The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-19

been ID those States that have been irsosasht 8
back to the Union; nt the BSrdee Stetat,
that never went out of the Union. and in
those States which gave to the Administ{A-
tien not only military and pecnniarf, sun. J.
port, but even political support. .TS have.
found that, precisely IS va ahaye Hysn the
Administration political power, "a thS ians
ratio they have trod down our, political
rights. [aGood&good: ~ AeflSuse.l .l-~-
When the Admipistration went beI0ad
the efert e estoSe thA Uniopsah pA1ntlin
the supseMScb'd the Co&&ttSee2 Ind
said "we wff htive tEe Southern Psopfe b
desperation; We will unite them - ODE man
In opposition TO eur Armies; Ter uill ehed
the blood Of our people, and pile up on them
one,ous taxes ;, in order that We mAy eATyy,
out sindist i've and -taIsnsaf1 polieI Of
SSnssss.'ss TSsSs |. ~ sss
regard to the South, that Was not accom-.
pan ed by an unctnstitutional invasiop of
thesrights Of the .peopls Of The tNdkG
(Cheers. When you said to the South,
ayou shall not have the Union - Il was,"
when. they said, as the. Attorney General
OF nv own State said in this city ~ Nw
DAYS ago, "We do not want the Union -
II was, but the Union As it ought to BE-"
they also suspended the habsas iodrpoat In
the North. When they projected con6eca
ton for the South, tho courts, laws and
judiciary OF the North were tramplsd un
der foot, your personal rights were not Sc.
cure, and, for the first time our homes we're
liable to be. invaded by the subordinates OF
the Government In Great Britain tho
bumblest hut in the Kingdom, although it
NAV be open to the wind and rains of heav~
en-, is to the occupant castle impregpable
even to the monarch, while in our country
the meanest and most unworthy underlins
of power is licensed to-break within the
sacred precincts Of our homes, i5,1aN
But look further. ss said, armed op
position is driven from the, field in Ken
lucky, Missouri, Maryland, and parts Of
Louisiana. And yet this portion Of coun-
try already conquered requires more troops
TO hold It under military rule than are de-
manded for our armies to fight the embat,
tied forces OF the Confederacy. Ifyou will
make the computation foryourselves, from
the proportion of troops required to hold
these States. you will find that more men
will be needed to keep the South in subjec
ton to the arbitrary projects Of the admin
Iistration than are required 10 drive the or :
mics of rebellion from the field. The peace
YOU are promised is no peace, but it IL .
condition which will perpatuste and make
enduring all the worst features Of this war.
They have passed al act Of conhscation.
They say to- the people Of the South,
When we have conquered you, We will take
from you your homes and your property
and drive you out without shelter In the
world. This cannot be called WAT meAs'
ure, because the property Of . people cam
not be contested until you can Icy your
hands on il; (Laughter) it is not . measure
to help our armies for the threat OF eonas-
cation renders the resistance to them more
determined and desperate.
But it may be said, when wo achieve vic.
tories then we intend to be lenient. Bat
Liz YOU intend to be lepientl sitter victory
why did you pass these laws to hinder vic.
tory2 But they have done more. They
have said, we will mould their institutions ;
We will place them under military govern.
ment. Mr.. Sumner would reduce the
Southern States to the condition OF colo.
MES but Mr. EHcoln says they shall be
admitted back as States when one tenth OF
the population shall ask II, and this one
tenth Shall govern, control, and represent
the State. But IL only one tenth Of the
people arc willing to come back, who 10 to
hold the other nine>tenths in subjugstiOn :
[Great laughter aud cheering.l At whose
expense IS it to be done? My friends Of
Pennsylvania, if you want to govern Geor
gia, if YOU want to enable one tenth of its
people to exercise this extraordinary
power over the other nine-tenths, you
must pay for the privilege, you must give
up your SONS TO the work; you must give
them up to die of lingering diseases, siok-
eniug and sad, far away from their homss,
without even the poor privilege which they
now have, cf knowing that they die upon
the battle field for the flag Of their country.
Every intelligent officer Of our army will
tell you that the waste Of life is not so
great during the most active service - IN
periods Of inaction, when the men are herd.
ing together in the cams, when the mind
becomes stagnsnt, and tho system becomes
peculIarly susceptiDle w uio0ase. Auou u
is that the work Of death goes swiftly on.
Are you willing, men Of Pennsylvsnis, "a
give up your sons to the slow, lingeriDs
death of Southern camps-in Gods name
for what2 To naugurate this monstrou,
government of one-tenth, in violation ci
all the principles Of American liberty ID
allew the Administra ion this precedsot,
dangerous to yourselves, that it is wise and
right to maintain a military subsection a
this enormous cost Of blood and treasure.
If this plicg prevails, you are TO have Sc
ries Of drafts upon your population you
are TO have increased burdens Of taxation
thrown upon your labor; you are 70 hays
a perpetnation Of that maxim, which men
are not ashamed to put forth, that mon
strous libel upon our institutions, that "a
times Of war there. are no rights which thu
bead OF our Government is bound 70 re-
spect. Read the Declaration Of fndepend
ence; read your Constitution. Whom wers
those great principles Of public nd priSst<