The weekly union record., 1864-11-05

except from cheers. .anti the close OF his remarks
Af,er qniet was restored he proceeded: i
draw 10 unchariiable infereoces myself /
arrsign not the purity or honesty Of BIS motives
bot | submit that these thiags are worthy of
remembrance. II you. my friend. are Guietlv
marching along the street and are brnialiv
assaulted and 6sh; back as becomes man.
would yoG not say to the man who denounced
you fer striking back, but had no words Of
eensQre for your asSaiant-woald vou rot say
10 him asa. "ihai he was ycur enemy and
would have tossed M IS bat at Your defeat
Nor would The inference DC unjust. Ny peace
friends, if the Republicans aSSaii your gathering
here, io1ighi, and ere on your aSSenb'ace
would you be responsible Ter the fight that
would ensue, ami how would yoa obtain peac,
by vacating the square o. enforcing respect
for law!
But Mr. Vallandisham tells rs to accent
peace to stop fighting, and negotiate for re-
construction. Sir, We want no reconstruction q"
The old constfuciion-ih Union as II was
and the Constitution as il is-Ihe construction
of Washington, Jefferson ard Madison-is all
we desire. Under that Government we lived
and pfespered and were happy. Under it The
West grew up, expanded, peopled with millions
OF men and under It Chicago rose to be the
pride Of the Northwest ana glory Of the CONT
nent; and when man talks TO me about re
construction. or PIRATES OF j new Uni0n.l mark
him as an enemy OF my country. and tie robber
of my children. The old Union. with lis Clo
riouS memories. It's unlu6cd hopes rs history
blazing upon every page With words and deeds
of deathleSs glory. all bind me To the Uuiou.
and canse me TO abhor the name OF rcconSiruc
tion. ! would saw to the centleman from Ohio
and hose who think with him, In Gods name
say no more about reconstruction" But sink
ing other consideration. forgetting all other
motives. moved by 10 other impulse. let your
zeal your efforts and your energies all be
directed to the maintenance of the oid Consi
tuition. That is hal.owed tF the memory of
Washington, the glorious history OF our reyo
luiouary struggle. and dearer by far is il 10 Us
and our children than any new tangled cumb
nation that can be haiched by any Convention
Ii : rarely that any good comes uu, of a Con
ven,ion, aud the proposed Convention ot the
States, both rebe! and loyal IS the most IN
promising of the entire brood. Ii We want
peace. then let Us conquer. II the South
want peace, let them lay down their arms and
cease war. Then will be willing to deal with
them Justly and generously. Then will try
TO forget the rivers OF Northern blood they
have shed in Their unholy Struggle for Slavery
Then will try TO forget the thousands they
have slam, the homes Of the beroayed the
hopes they have crushed. and the hearts they
have broken. But while an arm vieds Il
saber, while the Constitution is deded and the
laws laughed to scoin, viii uphold The au
lh0ritv whose solemn oath was that the
Constitution should be preserved and the laws
maintained.
But Nailaudigham told v0u that the Gov
ernment could never be held together by cocr-
Give force, that power brought to apply upon
the unruy could never reduce them TO obedience.
Was there ever greater here>y uttered by The
mouth Of man? No coercion Why gentle
men, the eoercjre potrer of Government iSf4e
only Sgfefg and SairGf50n Of S0tidG No Gov
ernment no community. can CUsN dT hour
r5ito,a Il. Il was the weakness of the articles
Of he old confederation that they conferred no
cocrcive power, and he statesmen of that DAY
saw the pressing necessity of the new Constiiu-
ton. Take TO day from municipal and govern
mental organization the poErer Of coercion. and
So61cfp oOcS Ct 0nce Int0 anarchy and c.00S. The
weak would become the prey Of the strong. and
might wOad indeed become right | have
been told that there are tho>c Who would 0is
turb the Qniet Of the gathering IN this city.
We authorities Of the city, coerce them
into respect for law. Surely yol should not
den0uuce coercion. That glorious cid war
horse of Democracy. General Jackson, f, m
whose lips | inhaled the pure inspiration Of
Democracy, and at whose feet | received the
first lessons of political and governmental dg'y.
was glori0usly free from this modern heresy.
His celebrated proclamation against The uulli-
fiers. 10 which coercion CLEANED aud glis,cr. d
in every line, will give him 4 name and an i'm
mortality in history, wien the maiguers and
dcuunciators of his policy Shall have been for
gotten. therefore stand for Gen jackson and
against Vallal digham. VIII You stand for
Vallandlgham and against Gen jackson.
But will not press the matter fur her The
attention you have given me fills me with
gratitude and leads me to hope that the can
vass will not be marked by SUN bgotry and
Intolerance as usually atteud political cam
paigns. Oar interests are one. our hopes are
identical. Let Us, therefore, meet and discuss
this matter in a spirit of fraterual love and
good will flow from the interchange OF opinion.
and together we will reap the rich harvest ol
wealth and glory that awaits our country. As
the children OF a common destiny. the pathway
Of our progress should be marked by no shame
fu chickering's, DO jarriugs, no discord. Differ
we may-dItfer We must. But the difference
may be honest, aud the association not IN
friendly, but arm in arm. two by two 1t Us
push on IN the race Of civilization and progress,
aud reach the summit of greatness and glory, a
proud example OF free. enlightened and toer.
mt people, who love Union, Liberty and Law;
who. when their country was assailed defended
it, aud when treason reared its bloody banner,
beat it back, aud handed down to pos,crity
the rich legacy Of their fathers.
THE speaker retired amid great applause !
a Low TART, INCLINED To BE VERY Sv EFT.
General Scheuck describes tie Chicago plat
form 10 speech at Hamilton, Ohio, as follows:
The truth is that neither You nor ], nor the
Democrats themselves. can tell whether they
have a peace platform or war platform !
peace ticket OF war ticket. Perhaps il may
be explained in this way: that it IS either one
~ tho ofber r- boih or rpif ber Luf u.,Qr fip