Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-04
General Kilpatrick the stump.-PIair
Talk to Nasby's Practitioners.

General Fitzpatrick has taken the stump for the
Union party in New Jersey, and recently ad-
dressed a large assemblage at Newark. We quote
the earlier part of his speech, which is applicable
to Copperheads in all localities, while his con-
cludng remarks devoted to personal re-
view Of the anti-Union candidate of New Jersey.
He began by denying that he had any political
aspirations, and then said
have come to my native State to talk to Jer-
seymen, simply because ! believe it TO be my
duty. did not wish to see those principles de-
stroyed forever for which have struggled the
past four years and trumphantly maintained on
the bloodest batte-felds the world ever saw.
am not willing to see the rebels of the South,
whose hands are yet red with the blood of
fallen braves, restored to the full enjoyment of
their old rights and privileges, and that, too, be
fore they have shed one penitential tear for the
great crimes they have committed. | will not
stand tamely by and see the triumph of that band
of pitiahle traitors in my native State who. while
protesting loyalty to the Union and the Constitu-
ton. have ever goried in the progress of treason
men who call themselves Democrats !
Great God In what consists their Democracy {?
In that Democratic school in which was raised,
/ was tanght to stand by the Government in all
times OF war, whether foreign or domestic to
honor and respect the Constitution as my Bible ;
and to maintain law and order throughout the
length and breadth of the land. And yet, these
men who now call themselves Democrats, refused
to submit to the results of the Presidential con-
test of 1860, and declared that the South was
justified in its reasonable course, notwithstand-
ing that their leader John c. Breckenridge, from
his seat in the Senate, had declared that Mr..
Lincoln had been constitutionaly elected Presi-
dent of the United States. And when the last
traitor had made his last reasonable speech and
polluted our national halls for the last time with
his foul presence, these men extended the hand
Of friendship, and bade them God speed in their
reasonable course.
Well, thank God, the South and these traitors
have got their just rights and in November
next their friends in New Jersey-this sham De-
mocracy-will get little of the same justice
Since that day when, in the God-accurscd city Of
Charleston, they deserted the banner of the great
Douglas and chose traitor for their leader these
men have proved rccreant to every principle of
Democracy. Every act of the Government found
necessary for its preservation they have de-
nounccd as unconstitutional while they them
selves were violating it most grossly. They
have, in direct opposition to fundamental prin-
ciple of the old Democratic party. refused to
assist the Government in the struggle just closed
and they now sraining every nerve to form
union with the trait0rous few at the South in
preventing the success of the reconstruction pol
icy of President Johnson. And vet they call
themselves Democrats. They no enti-
tied to that proud old name than am to that of
an Abolitionist--for, thank God, slavery is for
ever dead--and the great questions at issue, and
that make up the grand old Democratic party,
are no longer before the country. We have new
questions and issues for the formation of
parties, and every man must choose to which
he will belong.