The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-03-18
SPEECH OF GEO. 3. SMITH,
IN THE
Wisconsin Assembly, March 9TH, 1854,
UPON THE
Resolutions Of Er. Stark Endorsing
Abraham Lincoln.
Reported for the Madison Journal { Rep. J

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both civil and military nf The present ma
tional sdn,ini,'rs ion. They c, ntainel an
sniorss,pe.t Of that whole policy and at
t.ro ped 20 commit he Whole people OF The
-fa'e 10 il Thew sugg-s, the re-nornina.
ton Of Mr. Linco . =. y state-msn daserv
ing our confidence. II The republican. in
q CO.. v-ntion Of ih-mse YES had attempted
10 d. .kis. he should ONLY have regretted
in silence surI snhsarvienc, But when,
in the face Of 56 ,00O v.tes ca-' 4gsins, he
war policy If thi. administration. j, il A.
'einptei to commit the whole people If
tha state in It's favor. be should not ls, it
pass without. his solemn protest. He
.h~uld enter .hi- pro!as. here in behalf Of
the m.jori', Of his district. He spoke in
he Tame Of the 1smncracv Of his district.
Thi. j. no place for the consideration OF
surh resolu'ion. lie could conceive no
nth~r native on rhe part Of their su,hor
exc 1T \ d.sire for notore'y. or TO show
his devo.i-n 10 the new psrtv which he
has Joined in his declining years, and per-
haps ia he decline Of bic faculties He
ranrerad ths' the gentleman WAS not here.
and more especially far the reason that he
had in his poa-aesion some tsct- Respecting
his motives in of4rirg these resolution rs
hat could only be properly presan'. d
when ths' gentleman WAS prAsan; MANY
Republicans hare had confessed that this
w-s no place FIR these resolutions. and he
It'll hoped iat something would occur To
prevent rhe adoption Of these unman =
-an'iments If passed they would return
10 piaepe hose who had adopted them
Ike The resolutions o. 1859 H. bailey ID
they would in q much shorter time Al
resi, hes. RESOLUTIONS had h-ar spoken nf
IN An article in = republican papar-the
Miluankea Wtsconsin -ss pressed forward
by government contractors and office seek
1r.. If he were TO sav this doubtless il
would be called treason in the language of
he dsv. Furthermore the s,tirIe in oues-
ton, which The editor Of the Wisconsin
sav. was written by a prominent republic
can. reviews the couarct Of the pre.i1rn,
and concludes that be is not a man Of en-
larged political views. that lie i. not an
able s's'-sman, not the man 10 whom
should De entrusted the control OF he gov
Mr.. S. hel,eved that all through the
COUNTY, there existed organizations Of
thoughtful men who did not believe Ahra
ham Lincoln the man TO be entrusted with
t . adm mis-. ration IN these times.
II. should speak fret on the opcudrg
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tyranny Of majnritie. under which lie
count, i-no~ groaning and which threat
en-, 70 overthrow the liberties Of the cong
try, when shi. legislature eeeks 70 repre-
sem. As the views Of The people Of The
-'a'r, doctrines the n"-t r-pusiy- +" u
larce min nrity. and which, as he had al
ready aid on another accession. we're, in
hi- "p'nrnn. dragging down the rountr, TO
am fs,'ar thar the 'ehe!- could il rhey
ser. lef, uEoh-trncted. H. w,s not dis
pn--d tn 20 lrto me discussion OF The cau-
~ of tie ,.r That sas imms'eriaI now
W. h,v" tie war. and must deal With Il.
yet he II ust SAY hi, much, thar the d-n-
ocrstic ps,t, Of the north. sdopriny the
view If G-ntg- Washington. Thomas JEFF
f.rson. Andrew Jackson. Henry Cav. and
other g'est men on tie suffice, Of the
LANCER OF dissolution. wArnr,i The u.op'e
4 The roth wars $40 that IF they con
tinaed fh- agi 3 1T Of he s'aver, Que.
tor nn'ii he, -nrcer1ei IN dividing 'l4
""nn r, Oh ,royraph;c.i Ire that DIS
-uln''an "f the tr,rn would i, eyltahs
Z 4, T..
north MOI to don't T,-l kept up, bow
p*er. ~ sr's'ipn tf.n->r no, ont, in H.
."t T. ns-h,if he I'n,nn bpt most fins
ire, cof,inri,d They said IN rrpl, !.
nI' w.rriuy~ th~r he, ~er.. No -urll gov
arts \. to re frightened hv -nch threats
Ant s;ii IL ii, IT -r ~arp friend. ~ ,l,y-r,
Al tir, -ne.rei 4 ~ "a Union ..r.r-"
r m ,nnr, N which DAM, " h>ter .al
S'.ph,n \ Don .Is. w-r. ne.:ei when
th~' ~trn-i III" r-"pl. of the danger Of
'il.na'"n ",- referred TO The party now
II power sal in the lat pre.id.niiaI can,
va.,. that there VA. no danyer-that he
south dared not fght-rha, j, could no,
hs driven nut Of the Un,on-thar If war
"s'"s. ~ 81 he north "ouli whip them IN
-.-v dsv, That va. THAR .-runlrn.
Rnf ~ democrat. 'old -h~n hey did not
know he .on,h. or j.. r.-nple. and 'h-ir re-
sources, and heir Determination. They
ranfiei. ooh, you are n. friends nf the
south. and Won -'and bv them" Yes. we
were the friends ~ he south, aud did
stand nv than. ,rd ~on'i 70 God that
more had followed our example.
H. VA. not here 20 lefArd the conduct
If the sou'h. hu' he 4 i dary. cat. dniny
ANYTHING % incra,<- 'ha 4 fl .u',-. pl,esAy
AND exciting It'll greater snitno>-
" ,t the sou'h ag.in.r the Union.
The de ocracv VA. and had alwrys
been, A. psr'v opposed 70 the in~ti,u
ion % slavery They innhre9 it, .,is,
ence here The only difference between
the democrats and republicans on this
.uhi-rf was that the democrat. held that
slavery Va. a state ins''u'ion with which
we have nothing TO do The demorr4,ic
party believed in The constitution a. the
rharfer Of our liberties. In time If peace
hey believed in it TIE northern rapun>
lean party on the contrary. he'd 'ha, the
president in time Of wal might I.recard
he constitution and lay his hands on the
charities Of the people az His pleasure
Tha. was the difference be ween he par
ties
When South Carolina won. out If the
Union. the question with patriotic man
rs how to get her back. When men in