The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-12

had been vanished in the revolution.
is likely that all in future rehelliOus. nine
teen in twenty will he on the side of free
dom Was it proper for America 70 St
an example nj having punished men TO
| treason? [Cries of Yes, yes" NO F'.'
| Crowned heads will everywhere POI t t
the example set by lis as rrecedent
Whenever they snccce-l in crushing s
| trehtfiion Is il for America 70 put II IN
| their power to Try men for tr"aSonE
| One of the audience asked ;ae speaker
if he intended 20 compare Washington
and Franklin ~ Jefferson Davis? Loud
| applause .,.s
| Nh Smith said he had Just such objec.
tiOns in his mind. and he woald attend
tothe gentleman directly. Laughter
The objector virtually says that the
| cause of Washington and Franklin was
| inst. and therefore they ought not 80 be
| punished ~ traitors: the Causc ot Nav!,
aud Lee was unjust, ana therefore they
onght 70 be punished. [Applause ] The
| speaker believed the cause of Washing
| ton and Franklin to ba just. and that OF
| Davis and Lee 10 be unjust. But how
| would the tvrantS of Europe view The
| example Of America On coming ages
| Suppose one Of tho crowned heads Of Eu-
rope succeeds in sibduing rebellion.
would il be any trouble tor him to say
| that his canSe was just; and that of his
enemy was uninst. and 90 to hanging
| again! Laughter and applause.l Mr..
Smith said that The 0hjett0r miStuok his
position He spoke on y general princi-
pie. and not on special case God for
hid that Austria should have ii ia her
power to plead the most influential OF
all examples in her behalf in depressing
Hungary The day may come when Ire
land may rebel-oppre1ssd Ireland He
said oppressed Ireland, because any peo-
pie is oppressed that has 10 support a re-
ligion. even their Own, but more especial
" one not their own She may rise up
ard suppose England succeeds III sub
DUNG her, would We allow England the
example Of America 10 shed blood The
nation has no idea she is urged hy the
press aud the pulpit 10 become the great
betrayers of liberty throughout the
world. Let it not be sod that the rights
of the laws Of war have been disregarded
by us. and that we have unfurlcd the
black flag II il for America - contrib
ute to that end Yon don't know to
what intiImy men are leading you. The
speaker said that no breach of faith
could be so gross W guilty as that of TAX
ing the contest ont of the laws of war
at the last stages and bringing il under
the local law. Men say that il is not
taking it ont of the law of war and put
ting it under municipal law 10 crafty
revenge, but TO serve the laws of jus
tice. The man must indeed he blind to
justice, that cannot see that Justice can
never be served by injustice. [ Applause.
In order to save life and property from
RjraatjG9iH T5 saEs inS %aEo aaEoaaHRaiyf md s
enemy to carry on the war according to
the laws of war. We had reaped the
advantages of the bargain, we commit
the meanest crime of the age and if we
had told the enemy that in the day OF
our victory we would raise the black flag
aud give no quarter, he would have
raised that flag himself
A gentleman inquired of Mr.. Smith if
hc meant to say that we agreed to terms
of carrying on the war through fear
Mr. Smith replied that he was ashamed
that's an American citizen shonld suggest
that the government ever made an en-
gagcment under dWrqs Loud applause. J
One reason why the war should be car
ried on according to the laws OF war,
was that where such vast numbers OF
men carried on q momentouS aud respon-
sible war, they have strong show OF
right. Loyal and disloyal millions have
believed IN the doctrine of State SONer
eighty, lnd We must admit that they
have pobly reasoned. They have seemed
! TO have some measure Of right To believe
in the doctrine of State Sovereignty -
! They had high authority for their prin-
ciples The speaker reviewed the posi-
ton of political parties at the beginning
of the government, and said that the
| South soon accented the doctrine Of State
| Sovereignty II is trne that the rebel
! lion in 1892 reached but little outside OF
South Carolina, stiil the principles were
held throughout the South The election
! of Mr. Lincoln was considered a proper
occasion for open advocacy of tho doc
trine. Thousands in tha North sympa
! thizcd with them, bnt preferred that
! they should not resort 80 llOlenCe They
! had a strong show Of reason III being led
away, and it is true that the doctrine OF
State Sovereignty has been an open
question before the American peo-
pie ! Applause Thank God. Mr.
Smith continued, il is no longer an open
question II has been settled at last, and
for ever, that secession and it's Offsprings
must he given mp. II has cost us Sc
much treasure and blood that in future
the people will not bear with its advo
;ates Is il not proper 10 mitigate and
excuse the great crime OF the SOuth in
allowing herself TO he drawn into the re
| bellion Davis, Lee and Breckinridge
were greatly to blame IN choosing fo'
their models Calhoun aud Jefferson in
| stead Of Washington, Clay and Webster
But still he pitied ~ well ~ blamed
Ihem Ii We had teen IN their cirCum
stances. would yve not have been tempt
rd to have chosen those men for Oui
leaders The religion Of Christ teaches
Us to do as we wonld be done by. Ap
plause 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 beloved
peace Loud applause The speaker
called them brethren. for they were dear
70 his heart Applause He would
hate himself if he harbored any revenge
toward them II he had hated them
wheu lighting, he could love them new
when they had fallen. (Applause Mr
.l..,,tI ..,i1 tbat ba baI not snnLe, ururn.