, 1864-09-03
Scot t4<}t17s t5. ~ rho t0ouA

r.ah' 1t should l"s. s:oos aot'" 1' ~ rio "'Sa
! e.Ji4ee t dF1fk" =.
.onr e aItccss Iook 1t Il. NJ friends and ta1t
rebellion isl longer confined 70 re S.n =; e. c4
Ttde snTrad conspiracy In the Northern States 70
i'd h.. South overtime wing the GoTcfnmea'e @ i
'hs nTite aea Il eoneos.sr lei us boldly the
iseIs Tt.. Democratic party IL. p1ssJ o. Faos II
| lion and treaeon-ihr Union ,p.rsf ls pattJ u
Loyalty snd o5e eoe 1
~ ulr.ent Nee eilan for the n II Democracy. PEI:
deion and the ptE't1rn fcf ..1 mo n1rsaot rsaot
I,nein no Jobnsou, nr shstr country, one aud Il,
dvisitle. now lq'sges: which III y21cooosS;: ~
aanswered. anSs ALd.ow II Jou have. rs know you
I b ,Tr. the Dire ri true lore Of country burang n
your brea..s: ;fyoa .;.ve orc eensmnns 9[ EfaS,
ipss @ He bae sh"vercd upon yea Il yoa ehissh H1i5
nGe hnna of country for yourselves and your chilli
rel II You held IN your hearts one spasaol 1es
E, S9estbo que separation for the ereis caass OF
hnnnu jrsedum II Jou feel one continent Of exc:
clason OF the fanl STAN ot human sasesg ao9a
7Gn- rnnntrS i redemption, and the app ause Of an
nnn.nokiuR world, snd thu snlle4 OF a. approving
God M 1sw. sha !oes pess 2s @ an ss
! 1cct storm Of app'ausc-] r. ''a.
| zion. John i. Kass0n, OF Iowa. -
Hon. tr. Kasson, of1owa, was next introduced,
AZ Il W. vas clad to Be- !. this presence night
20 ds1kly over tie city Of Chicago during tho la.t
lev daJs, have been 1lsslpatpd by the l!shEninss
fiom your patriotic e1es, aad the 1auadats vi Soar
| -Four years ago TINT party met In conyeaion.
su1 the tsaues before the country Wara TsY differ
ent, Since then all hes been changed. scce:slon
| tfnr,rp tuf,t h. Il carried
eject by Iaraa portion Of tho eoNalled aemocra-
q. Tue right has been 7ssctted aod carried ous
b. State alter state, and var d IA neea 1 tassa "
tiou ceuies Tie right. and denopnces sa9 war t1s
I Insertion haa inans1sated against us. Eut THIS
: "democratlc" platform netsaer denes noS aeaouo'
\ i public debt has been created to pay our sol
de1s and .aIlors and defend , sas sates.!y OF NJ
n{as. aaS aq men with IL ths y
widows ano orphan The unon az anS s
the reanlsiks burdens will be cheetiaty borne BY
thr people. The ''deno:1atlc' convention II 81
ses,s @ that lie iesou.ces 81 sno country ara in:
p1Tt ia poycrumeut and tho Union convention have
.esera ths r,eht to enforce tie Obligations o. tho
conatllulon aud laws uoon reoels and traitors BY
fosco u arms; aud hunurrd a. Of thousands of Io-
lY % ofssuc ss Ut blood % nd fs fer tho naonal c,as:
The " "Democtasic" convention mainsalus taa IL
lence Of death upon Tho right of the Rogesau1ent
to offend itself BY ulllt7Ey power aga net IN Or
Ou, trooos ule pe1illiug life and daily falling for
The lore ii eoaatr Wnile hls5 ti9nts9 thss T.
/ noble 1Euy break rheir communications and 70 tu
tho sear oi Atlanta 10 Iuzes the hnsl contess for
the destruction Of the rebel ar1ny Of the West:
Fairasut shaEea hss Victorious loczs In tna fee Of
Nobllc AID slezcs Fort Moran. loud clhesa, and
the pcwa +comea while '.Denloctauc" national
convention is in sesslon, and not one word Of en-
Il coursgemtnt or cheer goes forth rem Its 1raioe-
Gus bs'tom to the Rallunt soders and sailor, nor
Of fe5 5s qroas sn
with tEe epchery read 1t ahnadattlJ ID these facts.
