The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-03-18

Union. We know ths result. The dem
oersts every where accsded 10 and favored
ihaf request. How WAS 1t with the other
side! The speaker then referred 10 the
action OF The republicans in this state in
opposing The sending of delegates to such
convention He did rot pretend to saw
that he thought The results Of such CON
ventioD If Il hsd been scceded to. would
have realized the expectations of those who
called it. in producing peac- But it
might have crampl shed it. The demo
crs's do what they could, but it required
the united action OF the people
From he beginning of the var he had
done ali he could DO To secure uni,v
among the people IL support Of the con-
sltn'lnn. or time parry dis>ensionS
. were hu>hed. Now he republicans lain
'hes are not parti,ans while scting strictly
N accordance with party interests. while
thew denouncs Ia if ws act AZ democrats.
They are making the same mistake ~
spec ing Us rs thew did respecting the
south The consequence Of their coDiuc,
toward the south WAS now seen. What
the effect Of this treatment of the demo
cratic party woald be, i. WAS aot for hin
10 prognos'icate.
he speaker then attempted 70 show
thai the aboltIonis's had wrought upcn
the president until they succeeded in
changing he object Of the war from the
defsnse Of the Union 10 n crusade ayains,
slavery, While Abraham Lincoln .ood
on the Crittenden platform the whole
American people stood with him. aud had
he continued to stand OF it, they would
have continued 10 stand by him. He de-
Tended his consistency against the charges
that had been made against him, and de-
cIsr-d he had never made An an,i-war
speech, but snlv agsinst the management
OF the war He PRAYED for a restoration
OF The Un1oc i i, were possible TO restore
II. hui he denounced he management OF
the war. and the assertion thA' lie VAS op-
posed 90 the war because he va nppn.ed
10 Abraham Lincoln Mr. s got npon a
vefv high KEY in this par, OF his speech
and the democratic members sgnifed
heir appreciation hv stamping He de-
noanced the s'a'smen, made IN he news
papers that he said Al meeting ia the
( City Hall. in this place last simmer th.
/ It The attempt was made Ia .nt)rcr tue
con-rri pion law the streets If 'ha ~,
would rnn RI with hood ~ 4 f,is4h ,oi
He alleged thai il was called t,-4sgn 80
dispute he right of the president to do
anvth'no he pIeases under the pes If mi
it>rv necessity. but he held that share nrv-
er was greater treason committed han he
president had committed in violating tine
constitution AS he had done fIis acts in
this respect we're subvrr.ivs Of the liberties
Of The people and destructive 10 their spin,
| and manhood.
II slavery could be DESTROYED bv proc
lamx,ion he would 90 for it and buy \
copy and hang it mp A. v"n people do the
present one. But the democrats thought
As The president had once ssid. that such
proclaim tinn would only strengthen the
re-olv- Of he southern people and proong
he way.
He read from Stewards di-pa'ches 10
show that he administration At one time
denied any purpose If Disturbing the in
s'i'ni ons # he states. ard that ~. sou;h
can""t be sn'iugsiei. For saving the
same thing democrats war- called di>lo, al
Abraham Lincoln in 1861 declared that
he had no power TO rerfere with the To-
cal insti.u'ions Of The states and IL 1862
h- .rid. will interfere with rheu aud
will hold All hose who don't susra ain me ia
il guilty Of treason, and viii ha,a Them
arrested ard imrrisn,-d AMI " II ,u>p-nA
til. WITT Of hnbeas corpav 80 that the, can
have no rellef'
The speaker continued At some length.
showing up The ennriniiy of en,nci ing
III" saves Of he reh-l>. and quoting ps~
>agrs 10 show haf Mr. Seward 4, one ri,np
entertained kindred s-nrinpnts IL (Mr
Sm'h) considered The emanripa'i, n o.
H. slaves Of The south A. An Av-rti-r-
m-nt 10 the "nri u Of IN. r,~a,dic. of he
American people Il =. of the 10, Al s'are-
twenty millions sya'nsr ten millions AMI
Vet We are c,n-a med 10 invite servi.e IN
sufr"c'ion 10 sid IA H. remembered he
aid, wit, pride how he ami other demo-
era. told the republicans before The war.
that saver, was An element of s,renyth
Bs and b}, they found out, as they always
d." IN thu end rha, rhe democ ats were
right, and that slavery WAS an element Of
strength Wendell Phillips. Garrison
greeley. and such men had now got DOS
session Of Mr.. Lincoln. A, one time Lin
coin prayed democrats 20 protect him
from the AbuIitionst.. The remark WAS
s. public - any Of the other nunerou-
fnn;I-h s.rinQs If "nd Abe We'll. he
democrats hnrrahed far tim an ihouoht
ha was gong 10 be All right Bu, ~hpn
he changed snd attempted to humiliate
and grind int" The dust the peonIe Of the
south, the democrats knew it could not be
done He (hr. 81 di! not despair of the
country hn' it WAS in danger and i was
lime thai Ne quit landing and uor.hippiny
SIX feel and half f ballv put NJ human
materlei The proclamation had united
the south. while If thew had been treated.
msguauimou-Iy and in a constitutional
spirit, they would have been divided in
sentiment
He read from Po4ari'- "a Richmond
edI'or) History Of the War, rha, the poll
cv Of The Washington government had
united the south" He then proceeded TO
'IdIcn'e the predictions Of Seward and
Lincoln a. the opening Of the war, Of a
speedy termination Of the war Afrer the
administration changed Us l,oirv. the de
rrocracv organized and be (Mr < dug