The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-10-06
REM MARKS
HON. JOHN. r. USHER,
I,fit,t,c in the Circle. indianapolis. on
"wednesday Eyening Sept. fiih, 1864.

because am VAIN enough to suppose that il i in m
power ~ saF anything that Will contribute either
Your pleasure your profit, bat hecaass am CRATE
fully delegated To mnny taking interest in th
u that before the people ~ this country
shall attempt 70 address, myself far possible
" sneh facts a. may occur q my mind, and which
believe il IL bc important that yOu should remenbe
without any attempt at eioquenre or rhetoric.
Years ago and prior tn the Presidential election O
1850 we accustomed u discuss AMI feel an in
in Z great many questions which have now becom
in!matrriai There are however, new question. tina
have arisen AMI which before the people. tha
Of tho most vital importance to the country. Thes
questions very difficult T. un crstand, but Sc
tie people frequently deceived by the misrspre
..ntltDns NJ dishonest and disloyai men
For instance you frequently hear i insisted Upon
that Mr. Lincoln made this war. Now, what Is th
ftctg In the month ot Navenber. 1870, when Ar
Lincoln VA elected President Of the United States
there war nor had anything occurred ~ cAu~
tia people ID rHpetf thar there going To lie var
unless Il the threats Of the party which then con
troel the Administration. The south tEre Iteae dis
union. Int nobody here believed they would carry tn
treaf into execution, but the result was that bsior,
The electoral votes we're counted several states 81 The
nnn l4i resolved themselves out Of il, and be'nrl
Mr. lincoln inaugnrated Lad set up new govern
hlent 10 opposition 10 ttat o the hltei states ana
hostile H. The people were brought into this pre-
dcamrnt hy The conduct uf men hp bad only short
tmc previously taken 4 solemn oath "a support tne
Con. ttutiou of the United States. 1t was not the
common pcnplp, the aboUing masses of the seeded
States wlo brought about disunion, but IT was done
Us the Legislatures the members OF Congress and
N uators who with the oath oi Office yet fresh upon
thcr lips turned upon tie Constitution and perjurti
Themselves Nv establishing government hostile to
the they had sworn to sustain.
Nu,g il thev had gone no farther than to organize
tAi, hostile ,DEcIumeut, il would have been harm
e-- A. the Gr sanlzltion Of the Sous Of Litety has
been The latter hostile organization but until it
actually icyies against the government 1t Il harm
lcsA When. however they carry their infamous pro
jrrts into effect and attempt % recognize the authority
w a supreme Commander instead Of dat of the tnitei
States rn they become offensive {" the law and liable
u punishment.
tiat these ,Iis,val people we, content with the
nm r4 it
Al once proceeded o. seize the forts mnts. arscnas
snd custom hort.cs belonging to the United States
establish their Laws OF trade aud commerce, and
a. assume all the powers ~ an independent nation.
Such was TO- condition Of affairs Wen Mr. Lincoln
aa- inauguratcd, When lie took tc cath of Office.
Vie rhaf Narah, 1851 he told the people al the rehel
luus states tIat the issues ot war aui peace were
with that lie bound hya solemn oath regis
tered ia Heaven support ldcrnd the Constitution
aai lie Unan 81 the Stttes-tha such oath bound
them the support ~ the new government which
they prupn~ci % establish. No army Ind at that
tim. been raised hv the United States.
Imm idiltey after The Inauguration Of Mr.. Lincoln,
II was a,crraiacl that the garrsoa OF Fort ~umpter
were starving. The Prrsul ut sent vessel with 4
supply ~ provisions for tat fort Tie informed the
Governor of the of south Carolina. ia which
state TIE fort situated that his only pnrpost was
70 SUPPLY foot e. the men who were siarEnE within
th, wallis Ut tile fort. Thcrcupon, THIS C"nte lerttc
Il overnmcnt gave order to fire upon TT. >um9ter
~ reduce as speedily as pus.o'c, "h'r was ,mn'-
WciI. what followed? The whole country n3w to
srn-. The Governor Of your own STATE convened the
MI stature tNuk ground at for the inm 'liate
suppress sion Ut tiis rebellion aul thera hardly
IA sentng ~ the state ot ln..auI. Ny fellow
cttl .us ~ hayr forgotten gra' many things that
trans irrd in the Cummcnce mt ani elrhtr stages
~ th- var-but have ~ Doubt there mtn here
Tonight who shouliers1 ths3r muskets at the onset,
who recoilect hoY the people ot the state almost
without A dissenting voice gdvc them the assurance
thnt they youl stand by ia the conflict int who.
