, 1865-07-06

tyred set Tant1 81 the Republic. bnt t1ey did not
| initiate tho movement Witch leg ~ this
ses1stt, Watch compelled t6tn d nake war: !:
The impulse came from the masses OF the people,
md they freely poured out tneir treasure md the
peopa p.e n wno snteipaied It ,se!r necessity se.atsd
it. ,heir treasure supported II and they indicated
every measure, ana sustained, without .uutmur,
ereEJ diebpposLtment; and raised taxes aud enp.
p.i.d money 10 dil up tVeIy waste and every loss.
| Ills lEc greatest example 10 history Of asess
pcop,e, t1'hcut leaders, selecting IT. own ins'rn"
inerts TO aecopp!ish n. poDnlas ~; ]; d, " w,s
The roll Q: The great Misstss,ppi, onward 70 The
Cult eesar.s q its a. s9d Te
beside ihe sungr.e Of the French Rarnb.ic,
hsse WIZ sought ~ ,f",s 1vs1th,os eos n,to.,
e the ,,ooa wSs e. Setols tas III EPsePs W.
opposed to they ha.ensd 70 ves. our Sesn!s,
ports for their prvaleer.; they pfepaEed n theli
machine ehops the uaat rta1s Tor breaking oul
! blockade; they prepared the arms WIN Whsce ~
ent mica fought rs and for four years ths{ ntted
nnt allies Of war, ma manned them with EnRlie1
ss,lors. 10 dep1e1ste on our commerce. Insy aao
! Rp instructive prcsentinent mat 0nI tnccaes VA
ouhi,e estao saeiy out from this struggle, it would
| not euffre to tell the people thai ampet10lEf1
aio.e could Keep otdeI, thas aIistocfae{ alone en-
| EG1ed pETNhne6E RuFcI9LnGAt7 lAAt - ~..-sI !
thrones aione could peacefully hansmlt Power u
| government; ior they would have, standing be
| foTe lhcn,, unbroken IN all it, gosgeons panoply
u war, md eul1 morn glof1ous in It's elvN aspscl
| than before, an 11lustr1oua example TO the
contrary. They would sco thirty millions o.
! AmeEicau people choosing tnelr own rulers, and
| d,ctattng their policy. 1edreealng their owI
wrongs, plow'ng their oHn lands, forging thetl
| own afps, dlllug tho ranks Of thatr oWn
J prrniee. cfc9ttnK their own Generals, fighting
their OWE battles, and compelling en3mIssipn tl
The laws they had lntdc, and deEyine al natiUni
| to arrest them IN lhea1 pfoRrees. (lremendoul
cbeefipc1 They were TOO sure Of their game
fbsy sbpucht as the traitors here thought thA
The Suu.b cluld NOT be conquered, md ttst tht
! Nl1tb Wousd 70 to pieces IN the collision ant
therefore ht id tnelr hands and did not Intervene
| T1lcy thopght our dsy Of doom Was come md 1t Il
MI Impo.sipac lint their error proved our eaivs
tlop, But we will remember th1t II wss tnef
error and not their me11f, and Will vtHtt it, coz
ataucGcts upon them. tCheers.l No sooner dlt
| fi,ev ruppo.e the terrorn Of the American people
VeTc gore. thxt the great Hg1B Of our pro1ecttol
cented to coyer the Republic1 OF AmeTics, thu
fheY terap their work SPAN seized upon Sal
iYnsulprn. hcf znctens co!ony, and tnvade'
Pcrn, Nbo1e independence ahe had neve
recot ntxtd, ro-aseeFtinH her orl9tna
.iite. Frsnce md Kn9ltnd. uuder the psete1e Q
eylpe iht beliiH To collect dues for their sub
1teis. consptftd sralnst The Republic in Mexico
I snd under That ialse prete1t undertook ctrrJ'n
ssn5dfr" into the mIdss OF that distracted couu
~. I'd udted new confusion to dle.nro tho que
J Which va settling down ovet that Republic. Ia