The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-03-01

formed al OF made to understand the
working and progress Of faction, rebel
lion and treason, the bones of the old
nan would STIR in their coffin, and he
would rise and shake off the habiiments
81 the tomb. lie would extend the long
arm and finger of his; he would reiter-
ioG mat glorious sentiments: The Fede
fal mon must be preserved, "iapplausel
and could he be informed of and made
10 understand the progress and working
of faction, rebellion and treason, the old
h1an would turn over in his grave
Laughter and cheers. He would rise
tomb, stand erect, and shaking his long
bony finger, would reiterate the senti-
ment he once. spoke, " the Federal
Union must be preserved = But we see
and witness what has transpired since
his day. We remember what he did in
1888, when treason, treachery and in
fidelity 70 the Government and Consti-
tuition OF the United States then staiked
forth. Il was his power and influence
that crushed the treason in its infancy.
L was then stopped only for time.
The spirit continued; there were men
disai1ected 10 the Government both
North and South; we had peculiar insti-
tutions, Of which some complained and
to which others We're attached. One
portion Of our countrymen advocated
that institution in the South; another
opposed ii in the North, and il resulted
III creating two extremes. One in the
South reached the point at which they
were prepared to dissolve the Govern
mont of the United States, and to secure
and preserve their peculiar institution,
and in what | may say OH this occasion,
| 1n understood
another portion of our countrymen who
We're opposed to this peculiar institution
in the North, and who went to the ex-
IRENE OF being willing to break up the
Government to get clear of it. APP
plause. am talking to you to-day in
the common phrase, and assume to be
nothing but a citizen, and one who has
been fighting for the Constitution and
to preserve the Government. These two
parties have been arrayed against each
other, and | stand before you to-day as
| did in the Senate in 1860, in the pres
enee OF those who We're making war on
the Constitution, and who wanted to
disrupt the Government, To denounce,
as did, then in my place, those who
were SO engaged as traitors. have
mover ceased to repeat, and as far as
efforts could so, to carry out the senti-
| have already remarked that there
were two parties-one for destroying
the Government to preserve slavery,
and the other for breaking up the
Government 10 destroy slavery. The
objects 10 be accomplished were different.
Ii IS true. 50 FAR as slavery is concerned,
but theN agreed in enc thing, and dat
VAS the breaking up OF tie Govern
a
Of the Government, the precise thing
which / have always stood up to oppose,
whether the disaniOnist comes from The
south or from the North. / stand now
where J did then, Nindicate the union
et these States and the Constitution OF
the country. Applause.
When rebellion or treason manifested
Itself in the South stood by the Govern
melit. said | WAS for the Union with
slavery, or was for the Union without
slavery. IN either alternative | was for
my Government and the Constitution
Applause. Observation-Disclosures
ed forth It's strong arm, and with its
physical power, has put down treason in
the field. AcS, tie section Of country
which has arraycd itself against the
Government has been put down by the
Government itself Now, what do these
people say? We said no compromise.
We can settle this question with the
sword in eight and forty hours. How:
Dishand your armies, acknowledge the
Constitution af the United States and
obey the laws, and the whole question
is settled. Well, their armies have been
Gisbanded. They come forward now in
a spirit Of magnaninity and say: We
Were mistaken. We made an effort to
carry out the doctrine OF secession and
dissolve the Union; in that we have
failed, and having traced this thing to
its logical and physical consequence and
results, we now again come forward and
acknowledge the flag of our country,
and obedience to the Constitution and
the supremacy of the laws" Cheers.
/ say, then, when you have yielded to
law, when YOU acknowledge your allie
glance TO the Government, am ready |
to open the doors of the Union and re-
store you to your old relations to the
Government of our fathers. Prolonged |
applause. Who, ] ask, has suffered |
more for the Union than | have? | |
shall not now repeat the wrongs or suffer
ings inflicted upon me, but it is not the |
way to deal with whole people, in the |
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