The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-07-08
BroWnson Renounces Lincoln.

BRowNsoS appeared upon the stand, and
being called upon for speech, commene
ed as follows:
am not party man, | never was a
party man, for / never found party yet
that | could not find faul. with. Ap-
pauss and laughterl And, l probably
have found fault with all parties that have
been organized in this country, some
times acting with them aud sometimes
against them But, have this to say, let
it be my confession, that in 1856 voted
for James Buchanan. Loud cheers -
That is enough. laughter. But here
we have little more In 1860 did a
far worse thing. | voted for Abraham
Lincoln Loud Cheers.J
Ny first object, the doing of which lies
nearest TO my heat, is TO save the integ-
rity o. this nation. Loud cheers To
save the Union, and the constitution
which has made its glory great euthusi
asm, I am ready to support any party or
any man-
A Vo1cE--Will you support Horatio
Seymour -..
Mr.. BRowNsoN-Yes, I will and Val>
Iandigham, too. Loud cheers Yes.
or Fernando Wood, Renewed applause
will support any man who can defeat
the re election of Abraham Lincoln
TGFeat enthusiasm, with waving of hats
aud handkerchiefs. ] Understand me well
that my first great object is to defeat the
nominees Of the Baltimore convention -
A yoice--"And we will do it, too. l.
am ready to join with all honest, all sin-
cere, and all earnest Americans, or Amer
lean citizens, who will defeat shoGdy aud
shoddv defenders Loud cheers
\ VoIcE-What is the meaning of
:. shoddv z"
Mr.. BRowSsoY-Ask Mr. LincoIn's
friends, they can tell YOU. am not in
favor Of some of the men whose names |
have given; but tell you prefer those
men to worse men, and worse men con
slider those who have the management of
the government now. Cheers, know
not, and ask not, what are the political
sentiments Of this meeting that | am ad-
dressing, but believe am addressing an
assembly of American citizens and patri,
OTIS, who love this country, and who wish
to preserve it as a land Of freedom. Zap,
plause | have supported the admins>
tra.ion ever since is was inaugurated 50 far
as | fclt II necessary to do so, in order to
support the government. ICheers. |
shall support any administration so far as
it is necessary to do my duty to the GOV
ernment of this country ana to the inter
ests of my fellow countrymen, but have
never considered ME. Lincoln a suitable
man for President. G'lea: applause
had voted with the republican party.
hoped tha. party would be something.
thought it would till it nominated Alb
raham Lincoln, and | said then that q
party that would nominate such candi
date proved that it had 10 expectation Of
the future. 1t was only party Of TO day,
expecting to dissolve in thin air and dis
appear to morrow. [Cheers do not
support the reelection Of Mr.. Lincoln. -
do not 90 it for the reason, that | be-
lieve, as firmly as | can believe anything,
that his re election would be necessarily
the independence and separate nationality
Of the southern confederacy. 4 voice
"Tbat's So" | have suffered 10 person
al Inconvenience. have had no. personal
slight from this administration. So far as
am personally concerned it has paid me,
from the president down through all the
departments. more respect than | have ev-
er received from any other administration.
| am too old to hope for anything, and if
not too old, still too iEfrm. | have no
personal interest in i. Ali my personal
interests would lead me to support this
administration. bu, l believe it TO be cor
rupt,r rotten to the core. Immense
! cheers
Loud cheers were given for Fremont.
groans for Lincoln, and cheers for Nc
CeIIan | | tell you what / know what
believe. tell you there is not an ho2.
est man in this country, unless he is a
shoddy contractor, an ofice-holder, de
pendent upon one or the other Of these.
that docs not deprec.te from the bottom
Of bis beart the reelection Of Abraham
Lincoln. Cheers. One thing is very
certain-lree speech is not with the friends
of the Administration. have lived now
to be over sixty years Of age, and l have
maintained free speech from my youth
up. haye always spoken my honest con
victions and by the Eternal, [ will always
do so, be the consequences what they NAV.
Loud cheers. Never will l have my
mouth closed by Abraham Lincoln, or
any of his officials. They may send me
to Fort Lafayette, or the old capital pris,
on in Washington-they may send me
where they please, but, as long as have
strength, as long as have tongue, as long
as am able to talk at all, | will speak
freely what honestly believe. Immense
cheering, and shouts of good, good"
And VIXEN can speak no longer, as long
as I am able TO make one sign with my
hand it shall be in fsvor Of free thought.
free speech, free press, freedom for all
men. black, white. red or yellow. Loud
applause Gentleman, | was born an
American citizen, and in February 1861.
nv mother said TO me =" What is this
here about rebellion coming up9 Is
there going to be a rebellion Yes.
mother What is the Object To divide
the Union. You going to divide this Un.
ion? l was born the very year Of the re,
beIiion, and will you allow your Old moth
er 70 outlye the republic. and YOU call
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