, 1864-09-23

foreign steel can come in with such duty. Pc
tersburg has the monopoly, and since the tariff,
put her steel up 100 per cent. The consequence
is, your Columbus manufacturers of planter S
hoes have already stopped making them. They
cannot afford to make them at such prices; or
if they do they would have to charge the 100
per cent on the farmer EFrom one item learn
all.
Mr.. Cox enlarged on the tariff policy, showing
how the power to pay the internal tax was les
sened hundreds Of millions, by gorging the cap
italists, whO absorb the protective bounties so
laYishly levied on. the consumers. He then re-
ferred to the Mexican and Arguelles case-sn
agreeable E~ ersion by Congress from the per-
petual d. $50 on: but even these outrages
upon our international relations were not al
lowed to be considered. The African element
was prominent still in all speeches and legisla-
tion. Congress sought to make the African an
equal in the territories, in the District, in the
street cars, in the witness box, on ship board
and at the ballot box. They did not proceed as
far as miscegenation, but they did what they
could to prepare for it by negro equality-polit-
ical and social
And all this did not put down the rebellion.
1t grew in spite of it. Its last raid almost
caught Congress in session. 1t ragged around
Washington and frightened Mr.. Lincoln and
his people into the widest panic After nearly
four years of waste and destruction, with all
the means and men given by the patriotic peo-
pie the rebellion is just as strong, if not
stronger. The darkest hour we have yet seen
is now upon us. We are surrounded with the
terrible calamities produced by sectional hate
and bitterness
A Voice.-Will you be kind enough to tell us
how to get out of it2
Mr.. Cox.-My way is to abolish Lincoln in
November. tremendous applause-) will
have more TO say of that when come to the Nj
agara negotiations. But in order to succeed,
fellow Democrats, we must have unity in our
party-here and Chicago. l am delegate to
the Chicago Convention and shall favor the
nomination of any man who in my Judgment
will be most likely to succeed against the pres
ent Administration
Several voices.-McClellen is our man.
(Cheers.)
Mr. Cox.-I am and have been a friend of Gen
Mcclellan. l had the pleasure of seeing him
last week; and know that neither he nor his
friends have the remotest idea of allowing his
name to embarrass the united action of the Chi
cago Convention. What he wishes is the sue
cess of Che great Conservative element, which
in succeeding will remove the tyranny which
hangs over the people. .(Cheers.)
A Voice.-We want no War Democrat.
Mr.. Cox.-I know no ''War" Democrat; no
"Peace" Democrat; but | know that Democracy
believes in the language uttered by Mcclellan
at West Point when he said Ethat conciliation
common interest and mutual charity, are the
foundation and must be the support of the Gov
ernment" Enthusiastic applause.
Mr. Cox then touched upon the military sitn-
alton. Heregarded Grants campaign as fall
ure. Most of the Republican Congressman so
regarded it. Whether from the foresight and
skill of Lee, or the imbecility and intermed-
ding of the President. The failure was too
conspicuous to be ignored. 1t had achieved
but one success 1t had vindicated Mcclellan
[cheers and proved what the speaker had often
said, thatsuch Administration could neither
make war nor peace. Cheers.
Are we then to disband our armies make an
armistice, yield to the South its independence
The speaker, in view of recent events stood
where he always stood in favor of firm mill
tary position, with but one view to make peace
and restore the Union. 1t be done. He
had never doubted it, 1t is not necessary that
an armistice should be made to open negotia-
tons; not necessary to fritter away our phys-
cal strength or to give up military, in order to
gain political advantages. With Sherman sue
cessful in the Gulf States, and the armies at a
dead lock around Petersburg, it was a favora-
bic time for both parties to to the rational
methods of accommodation, known to the law
of nations and customary to civilization. Each
party could treat with honor and without de-
grading conditions. Mr.. Cox said he believed
now as he had ever believed, that such negoti-
atons could be opened on the basis of Union,
with the rights of States reserved, and the lib
critics of the people and the constitutional guar
antics of property respected. Mr.. Stephens
came on such mission, and was not heard
Others have sought to be heard to the same pur-
port but the Administration has been deaf
until within few days; when 10 three or four
prominent men in the South appear on our
Northern border, They are ''confdentialagents
of their Government" men of high position and
standing in the South; soon they are met by
the Presidents friend, Mr.. Greeley, and his
Secretary, Major Hay. What passed you know.
The propositions submitted by the Southern ne
gotiators were the following The restoration
of the Union statu quo upon this basis
First. All negroes which have been actually
freed by the war to be secured in such freedom.
Second. All negroes at present held as slaves
to remain so.
Third. The war debt of both parties to be
paid by the United States.
Fourth The old doctrine of State rights to
be recognized in constructing the Union
This proposition was laid before Mr.. Lincoln
by Mr.. Greeley. The President at once tele-
graphed to Mr.. Gieeley the terms upon which
he would propose a settlement: The full and
complete restoration of the Union to all the ter
ritorial integrity; the abandonment of slavery
in the seeded States, under conditions which
should while respecting the property of all
loyal men, afford ample security against an
other war in the interest Of slavery.
It will be seen that the basis of this nego-
tiation was the restoration of the Union; that
at once Mr.. Lincoln imposed unconstitutona
and impossible conditions: ''To all whom il
may concern, " it was made known thatthe Pres
ident would not hear even of restoration of the
Union, unless the Constitution was violated and
slavery abolished The s'Unionp was once the
word. The "Union" was once in danger. The
''Union" was to be saved by war. Conscript
volunteer, money, patriotism, were all called into
active energy for the Union3' but when the Unior
seemed near, and men held their breath will
joy and expectation, and even Greedy himsel
desires to end the bloody slaughter and the end
less taxation there comes the cold fat sEirst at
tend to the negroes freedom, and we will hea
you about white men, and their interests Her,
was Union possible if not probable. At least i
was best to hear; but the hope was dashed. Tht
Old Union-thrice blessed for its calamites
thrice loved for its trials-0h here was at leas
CLEAN of sunshine for its renewal as of old
when in the path of light the President obtrude
the figure of the African and says to the South
''No union with the States as they were. Firs
turn your negroes adfift to die or freeze on th
cold charity of New England Abolition, and thel
! will'grant you safe conduct to my presence