Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-05-10
Position of Fern.ndo -


Fernando Wood will show the full extsn,
OF his position upon the issues now bero,a
the country. 1t will be seen that bs n
opposed to recognizing the indspsndsuss
of the Southern COnfederacy, and that he
firm in the conviction that the Union
might be restored without further war and
by peaceable negotiation.
II will not detain the House BY the,
reading OF any more extracts ferries of "Oh.
read them TO prove the allegation which.
made, that the Republican party, which
now rules this country, was conceived and
porn IN spirit OF disunion, and that who.
ever else may rebuke my friend from Ohio
Mr.. Long that side of the House sSonS
take no exception to any lapsgag. 49,.
may be used looking to dieunion or recoo.
nitiCn. VI teo08'
Sir, am not in favor of racoon;.;. p
l have held but one language and as'no.-
ed but one position since the the break;n, :.
out OF this unfortunate revolution. enc;
opposed TO recognizing.in any contingency
until after the exhaustion Of peaceful d.
gotiation, the independence of the Sopth-
ern government; and do no coneur vith
the gentleman from Ohio, TMr. Long, in
his belief that the alternative has baen
presented of annihilstion or RECOGNITION
believe that if this Government UonId
in good faith, make an honest effort In "a.
store this Union By peaceful negotiation, III
it would guaranty the constitutional riobts
Of the Southern States, believe that even
now the Union could be restored witbou1 \
firing another cannon. And until va havs
exhausted and failed in these negotistiona-
|, for one, will not allow myself to tbinS
OF, much less speak of, a contingency 40
dreadful as that of dissolution,
And 1t is proper that should saw. an
this occasion, that Dissent from the ssn.
timents uttered by the gentleman from.
Maryland, Mr.. Harris, on Saturday. m
understood him correctly, be declared In
favor of not only the right bat the policy
Of session. -.
dlFer from him entirely and sItopsth.
er. And although / voted against the
resolution of censure, / did il because 4
deny the right in this House to censure
any man for the expression be NAV enter
tain. ........,
Notwithstanding the provision of Tia
constitution that member is not 60 ba
called to account, out of the House. fo1
anything be may do here, deny the rioba;
of the House to deprive Representative of
forty thousand people of the liberty of az.
pressing his sentinenta, and. probably
their sentiments upon any public question
of the day. =.
1 will not vote to ahridgs the expression
OF sentiment 10 this House. / am willing
to accord to every man, even to those on
the other side of the House the large..
liberty of debate.
But. sir, l am not in favor of a dissoIu.
ton of this Union. am not in favor ~
recognition. am not in favor of secession !.
But l am in favor of peace. 1 am in favor
OF doing justice to the Southern people
l am in favor of making an effort. tbronoh +,
negotiation, for final determination ana
adjudication of this question in some wav.
as the Government has always done undeP
like circumstances.
This war cannot restore the Union. Z,
believe the Democratic party, as far as this
immediate question is concerned, connot be
an Abolition war party. There can be no
such thing as war Democrat; becauaa
when man is in favor of the war.bs mua1
be IN favor of the war as il is prosecuted
by the party in power, With its uaayoidable
tendency to destroy the constitution and
Uaion. He cannot be Democrat and he
for war. The Democratic party was NOT
brought into power under such policies or
on any such platform Gs that.
1t the war is to 60 on, want the Ra-
publican party to carry it on. They caused
j.; anc let them take the esponsibility.-,
They get The plumber, let them take the
Now. sir, can there be such thing AZ
conservative Republican, No. sir. q man
cannot be modern Republican and he
conservative. Republicanism, as now nm
derstOOd.praetically, is destructive, fapaIi.
cal and ruInous. Conserystivism is 10
protect and preserve life and property
Therefore say there can be no such thing
as war democrat or conservative Re.
publican.
Uutil the American people return to the
second sober thought. aud realize the in.
eVitaoie tendency and conclusion of the
war believe that the disease will run its
course and thar the Republican disunion.
Its IN power may carry out their doctrines
to their bloody and relentless results.
george Thompson was sent as and emis.
sary by the British Government tbir',
years ago to SOw the seeds of dissoInt;oo
In America. He now returns as the ons.1
of his fellow disunionists, the ruling nsrtv
to see the resping of his BLOODY harve:t /,
Union, sir, Union with this doctrine of felT.
destruction and humiliation, where every
man, woman and child is 70 be put 70 ths ,
sword, where their country is 10 he Iaid
waste where their STATE Institutions ara IA
be subverted, where freemen under you,
constitution, standing with equal rigb.a
with ourselves, are to be made slayes Of on
die ], "
Why, sir, men who talk Of such q UnIoit
under our system of Governments have no0
read the constitution. .
Sir there can be no such Union. Civil
war Is dissolution, destruction, exteruinas
ton. And therefore am opposed 70 II,
and II tsvore Of making q peaceful effort
Tor the settlement OF this great question. I
am in favor of bringing back the Southern /
States intoa coalition, of fraternity ana
brotherhood with the North. am in favor
of the compacts and compromises Of thu
constitution, ! am in favor of this galaxy
ofbeautifal, Independent powers being
once more gathered under q common Gov
ernment, entitled to equal rights,. eoueE
privileges, and equal exemption from eenN
trial usurpatiOn and tyranny.
That, sir, is my position. I do mai
agree with this gentleman from MARYLAND
Mr.. Harris in favor of secession. I IA
not agree with the gentleman from Ohio
Mr.. LongI that the alternative is eTenf
yet presented to the American people Of.
annlhilation or dissolution. But / do be.
lleVe that IT the President of the United
states would appoint commissioners cIoths
ca with power, as has been done under
IKE circumstances BY bis predecessorss
from the days of Washington down 70 ,the
present time, and those commissioners
would proceed to Richmond, while do
not think that peace would Immediately b
restored, do think there would be-a come
meneement Of the end of this war. which
would lead to q restoration Of the Union
either by reconstruction or otherwise.
In private letter to the editor Of the
D.. 4 a IL