The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-13
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Glorious Speech of Governor
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Glorious Speech of Governor
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At the Meeting held at Frankfort to raf.fy
the Nomination of Gen. Geo. b. Me CIetLan
for President, and Geo. H Ps'adleton .for
Vice President of the United States.
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FELLOW CrrIzENs:-Entering most hear
tily into the objects Of your meeting, am
here, pursuant to promise, to give some OF
the considerations which should control us
in the ratification of the nomination Of
George B. Mcclellan for President and
George II. Pendlston for Vice-President
In field of such extended discussion, l
can, for this occasion, select only some few
topics.
When this deplorabls war of rebellion,
without excuse and without mitigation,
bnrst upon us, shaking society with the
force of an earthquake to its very centre,
Kentucky surveyed the ground, and
weighing duty against all the ties of rela
tionship, social sympathies, tastes, assocla>
tions, which drew her to the aide OF rebel.
lion, firmly took her position upon the side
of duty and in favor Of the Union. The
Union was her ralIying word. Public sen>
timent was as q seething caldron; public
Judgment was confounded with endless
conflicts of opinion aud policy. No we'll
defined line of action seemed to be marked
OUT Confusion was increased by the dis.
astrous battle of Bull Run. Doubt and
gloom almost of despair was gathering
over our land. On the 22d day Of July,
1861, that pure model of Kentucky
statesman and noble specimen OF wise and
incorruptible patriot-our own loved Cnt
tenden-then ripe in years and iull oil
honors, and now gathered to his fathers,
sent forth the luminous thought which dis.
sipated the gloom, and sent the thrill OF
confidence and hope to every loyal bosom;
by presenting to Congress on that day a
resolution declaring the cause OF the war
and purposes Of our government. Inat
resolution passed with only two dissenting
voices, and reads as follows:
Resolved by the House Of Representatives
ofMe Congress ofhe United States, That the
present deplorable civil war has been forced
upon the country by the disunlonlsts OF tne
Southern States now in arms against the
Constitutional Government, and in arms
around the Capital; THAT in this
national emergency, Congress, Danish
ing all feelings Of mere passion or resent
ment, will recollect only its duty to the
whole country; that this war ls not waged
on their part in any spirit of oppression, or
for auy purpose of conquest or subjueatlon,
or purpose of overthrowing or interfering
with the rights, or established institutions
of these States, but to defend and maintain
the supremacy OF the Constituti on, and to
preserve the Union with all the dignity,
equality, and rights Of the several States
unimpaired; and that as soon as these OBJ
iects arc accomplished the war ought to
cease.
Upon the principles Of this resolution the
Union men Of Kentucky and elsewhere raj
lied to man. There was not loyal man
in Kentucky that did not give his full and
unconditional approval to this resolution,
and in his heart pray God to bless our no.
BILE statesmen. Firmly planting herself
upon the principles of this resolution ken>
tucky shouted "Rally around the flag,
boys!" and from hill and dale, mountain
and plain, her uoble and brave sons "rallied
around the fag," aud have, from that day
to this, continued to strike Ito main tain
and defend the supremacy OF the Constitu'
ton and to preserve the Union with all the
dignity, equality, and rights of the several
States unimpaired." They have made
noble record of patriotic and heroic deeds: 4:
have added new and brighter laurels to her
historic fame. The present administration
approving, followed the policy Of this reso-
tuition for time, until new Congress was
assem- bled, and radical and unconstitutional
was adopted. Then abandoning
the policy Of this resolution, and following
the lead of radicalism, the Executive moved
off upon the radical course, and began by
issuing his famous emancipation preclama-
tion on the 22d of September, 1867
Thence hitherto be has pursued this line
Of radical policy. Under the policy compre
hended in the Crittenden resolution the
large mass of Union men in the Southern
States waited only relief from the shackles
of rebel despotism to reassert their peace"
full relations with tue government Hgt
ere relief was carried to them, while the
rebel armies were strong and hopeful and
defiant, ours driven from the rebel limits,
Kirby Smith and Bragg occupying ken'
lucky, under pretenee thet the conservative
aud just policy had failed, Ar. Linaola re,
yersed his course aud took the radical road
to preserve the Unlon and restore the Gov
ernment. The effect, as all know, has been
to unite in one solid column the Southern
people, aud divide snd distract our own.
This change of policy has been more terri,
BILE to the Union cause than Bull Run, and
has strengthened the rebel cause by at least
one million of Een, WIG otherwise would
have been with us in their hopes, their sym
pathies, and, when possible, their action.
But for this aid given by Mr.. Lincoln in
the abandonment of true and just policy,
aud adopting the harsh and radical policy,
JEFF. Davis and the Southern GonfsSersc5
would long since have proved failure.
Without the aid of this policy jeff Davis
nd b;e rehellion would LONG since have been