The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-08-26

w ~ IcIueSu IL "ho thO oup-
porters of Lincoln who refused The day
has gone by wien the truth cannot be
spoken. The time is past when men who
voted for Lincoln disputes that it was
through his instrumen tality that the Crit
.endep resolutions were voted down, and
the artitrament of the sword resorted TO.
Our fathers tried the experiment Of
settling questions of differences between
the several States for73 years, and they
succeeded well. They had none of the
evils of disunon. They allowed each
other to rule their own households as they
saw proper, and our nation was the strong
est on earth. 1t was 10 this condition
when we handed it over to Lincoln
What is it TO day? A ruined tenement,
filed with all manner of evil spirits, and,
turn where you will almost, scene Of
slaughter meets your eyes.
stood here three years ago, when this
war began, and said, GOOD; take all the
men you want, and all the money. You
have the power TO do it. And if, at the
end of four years, you have restored the
Union, preserved the liberties Of the PEG
pie, and this prosperous and happy nation
will arise here, under these trees, and
make public acknowledgment that | was
wrong and you right" l should have
done il. and retired to private life, saying
tilat Lincoln was right and | was wrong.
To day the four years have elapsed and
am, thanks 70 God, but no thanks to Liz
coin, able 10 vindicate my prediction
And what shall say, as an honest man {?
Ought Ito make public confession that
was wrong ard that Lincoln and his party
right? Voices" No. !" Never" |
want you republicans to 60 home, and to-
night close the doors after you, wait till
ten or eleven o'clock. when your wives
and children are asleep in bed, sit down
calmly and ask yourselves whether Val
landigham should have. risen here and
said be was wrong and Lincoln was right
Your own hearts will tell you no. ..
Now | call upon you to carry out your
convictions. You have prejudices against
the democratic party, and you have strong
er prejudices against me. This cannot
help. know that my time has not come.
1t does not need that republicans. should
tell me this. "When ye see the fig tree
put forth its leaves, then ye may know
the summer is nigh" Great cheering
am not going to quarrel with you
Time will do its work. You are begins
ming to say in your hearts, the doctrines
are right, whether the man who proclams
them is or not. This is all care for.
do not look for personal agrandizement.
If did | should have been Major Geu-
eral long ago, aud had millions of money
laid by as the spoils of my part eff the war.
Having lost the commission, shall not
turn round now and sacrifice principle
for any personal considerations. l say
I! therefore, indulge in your prejudices,
abnse me, do not CAFE; only vote for
the right doctrine. ! am not a candidate
for any office. shall not be candidate.
You need not be alarmed about being
obliged to vote for me, All ask is, that
you will listen to the words Of truth. Ask
the question yourselves-whsti is right
| Whether it is not better to have peace in
the land than war? do not believe you
can find any republican, who has an ordl>
nary amount. of brains, who will not be
willing to admit that there. ought to be
an end Of this war. Whoever did settle
anything by fighting? Did two men ever
agree upo1 terms of peace while at blows
with each other? Voices, ono, never"!1
Did any man ever make his wife love aim
by beating her! Laughter, and cries of
"No."] suppose he says; "My wife
dom. love ne, and l am going TO beat her
till she does love me-" will be ever sue
coed No The more he beats her the
more she dom, love him.
would not have appeared here to day,
but to express the immense satisfaction |
feel for the most extraordinary charge
going on in the entire country. Every
neighborhooG can bear testimony to the
fact that scores of men who voted for
Lincoln four years ago, will not vote fo-
him in November next. Whereas little
while ago the clamor was all for war, the
cry now is, let US stop fighting and see
what We can do to settle this question as
reasonable men. If We can not do il in
four years, without spending any money,
without increasing the public debt, with>
out calling for further drafts on the able
bodied men of your households then it
will be time enough to Try war again, and
you can elect some other man to renew
the conflict. But, for Gods sake, give US
four years for breathing spell. Let our
youths Of sixteen years grow up to men
Of twenty before they are taken from us
Let us have more men in the harvest field
and work shop. Let our currency regain
its proper value Let US restore the OBJ
servance of the constitution Then if, in
the language of ChaLdler, of Michigan,
the interest of the country demand a little
more blood letting, go and take the re-
sponsibility. -
| know the power Of prejudice, the diff
ficulties in the way Of a man who has long
been a whig or republican turning
round and voting the democratic ticket.
But had not you better leave your party
than ruin your country? We propose
through this fundamentally to put an end
to this war. We expect to elect the dem
ocrat or the conservative President-T
don't care by what name you call those
who elect him. If you don't like the
name democrat, scratch it off and put on
the names of the Electors only-the names
of such men as will vote for sound peace
candidate. s-.-...- .....l ...s-..-.......
1t is by the peaceable assembling of the