Csn such eonyeutiaa b lo1all {No, no, ND :,
by 1he rpirit Of disloyaly and oiaunon In its IN.
| oercurrenta. The SECOND revolution meaut moth
1ng, or Il L rant peace with Of without nnion, as
concession of I'll nstiol i rights, L necessary q
Peaes noto Is disanton 1orersr. No authorized
propusitfonssof peaca have ever come to tne Pres
r5s tas Sazar s to bse si
''Dtmoctatic". party, and who are Pnpatarly
spoken Of as *tFcscs Commissioners" =! expressly
e'si lie p1ssIess @ ~ Il coming uads'
psttt ME oi talking abou. peace With III. LiusSn
but really tor ths opportunity of unobstrueted 10
the obtaining Of Information useful to tho feoel
= lion.
mt aupposc peace ;wero no. attemptcd. TIL.
qGl aticn you'd be-" unteF tha Constitution and
tnloD?" Or 1hlB the rebel chiof "a: lste'y e1
pliciuy declared the impossibillty. Iadeoendeacs
tsen Wnefe i qouf Bound y g.
loose Kentucky ana Mts>.,urt3 Who controls ths
: ali.sissipp! rtsery What become. Of Western Yir
!: ginla: Who holds the fGris and fortified places D
Eastern VlrylD,as v hst ehs]l 90 done with yon
couquett, and the graves Of yons gall*ns dead let
, to dlshonor = I demand these things OF tul
'tpemoeeaucn Peace Convention. and it5 ADSwe
IL IN echo In the SILENCE ol the chamber OF deate
| N-N - N'o-"-
is Its uee extrpt to give tine to the enemy to ID
; vieorare bis exhausted sud Diminished army
Then comes new fighting and moru fearful sacsih
stseds of the cavalry. and tde batle horses q ou
) hurie. Is they rusa with foamIng nossfils an
. kick tuth platfurm into thousAnd pieces
b Loud and long eEeerfpg.J
platform, aud directed attention to the absuedlt.
tion ~ m % tae Eind hearted u: eiviIisn Aesshsm LIN
ambition, IS threatening individual civic rights
clie'tsln. wlheat say ei7tl de- o. civil interest,
. graduate Of West Point, unknown to ciEil Ill
d anu ltgisIa ion, who would Wie3d Both purse an
!. sword with military instincts.
asn oen Il NJ & Ssage
!" tcalarlyth the nne claiming It the first daty Of ue
McClesn. h1a tnauRufatlon> to 1es alt our pr
e ons.s 81 r. aad rstassns 70 n'a..: 20 - a.
y Anes' hltsones.. md 70 be !zTIed Tres u destr'
., ! sLd rna1sr IN t.' -,d ;. - -:
o,,u more obnoxi,:as was tho resolution PIT p:ss
:. :. !he coay:stb!aeTp "a Tpi7naaent- ass:S
:. At tee I'll Of tie Gomm,.tee c:et 7"If III ne
he lion In the Worth. By violating Denoeratie us.;
~ and law, which dit1olves such conventions vue
taay have done the osk for which thpy we're calf
ic a1a contest Of iorcc With your lawfai Governnen
ID -Aite1 !urhar remarks. calling the attention
:s tes ecuE Try IL The d.n:er ihpen3tnE from Il
y eoaslgdea with an appeal to the people to RI
= = Tith 1he.t. tun power aud By shelE rotes syo'
iaie.lstIppiihs, would DO asa,n as they hid DOT
7 befoze, maiutaln trtcmrhaatly tue 1oyal caus
e LaeI ,ear they had tried the experiment osa Y.
eass Ha aoy isins e @ ato
ao 1Cheers.7 So 1t would be now. Triamph Woal
L The spraicr then retired, the: audience eiyi1
- three chetrs at the close. -.
or Hon. John Wentworth. OF chfcar,
Il Fk11ow CITIZENS: At this late hour It cer1atn
IL 70 e1 pected that shall MAKE aaytoin. ike
public speech; but In response to your expre.ss
IN wIsb, / fVll cay lew words.
). and would ex1ead our hotpitalltics to men OF q
shades o. opi5lon Ii5 ~ p1insip:ss .! politics.
and senins OF our institutions. Our beautiful cl,
+. snd EroSn =, IL present growth, and has nsy
:, yet been aisGGzaesd By mob. VII
= composed Of nen OF widely different and esen ho
X. tile views from those you entertain, attended b.
cpncpurae of thousands. assembled here, and y
~ assure ou as Of the cnstodians Of fhe city
peace that 1t hss not cost your treasury ten dc
"a iars to teep the peaco during Ill the excitement
!. It e past five daye. And why 80? Why was the
Ct not Violence outrage and disorder? Because Re'
q tEemen, Of the prevalence Of universal liberty
n opinion, and o. universal toeration: Because,
y | = people, We endorse and exemplltJ that Wide
i: known maxim Of Thomas jeifessan, Z" that erst
can be eateJ tolerated while reason and Chf1stlA
- lty arc LETT free to cpmnat IT.
q You VINO differed from our friends so receutf
here had m opportunity Of examining their side
CO the case. # they werz true and loya to ths Co
to Htiiutlon OF the Country aud the Old nag OF OF
n. faIhers thy had the onnnItunitY To hboX Il.