Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-16

At the Fremont meeting held IN the Rev. DIR.
Cheever's Church in New York a few days ago,
thar distinguished champion Of abolilionism dc
livered the following philippe agains, Mr.. Lin
coin:
sPEEcH OF REs. eg cHEEvER
Rev. DR.. Checver then addressed the meeting
in substance as follows:
In the month Of February 1861, Mr. Lincoln
said. "If / adopt wrong policy, opportunity
for correction will occur 10 four years. Then
can be turned out and a better man put in my
place" Tonight we take Mr.. Lincoln at his
word. lie said in bis inaugural that the people
had wisely provided for the return of power to
themselves at short intervals. We do not mean
that the injury to the government shall be con-
tinued more than four years. In canvassing the
national question we perform n great religious
duty The wrath Of God rests hard upon Us for
electing Mr.. Lincoln He said, Wrong as sla-
very is, we can afford to LET il alone where il is
because this much is due to our Constitution and
country" This he said at the early period OF
the rebellion. President Lincoln puts the new
wine Of freedom into the old bottles Of slavery.
He declared in his inaugural speech that he had
no inclination to interfere with slavery Well,
he has gone on with his policy-slaughte
thousands and nearly baDkrupted the nation. He
proclaimed slavery first before he offered free
dom to the slaves, provided the slave owners
would come back into the Union.
This was the emblazonment of our shame and
disgrace. Not bid did the great Auctoneer get.
What would have been the consequence if he
hadI Slavery then guaranteed and we new
er could have proclaimed against it. He set
aside the procamations OF Generals Fremont and
Hunter. He has asked authority to amend the
Constitution TO abolish slavery. He has protect
ed slavery We have his own words that he of
tered the rebels the brbe Of slavery. and that,
he received no bid, he called for an amendment
to the Constitution. To the slave States he re
turned their fugitive slaves; to slave trading
Spain he returns slave-trader. We Judge Mr.
Lincoln justly. He has had great difficulties, but
he has had greater advantages. Slavery made
the rebellion weak and Ourselves strong. lie
made us weak and the rebellion strong by pro-
tecting slavery. He had great opportunities to
serve God and his country. He has not struck
the blow which all that twenty five millions OF
people have laid at his feet enabled him to strike
He protected Kentucky and the border States
rather than strike slavery Hence the wrath OF
God upon us We were twenty millions in the
the beginning they only eight We had greater
resources, aud might have struck down the re
bellion at "A blow. but we did not do it, Mr.. Lin
coin and DIR. Seward, by their policy, prevented
us. (Applause.)
They have tried the policy Of injustice long
enough Are the people prepared TO find just
man nowl The rulers have deceived you God
gives you the opportunity TO choose your mer
again. Will you DO il? owe WILL" and ap
plause) Ofieeholders have nominated Abe Lin
coin, and il is great impudence of them TO tax.
the nomination out OF the hands of the people
This was an exercise of the despotsm Of office
| If the people cannot resume their power in tho
| final war they are lost. Irepeatit Applause.
| Ii this is the case, any administration can plupg,
the country into war and continue il TO plung,
| the country into despotism. The President
through the power OF Office and the military, snc
looking TO continuance, is like a cancer. de
stroying life through the country instead Of Civ
ing it. lie controls everything through politica
editors, shoddy contractors, oiliceholders anC
military power. Let nobody dare the politicians
tell you, to put any candidate in the field bu
| Abe Lincoln. The people are told that they dc
| not understand the matter; that they had better
leave the elections TO the politicians. The Pres
ident says. ~ on arc not ready TO aid me, hat
to educate YOU up to the point of crushing th,
rebellion They lied against the nation wher
they said the people were not ready to strik,
slavery. applause.
| The masses were right. but the President told
them to wait for Kentucky. Aud now the wire
pulers offer you this man for his rec election. L
| Is an insult We tried to discharge Lincoln lik,
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every measure to him, but he rejected your pro
posas for suppressing the rebellion He mus
be controlled by events He took counsel oil
Kentucky against you. the great Northeast and
Northwest. DID the people give up Mexico 10
| foreign monarch TO please Francei (Applaus,
aud misses The reverend gentleman went on
TO enumefale the crimes aud short c0mlngs of The
administration. and demanded IL IL the peo
pie or the administration that was responsible fol
these crimes. And yet the people asked not Ia
change their horse. IL We change him he viii
go too fast for Va We must take him along
though every ten miles OF tho Journey he dashe,
out the lives OF ten thousand men. God |,
against "a for our tyranny TO the colored race
We have dishonored him go far as II WIS In oui
power To do H.
The speaker. In unmeasured terms, denounced
the President for not signing the act Of Congress,
guaranteeing republican Governments TO the re-
bcllious States lie characterized II as a couJ
de'efai equal to any ever struck Ia France
Fremont struck slavery with desire 10 kill H.
Lincoln handled II with wish 10 preserve IT, 10
AJAX for an amendment 10 the Constitution TO en-
able him To abolish slavery Il an imposture. The
Constitution was made for liberty Think of n
christian magistrate refusing 10 do one sngle acl
Ia slavery In accordance with bic abstract ideas
ui right and wrong We olrr YOU, instead of 4
man pledged to support slavery. "a man sworn Ia
destroy u One Who is pledged 10 support equal
righs-one who wasa leader before Abe Lincoln
Was heard OF We offer YOU the man who struck
the first blow against slavery. lou will have
from him no tight rope presidential dancef-no
lllondn. who will oIier nmuesties 70 traitors
We offer you a man whose walehwofd Il Justice
President Lincoln haa been cracking Jokes when
he should have cracked the rebellion (ureat
apnlAnsel We offer YOU man who will not be
asking fDf authofit, 10 do ustice We offer you
John g Fremont, that euu may again be q IA.
ton OF heroes, and hul hAlioh al sneaks, les
pissed by I'll tie nations ~ the wetld Enthuai
asle applause AZ soon as you elect She repfe
sentative 0f protection dark clouds will disappear
aud the bright snn of liberty will afise@eleal
john 9 ffemonl aud The republic IL sale tAp-
plause
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