Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-26

the good old times We had when Gen.
Jackson aad Polk and Tlay ran for the
Presidency aud kow much zeal aad
earnestness was manifested; how they
raised their hickory poles for jackson
and had their pokeberry juice for Polk,
and their ash poles for Clay. | remem-
Der statement made By the Mexican
Minister, Who witnessed our excitement
in the election. He said that after the
election vas over he expected 70 see
scenes of blood aud revelation, bat to
bis great surprise is few days after the
election the blacksmith and cooper, and
carpenter, we're 1t work in their shops
ard you could not sell there had been
"a election. Ahl ny brothers. IN those
days when Harrison sriamphed over
Van Buren,. Polk ever Clay, Taylor over
cass, and IN all Of the elections ron
would hear the lsboring man say: "Weli
Bill, yoa beat rs. bat We viii beat yoa
next time" daughter, sad that's so
What did the men do snsn2 Did they
say Ne will revoiaticnixe the Govern
menti We will destroy TIE ballot box 2
Ne. no, sheY said We are al equal At the
ballot box and 20 mas has a right 70
destroy II (Cheers) There is no man
here who dare say that is not orthodox
Democracy; yet, shall tell yoa, that IN
1860 one ihissi Of the Government took
hoad Of the horns Of the Governmehs and
undertook TO dsstsey i By force
What is tkls Goreramsatf
What uuderIiss this great question (?
Let as look Al the great corner stone of
our being. Il Is simply this: did your
Fathers make National government
Of the people, or did they make q mere
confederation of the SlAtes7 Have thew
made . leagae 70 be broken up at the
pleasure of any parsy7 | repeat, this
cardinal principle naderlies this whole
eontest-saether our Fathers made q
nationai union or a coafederaey OF
States According 70 the language Of
The Cincinnati EHqsa4er, the Constita-
ton makes this UnIon Canfederaev Of
States Bot, my friends, y1u know, at
the end OF The Revolati0nars var fhas
Convention Was called and the Coastisu-
ton adopted. afier being ratif "a by two
thirds Of the State& How doas il beeinf
Dsss il say I'VE tie people Of tAis or
thfa State7 No; bEt Il says "we the
psople Of the United States, for the pnr.
poss Of forming 8 more perfect Uniou,
do osdain aud establish this compact,
&c., and from that day ill 1854 no party
has ever dared Co talk about il being .
Confederation Of States. II the doctrine
Of secession is right, thea We have psver
bad Government, and the moment you
recognize the rebellion the Constitution
Is failure But if you have got = gov
eramsnl then stick ap for the whole Of
il under the principles Of the National
Uaion; otherwise yua viii have one, two,
theee, o. . dozen governments here
Bat, ! viii DOT labor this question. You
unasratand IL / will refer. though, 10
The language Of The Chicago platform
Now, notice this language, IRON the
second Resolution. To tho end that
peace msy be restored on the basis Of
The Federal Union Of the States" Nov,
the word Federal means = league. IL
you ncgice the fourth re9olnticn, i says;
"Th1 ain ard obiecs Of the Democrats
party is 70 preserve the Federal union
and lhe rights Of the States animpaired.
Eow. what are the rights Of The States
and the rights Of the general Govern
mentf "The right te coin money. 10
pass naturalization lava and 20 make a
Federal Union. You live in posey
eourty-yoa may say am citizen Of
Lynn Township, or | An citizen Of To-
diana; bat | viii tell yoa shat my sta
tns Il / livs 10 The c0snsy Of Marion,
IN Centre Tewnship. in Indiana, and !
am an American eiliznn I look foF my
protection and my character in the
national Union, and 70 man bat =
traitor dare pot his Asnd upon II
rCheers | might illustrate this By
referring to the New Testament You
know there vas class Of men (Jews)
Who vent TO our Savior asking him this
question. Master, is it lewfal for as 20
pay tribute 10 CesarT T.s tribute vas
; penny. Said Jesus: SHOW me the
penny" snd he asked them, Whose
image and ssperscfiption is shis9
They answered Cesar's Then said be,
Render tribute 20 Cesar" Why did
be say that1 Because be recognised
their nationality - The nationality or
Rome They had 10 right 10 secede
Nov, my friends. yOu knoE that for
q long time the Democratic party said
that secession was srong, bat am sorry
10 tell you they could not say SC 81
Chicago. ILaugbtsr But Of this I
will say more after httls time Now,
suppose the war has been failure. sap
pose We had lost every battle Let me
tell you, ny friends, that enc man with
God on bic side can whip the world
rGreAt laughter. Yosr heart Is not
right II yoa calculate success or de-
feat in the army turns this question.
Whosa had ~s for Rorsfafher2
Nov, my friends, there has been a
very common sen.ivent in this country
thai God made as ene people. Yes We
have been one people and Why were We
so7 There was nothing ia ths charac-
ter Of our fathers to make us one people
or ia their history 81 in our descent
Go back two hurdrsa years to The time
Of ths landing Of the Msy Flower aud
trace up the country 70 the declaration
d AHaE tEA4TlLF- WI Ats EAAeaAta > - 80
here with over twenty different babbling
languages There waa the Jew and Ihe
Gentle; the Protestant and the Catho-
lie They cane from every nation With
their habits snsi customs widely Offering
There vas the Sweds, Norwegian, Ger
man, Freshman, Irishmsn, and En-
zlishman; each bringing national char
actsFistics; yet there was one tie that
boaad them slsegether. What WAS il
my brother7 Is vas ihs love Of Liberty.
Il was the idea that man : The highest
thing on earth. That tie, that lore Of
liberty, is the great power to-day that il
driving the engine, and you, ny Demo
cratic friend must get out Of the way OF
it viii run over you and destroy you
(Applaase.)
C0atsss Of Capital and Labor.
/ lsydDwn one or two propositions q
prove this position No nation has lived
On this earth where the labor is forced
froEn Its subjects; no natiOh has evei
/ lixad A hundred xears where this hai