The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-24

SlS- elltCt VI pdpCl, Which upOli VIII utNiilS
words, words of wisdom and Cancellation to-
wards the South, would have ayertcd this
war with all its wrongs and devastation
But those wordswcre not spoken. The men
put III power four years ago We're resolved
not to speak those words. They were resol-
we'd to try the issue OF war Every man in
the Democratic party, every man OF sense i'll
the old Wing party, every man IN the Amer
lean party, voted for compromise They III
sisted that instead Of armies we should have
Peace Conferences, instead Of gunpowdcr
we should use ink. Animated by common
patriotic impulses, they said-Wew will settle
these questions peaceably. You Shall have
your rights i'll the South, and we will have
our rights, and we will settle down and dwell
together in peace and unity. Who refused?
1t was the supporters of lincoln who reftl-
sed. The day has gone by when the truth
can not be spoken. The time is past when
men who voted for Lincoln dispute that it
was through his instrumentality that the
Crlttcndcn resolutions were voted down, and
the arbitrament Of the sword resorted to.
Our fathers tried the experiment Of set
ting questions Of difference between the
several States tOr 113 years, and they sue
cecded well They had nCne Of the evils OF
disuniNl, They allowed each other to rule
their own households as they saw proper.
and our nation was the strongest on earth.
1t was in this condition that We handed it
over to Lincoln, What is it to-day? \
ruined teaement filed with all manner OF
evil spirits, and turn where YOU will, almost,
a scene OF slaughter meets your eyes.
PROPHECY FULFILLED.
u4oo,l bo-o Il - ,-,,,,, o,-, ,,,La,, AZ;
war began, ,gnd said, go on; take all the
men YOU want and all the money. You
have the power to do it. Aud if at the end
of four years you have restored the Union,
preserved the liberties Of the people, and
this made, lTosperHts and happy nation, /
will arise here under these trees, and make
public acknowledgements, that | was wrong
and you right. | shod}d have done it, and
retired to private life, saying that Lincoln
was right and | was wrong. To-day the four
Years have elapsed, andrI am, thanks to
liod, but no thanks to Lihcoln, able to vim
dlcate my prediction. Nd what shall |
say as an honest man? Ought | to make
public confession that 7 was wrong and Lin
coin aud bis party right? No;ccs-''No,"
: Never. ! want you Republicans to 90
home, and tonight close the doors aftcryou,
wait till ten or eleven o'clock, when your
wives and children are asleepin Led sit down
calmly and ak yourselves whether Hallan-
dieham should have risen here and said he
was wrong and Lincoln was right. Your own
hearts will tell YOU no.
Now | call upon you to carry out your
You have nreiudiceS against
the Democratic party, and you have strong
er prejudlces against ME. This | cannot
help. ! know that my time has not come.
1t does not need that Republicans should
tell me this. When you see the fg tree
put forth its leaves, then ye may know that
the summer is nigh. y .....
! am not going to quarrel with You. Time
will do It's work. lou are beginning to say
IN your hearts, the doctrines are right,
whether the man who proclaims them is or
not. That is all | care for | do not look
for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, If did |
should have been Major General long ago,
and had millions Of money laid by as the
sloils of my part in the war, Having lost
5ho commission, ] shall not turn around now
ind sacrifccPrinciple for any personal CON
| say, therefore, indulge in
your prejQdices. abuse Inc, | do not care
Jnly vote for the right doctrine I am not
! candidate for any Office. | shall not be a
,andilate. founeed not be alarmed about
)eing obliged to vote tor ME. All ! ask is
hat you listen to the words Of truth. A.k
he question youlgelvos- what Is right
it i not letter 10 have peace in
he land than war? ! do not belive you can
ind any Republicans, who Las an ordinary
,mount Of brains who viii not be willing to
ldmit chat there ought to be an end of this
var Who ever did settle anything by
ighting? Did two men ever agree upon
erms Of reace willie at blows with each
,thcr?.. Y oices. no, never II Did av man
,yer make his wife love him Ly lcating her?
Laughter. and cries of no. no. Suppose
ta says: MY wife don't love ne, and ] am
.oing to beat her shc does love me, " will
he ever succeed No The more he beats
Ter tie more me don't love him.
| would not have appeared here to-day.
tut to express the immense satisfaction /
eel for the most extraordinary change going
m in the tire country. Every neighbor-
lood can bear testimony to the fact that
cores of men who voted for Lincoln four
ears ago, will not vote for him in Novcm- 4
,er next. Whereas little while ago the
lamor was i'll for war, the cry now Is, let
lsstop fighting and see what we can do to
ettle this question as reasonable men. IF
We cannot do it in four years, without spend
ng any money, without increasing the pub
ic debt, without calling for further drafts on
he able-bodied men of your households,
hen it will be time enough to try war again.
nd you can elect some other man to renew
he conflict. But, for Gods sake, give us
our years for breathing spell. Let cur
ouths Of sixteen grow up to men of twenty
efore they are taken from us. let us have
more men in tile harvest field and workshop.
e. Let us restore the Observance of the
Constitution. Then it. in the language of
handler. of Michigan. the interests Of the
ountry demand little more blood letting.
10 and take the rceponsibiity.P Poa' 1'' 'T'
know the power of prejudice, the diff
ultias In +ba vIv of q p,op irbo b,o lonc