Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-10-05

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should be slavery. They went to war
only for slavery and to put their feet on
all laborers, black and white, for they
don't discriminate in color SO nicely As
Northern Copperheads. Laughter.l--
They don't think the poor white trash
any better than their negroes, 1T they are
as good Even the dankeys won't associ-
ate with the white trash. The Southern
aristocrecy loathe everything with the
mark of freedom on it. SO does the Cop
| perhead. A slave himself, he stand forth,
not to elevate mankind, but to drag all
down to his own infamous level But zoe
insist that all men are equal and have
certain inaliensbls rights. That was oar
fathers belief, and all that we do try 10
do is to uphold the old flag and enforce
! the government of our fathers. We are
fighting for our government, they against
the inalienable rights OF man.
t.t ABOUT TIE MANIFESTO. -
But see stuck up all over town, and
even nailed over this very platform, a
certain document put forth by Mr.. Davis
and myself. / am told that it was by
Democrats. Well, Pm glad to see it
Thank God that they'll believe part OF
the truth. Laughter] They've made
me their witness now, and 1t is an oio
principle of law that they cannot dispute
nv testimony. [Cheers and laughter /.
| If they believe what said about Lincoln,
| let them believe what | am about TO say
of Mcclellan. Isn't that fair? | shall
not deceive you in either case-thars
not my vocation. | never suppress the
truth ecause it may injure me to tell 1t.
hone the Democrats will keep on
spreading that document among the peo
pie. It's all right. Their course is manly. !.
liz ia much more honorable than that OF
some cowardly sneaks of my own party,
who are slandering me behind my, back.
That course was cowardly-that of the
Democras is manly. will give them
credit for all they deserve, for God knows
I can afford it. Laughter. ! believe
that the American people are not like
owls. and can bear the light. am un-
like many petty politicians OF our party,
who come out only to lsud their candl-
date. and don't dare to criticise his acts
] IF our liberties are lost, such sycophants
will be responsible for it.. But If any
man takes a position opposed to my idea
of right, l meet him openly. h
! Let us see how this document came TO
be istued. The President vetoed an act
which Congress had passed. He had
perfect constitutional right to do So
But he went further, and issued procla'
nation appealing to the people in sup
mort of his position. In doing so he cast
an imputation on Mr.. Davis and myself,
who were in measure instrumental IN
preparing the bill. He put forward his
side of the question, and whoever does
that l shall meet him. Be he President,
j King. or peasant, shall put forth my
side too. Applause.l = l am ashamed to
say my party upbraided me because 4
was unwilling to admit that our Presl-
dsnt was infallible and could dno wrong.
|. for one, am not afraid to place the
truth r. before the people. What
would YOU think of 8 Judge on the
bench. who would rule out part of the
evidence. lest the truth should mislead
the Jury? fl opposed the President, |
did so because thought him wrong, and
lI-or rather Mr.. Davis and were
frank enough to set it forth. have lit
tie to say for myself, but cannot suffer
Mr.. Davis to be attacked. If free princi-
pIes are dear to you, Mr.. Davis has more
/. merit than any man l know OF. He has
done more to rid Maryland OF slavery
than all the rest Of the men IN lt-lnfi-
nitely more than all the pitiful croakers
; that assail him. He has stood like
rock for the truth and has won noble
: victory. and his enemies shall not ira
, duce so glorious a champion OF Union
: and Liberty without protest from me-
, will not boast for myself-though one
Infinitely greater than /, ''boasted lit
tleD-bnt doesd't it show that Mr.. Davis
couid elevate him above the miserable
7 tarmmels of party when he announced
what he demed q truth, and what is and
. soon will be the truth. Applause
: think my position was right, and that O
: the President wrong, and SO believing
2 will declare it though the heavens -iail
aud no earthly dignity or station shal
= stand between me and the truth. --4
' x,cLELLAs's RECORD -----.-
!, want the Democrats to understand
9 now. that tell the truth at all hazards
! and want them to receive and beileV
7 what say about this coward Mcclellan
U have announced the facts about Ian
9 coin, now l will announce some fe'
u facts about Mcclellan, and when L hsy
= done choose ye between them: how Is
:. that we find men so much IN the mis-
y about platforms and issues? Was 1t no
l, easy, if the Chicago Convention meant
9 uphold the government, for them to sa
e so. Couldn't they have put 1t upon pa
" per. so that all could, understand. lH-
II They are either for war or against 1t, ar
u they not?- Is, it not easy to, set tbs
y forth? But the Democrats are divided
'. One part of them are not yet SO deprave
ot and demoraiized as to be willing to e
N down in the dust before the South an
a. cry "pseavi." Laughter and applause
u But the larger portion OF the enemy pa
y fallen so low as to have done it alread.
m They have to reconcile these differences
y and so they. put big shoulder strappe
lee General on a peace platform. And Go
ID knows they couldn't have found q mol
ID peaceable General. Laughter,l In WI
le he is very prince of peace. Contlnue
n laughter.T For nearly two years he vi
ia the eeueralissimo of all the armies OF u
ID United States. He had staff like
a regiment. have seen him myself, whe
ne - galloped out, with his cavalry strinl
IN inc along behind him, to take some ell
'u vsfed position and have all his trool
Do march around him. That's what
~ called oroanizing an army. Renewe
m laughter.l You know this as well as
ne We had battles under McClellan-ple
OF ty of them. In these battles our bo
ne fought and conquered and fell as gallar
an ly and deyotedly as man ever did.
no was the duty of q commanding gener
be to lead his troops 10 battle, and sha
le their danger, Of his staff to carry his {
an ders TO and fro, where death is thickel
After a year and half of battles, N
CIeIlan and all his staff and their hors,
rt, came out as sleek and fat and iaif {
he thew went in. (Laughter.) Not one b
he blood drawn on him. And he was t
nd youpg Napoleon, was he? Laughte
he Whyis it not notorious. that at any til
1e- during the last six months ofhis gener
rse ship could have gone to an insuran
mt Office and insured his life for less p
Use MUM than that on the life of q farm
ma in his wheat field. Renewed Laughte
to Every body knew it was safe enough