The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-03-18

symptom Of applause, but when the name
Of the beastly Butler was mentioned, you
should have hearG The cheering and clap
ping Of hands. This spirit 10 the people
must he changed. or the country is lost
For Coils sake. if We are to indulge in
rnan~o'ship. lie, US take decent and re-
spectacle men as objects of alteration.
He quoted Monte>qeieu on government
TO show that she president had become a
despos A nav definition of treason bad
been given 1t would be said that he (Nr.
: had made eirible TRADE against the
government. while he had said everything
for the government. and only spoken
aesins. those who administered il. Bat
the administration declares that all to-day
who criiicse it, or speak disrespectfuIIv
Of it are guilty Of disloyaI,v and treason.
He quoted a saying of Alexander the
threat. that he did not recognize such a
Thing AS indirect high treason That was
Alexander The hespot and the conqueror
He Mr. s. wished to God that when Val
landigham was arrested for violating
BurnSIde's order that we had had Alexan-
Ger the despot and conqneror at the head
Of the government instead of Abraham
Lincoln. Despot as he was. Alexander
did not recognize Independent high treas
son Z"
tie next referred to a le,s-r written in
1855 hv Theodore Parker to salmon p.
Case IN which he predicted that he
torth would raSe in arms and as,sb ish a
new ron-'l'u'ion which he (Park-r) lie,
cIared was written on drum head The
odore Parker pointed out he clause Of
the constitution which declares that the
general government shall guarantees re-
publican form of government To the states.
As the clause under which The institutions
of The states nigh, be attacked This
was treason. And Abraham Lincoln had
adopted that very suggestion of the trsi
tor. Parker in his amnesty proclamation.
lie (Mr s charged Abraham Lincoln
then with HANG = traitor. altar the fact
thar both he and Theodore Parker, were
liable 10 be convicted of treason in the
cour:a Of this country.
In conclusion he said he would real
Gen. McClellan's letter of the IN Of Jntv
1867, ana declared hs' he stood by Me-
ti-lian's civil and military poiirv He
went on 70 d-noun,.- he conf cation uol-
icT of th~ a'in'n:rtrs;lo' He spaea Il
L" fu"'nhet> . KNEW why We pnui nat
give np f., .tirisn ana 4cf ,ar.t:4r ~
sustain he ""n< IA ION IL I-nauu,...,l
IN, filing 90 Al "lvii nffi - i, .aruh'1-
cans. 1n'irr ne rea.orth.r sra,-yt i.
iem"cr,'- are nat 'ovaI HE MAJ ..uui,i
not b. cnnrinin1 n thrty var u ii..r ~
rr"s-n' policy J. os- constantly -irlnrtn
enny th- rebri~ L. u look 1T ,hnps
cantiily without partisan feeling ih.
government is based on TIE cnnsen. Of the
governed The states mus, come back 81
their own free will. or they will not come
At all. In ia other WAY ronlt tn Union
be restored VIII fhav 80 come back IN
der the present policy l. was a ,,nrn
ar fact that to-day the moth stands con
!enned b, every nation of Europe exrant
deepotlr Ru>sis while ths snuih has con
Quoted itself in q manner 20 secure the
approba'i"n If All the resi-. On lar ms
stand hv he cons'i,urion and preserve our
liberties. Ls, Us save 'he Union If Q
can. hn' n any event, l-f nS preserve the
constitution and orr lih-ries.