American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-09

mong the laboring men and intelligent
classes Of Europe, so that no government,
whatever its sympathies for the South and
.l.w.l for the North, dare recognize the
m2r, afraid of the curses of its people,
ard said that our armies will lay the enc
mics Of the nation helpless at our feet;
emancipation has pressed the world to
.u. arms True, it was said the Eman-
a15atiuu Proclamation did not effect the
Emancipation of the slaves-nor did the
Declaration Of Independence drive out
the British. but it was made good by the
taking cf Yorktown, and so would the
Emancipation Proclamation be by the ta-
king Ct Richmond. [Cheering. Incred-
Ihic a5 It might appear, it was actually
proposed to carry out the third line of
policy, but even the restoration of the
Empire Chsrlemaenc would be child
dag in comparison with restoring the
Union as it was, and therefore was wisely
lalg foy the hand of the = Young Napole,
en- Was there ever revolutionary war
-has left a country as it was Did they
link it possible to restore confidence, "as
w3s,' between two companions, one Of
h8gg was detected in the attempt to
lflcr The other? Could they, by any
b.ijy, restore, as it was" the rela-
between dominant and enslaved
Lie, when 100000 of the latter had
5rue arms in a contest against their mas
,crs2 Could they do this without inaug-
na.ng the most sweeping violent and
Ji8NIy reaction against justice aud liberty
ever witnessed? But it was said by their
OPPONENTS, we have only to shake hands
" .a the Rebels and all will be as before ;
au. 10 it might if they could revive the
rh usanls whom this war had slaughter
lu not unless. What the Democrat
j purity mean; to restore was Slavery, and
'a appealed to them if they were tired Of
SEEING their own masters that they said to
the Shareholders, Come back and rule
VIZ: we arc tired of our manhood; come
back and degrade us We will sell our
liberties ior the spoils of Office; come
lack and corrupt u.s." They had to
ha.-a between those two lines Of policy
rrs"catst by the two parties, and were
.gI tJ substitute for course in harmO-
a with their moral convictions and Civ
ing material guarantees for success, poll
ar which dare not advance a single clear
den aud positive principle on which it
rIposas to act, and instead gives US a
D. agrc and feeble assurance Of fidelity to
tho Union coupled with a proposition for
lpug the war, which alone could re-
ha Union, and platform its candi-
Harc not stand upon, and yet quietly
united to the assurance of his friends
a. be- would be obliged to stand upon
ton Schurz depicted in forcible
the suicidal and unpatriotic course
which the Democratic party had en-
sa and made thrilling appeal to its
goars to reconsider theiratttudc, CON
a..tac nus; Revive slavery in the
mia of he nintecnth century! And
sou dare 20 hope that the American peo-
aa vii. oid in this crazy attempt? in this
'-mc against future generations? You
3a:e 90 expect the American nation to
commit suicide that Slavery may live ?
r u,en. desst you are undone. You
B.. aat sccm to know that he must fail
... appeals to the cowardice of the
'..arisan people, Get out of the way of
ion who marches with firm step
proud heart after the martial drum
.,ato5 her destiny She feels that the
Hegle of ages comprcsses itself into
.ha o1rtcntous crisis of this hour. 1t is
Eas coming centuries that she fghts--and
aiIandy she sees before her what was
once only a patriotic dream, rise into mag
noajmous reality: Liberty! Liberty and
Union. One and inseparable, now and
orgar" Immense and repeated cheer
ing
he meeting was addressed by Major
mos IGaggerty and Colonel Hincks, for
hose eloquentspecches we regret we have
.r space, and separated at late hour.
Speeches were also made by number
-entlepsen, at the stands outside the
"Iding, to large crowds.