Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-10
OUR COUNTRY CLEAN GONE-THE
DEMOCRATS ONLY CAN SAVEITl
OLD VAN ON THE STUMP!l

Mr.. j. B. PARKINSON of Lafayette, by
| invitation, addressed the peace democracy
Of this cit, at the Court House, last Sat
urday evening. The assemblage was
small, not exceeding 100
On being introduced to the assembly
/ u. PaakisOn said:
He was rather out of the speech bust
ness, hadn't made "a political speech for
I niue months, but after nine months of
preparation he was about to be delivered
I # q speech lie could not compliment
them on their selection Of a speaker (gho
ever thought OF doing so p but felt proud
! and grateful OF the homer conferred upon
/ him by inviting h m to address them
/ lie had not come with set form of
/ speech, his remarks would be broken and
/ disconnected, his thoughts were not ar
ranged-he scorned any arrangement of
the kind, but what be did say would be
/ from the heart with his hand over that
/ Organ,) Before be proceeded farther he
would state that he believed the only wav
to save the country was to displace the
/ present administration TSymptoms of
applause He would show before he
was done that the presidenr had been
guilty OF the grossest Inconsistencies, a
prove which he read from the Chicago
/ Times extracts Of Mr. Lincoln's letters
ut different stages OF his administration
/ 80 long as the President let slavery alone
and did not interfere with State Rights he
was well enough, but he fell from grace
he LETT the faith, he issued the Emanci-
patton Proclamation, he became the prev
Of the tanatical abolitiOnists of the NORTH.
I | l., a.f.,l 81. 4
erai FONT was re0rganized, he was glad
10 see them; he believed what he said was
the sentiment OF the democratic party
90 far az slavery WAS concerned he did MT
care hg for that any way He could
wish the whole Institution wiped out from
the face Of the earth, but so long az it
was controlled by State laws neither Presi
dent Lincoln or any other man could le-
gaiiy NEEDLE with 1t. lie said that euerY-
thing had been done that could lie to irri
tate and exasperatc the South. Early in
tie war there was much Union sentiment
in the south. but the course Of the admin
isuutiou had crushed it. He did not see
what could be done that had not already
been accomplished to eUtitne thcir minds
: AMI uni5e diem IA a fixed pup Sc ney. =
to return 10 their aIle-ience TO the FEEDER
Al Government IN his letter of safe con
duet to the would-be commissioners from
JEFF, Davis, Mr.. Lincoln distinctly said
tia. any proposition for peace must en-
brace the abandonment OF slavery That
was Il sumner. He had not only united
the South but he has divided the North
But lis time was short-hG was marked
The democratic party. ~ THEY COULD ONLY
HAVE FAIR SHOW, would elect the next
President, billions of treasure had been
ezpv5rled and over = million OF men sac
rItccd. How long must these things con
IIuue IL was In the power OF the de
mo racv u save the counrv-to stop the
/ "ar-restore the currency 6c-bv uniting
the democrats and ~ the ballot box over
( throw the present admiuislratiou
He was glad they had been so still while
7 he had been speaking, thanked them tor
their attention, sand II Was very uucom-
Portable speaking it was 50 close He
took drink (of ,ater) and subsidized
DR.. NanDuscn, who by the way oficiatcd
President. and announced to the uu-
terrified peace democrats that the Execu-
tive Committee would hold its sessions in
a room over Lenahans store and If any
Of his Republican friends % were afraid
$ netting was going on and wanted to seo
the duius they were invited to "calI
round This was very kind of the DR..
but he made horrible work in the delivery
This grand eye-openor closed and each
man made tracks for home We doubt Il
any are the wiser since herring the gen
tlcm1n from Lafayette The Democrats
OF this city at this particular time, are in
need of consolation and it is fitting that
man from the adjoining county should
come and offer cheering words to the now
diseonsola'e peace, union owing politi-
clans