Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1864-10-18

can lift themselves above party pre-
juices and party associations. Thank
God, there issome patriotism still left
in the country [cheers] THAT when
the nation is endangered they can
come up and stand by the stars and
stripes.
But, the Democrats | have acted
with in times gone by, let me ask
one questions What has always
been the leading tenet Of that party ?
We might begin with the immortal
Washington and Jefferson, who stand
BY the Union, anu run on down till
we come to Jackson, in whose time
Democracy took more distinctive
stand. And when the question of
Union or dissolntion-camc up in 1882
where did the embodiment Of Democ-
raGy stand z | see many old men
he 9 to-day, and there may be some
old Democrats among them, aud !
ask them where did we stand? The
old question used to be, whose can
didate is the best Union man? We
would come to the stand as you have
done to-day, all marching under the
stars and stripes, and the question
was, which was the best Union man,
and whose measures were best cal
culated to perpetuate the Govern
ment? A voice-"That's what we
are are after now."1 You arc sem
sible man And now let me ask that
old-linc Democrat what difference is
there between You and the Republi-
can who stands on this platform p
What is Lincoln's PLATFORM it is
the Union platform. That is enough !;
and wien the Union is saved, when
treason and traitors are put down,
and peace again restored, then, if we
want to divide about different meas
ures, we can have parties again, hat
it is re time for parties now. First
save your nation, aud then yon
viii have a country to quarrel IN
| Laughter and cheers.
JACKSON on THE CAUSE OF THE REBEL
hold ia my hands, tom which |
wish to read al extract or two, for
the benefit OF some old Democrats,
and young ones, too, a letter written
By General Jackson himself, in his
own handwriting; aad in handI4g
this relic, my mind goes back to the
times 1882 When it was written,
and published, | was a young man
or boy, at work in my shop, and
heard it read.
And now III reference to the letter
Of General Jackson. ! am free to
confess that it was not with mere adj
eairation that / regarded Tim il was
almost generations / looked upon
him as one Of the purest Of patriots;
and when / handle this letter, writ
ten thirty years ago, and associate il
with him who lies slunberiag IN the
tomb, / feel that / am touching a sa-
cred thing. 1t is letter to Rev. A.
S. Crawford, of Georgia, dated May,
1888, and what does he say Were
it possible to communicate inteili-
gence to the dead, and could that old
statesman be made to understand
what's now transpiring, it seems to me
that then he observed the doctrines
of Calhoun and his associates sway
ing the public mind as they do now,
with the assassin hand lifted AGAINST
the life of the nation, he would turn
over in his coffin-yes, that he would
rend the lid asunder, and, rising,
shake off the habiliments ofthe tomb;
that he would lift that majestical
arm of his, stretch forth bis hand,
and, with that long finger erect, re-
utter the doctrine that "the Union
of these States must be preserved"
Was this not your opinion years ago?
+ Voices-"yes, yes What should
prevent you and /, and every other
man, who loves his country, from
coming forward and shaking hands
over the letter, and repeating the
same noble sentiments, that "the
Union must be preserved r.
The old hero and patriot thus
speaks
81 have had laborious task here ;
but notification isdead and its actors
and courtiers will only be remember
ed by the people, TO be execrated for
their wicked designs to sever and
destroy the only good Government
on the globe, and thatprosperity and
happiness we enjoy over every other
portion of the world Haman's gal
lows ought to be the fate Of all such
ambitious men who would involve
the country in civil war, and all the
evil in its train, that they might
reign. and ride on it's whirlwinds and
direct the storm The free people of
these United States have spoken and
consigned these demagogues to their
proper doom. Take care Of your
nullifiers you have amongst yoa.--
Let them meet the indignant frowns
Of every man who loves his country.
The tariff, it is now known, was a
mere pretext. Its burdens were on
your coarse woolens; ny the law Of
July, 1892, coarse woolens were re-
duced to five per cent. for the benefit
Of the South Mr. CIay's bill takes