hour beneath a sense Of personal abaseue
on and disgrace. A man can die, and his me1
he orv be crowned with the benediction OF maj
ur kind; evergreers may grow about his ton
a and the lips OF generations to come may BILE
him. A man can die in cause like II
ne without grief or sorrow, but to prolong L
,er at the expense OF liberty and sell respect,
nm what proud race can not and will never
,aI There has never been time in my exp
ha rience Whenit was so easy, to dc termi
on what was right and what was wrong. II
oal mark is broad and plain between the ts
ali principles. The path Of duty is plain befo
US. The voice ol past ages comes to US a
Il. pealngly in this crisis. The age in whi
~ generous high. souled men have suffered al
,ld bled for the maintenance Of their inalien
.ns BILE rights, implore US in this hour Of tr
FIR FIR not to ialter on the plain, bright and shini
in pathway oi constitutional liberty because !
rtv w hear the clanking Of chains.
ii, As remarked before, it is not my pit
-, pose on this occasion to discuss in det
rtv any Of national policy measures merely b
s IT,, to allude to these few plain and gene
ans principles which it was due to myself due
mr. my country and due to the gallant and g
y. rious Democracy OF the State Of lndisl
-" should be uttered in your hearing ga
~ y. One man there would have been in Q
I,, nu midst to Gay, an invited and an honor
III ~ guest one whom you all expected to see q
~, hear upon this occasion. but that he has 4
a. len, a little sooner, perhaps. than the rest
+. us, victim to the bass usurpation whi
ID has taken the place Of popular rights and
IN the Constitution. should feel that "
sch guilty Of injustice to gallant bold o
=. Constitution loving citizen Of America. dic
;.r fail here TO utter, in the name Of the Demo
an an racy Of Indiana, my solemn protest agar
j on the tyranny which plares Clement l. Valls
c.r dlgham within the walls OF q prison.
nsa My countrymen: Our proceedings here
e.. day will, trust be characterized by pl
rns dence, frmness and justice. Prudence co
can sis.s, ~ ''Ines nhe '4ese, ~ pou . suie. y
- ing the spirit OF good for.our own State,
IN spirit Of peace for our people, the spirit
-. union for all the States of America; an,