L,yr ID doubt are both astenishel anl amaz.l to
fnI that some of these who were lotsst N cheer
iar trm un tha field, have, durnG their absence or
gained en~elves into secret dslovnl associations.
ready 10 overthrow aui destroy all that tI-tf Fitr
hsS gained ~ thr h.!l.
Mn legislature mot Men who are now CRYING
pittully tyr peace made haerug, eloquent aud par-
atr Sp,rthrs IL the departing soldiers, Congress met,
ami ene of ~ very irst acts 10 pass the ctebrI
t,i Criteuen resolution declaring that this war had
been brought by the insurgent states without
flnsr ana evcrv member Of Con Ercss except two
voted for THAT resolution. How, then, any man
,ly with the least show OF reason, that tins -
Lincoln warf" How can they say, without the most
. tpibe disregard ct trsth ani oi facts t1t q + an
J. Abolition war other war but one oi defence
against reckless insurgents, false to their oaths and
t6rir obligations tp their country
seventy I've thousand were called for by the .
President pnt down the rnSurrectton Look AT the
~ k.ntucky no flag olted it, soil but that state
haI bt.n declared 10 be neutral ground that the
t,w Tnyal meu Kentucky were compelled to err s.
the Ollie river and organize themselves into military
organizations upon Indiana soil tn order I" returnto
entucky ami defeat the schemes Of the traitors oi that
state Virginia forced C. seccdc, ani VAS carried
ngt ot the Inon. St.of Tennessee: 80 "t Arksnsas +
Mlrsllnd was threatened and more than that-they .
egtn hr,attnd the President ot the uited states in
nur cnptl. Loyal soldiers, Massachusetts, men, were
s,ot d,yn M thr strpetso ~ Hlltimare railroads torn
~ A. ftr a. the State line Of fcnnSylvaulA They
ryr, Lua~tsl ana doubt believed, that they would
nsn have -c city yf Washington
EhelrmitS wvre organized an t5"'A TIE h-d' wrAi- .
,ly 4tep bv @trp the reb,ls drvcn out et West
.ru Virginia. AL large extent ei territory i"FH'ed
nta i nlN trcc STATE.
IN would ". vast, of tim, u discuss here the .
-t t1t slavery Is the question th't provoked this
,r Tbs y.ry sans M IN ulo brought about secession
A.. ~ ,f#s Fa -PNFF 70
.,.s th4n thrtv wears ago. General jackson put il .
ap tlpu hut b. sli AMI wisely too. that il would
,at N. ot Gnu length Of unlt Ia letter written
N treai ,0aa afterwards b' sui ibis attempt at
if.Iir,oa y ony suptheri Ter the tim, the question
4 n,t p,rmapruilv settled. These men are dctermn-
tl its SaNe thc nuI. The pHsteNt has boon the
ItrIT - tir. hut 70 Will br slavery hereafter.
Tntre are ,nmt mea in the North who have 80 much /
,sr,ttv sr thc tlree er four hundred thousand men
II thg south wha hold property IN negro slaves, that
lae, s.tu utterly regardless "t their own Interests IN
h,ir auxissy tag tie interests ot tes1 Southern Peo-
M prrsan Win pretend TO sly that there would have
eea -iau. ot difference EXISTING at tbs pres
sni between The P>oPle OF the North and the 1n
se Ut the south hal It not he-a fAr the question: o
slavary LIT ma AK cAuddlv tonight. i their +
,nyrlny ia ynur minds. hearts which prevents YOU
'rr, iuy yt,tr woutI rezlrl tor thc south Have
WIN nn lust a. much interest IN trade ami commerce
tseii ~ VIA ever hal before AMI are YOU not
n Ii A. uillug aul ready q engage III these again ?
nsltrys vau arr, have felt 50 all the time. have
NJ personal hostility against tten except rs Tar as
tb.y mi >,cAlvc. au s.ture th have nc otter feel
mn Itn tlss toward the pce o. tie North bu' ttss
I'M I'm III u who coatrel the southern states. ami .
!, E, ~. unN Nl,uy a. submit ~ eleetion unles, IL
rSnlts IA taer ftvr. VITO re'u~e q ahie nv tH2 FIRST
5.,t. a 8r y1,.rlcy that the mtisrty St4lI -sv2ru
IN H. have hurried tae peop@r ut The South into
-,,sy rqi ,si. war against their Government, AMI by
NJ Va terrible iesposm have hell taeua there until
this DAY. 49, - I
tvr,1 the North ani the south. Nov ar is question
. MI, N, President Of the United states conscious
~ ,., iN-- XVI vast number % p@Hpje IN the Sarth