Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-09-28
Speech of Governor Stone of Iowa.
Delived at Nevada, Story County, Sep.
| = CFED fsniber ISt, 1865. S a.

DSiNcu NJ NeSaaas Stofy county, Scp-
| = FIN fsniber I~t, Ise1. Il
e The polhieai canvass in Iowa IS exciting much
interes. throughout the entire Northwest. Gov
ernor William NJ. Stone, who is the Republican
eanidats forre election against all o.her parties
and cliques, is making vigorous canvass OF the
State. We make the following extract from one
of his recent speeches, IN shich he makes some
capital hits against the Democracy of the prese
day. They will bear careful perusal
] One year ago the great war for the suppression
OF the rebellion and the preservation of the Union
was stIi in proersss. Ensa ged in this work were
over half million OF men, taken from the fields
and workshops OF the North, falling like autumn
leaves upon those fields OF btlle where the perpe-
tuiiy OF institutions and the nationality of our
ps ople were being decided. Every loyal man and
woman Was looking with painful anxiety for the
result and hoped for the triumph of the National
cause, 1t WAS am hour deep gloom and solicit
ude to all friends of free government throughout
The world. While YOUR sons ano brothers were
bearing your banners upon the field. YOU were per.
forming faithfully your duties a. patriotic citizens
at home, in supporting your now martyred Presi-
Dent in ife prosecution OF his wr, mea Ssires. in
giving cheerful support to his administration. in
furnishing meu, money, and all The matcrisisl of
necessary i1r the maintenance OF the armies
Il the ftid and in contibnring literally; OF your
means tor the relief OF sick and wounded soldiers
as they fell from the ranks, aud the support oil
their wives and children at home.
4 With patriotism and generosity that will DO
you credit through all time, YOU had resolved that
none of the wives or little ones If the soldiers
fighting for the fig should suffer, nei her in sum
mer's heat winters cold, ior-the necesSarics of
lie. So lar rs Iknov, this resolution VAS faith
jillly performed; and would remind the soldiers
whom see around me to-day, and VINO have
nobiy and braVely fought our battles, that in this
way aheiaga men,at home were performing their
duGyito Tie fconnty. and That without fhis the
PrcsiIcat etalld not hsr ma lined the armies
PROSECUTED the war for single day Willie you
tai thc ey siones at 4Gale ssere doing this tlrerc
wv f. unfortunately, Observation-Disclosures here At the
North. "a to the justice OF he and the prospect
of suPpressing the rebellion. A portion OF
people calling themselves the Democratic party,
had the bolduess to assert that the war was unjust;
that il was an unconstitutional crusade against the
right OF the Southern people, and that the Govern
meut had not the power to suppress the rebellion
and restore tie Union by the experiment OF arms;
that there is instance in history where eight
millions OF people strusspg Tor liberty, as were
these OF the S0uth, were ever conquered and over
come Said these Democrats, these people are
brave and chivarouS. and YOU subdue them.
You have no power under The Fedc~al COnsIitu-
ton to coerce sovereign State. Your President
i u-urnins ;i.ntiona power, and is "A u rant
OF the me = hideous mien. Your sOl,lieIs hired
meIcentIics. LncoIn's cut throat<, and Sherman's
thieves and marauders.
To show YOU that do not misstate the position
of the 81 men, let me read you cx ract from the
Cliirase Times OF the l6,h OF Anst,t. ls6f
Livery soldier in army to-day has been
bought. We employ no longer ardent, entIusias-
tfc volunteers, bat mercenrrles who have been par
cha=ed prices ranging IRON three hundred to one
thouSa nd o,lsTs per capita, VIII not this iact 20
Ear towasds explaining 1--WE get - few -victo
ries-why every brseze from ElTc battlefield comes
ladcnod with tidinss OF dis Stcr.
The Chicago Times YOU will remember, is the
leading DeEoe, s,ie Journal OF ths Northwest. and
the u, mccracy regard it Is then loicii gospel Ii
uticrs the sentiments Of that party everywhere.
aud is copied after by the Dcbuque Herald, keo-
kuk Constitution, and other c0ppcrhead papers
throughout Iowa. About the SINE time The Lh
Crussc ID, noctat contained the following treason
able uttcrances. which We're extenSv els copied and
indorsed 10, nearly all the Democratic papers in
the Northwest:
az Lincoln is re elected to msgovern foe the
next four wears, trust that some bold hand will
pierce lis heart with di igSer point for the public
good
appeal to the recollection Of every gentleman
present Whether this was not the tone of the or
eaus of thc Democratic party IN the North thro'-
on. the war; While your armies were struggling
in deadly conflict with the enemy, ana your coun-
.
| the North were thus cHdcavorHS to pJraiyze the
arm ul the Government, and give aid and comfort
To the foes of The Republic.
/ Not content with this opcn opposition to the
Admin;slrIiua aud the prosecution OF the war,
they iogncl themselves into secret organization.
Known : the Knights of the Golden Circle. which
or einaicd among tie rebels in the South AMI had
| Tor lis object the ovcftar5w OF the Federil Gov
ernIncnt. and bouLd themselves together by hor-
rd oath, which, il carried out, would have made
every one of them all infamous traitor to his coun
tIY and - Lis alG-
/ The object ot this association was TO assist the
rebellion and TO embrace the first opportunity
which general reverse to our arms might present.
10 depose President Lincoln aud his Cabinet. install
| JEFF. Davis and his rebel crew at Washington, and
| thus desrov the Government and make the disso-
lution @: the Union complete. Tie, were pledged
to oppose tle measures OF the Administration, re-
sst the draft. prevent the filling up OF the deci
mated ranks of our armies, and the furnishing fur
| ther material Tor the prosecution OF the war;
have documents in nv possession which show
tn on fc irst day Of Jufy. 1861. more than
| thirty thousand of these oath bound rebels were
enrolled in the State 0f Iowa, ed by such men as
George w Jones and others. who figured in the
recent Convention ut DcsMoiues. They were
pledged TO resist the draft in every locality where
it should be oilef ed. and the murder OF B,Sho-e
and Woodruff in Powesheik county last fall was
the first step in the execution of this helsh
conspiracy.
The same thing would hare been elsewhere
attempted but for the efficient organization OF our
militia and the Fact that they knew that muskets
and cartridges were in the hands of loyal men
who were ready to meet them face To, lace
They studioasy aud persistently opposed every
measure of President Lincolns Administation
from the bcginEing Of thewar d i Booth sent the
fatal bullet crashing through lis bfdin. Every
one OF them suddenly became a constitutional
lawyer, and discussed the constitutionllity of
LReo,n's aGpintstsation ~ .tlie crossroads gro
ceries and livery stables. with a gravity
which .weald- We asisnished Taney himself.
Did yorercr see those now pstriotic gentlemen,
when the mail arrived bringing the tdinss of
glorious rictory of the Union army. thrust the pa
per in the bottom of their coat pockets, aEd with
a sardopic grin sneaklaway 20 their homes, where,
in quiet they ssonld nurse theirs wrath to keep
it warm?'' Cheers and cries, That's So
When the news of some rebel victory came,
these now pretended friends OF the soldiers would
eagerv seize the sheet containing the announce