, 1864-10-12

WOULD TIE NORTH AGREE TO IT,
But suppose the South Wiling Ia oom.
into suci measure, do you believe it ynn1d
Ia poesible, with Ill the experience We have
had Of the don1nter1nE impenousness and
oolA. calculating perfdy ot Southern arfsto-
c,s1s, to induce requisite number OF North
ern States to 20 Into convention y'th
thems Ii The whole sixteen slave States
Including West Virginia -shonld apply for
convention, it y oulo be necessary fof seven
Ct the Northern States TO join ID The applica-
Would Ohio? No, never, Many yoices.
"Ncver"] Nor would aelngle other North,
western State; nor would q eIEnle Nav
England State; nor would New York NJ
Pennsylvania, California OF Oregon. Th,ra
Is but one Tree State that I euppose mIeht do
it-New jersey [laughterl; and viii not
ehe IL, OF Wae-by Affirming that she 1 won,d =
WOULD TIE FORMER SLAVE sTA7Rss
Bnt would 1t be possible to Induce the
whole sixteen former slave States to apnIv
for CONVENTION? Let us see. West VIZ
gipia bas prospectiyely abolished slavery ia
10y to the UDiop, and has no interest IN
common with the South. Maryland ia in the
act OF aboliehiDg slavery immediately, and a,
is cut loose from the South. Delaware il.
practically, q Tree State, and is steadfast to
the Union. Missouri has adopted hnens
emancipation, aud presently will take a sfe,,
: forward, and wipe out the accursed instftnf
ton instantly and forever [g1eat an olaust1.
ind promise you she would not ask~tor
convention. Arkansas and LoutsfAna have
ordained new constitutions abolishiag SLAVE.
~, AID Tennessee Is marching on to the same
gio1ious corsumnation., GApplause Hers
are seven Of the SO called slave States. Of
Which, 1t may safely be assumed. not me
Weuld join in tie application for q conyc1,.
tton. II the other nine Slave States asked It.
then you must ind fourteen free ssates tn
concur with them; and they conld never be
found.
WOULD AMENDMENTS BE RAT1FIRDe
But suppose q convention called. and
amendments of the Constitution adoptpd Nv
1t, there is yet more to be done. Those
amendments would h1ye to be ratified by ria
Legislatures Of, or conventions ca.1ed in
tbIet-tt urths, OF twenty.aix of the States,
before they would be part OF the Corst;t1l.
ton. AIc venture to Ear, that In th, ure5-
ent state Of the country, no amend meuts
conld be devised which would b ratified by
I'll: number OF States, except that one, as
eure TO CONE as tonIorrow.'s. s. zuu, and Ike it
to come in glory, Wslcc =hal! declare slavery
abolished A1d forever prohibited In the
United States OF America, lGre1t applause,
repeated.
TIE PROPOSED CONVENTION 4 cuEAr.
Wlut, thtn, becomes Of the Chicago pro-
jet Of d conveLtipus The South rejects It
withfcorn; the North reject. it frou. prlnci-
ple1 mud there i5 not human beink, on earth
that las The semtltnce OF authority from the
sentA or tbs: Ntrth to propose itas measure
ot place.. To propose Ii, is therefore to pro-
Fose ai inpoesitil1ty; aud to propose an i'm
possibility In the present strained md aux-
1ous condition OF the public mind, Is q bold
lmPoEture. vile cheat, q lying de1uslou, and
cruel epd deVillsh wickedness; and egerr
man In the Chicago Convention knew 1t vas
20, and was intended to be so, and knows it
low. IApp1ause.]
IAN ULTIMATE ooNTENT1oN"-A JACE o'LAy-
TENN.
But, my friends, we have not Jet reached
The lowest depth Of Democratic dlssiuula.
lion and Gaud, as exhibited In this portion
Of the Chicago platform. Plea4e observe
that they do not demand Cessation Of hog
VI ties Tor the purpose # going into a con-
posed to be cow held; but an effort for IN
ar1nistice Is to be made 1t with view to an
nltlmste convention OF the atares, or other
peaceAble meaLe." Tint is, c.. lostilities,
not TO 60 directly into co1i slon, bar
With view, or intention Of Ea, ~ euch q
convention. Bnt Of rhat use Is such an in-
teutloD, Whtn Its Accomplishment is fmpQs.
Elhle: Il does not even merit to be classed
with 'those good intentions" With which
the prorttb eaYs tue wsy to hell is to be
paved. Why, those traitors ut Chic ago, with
III! their ingenuity, could not completely
cover up the clortn foot; 1t would stick uut
in fptte Of them. They perfectly knew the
Impossible character, the absolu1e nothing.
ness Of tbeir plan OF Ieace, and they tri:d
hard to keep tLose features Of tout OF eiyat,
but tbe} hftd in vain. They say, give US an
nrmtstice, with view to--what? An inme-
diate convention Of the States! Not word
OF It! But with view to an utim tie
conventions" or, In other words, conyen-
ton ut some Indefinite 1iu.e III the eternal
tMture, tleJ Fay not. they know not when!
That ie, drop everything, aud take after
jack o'lantern, th~t Will ever eluds your
grasp, md ever lure you On further aud fur
theE ne you approach it, and at lass 1eaye You
tlounoeItng IN the miro Of the swamp IRON
which it rose! GGrest arp'anse
WHAT pEcolEs OF THE COUNTRY AND TIE
US1oS?
In the mean time, as We folio" the jack O.
1anteIr, what becomes Of the country? It's
whole y:st armies. wherever they may be,
will be halted III their trucks; its magnificent
navy cast aLchDr an1 float
!" A. idle as painted ship
Upon psiuted ocean;''
and nation Of twenty millions OF Mica "
ters sit down to wait tor "sometAing to
turn up" lLaushter and cheers,l Aud
while they walt, wat becomes Of The Union |
Gone! gone forever! For arebellion power
fnl enough to force Government into an
lRs pos er ecoukh to defy it after.
wa1d. [Volcs, "thats SOIL Ones grant an |
asmistice, and all hupe of conquerius psace |
Is POSTPONE Indefinitely, If not blasted finally.
BelicTe me. my friends, when say there is |
not one faint ray Of hope for the Union, bnt |
10 hamme1ipg 1t together with the tremeR- |
dous tfip-hammsr of war, kept pouadiug /
right on while the iron Is hot, until every |
grain and fiber Is 20 welded into another |
grain anc fiber, that neither State rights nor
a1avery, nnll'fcatIou or secession, man or
6eyi1, can separate or break them till the end |
Of time. (1remeudous aud continued ap. |
p!ause and cheers
ON WHAT RAs1s Is PEACE TO BE?
One more point AID will leave this por-
Iii n Of the traitors' platform. II peace ts
Tpes esg oS tbs bsss Of rhc
FEDERAL Union of the States" Do 7ou not
zee the sarpent's faoy there again? What do
they mean By that form Of words? Just
= hat thty meant when they spoke Of "the
Union under the Constitution" namely,
the Union as It was, under the Constitution
Is It ia;''' which I have shown You means
aothlng but the Union dominated by slavery,
lion, ard never to be amended so as to over
throw it. Wtn, nay friends let him who
chooses uphold that kind of Union, never
&ill for It is perpetual dlsutsion in Ms U.ioa,
.Applause.l The Union must be restored |
NTH the Cause Of convalsion completely re-
moved, or tie volcano will ever and anon
burst forth, uutil at last America will be-
he mud and cinders Of the VesuTlu5 Of
Slavery. fGreat arplause1