The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-10-07
ACCEPT PEACE ON THE BASIS OF
THE UNION.
Address by Hon. James Guthrie at
New Albany, Indiana, Sept. 16,
1854.

At New. Albany, Indiana, Hon. JAMES
GUTHRIE, Of Kertucky, who was Secretary
of the treasury under President Polk, all
dressed the people as follows on the 10Th
inst:
FELLOW CITIZENS OF I>DGANA-K Ken,
lucky bid YOU God speed in the great
work of saving the nation have teen
in Chicago. know the platform there
adopted BY :he Democracy, assisted in
making it, know wha, it means 1t
means reace. 1t means peace upon the
basis of the re esta enlistment of the union
in all its integrity. Who would give up
the mouth of the Mississippi and the grave
Of Jackson for peace which divided this
Union! Who would give up the glorious
constitution Of our fathers Cor peace
which separates this great republic Not
the Democratic and conserv alive masses
now ARA, ed under the standard of that
hero statesman George b. Mcclellan No.
fellow citizens, il is another party that
would thus disrupt this nation if its hid
cons dogmas of aboltIonism are not &C
cepted bv the people Of the south. The
! Chicago platform and the letter Of accept
ance of Mcclellan mean that the President
Of the United STATES, and every official Of
the government, either IN the civil or mil
itarv department, shall be as obedien, to
| The constitution as the humblest citizen
and soldier 1t is peace platform on
the basis of the Union, the constitution
and the laws Who dares be agains. such
. platform? Who dares SAY we shall not
have peace upon ;he basis Of The integri
ty Of the Federal Union? If the south is
against such peace; if she refuses TO &C
cept the offer Of such peace eff frank
earnest and persistent effort to obtain
these objects should fail, then the respon
| slblity for Interior consequence will fall
upon them 10 remain in arms against the
Union. Bat the Union must ana shall be
preserved at all hazards Such is the
construction Of the Chicago platform AS
given by Gen Mcclellan, the nominee of
the convention. Such is the construction
| place upon it. Such is the construction
placed upon it bv the Democratic and con-
servaive masses throughout the country
We will never give up the mouth of the
Mississippi for jeff Davis and AL h's crew
knnw him well. The south are for peace
Offer them peace upon this basis and they
will take it-yes. lake it with iov, and re
turn to their allegiance. /, is the princi-
pie of the constitution. and SAYS that a
majority shall not rule ? Abr aham Lin
coin and his party, he who denied The peo-
PIE the right of speech and the liberty of
the press. This is the first time since
Abraham Lincoln was elected the first
time since he violated the Chicago plat
form Of lS60-since he violated he laws
of congress - since he violaie ed the consti-
tuition. that the Democratic party have had
A chance TO speak And now it will speak
until it saves thl, great rtpnblic-ihs pre-
cious constitution. 1t will speak at the
ballot box, the great and sacred forum
from which every American citizen may
speak with power. have a RICH, as
Democrat to speak of Jefferson Davis and
Abraham Lincoln They we've both born
in Kentucky. and both haye disgracel that
noble commonwealth, and her principles
Of equal rights and just laws Both OF
them take men against their wills to fight
their battles Lincoln is doing this row
forcing men to fight for the abolition Of
slavery, not for lhe restoration of the I'm
ion sending men into Your houses with
bavonets 10 hold in awe pesceahe LOYAL
citizens He h s TO-DAY scattered through,
out the loyal states Of the north to domi-
nate over tree people soldiers enough to
suhjnga,e jeff Davis confederation. |
arr for peace for peace that will give
US back the old Union under the consti-
tntion was a member of the peace
congress of 1861 In this congress | was
for peace, concession, and renewed guar>
antees to all the states. believed then,
As now, that The great waste Of precious
blood which has taken place would not
restore the Union | asked that the seven
border free, and the seven border slave
states might propose such basis for the
settlement Of all difficulties. They could
have proposed such basis as would have
been a full, final, honorable and sa;isfac-
tory settlement But the radicals in that
congress would not consent 20 it, Meth
er the abolilonists Of The north nor the
secessionists OF the south would consent 10
it They would have nothing but blood
Well, have we not had blood to the hearts
content of the nation! Even preachers
have preached war. and deSo'aion. and
blood; the temples Of the meek aud lowly
Jesus have been made the temples from
which war. and rapine, and blood have
been preached by ministers with bands
dripping in blood This must be ended.
We wilt hold On: the olive branch and