The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-04-15
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The bottom has been reached. Tho
storm so long threatening, has at last
burst upon the country. The leaders
Of the Democratic party who have foi
three years claimed TO bc friends o.
tho Union, and in favor Of the contin.
unncc Of the war--opposing the Ad-
ministration only because of thei.
objection to the manner in which il
was carried on---have at last thrown
OF all disguise, md now assert th,
RIGHT OF SECESLION-the JUS.
TICE OF THE REBELLION AM
INSIST THAT THE INDEPEND.
ENCE OF THE SOUTH SHALL BF
ACKFOWLEDGED.
The following is q synopsis Of The
speech of Alexander Long of Cincin.
natl. delivered last Thursday, in the
House of Representatives, prcfaced
by the, remarks Of the correspondent
Of the Cincinnati Commercial:
tThe most excitement produced by
any purely political speech this af.
ternoon, by Alex. Long of Cincin.
natl.
- The Honse had gone into Commit
tee ofthe whole for speech making
and, as usual, members were rapidly
leaving when he began, but he at once
secured close attention and held it to
the end. Large numbers of admin
istratioa men going over to the Dem.
ocratic side. and gathering about hi,
desk to hear more distinctly. 1t was
at once the most honest and boldest
utteranco from the Democratic party
ranks this session, and was attentive.
ly regarded accordingly. It's impor.
tance is such that / telegraph q full
synopsis ofits leading points as fol
low-:
He referred to the change that three
years had produced the conviction
that the war was wrong and ought to
cease Immediately. He denied the
right OF the Government, under the
Constitution, to cocrce sovereign
States quoted from Benton, Adams,
Jackson, Seward, Everett and others
in support Of his position. The Con.
fcderate States were out ofthe Union
and. are an independent power de
facto. He agreed with Mr.. Stevens
OF Penn. in that. He denounced the
amnesty proclamation rs infamous,
and said that the man who took m
oath under it would violate ii, as did
Galileo when he abjured his belief in
the carth's motion. He charged the
Government with inconsistency in
attempting TO cocrce the South. We
had sympathized with Greece, the
South American States, Poland, HIM.
gary, Italy and ireland in their strug.
giles for independence, in illustrution
Of which he referred to the speeches
of Clay and Webster in behalf OF
Greece, in 1924, anil agreed with the
N. Y. Tribune, in 1861. that IL it was
. right for three millions Of colonists to
separate from Great Britain, was
II not right for five millions of Sonth.
erners to separate from us in 1861
Better lose nine tenths of the terrific.
ry than oar republican form of gov
ornment. Land was nothing compar.
ed with liberty. Russia and even
China could live with us in that, but
who would not rather live in one of
the Cantons Of Switzerland than in
those countries, In parting with our
Jurisdiction over eleven States, we
did not lose one function of our free
government. We existed as n repub-
,lic without the mouth of the Mississ.
tppi, or any territory west of il, and
without Florida, and could exist
again. The war lad made eight mil.
lions OF bitter enemies on the Amcri.
can continent. The words Shiloh;
Antietam, Gcttysbnrg, Murfreesboro'
Richmond, Vicksburg an Fort Don.
elson, wore words of division, and
would serve to bring up emotions of
eternal hate in all time. The Union
was lost, never 20 be restored, He
saw neither at the North or South,
any sentiment on which to build q
Union, and was forced to the conclu-
sion, that in attempting to pres
our jurisdiction over Southern States
we had lost our constitutional form
OF government over the Northern.--
What had been predicted by our wi.
sest statesmen had come to pass
In grasping nj the shadow we had
lost the substance in striving to re.
tain the casllct in which our Jewels
we'e, vel had lost these precious mon.
un,cnts of freedom. There are but
two alternative, and that is either an
acknowledgment fthc Independence
ofthe South rs an Independent nation
or their complete subju9ation ~ q
people, and he preferred the
former. Ii the war was TO 90 on, he
wanted II conducted by the party In
power, and was opposed to running
, candidate for the Presidency on tn,
narrow basis of how the war shoulc
bcproSecuted. He believed the IN q
ses of the Democracy for peace, anC
was opposed TO running war can
didate.
Wv Atthe conclusion of this traitorou
%baranguo, Speaker Colfax moved til
expulsion of this Ohio rebel, tar trea
, sonablc plterances In the discussion