The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-09-02
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETINGS IN
'' -'-.i CHICAGO. ,5.-...
Extract from Mr.. Vallandigham's
.... .-- -a.- Speech. ... ~

uo peODio dssSilOieu III tuasS uo0e'eSS
on Friday evening at the court house
square, Bryan Hall and in frcnt of the
Sherman House to listen to speeches from
| Hon. G. L. VALLASD1GHAM, Senator RICH
ARDsoN Of Illinois, Senator POWELL of
Kentucky, Hon. 8. s. Cox Of Ohio, and
other gentlemen from different parts Of the
country. .s,r. .. ...... .a',
We make The following extract from
Mr.. VALLAND1eHAM's speech:
The exercise Of this great
right the right of free speech. free press,
and the free assemblago Of the people,
now upon the approach Of presidential
election, We have resolved upon. The
time has come, as fixed by the consiitu>
tior, when for four more years you are 10
choose chief executive officer of the Uni
ted States. Abraham Lincoln Misses and
groans, whom you inaugnrated four years
ago, is again candidate, selected by so
called convention of the republican party.
Hitherto he has only occupied the public
eye in the capacity of chief magistrate
who was guilty of usurpatlon and outrage
the free assemblage Of the people pre-
vented men arrested at midnight, taken
from their homes, dragged to a military
bastile, subjected to mock military tlial.
Nevertheless they come again before this
same people asking their sufirages for a
new lease Of power.
have dealt with Abraham Lincoln for
three years as president, scrutinizing bis
conduct, criticising the policy Of his sd-
ministratiou. Blu. to-nigh. and hence
forth, until after the November election,
it is my right as il is my fixed purpose, to
review him now ss a candidate for Office.
lie challenges scrutinizing, anc | am here
to scrutinize him. Cheers. He asks
my vote cool, ism. it? Laughter. |
demand of him tonight why | should give
it to him lie asks that on the day fixed
for the election. and you, his fellow cit,
izens, sttenc the polls and there determine
that he shall exercise power for four years
longer. [Cries Of "Never."l l desire TO
know upon what his claims for reelection
are founded. His acts furnish legitimate
grounds for investigation, and they shall
be investigated, in spite Of every effort TO
suppress it, between this and the election
} in November. Why should he be re
{ elected9 What claims has be 10 the suff
RACES Of this people! For what purpose
was he made president? For his own
good and ,,aggrandizement! To increase
his wealth and enjoyment, his power, and
! establish the means to Perpetua;e, or for
the good Of the peoplei Was he put
there 10 maintain the constitution and
preserve the Union, and execute the laws,
and preserve the rights oicilizens? That
was his duty under the oath which, in the
presence of high heaven, | saw him, take
Has he done it? Cries of mo, no." =
II as your constitution been maintained un
der his administration Have The guar
antees therein laid down been supported
BY him, or those in authority under him
Have the rights of the citizens, public llb-
erty and private right, been maintained
during this administration Have you
been secure IN your persons and property,
in your papers aud your houses? Ha,s Q
you been free from arrests, from searcte,
and from seizure! Has the material
prosperity Of the country been advanced
under this administration Are you rich
er, freer from taxation, is there less pub
lie debt, is the Union preserved or restor
ed, as you were promised? IA voice,
"worse than ever" You have given
him all the men be wanted and poured
out all the money he wanted, ostensib'y
to restore the federal authority and bring
back the seeded states to the Union -
You have sent your sons to battle and
given your property lavishly as no people
ever did since the foundation OF the world
Why is it, then, to-day. .ha. he asks Of
continue him in the trust be has betray ed
You turned out the democratic party from
power four years ago. Why? Because
vou said it had abused power, because i.
was claimed before you and you believed
it, that the public debt was too great, tax
alton too enormous, the qnietude Of the
country continually disturbed by the agi.
taton Of the question Of slavery. You
were told that the election of Lincoln and
placing his. party in power would bring
peace and prosperity to the country. and
strengthen the Union and the constitution.
You forgot the lessor. Of the last seventy
years, du,ing, which, and under democrat
io presidents and democratic congresses
and policy this country became, from a
few people and small number of ststea.
the greatest republic on earth. Applause ]
You forgot that Union founded on con>
sent and compromise which bv comprom-
Use and consent bad been maintained for
three quarters Of a century, could not be
maintained by force. You forgot the
wisdom they had bequea.hed and you be-
came weared Of hearing the great and
good things the democratic party had
done for this land, and like the children
Of Israel Of old you became disgus'ed with
the Judges whom you bad voluntarily
placed over YOU, and demanded king -
Yon with wisdom made your choice, but
YOU made mistake like theirs when they
gathered together and told the old gray
headed prophet under whose almnistra~
,ion for thirty years they had prospered
and grown great that they would have a
king The prophet told them of all the
ssIaluilies that wo3li befa.l them that