The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-06-02


Of Brooklyn, who attouiod conferences aTc
prayer meetings with the young ladies. discov
cred where they kept theiI j,welry, aud thel
entered their houses aud robbed them b,
night was long time in danger in his home
(roars Of lsughier), aud 10y and by the crue
police went iu large numbers, and with theii
murderous clubs, and IN tlo night lhnc. too
and arbitrarily arrested him and put lin
in prison, aud tho Court sent him 10 State
prison for twenty years. All for sl,aling q
few trinkes. Yet Gov. Seymour says moth
ing. Had he conniyeJ with rebellion for the
overthrow Of the only great froe Government
on cartl, and had he been detected amI AZ
rested, il would have been "s,biIialy." BnI
] it interfered with the " freedom OF speech"
lI'wl Who has oil 'cted to the freest posi-.
| le discussion. Freedom Of speech docs not
confer the right TO 60 before an enemy and
stimulate muliny and disobedcnce aud recon.
mend desorlion. 1t does no. justify anything
which, in time OF war, is calculated and in.
ton ied to weaken the military arm Of tie
Government. The Governor Coz plairs that
the Governors Of some of the Western States
have sunk into insignificance. II is certainly
time 10 be on the lockout. | h'pe whatever
may become Of the States, New York may
not find herself in the same ptifu category
Laughter.] 1t is certainly hunillating
position for the first State of The Union, when
the scales Of cur being as Il nation are vibrat-
ing-when our children are Il, ing by tho. s.
ands in defence Of the Union-to see ths
Chief Magistrate turn from contemplating the
picture with anxious solcituda, to denounce
the G vcrnment and encourage the rebellion,
because ranting, foaming, frothing, gascon
aiding traitor crns Of :" hang hm, hang him"
has been Charged with an otf;nce cogniz .ble
by martial law, and has been arrested, aud
after full and fair trial, convicted. Thi. is
the species Of support which Gov. Seymour
aud ,hos who are with him, from The brgin-
ming Of tho war, have given to the Alnlnis-
tra'ion, and this he calls generous one! !!
They u W propose 10 pause" as he tells Us
and if they will but "pause" in their assaults
upt the Adminis,ration-in their proclaimed
sympathy With traitors, and in their encour'
age,nent to rbelon-tbcy will coufcr iayor
upon the present and Coming generations.
Apl lause.I The people cry "paus' hu, il
ls 10 those engaged in assaults upon the a ].
ministration, not to those who are sinking
death blows at tho rebellion They cry
pause" but they cry to those who give aid,
encouragement aud comfort to the rebels.-
The soldiers are among us here, AMI they cry
pause" but it is that on /" pause y In slim
ula,ng tha rebellion. They have periled
thor lives in defence Of the Government -
With heads uncovered and bosons Lared, they
have met tho enemies of free institutions upon
the battle field vociierus cheerng1 and they
cry "pause "to you who are encouraging this
rebellion. The wife and motEer cry "pause," -"
to you who 10y sympathizing with traitors,
courage ressla lance TO the Government and It's
institutions; they conjure you to pause-pa' Sc
in your mad career; the husband and son have
been slain; your partnership gives aid TO the
rebels. The father cries "pause" in your en-
Commencement TO rebels in arms. "Joseph is
not, Simeon Is not, aud you would take away
Benjamin Also" There are Others who cry
" pause" l adopt the language of bis Excel
leucy, tho Governor, and cry "pause." Our
sons and troth,rs sleep in death. Tongues
which are silent in death, could they speak,
would cry "pause -thcy would say you
have marched us here-we c. me 10 defend
our couutry's fag-we come to vindicate the
honor Of our natIon-we como TO preserve the
bo|y memories that cluster around the banner
tor wh ch oar fathers fought; you have lent
hop, aud encouragement TO the rebellion; /;
"pause" in yo1r course. Yes, Isay "pause."
When you SIT down at your table "pause -
sci a vacant chair theie-a skeleton will be
at your side. When you proceed to your
chamber "pause v; dc th will be there. AT
the hour Of midnight "pause;" the pale face
and skeleton finger will point to the record OF
aid YOU have given the rebels in arms against
the Government. II these mcu are not pun
shed at judgment, If not here, shall be rs-
taken. For men who Assist in this rebellion,
if not executed aud damned eternally hereaf-
ter, hemp will lose its value, and hell will for
felt its chart for misuser. Great cheering
Men are mistaken in supposing that they
clu form parties on the issues Of our country's
fate. The sr at popular mind sways to and
fro; il may be diverted from the purpose, but
II will be ever constant aud true in upholding
the Government. Who believes that this re
bellion can be disposed Of in any other way
except by the power of tho sworIi 1 took
the position in the beginning, and take 1t at
the end. All rebeldom can have peace when
they lay down their arms. But there are men
here who continually prate OF thor democracy
great deinocrats-they know all about DEM
ocracy, and to Judge 5y their actions, they care
very little about anything else. You reco lect
the boy said to his father, suppose we call our
old horses tail n leg, how many legs would
he hsvea Five, said the father. Oh, no,
said the boy, calling the tail leg would not
make il leg. (Roars of laughter.) Men may
call themselves Democrats, but II does not
make them Democrats. The first great prn.
ciple Of democracy is, according TO jackson,
"l the Union must and shall be preserved"
[applausel sui there is where stand TO night
lit must and shall be preserved no matter
from what quarter the assaults may comc,
1t must be preserved against all It's enemies.
(Rouswed applause Why. sir, pretended
leaders of democracy as we now have would
have swamped even Andrew Jackson Ia his
first quart :. (Roars of Iaughter.) BY their
fui, We shall know them. Now is the time
for every Democrat, for every Jackson Demo
crat, for every Republican, for every man who
il an honest man, to assist n maintaining the
Government, aud putting down the rebellion;
Voice: IIow'r you gong to put il dowoi~]
Put il down as Saul put dow Agag, how II
right down through. (applause.)