Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-06-15

which. il they be true, freedom IS impos- Z
sible, and no government but one of pure
force can exist, or ought to endure among
men. But the idea which | wish to car
~ out as the remedy for these troubles
aud SORROWS Is this: Dreadful as they are,
this fearful truth runs through the whole
history OF mankind. that whatever else
be done to give stability to authority,
whatever else may be done to ~perpetuate
its institutions. however wise, however
glorious, practicable and just may be the
philosophy of it, il has peer found that
the only enduring, only imperishable con-
sent of all free institutions has been the
blood of traitors. No Government has
ever been built upon imperishsble found
atoms which foundations were not laid in
the blood o ftraitors. II is a fearful truth,
but we had as well avow it at once, and
every blow yOn strike, and every rebel
Won Kill, every battle you win. dreadful
as it is to do it. you are adding. il may be
a year, il may be ten years. it may be a
century. it may he ten centuries. to the
life of the Government and freedom Of
your children. LGreat applause.
Now. passing over that idea-passing
over many things which it would be right
- ~ w u w NALA IL q
this the oceasion-let me add, YOU are a
Union party. Applause Your origin
has been referred to as having occurred
eight years ago. In one sense it is true,
but YOU are far older than that. see be
fore me o only primitive Republicans
and primitive Abolitionists, but | see
also primitive Democrats and primitive
Wings, primitive Americans, and, if you
will allow me to say so, ! myself am here,
who all my life nave been in n party to
myself. Laughter and applause. As a
Union party Twill follow you to the ends
Of the earth. and TO the gates of death
Applause.l But it is true of the mass of
the American people, however, you may
divide and scatter, while this war lasts.
while the country is in peril, while you
call yourselves, as You do in the call of
the Convention, the Union party" you
are for the preservation Of the Union and
the destruction of the rebellion root and
branch"
And, in my Judgment. one Of the great
errors that has been committed by our
Admin stration of the Federal Govern
ment-thA chief OF which we are about to
nominate for another term Of ofice-has
been tn believe that we nave succeeded
where W. have not succeeded, and to act
in a matter which i appropriate forthOse
who have Succeeded. You will not, you
can not succeed until Won have utterly
broken the military power Of this people.
Applsuee
J will not dPtain yOu upon these inci-
deutsl points. one Ot which has been
made prnminrnt ~ the remarks of the
excellent Chairman ~ the NTtional Com
mittee ] d. not know that / would be
willing to 20 so FIR ~. prahably. lie would.
but, ! cordially agree with him in this
! think considering what Has been done
about slavery, taking the thing rs it now
stands. overlooking altogether, either in
the way oicondemnation OF approval, any
act thai has brought us 10 the point where
We are but believing in my conscience
and with all my heart, that what has brO't
us where we are in the matter of slavery
i the original sin and folly of treason end
secpssion-because YOU remember that
the Chicago Convention itself was under
stood to say, and ! believe it virtually
did. explicitly say that they would not
touch slavery in the States-leaving it
therefore, although out of the question
how came we where we are. on that par
ticulsr point. we are prepared to go fur
ther than the original Republicans them.
selves were prepared to go. We are pre-
pared to demand not only that the whole
territory of the United States shall not be
made slave, but that the General Govern
ment of the American people shall do one
of two things-and It appears to me that
there is nothing else that can be be done
either to use the whole power of the
Government, both the war power and the
peace power, to put slavery, as nearly as
possible. hack where it was-for although
that will be a fearful state of society, il
will be better than ansrchy-or else us'
the whole power of the Government, boil
of war and peace, and all the practica
power that the people of the United
States will give them, to exterminate anC
~extinguish it. prolonged applause.
have DO hesitation in saying for my
self that if | were a pro-slavery man, if
believed this institution was an ordinance
of God and was given TO man, | would
unhesitatingly join those who demand
that the Government should be put bael
where it was. But / am not n pro slavery
man. | never was. | unite myself Will
those who believe it is contrary to tn,
brightest interests of all men and of al
governments, contrary to the spirit of tn,
Christian religion, and incompatible will
the natural rights of man.. / Join mysel
with those who say, Away with it forev
err" [applause, and / ferVently pray Goo
that the day may come when Throughout
the whole land every man may be as fire,
as You are, and as capable of enjoying
regulated liberty.
will not detain you n longer. On
single word you will allow me to say il
behalf of the State from which l come
We know very well that our eleven vote
are of no consequence in q Presidential
election. We know very well, thatin GU
present unhappy condition, it is by n,
means certain, that we are here TO da,
representing the party that will cast tn,
majority of votes in that unhappy State
| know very well that the sentiment
which | am uttering, will cause a grea
odinm in the State in which | was born
which | love. where the bones of two gen
e~rations o fmy ancestors, and some of m
children are, and where very o | shall
lay my own. | know very well that M,
colleagues will incur odiumi if they endors
what [ say, and they, too, know it. Blu
we have put our faces toward the way il
which we intend to go, and we will go il
it to the end. II weare to perish, we vii
perish in that way. All | have to say l.
YOU is, help US if you can; ifyou can not
believe in your hearts, that we have diet
like men. [Great ch%eering.l
The following rebel letter, recent,