Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-03-10
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Gen. Stark's Resolution.

Joint resolutions Of Mr.. Starks, in regard to
the conduct of the war, thanking the army
and navy, and suggesting the nomination of
Abraham Lincoln. Geo. 3. Smith, of Mad
ison, the acknowledged leader of the Cop
perhead portion of the Democratic party
thought this an excellent time to deliver him
self of a superabundance of bile against the
Administration and its measures, which he
did without stint or measure, making a
speech that the Richmond Congress could
not help but cheer, if it had been made be-
fore them. In the course of his remarks he
charged the North with bringing on the war,
denounced the liberation of slaves of rebels
in unmeasured terms, and charged the
President with the most heinous of national
crines--treason. His remarks, synopsis
of which we find in the; Journal, occupy
more than two columns of that paper.
The discussion was continued by Messrs
Barry, Bingham, Webb, Hubbel1, McGarry,
Sanborn and others, prolonging the session
till two o'clock in the moning. si9
The remarks of Messrs. Barry and Bng-
ham, who followed Mr.. S., were we'll timed
and to the point, showing up the fallacy
and falsity of charges and epithets made at
and heaped upon the Administrations and its
policy. af 3l q emo4 % Dor 3
The following short paragraph from Mr..
Barry's speech shows how he felt, as well
as the almost uaiversaz effect of the war
upon all honest-hearted Democrats
/ have been in the South, have talked
with rebels and traitors there, and they
talked just as he Geo. B. Smith, talks. But
| am willing to believe, because he says so,
that he is a loyal man, and earnest in his
support of the Union. I went into the
army as Democrat. [ was Democrat
from boyhood upward, and | am to-day a
Democrat if to bear in my heart reyer-
ence for universal humanity constitutes
Democrat When came back from the
war, my Democratic friends said that I
talked as if were crazy. He was crazy,
as Gen. Butler said of Gen. Phelps, crazy
about ten days in advance Of the majority
He was body and soul, through and
through, an abolitionist. That was what
he was. fe.tar y aan $3.50 81.
We should like very much to have been
able to give more of this debate, but. the
remarks of Judge Hubbell are all that
we have room for. Theysspeak for them
selves: a.i3 .g tofa rs 4
JUDGE HUBBELL said, as the gentleman
just up had electrified the House, he would
make some remarks. These resolutions
were discussed as if they contained some
thing that was not in them. They con
tanned no charge against the Democratic
party. The clause objected to was that
which proposed to recognize only two par
ties, patriots and traitors. That sentiment
was not from an Abolitionist or Republican
source, butw the language Of that great
man Stephen A. Douglas. 1t had a noble
origin and he thanked God that its author
lived long enough to proclaim it. He was
not in favor of the fourth resolution. lie
was not in favor of Abraham Lincoln or
Chase, or Butler, but Of that man whom
the National Union Convention shall select
as the standard bearer of the Union men
of this country. (Applause.) We had a
most extraordinary exhibition here this af-
ternoon. The gentleman from Dane (Mr.
hours in eloquent denunciation of the Ad-
ministration and not one word did we hear
from him in condemnation of this wicked
rebellion. AS he heard him he sometimes
thought he was reading the Chicago Times,
and sometimes that it was the gentleman
who "waited and watched across the Dor
der" before the thunders Of the tempest
from Ohio broke upon him. The gentle
man from Dane was eloquent in denouncing
the treason of Wendell Phillips, Garrison
and Theodore Parker, men of past age,
and of the mere ghost of dis-union here in
the North, while he was silent respecting
the living, fighting body Of dis-union at the
South. All the gentlemen who had spoken
on the other side had treated the rebel
lion as if it had been brought on by the
North v n.H 5du M
The speaker referred to the. humiliation
of the Northern Democracy up to the break
ing out of the war. After having borne so
much are we to be condemned now that we
follow Douglas, and stand by the govern
IlIcIit. W tIdb plOtCCIo 10 IO-HlSHb ANOII-
ing but the bright swords and bayonets of
our gallant army, and those flaming mes
sengers of death which they sent into the
ranks of the foe along the frontier. He
was not afraid of war. His father poured
out his blood on the battlefield Of Brandy
wine, and it was our duty to lay down our
lives to preserve the government our fathers
formed. He was for war until this accursed
rebellion is put down by the sword. Then
he would grant a generous amnesty to the
masses, but to the leaders haltar.
The speaker then alluded to the eoncilia-
tory policy first adopted towards the South
and its failure. While the war continued
to be conducted in a manner that was weak
ening and depopulating the North, and
doing no injury to the South, the gentle
man from Dane and such Democratsas he,
say they sustained the Administration
Such a warfare would soon have ruined US.
At length the people demanded that war,
real war, should be made. Then it was
that Abraham Lincoln thought it wise and
necessary to lay his hand en- the corner
stone of the rebellion.
The speaker said he did not have Lincoln
on the brain, but he respected him for his
good sense he thanked him for trying to
cave tho country and for summoning the