The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-23

ing Of the example of America on coming
ages. Suppose one of the crowned heaus VI
! Europe succeeds in subduing q renenio.,
would it be any trouble for nm 10 say .na' ~, LIS
inst. and 90 to hanging again Laughter
and onnlansc.1 Mr. Smith said thai the OBJ
iertor mistook bis position. He Spoke on a
General principle, and not on speciai case.
| God forbid that Austria should nave IL IN her
roWer IN nlead the most influential OF all ex-
pu,nias in her behalf in expressing Hungary.
The dav NAV come when Ireland may rebel
onnressed Ireland. He said oppressed Ireland,
because any'people is oppressed that has to sup
mort q religion, even their own, but more es-
ppecially one not their own. She may rise up,
and suppose England succeeds in subduing her.
would we allow England the example of Ameri.
| ca to shed blood? The nation has no idea she
| ia urged by the press and the pulpit to become
the great betrayers of liberty throughout the
world. Let it not be said that the rights of
the laws of war have been disregarded by ms.
and that we have unfurled the black fac t.
it for America to contribute to that end You
don't know to hat lnfamy men are leading
you. The speaker said that no breach of faith
could be so gross or guilty as that of taking
the contest out of the laws of war at the Iast
stages and bringing it under the local law.
Men sav that it is not taking it out of the law
OF war and putting it under municipal law to
crafty revenge, but to serve the laws of ius-
that cannot see that justice can never be served
by injustice. Applause. In order to save
lie and property from piratical war, and for
the purpose of obtaining thousands of men for
the army to save the country. we ageeed with
the enemy to carry on the war according to
tne laws OF war. We had reaped the advan-
tages OF the bargain until we are strong enough
to do without it. If we now repudiate the
bargain, we commit the meanest crime of the
age, and If we had told the enemy that in the
day OF victory We would raise the black flag
and give no quarter, he would have raised that
flag himself.
A gentleman inquired of Mr. Smith if he
meant to say that we agreed to terms of carry
ing on the war through fear!
Mr.. Smith replied that he was ashamed that
an American citizen should suggest that the
Government ever made an engagement under
dMress. Loud applause One reason why
the war should be carried On according to the
laws OF war, was that such where vast mum.
bers OF men carried on momentous and re.
sponsible war, they have strong show of
right. Loyal and dsloyal millions have believ-
ed in the doctrine Of State Sovereignty, and
we must admit that they have nobly reasoned.
They have seemed to have some measure of
right to believe in the doctrine of State Sover-
eighty. They had high authority for their
principles. The speaker reverted the position
OF political parties at the beginning of the
government and said that the South soon ac-
cepted the doctrine of State Sovereignty. 1t
is true that the rebellion of 1882 reached but
little outside of South Carolina, still the prin-
ciples were held throughout the South. The
election of Mr. Lincoln was considered proper
occasion for open advocacy of the doctrine.
Thousands in the North sympathized with
them but preferred that they should not resort
to violence. They had strong sh DIV of reason
In being led away, and is it true that the
doctrine of State Sovereignty has been an
open question before the American people |?
Applause. Thank God, Mr.. Smith continued,
it is no longer an open question. 1t has been
settled at last, and for ever that secession and
| its offspring must be given up. 1t has cost so
much treasure and blood that in future the
| people will not bear with its advocates. Is it
not proper to mitigate and excuse the great
crime of the South in allowing herself TO be
drawn into the rebellion. Davis, Lee and
Breckenridge were greatly to blame in choos-
instead of Washington, Clay and Webster. But
still he pitied as well as blamed them. If we
had been in their circumstances would we
| have been tempted to have chosen those men
for our leaders? The religion of Christ teaches
US to do as we would be done BY Applause. ]
If we had the heart to apply the rule in this
case, then would we put the arm of forgiveness
and love around our Southern brethren, and
how soon would we reach beautiful and be-
| loved peace! Loud applause. The speaker
called them brethren, tor they were dear to his
heart. Applause. He would hate himself if
he harbored any revenge toward them. If he
had hated them when fighting, he could love
them now when they had fallen. TAP
plause. Mr.. Smith said that he had not
spoken words of kindness to turn the eyes
of the people from the crime of treason, if
| they were guilty of treason. He had not
spoken of State sovereignty to justify treason,
but as an argument that We should conduct the
war according to the laws of war. The wide.
spread belief in State Sovereignty should make
the laws of war there is no treason. Applause. I
Surely, here in the North, where State Sover.
eighty obtained SO widely, we ought not to be
eager to punish the South for being carried
away by il. The speaker next referred to the
crime of starving prisoners, for which, he said,
the pro slavery spirit. for which the North is q
little less responsible than the South. We
should be reluctant to punish for that crime
| unless we can certainly pass upon the guilty
He continued, and said that the North has
profited as much by slavery as the South and
that if there was ever time on the earth when
men should be honest, it is now. 1t is not fol
| North is to place herself by the side of the
South, in common repentance for common
sin. lAppleuse just as surely as we go &c
Furnishing the South, we shall lose all spirit o.
repentance. There is no way for a man to fee
whole himself like Furnishing others for sin:
of which he is himself guilty There was the
assassination of President Lincoln. The South
did not call for it. fla vote of the Southern
people had been taken on that question, il
would have been almost unanimous against it.
Mr. smith was asked how the vote would have
STOOD II II hac been confined to the Southern leaders
but ne did not see fit to answer the question.
The speaker continued and said that the Soutf
knew that 1t mad not a friend with more kindly fee
ing for Ter than Mr. Lincoln. J hat crime came
rom ire p:o-sayeIy spirit which prompted sasst
nation Mr. s. repea ed his argument as to tee re
sponsl6ilhy If the North the subjsct of slavery
In speaking of reconstruction he said that we INNS
not punish the South out Of revenge but to provide
for the future For that purpose he would divide ar
the lands OF the Sonth among the poor of the South
and give to the blacks the right to vote He would
deprive some of the rebels of the elective fanchis
for term Of years, and Others forever. lie woulG
also rep0diate the rebel debt He believed the
President had the right to keep the rebels under the
military power, and that before the are reconstruct
ed Congress should pass laws aboishits Slavery ir
those States In closing MIR. Smith paid a. e.oa1eni
euiogY on Mr. lincoln. l
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