The weekly union record., 1864-11-05
Extracts from a Speech Delivered by S.
E. Hedges Before the Lincoln & John
son Club. ForberstoWn.


We regret much that our space will not
permit US to publish the speech Of Mr. Hedges
entire. We give the following excellent ex-
tracts:
Mr. Presdent:-On the 29th day of August
last, political convention met in Chicago,
assuming the name of Democracy \ platform
of principles was erectad and published to the
world as sound Democratic doctrine. |. Mr.
President, was raised Democrat. | was
taught to believe that the principles of the
Democratic party were unchanging and infal
lble i was taught to believe that the princi
pies OF Jefferson and Jackson were as enduring
as eternity. Let US review few parallel cases
by the light OF intelligence and reason and see
if the Democracy OF to-day compares with the
Democracy Of the past. In 1888 Gen. jack
son su tanned by all the power of the Demo
cratic party, crushed notification ere iJtattained
dangerous proportions. In 1861, when Seces
sion appealed frem the council chamber Of the
nation to the God of battles Democracy said
let them alone. you can't coerce-if You at
tempt to crush, you will exasperate them"
When jackson made arbitrary arrests dem
ocratic Congress applauded and approved the
act, but when Lincoln makes them, they are
unconstitutional despotic and tyraunical.
When the Mexican war-coDceived in iaiQui
ty and brought forth in corrnptIou-was op-
posed by members Of the old whig party
Democracy branded them as traitors deserving
the eXecration Of civilization; bat now when
cauSeleSs treason threatens the nations life
blood Democracy raises its hands in pious in.
noceuce and with ghastlv horror depicted on
its countenance, eXclaims stop, stop the war.
When the Northwestern boundary question
threatened war with England. it was 81 40
or fight; but now when armed traitors attempt
to sever this blood bought republic, it is Ma.
son aud DiXon's line and peace A few months
ago. ii was "the Constitution as it is and the
Union as il was'-t0 day its the Constitution
amended and the Union divided.
Mr. PreSideDt-After nearly four years war
after nearly all the sacrifice of hte and blood
and treasure that has been offered up in de-
fence of our national integrity, after our ua-
tional emblem has been triumphantly planted
upon the soil Of every seeded State. and re
bellion stands covering and totterng upon the
brink Gifts kindred hell-the democratic par
ty peels out the cold and clamv cry of peace
peace peace, and the self appointed miSsiona-
7 ries to cOnsumate that peace are c. l.. Nalan.
digham Fernando Wood and Horatio Sey
mour, while Mcclellan ana Pendletou are TO
be the saviours Of the republic-"Great God
on what q slender thread hangs everlasting
things" They TO be the peaceful saviours Of
the Union. Go. examine their past career and
read therein the black record Of their shame
and yilliauy. Go to indianapolis and exam
inc the testimony of their treachery and guilt
in the shape Of million dollars worth of re-
. vol o-r ENol -
streets of New York and read in letters OF
blood, the evidence of their damnable hypocri-
Sy and intamy. The peace that they proclaim
means dlsunion, dishonor, disgrace-it means
a separation between the North aud South
it means separation Of New England from
the middle and western states-it means 4
Pacific Republic-it means peace that viii
make the North a nation of slaves to South
ern arrogance-it means peace in which the
widow and orphan will read disgrace to the
husband and fathers grave-it means peace
10 which the mother aud sister will read the
brse sacrifice Of the son ard brothers blood
it means peace that viii sweep the GOODIES:
Of Liberty from the dome of the Nationa
capital aud place the demon OF chains auC
slavery tiere-it means a peace that woul(
place the reinS OF Government IN tile hands O
UlCu NUu, Win EUbSS, NuUit
worm their way into the portyls Of Heaven
and steal the gold from The streets Of New Je
FuSalem to guild the gates of hell. Consumat
such peace. and methinks the blood Of al
hundred thousand patriot soldiers will cry
from the ground-if Is deius,0n and snare
Proclaim such peace. and the million loya
freenea now battling treaSons hosts will min
gle their voices with those that will raise from
eveG desolated hamlet in the North, and theS
United States will shake from centre 10 cir
cumferoace, with the cry-"giye US back on
dead, and lis accumulated echoes will pee
from bill top TO bill top, until the modern dem
: ocracy will trembe and quail beneath its g
gantio yolamu.
Ga the morning Of the Sth day Of NoYembe
let every loyal man walk up to the polls and q
be casts bis vote for the Union ticket, thiuk I
himselt-~we don't surrender Iuob,' and q
sure as the SUI rolls behind the Pacific. at th
close Of the day. just so sure viii Abraham
Lincoln be the next President Of the Unite