The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-08-19

Cured an interruption from the crowd
questions and answers, accompanied by
of an interruption of his work by an Of
ficious stranger who wanted to tell him what
was being said. Fellow citizens, what oc.
Cured in Mexico occurred also in Chilli and
the Argentine Confederacy, as in every Spanish
province in America where the Indian and the
negro were sought to be made equal Here
we have held to the superiority of the white
man. When we do as the Spanish States of
America have done, in this matter, we, like
them, will lose all law, all order, all liberty
and they may be lost forever. But Mr.. Lincoln
says we must flight it out on this line," and
this gentleman here who interrupted me says
the same; Voice.. What is your opinion
able to go to war. He has a lame leg, or sore
eye, or Is over fifty years old, and he's for the
war to the last man and the last dollar, 80 you
free the negro. Laughter and applause.
But, tellow-citizens, let Us take another view
What has Mr.. Lincoln done? What act to
commend him to our support? Another in
terruption, which the crowd were proceeding
to punish when the speaker proposed t. them
to let the man co. and if he would wait till
he, the speaker, got through, he then could
| have the chance to talk he seemed to want, I
Can any friend of Mr.. Lincoln tell what clause
the FederalC Constitution he is willing to obey?
| Are you tor the Constitution and the Union /?
to the Constitution and fatal to the Union.
| There is an issue between him and you as
strong as can be between you and me. Yes,
there is just one clause of the Constitution he
has obeyed-the one which says the Presi-
| dent shall receive a salary. He has disobeyed
al! the rest-he has set them aside; What law
| of Congress has he respected? But you tell
me must yield of necessity because of this
| great civil war. All republics that have gone
| before us have lost their liberties because of
that plea of necessity.
When Caesar crossed the Rubicon and over
threw Republican Rome, he violated law of
| the. Republic and answered to those who
cited it, sin time of great public war must
have great power" When Cromwell over
threw the British Government, he claimed that
| he must have power and overthrow the lib
| erty of the British subject for the successful
prosecution of war. Mr.. Lincoln claims the
same.
arbitrary power willingly yield it. VOICE.
jackson. What Jackson THe imprisoned
Judge Hall. Well, that was inside his mill
tary lines, differing from anything transpiring
in these days. Judge Hall was imprisoned,
remember, inside of Gen. Jackson's military
lines. Here, men are imprisoned outside Of
the military lines, by military authority, where
| difference. The one to preserve an army fight
ing in defence of people and Countrywide other
to crush out liberty. That, too, is the differ
ence between statesmen and tyrants.
Fellow-citizens, I have enumerated part of
the charges against Mr.. Lincoln, of his pledges
violated and the great losses incurred in this
war, which might have been successful with
less than one-third the men it has cost.
But there is another thing. Why are
all these Provost Marshals? Why are they
in existence? They are for this purpose. Mr..
Lincoln disregards our courts, he overthrows
the writ of habeas corpus-he means to over
throw the courts. He wants them to be the
machinery of government may GO on. Some
gentleman in the crowd says to put down cop
perheads. And you, sir, go next. Yours and
your children's liberty which you have no right
to barter for petty Office and profit. We
| are all In the same bottom-the same bark
liberty that holds mine and that of these
friends of mine you are pleased to call Copper
heads. You may not think 80 now, but
would not yield the rights of my fellow citi-
zens for all you have. [Applause. would
rather stand by the doctrines of the fathers
than be you with oil the offices and all the
| greenbacks you can get.
You say there is no danger. Among our
liberties are freedom of speech and freedom of
| the press Have these been respected? How
have so many persons been shut up in prison
| You say because they are Copperheads. Well,
there will be good many Copperheads this
fall. Laughter and applause
Those who give their support to Lincoln
tional blessing Every country has had its ca
lamity. In Rome there was man who fddled
| while the city was burning. We have one here
| who tells anecdotes while generation is per-
ishing in war. The Almighty sent his curses
on Egyptian east-wind that killed the first
born, frogs Laughter, |, and other calamities.
/ Tn boyy
ruler, and he's greater calamity than was sent
| upon Rome or Egypt.
| Some of our friends express great anxiety
sometimes lest we shall lose the election.
There is one chance tor Abraham Lincoln to be
elected. If the Democratic party is wise, lays
down Its platform for the Union, the Constitu-
| tion and the enforcement Of laws, Abraham
stands as much, no more chance than Cuffee.
II we are defeated, the days Of our country's
| liberty are numbered. But the blessings of all
time will be upon us for rescuing this country
from the hands that brought this glorious her
itage of ours to such pass of danger and dis
grace.
But they will interfere in the elections? I
don't think there will be enough of them to
interfere. Greenbacks are not worth so much
as once,-they cannot manufacture them fast
enough to control this election. We have
yielded much because the Administration said
it would prosecute the war for the Union.
| we nave Ouo great UtTLuTlgQt OI Irec-
dom left yet-the ballot. This great
Democratic party has borne our flag in
honor over every ocean and sea to every land
for seventy years of continued Democratic ad,
ministration; and we mean with Gods bless
ing to control it again through q free ballot.
1t becomes our history. having borne the flag
in triumph the circle of the world, if it's last
great right. the ballot, must be lost, to perish
with it, and we say, gentlemen, a free ballot
or q free fight
Two-thirds of the American people are op
posed to Abraham Lincoln. With free ballot
he goes by the board. We shall inaugurate our
President and make proposals to the rebels to
lay down their arms. VOICE - Suppose
they refuse?1 We mean to enforce
the constitution and the laws throughout our
country and let no star be lost from the old
flag. MIR. Lincoln's advocates say it would
disgrace him and the government to make
peace propositions to the rebels. How-dis-
graceful to,say, Return to your duty, lay down
Your arms, and we will forgive the past. But a
gentleman suggests that they will refuse.
They have for two years suffered all the ca
lamities of war without mitigation They
will not refuse peace not humiliating, and
this war; so injurious to us as we'll as to
them, will close. But if you elect Lincoln
make up your minds for four more years OF
| war.