Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-10-27

clearer impression than almost ever before OF that sxqu
site idea Of the good BookthAt there is Joy over
sinner that repenteh than over ninety and nine just
men that need no repentance.
WHAT SHERMAN THINKS ABOUT II.
Whatever the Administration or the President might
say the great majority of the people of the United States
the hero of Atlanta when he said to the mayor of that
captured city, We don't want your negroes, your
horses your houses or your land or any thing you
have but do want, and will have, just obedience to
the laws of the United States" ICheers.l 81 want
peace and believe it only be reached through Union
and war, and will conduct war purely with view
to early and perfect But my dear sir when that
peace does come you may call for any thing Then
will share with you the last cracker and watch with you
to shield your houses and families against danger from
every quarter" Tremendous cheering Yes not only
would the gallant Sherman watch with them to shield
their homes and families against danger from every quar-
ter" but that whole noble army which has done such
glorious service in the West, would watch with him and
should witness such frate nizaton and such jubilee
would send thrill of joy to the heart of every real
friend Of Union, and peace and constitutional liberty In
our land. [Cheers We should not stop to ask whether
had obtained any thing than Union and peace.
We should leave the judicial tribunals to ascertain that
We should remit the question to the constabes and the
thoty of the Constitution and Laws and in restoring the
Union of fathers, had prepared the way for go
rous future for country and had accomplished the
great end for which many noble young had shed
their blood and laid down their lives. And we should
all thank God and be joyful [Cheers.
Undoubtedly, my friends, 1t is the hope of us OIL that
rent rebellion will have the ultimate extinction Of
domestic slavery Many of believe that if the
to and the Southern States were to come
back without any condition or terms whatever, slavery
would be found to have received wound from which it
could never Mr.. Seward himself in that
extraordinary speech from which have already quoted,
expressly told that practically slavery is longer
in question II told you here Che says) year ago that
practically slavery longer in questionhat it was
pershng under the operation OF the war That asser-
tion,' he adds, has been confirmed. Jefferson Davis
tells you in effect the thing And Jefferson Davis
does indeed tell very much the thing il the report
to be credited of his conversation with certain quasi
peace commissioners who went to Richmond under pass
furnished by Gen. Grant at the request of President Lin
cOn Jefferson Davis is stated that report to have ad
mted that two millions of slaves-0nehalf of the whole
number in the Southern Stateshad been practically freed
| already.
THE UNION THE ONE CONDITION OF PEACE.
But, whatever may be opinions this point will
be enough for us a-snough. certainly, for Gen McCel
Ian and his supportersf shall have succeeded in
storing the UDiOn and believe the people of the Loyal
States will agree with him and agree with that the
ought not to be prosecuted another day. another hour
other instant for any purpose under the except the
simple restoration of the Union The Unionthe Onion
the one condition Of peace We ask more" [Cheers
That is the platform of our candidate and that plat
Of the bayonet We not for wading through of
blood n order to reorganze the whole social structure of
the South Christianity forbids for it tells US not to
do evil that good may The Constitution forbds u.s.
for the moment the rebellion is suppressed the be-
unconstitutional whatever may be its pretext The
condition of our country which has already sent forth
than two millions of soldiers into the field, and which
already grooming beneath debt of three four thou
sand millions of dollars the condition Of our beloved
try foblds from sending another soldier spending
| another dollar after the Union lie saved
Feow-ctzens, solemn oath to support the Consti
tuition of the United States is is still upon all
rulers and solemn obligation to do still rests upon the
whole people, No rebellion elsewhere justify rebellion
part. We must pursue constitutional ends, and
must pursue them by constitutional means. Then shall
succeed and then success will be substantial and per-
xuha nrvld hot fttn
ton of fathers should out, after ALL unscathed
from this fiery trial. if should be to have prevailed
its innate original force and vgor all the
chinaons and assaults Of its enemies How proudly then
might we hold it up before mankind in all time to come,
we have in all time past indeed the masterpiece of
political and civil wisdom How confidently could we then
challenge all the world to show stem Of government
of equal stability and endurance Cheers 1t has already
stood the strain OF prosperity aud of adversely Foreign
wars and domestic dssenson have hitherto assaed n
The rains have descended aud the winds have blown
the floods have aud beaten it, but has not been
shaken The great final test upon it; rebellion re-
voluon civil war; in their most formidable and appalling
shape Oh, If but carry it through this last trial
unbarmed again need fear for it's security Let
then hold it up-the Constitution the whole Constitu
ton and nothing but the Consttuton-as at the end
and the instrument of all our efforts Let demand
faithful adherence to all its forms and to all ts principles
Let watch jeaousy for the observance aud ffment
Of all its provisions And let resolve that if il does fail
and fall at last shall be BY the madness Of its enemies
and not by the supineness or willing surrender Of its
friends Applause.
MIR. LINCoLN-A "REMINISCENCES.
Fellow citizens with such issues before us, need say
but little about candidates You know already am sure
all that you to know about President Lincoln Yet
perhaps, can recall little passage in bis public life
which may at least smuse you His only term Of Con
gressonal service during the period when had the
honor to preside the House of which he was mem
Der. He helped TO the Speakers chair by his own
vote, and really wish could find ii in my conscieDes TO
return the compliment at this moment. Laughter But
cannot forget certain speech which he made in the
month of July lS4S in reference to the nomination for
the Presidency Of distinguished Democrat who still lives
Of all who know him "By the way, Mr. Speaker (sod
he,) did you know that am military hero7 Yes sir
Continued he) in the days Of the Black Hawk war
fought, bed and came away Speaking Of Gen. Cass's
career reminds me OF my / not at Stilman's
defeat, but about il Csss was TO HuIls
surrender and, like him. tie place soon afterward
1t quite certain that did break my sword for
had none to break but bent musket pretty badly on
one occasion. Cass broke his sword the idea is he
broke it in desperation bent the musket by accident
Ii Gen. Cass went in advance of in picking whore
berries, guess surpassed him in charges upon the wild
onions. Laughter If he any live fighting Indians
it was more than aid, but had good many bloody
struggles with the mosquitoes; and, although never
hungry. Mr.. Speaker, if should ever conclude to doH
whatever Democratic friends may suppose there s
OF black cockade Federalism about me- and Mercupcp
they saaH take their candidate the Presideneu
protest they shall NOT make Jun Of me- heu hare of
Gen. Cass by attempting TO Wre into military hero
Great laughter |
All my friends what blessed thing for the country il
would have been If President Lincoln had only "recked
bis own rede " it, after he became President he had not