, 1864-10-28
BRYAN HALL

BfyAQ dAll was rACEf1 1ulI, mol an lncn OF epafe
room, The hall was nl]ed long before the COM
neneemeut of the proceedings. The body OF the
hall ~ss allied with citizens and soldiers, while
,he gallery being reserved was hred with ladies',
who came II great Numbers to grace the meeting
with tucir 1eeel ce. The platform was also filled
to its ptmokt cspscity. and many who came late,
could re-: neither sitting nor standing room, ard
were reluctaLt1y obliged to leave The Great
Western Light Guaro Band was present and per-
formed variety Of tat1aeticG - ar H.. 49, 1.,,
Hancock ESQ Prts1deht Of the Lincoln and Oglesby
Club, p ho 1ntrodnced bon. Lyman Trematn Of
Albany, who was received with marked enshusi-
After the applsuss had subkldcd. Nj. Tfemstne
came forward and faiu his purpose Was TO msin.
ts,n and eutta1n the honor q onr country, and
onr 1attese. BE hsu the honor, on that occasion
to etand before an audience composed ofthe people
OF Chicago Ihe ias1 resting p1ace Of the ianented
death Of Mr, Dorglas WIS unumely. Had he lived
be would have taken an aetlve parf in the putting
eSMn esan Q, ins ths Re
suited 10 the epeAkel that he was familiar 6ith that
cabal which caused his defeat, and has eiace been
The speafes here rad several extracts from
speech mane by the late Nj. DoNsias. IN the Lezit
lsture Of this State, in April 1861 from speech
rattio,s CT traitors. It - eald that iii. Ltn-
coin hss perverted the object Of this
eYefy : ,nst1unent.,l,y to put down tie rebelton.
and snong theee means ~as that tcs agstnst the
siave power. Msn1 gay that n. Dous!ss would
not hase ~ nc II ~ ann ,s II
to this assertion. Haa Mr.. Donslas lavod be would
have reclaimed nAnY honest bur misguided men,
who Htin cairp TO The Democzsae party. thoneh
-: Tne1e 1S IL no eeession Of 80 momestous weight
ae th4t Of the election OF Chles Ma2fst1are Many
Which yeriuns measures ysere discussed. We have
trlly oemoDstrated the Capacity u cnsFy on the
Government in time o! peace, to casfy on foreign
y old OF arms We are now to determine once
a, forever whether We have the necessary en-
ouraLce End eourage, TO enable us 10 over
he @ Verdict UPON ,hs Issue nothing csa ever % re1
call It. On the deu rmlnbtion that tnis people will
question Whether thls nation Viii Or Wi nof eecfee
that ite nationality shall con!lnue. It seems clear
1hat If th,s nallon is doomed 70 GO down to the
vi are brought face 70 face with the question Of
the var. For upwards Of three years Ihfa nat1ou
Sss ssd l nstS 4. TO RsId aht "t9 Ws Ell p
wsr. They viii now 1or the nrst
make the IT cord nplete. The que-t'on ,s, eh4il
The people condemn The .ar as f-ilure, and de-.
msnd cessation Of hostilities, OF. On the otaer
Ioenl prese on this var untu the rebe lion anstl
be destroyed? ? This ID the itrpe. and what conse:
quences depend upon III The pure democratic
~ar Il the pro,ecutiou uf The war violates the
principles of Justice and right II 1t violates the
CCrslltutIon, 1t should ceafe. II the rebels have
he xisht to eecede, the wyf should cease. II such
= a 4ho hAn AtA ffS IN =
| o1feuerRtes tie debt they hare incurred; II, on
The ether hand, tie rebellion be mi II the
war winged cgatnet the Government be Ire. .spn, and
III II u the outy oi the people to snataln Aasa-
ham Lincoln, who hss carried on the war honestly.
II W fail. We should b reGaEded as towards and
eoncsimes clained thzt the South has OILY ASSERT
ID The ehs o. IesfS1,on; t.;Ssss "h.sh ths vas vas
ulo.ion asserted by our ththersl They insisted
On the right to control their OWL AFFAIR.". They
did Eot huve he 1ign, o. tne oa34s.eo1. There is
11pGt eyeiy jour years to change hisnes; ocera
81 IT, United Slater, and where this right exists,
4cht Il & q Rtpa5e Ad'nx aa s1s
usjasiiy to The sou,h!, None. On the contrary
pan M Of this Government. Every guard to the Fa
North, wa re1igtoualy observed BY the people.
Sjaye Law, it was granted. Il IL ,c1e to talk 0!
oppression on the psrt Of the Government against
tie people Of the South. Tne South h1d the
neels sseeSs nos to1 S osss, Cd bns
scle to claim tha: there ts any analogy between
the South and rresolnltoRa7 lathers. Jef OayIs
IT'D abuse o. me
ret himten on TIE word 81 ce.eion - There Is nc
such thl1 r - State rights" a. claimed by ths
Tpe IpeaEer here referred to the hleto.y Of The
aduptfon Of the Constitution and tbs coercion ol
New York at that time, and then glanced at The
publication doctrines Of the Calhoun school. and
their summary treatment a he hsnds q Jackson
30 read ! few extracts from the proclamation, tn
which jackson ea,d. "to sdmtt the rtgat OF seees
sion W 70 de9y he s1isterse oi tas So1srqnsal
made nse o. snch language as is to be foued il
Jactson'e ktter to the.peop}e Of South C4toin.,
be would be sEiema1ized a. an spostate BY the
1assf1 tSiSs 10 eeee.tion is sssurd that SIZE aa
boaeh! sna ps'd n,,Isr for - By ..c.as ths @ 8og
nttsrly unjust Is the proposition thar Fo1ida can
W,1hdraw from 1he ULaon under the State rights
Go;f1ine, Louislsua acquired by NJ Jefferson has
the right to witbe ana taks w1ta het IT, rue mon
III TheD, who commenced The war! Mr.. LINCOLN
cane irto ofiee March 4. 1861. and found Gay
Preeident Vice President and Calumet. Then
cane he act Of var at Fort sumt@1,a eaea1 ovs5, M
srt Of Var. The chlsalry re;ofced that Cox
Southerue1a wcu victory owe. seventy soldier
nnd the fag oi the Union WIS torn Gown 70 maes
loom for s'Ihe rising star Of the Eew republic"
NJ Iancotn let the States co. 1t wall N axe prece
1c,t fo1 f,iht 70 10 do the same. NJ. LAncon stoos
IN lie tame porit,on az that in wlieh An4seN
Jackson stood, TIE Democracy OF Andrew JACK
ron'e day raid be haa The poser, ,hs Dong1ss De
moclae, said he had ii, but the Pendieton Denoe
The speaker read the Baltimore platform. Ms
| Lincolu'e letter was ~ plain az the pln'osm
| There were no TWO sides TO It.. &t Lincoln an'
Nj. Jacleon btlteyc the rebellion uust be pu
down without any '|ifs" or bnta." The spehE
| er then rcad the Chicago platform, The sens
| MIME. Vermont. Indiana, Ohio and Penn.y'vani1
The whole platform te moral treason. It contain