, 1866-09-01
GREAT SPEECH OF SENATOR
TRUMBULL
At Evanston, Cook County, ILL.,,
f. August 31st.
Eloquent Statement Of the Issues
Before the Country,
The Liberty Of the Nation
Involved.
The Philadelphia Platform
Dissected.
Scathing Review Of President
Jobnson's Career.
His Falseh00dS. and His USur-
pations Exposed.
The Humble Individual as False
as Satan.
His Vulgaxity and Insolenee
Rebuked.
!. His Vulgazity and Insoleuce
Rebuked.
Catalogue Of His Friends Demo
Gratis, Coppsrheads, Rebels
and Bread and Butter
Renegades.

FHt?Ulno9H h1J$tHFft9N
times TO Aayca Of fafety, shall address myself
to the caudor atd Judgement OF this Intelligent au~
dlenee, and Ii ca1l fnaisidnais by naue, # will
and Ind moi becsnso hayc. Of desiTe, any personal
>0 TnE a 5uns71ox , or THE noun.
Within the past five years this nation has gone
through feaitul struggle. War, ciyfl war with
ali It's horrors Of dna.h and aeso1aaioa has ragged
In The land, I'll! Il has brought mourning 10 nearly
rrostdence, The patriotism Of our people aud the
bravery OF our soldiers, the conflict Of arms has
ceased in the comp,c1e oveEthrowA A Of those op.
eeased,, all the depa. tn,cns Of tl,e Governncnt,
Executive, Legislative and Judicial, and all pat
riotic cttzena agreed to the status Of the rebel
BY Is nd ana through ] T loyal mcn Nov, lbsre Is dis-
M III she 4sSs1 5a e e Ss
power OF aho President Of Congress over thcn,, al
10 WHO shall control them, wEether tao ioyai or
s9ya and Il as IT, ths 5oa "t rcsI s
lion throucl. wiici the rcprescntation couics On
III anss 1 = ds ses as ss
Witch @ 5 sotcs 81 derrsel Sy eis own aeis q ali eisii
governments, inas rc.estahlssb them, aud be:
fhaf ali tIat II eft r can9rcss 10 10 for cach
House to determine for Itself on The election quali-
cnrno.c of ~" ,t;rr4ensn;ixcs n Ike sstcs III
tic hcnpc IN n vi Whon,, by e Constitution. m tlc @ iaw
ming ss eSndt1oIs q, Wael tho sy, goyefn, r.
reSe,io, rsey So ass!n SFoussi iii inio Ss1aoa'eas
te!a.sons, WAn tnc u"aoa, auo eeeome co'a'ea ~
ferfcsen'a'ion n IL - congress-: M a1 r,,x ,.,,,r
rss qss;!ise S6siSs: tss5s !: siate Govern:
ment entitled 10 representation at all. hc!ng orc
w e. ao y fc @ 70
eons tSsSsc 10 snsl S'a.e A. o,a7 a
u eas Son.e
sspsIaSly: Ssr tIe q,etiie;n,, =, q Jug s5ts:easo
lion has nssr arst nftusa ny congress- 49, 0noa ine
e heTean =. ncoo Sr desi,o rpanas tSo
preservation of nisr Gonst!tutlonnl MovcIamenf, I
tlc 1,caro OF our people. ana, Tear l1nfty 1lsci:
teGeil,ea. Staten shaiI b. eovrsnsd iy ieysi men,
n tlle inte1esss q ~ tscfaona anu htnaaoMy oF "
aisoyal nan, In shs INTEREST," % e. onpfe@s.aoa @ sn1
wrong: whether they VINO labotct ioar years
TO destroy iha Uoscfnmenl e9ai! now ee
permitted TO lake rafl ~ ~ ceHtsol Mtetner tac
bravo soldiers WIG hasS rcsltie1 lt!etr Mscs o.,
many nsaady hcta. aud tao ralflnnc cilzens a.
homc, WHO have sMatainca them IN pnttI,g down
aimed scltc!f, shall now eubmae 10 bc Fo&on nhiy
y, y alsaFmca re'cls' NY eonnsynen' s''s'' II
What was tho condition Of the rcbc'liou9 States
sose s sss III sssn ass ss
81 Up II t'lcir stead wcrc II tasn oyor!hsown hy
nj enes "s'a ~Sos s o. tn? sas
os any. kind when tho nsu1ri1y ilaMoTs
cn nsiSte ohF aayainsns aaSs' IT, a!r aa 'nG nf
Q, ,noeo ,, ccan ~ bc n;y1 "
n sho nhseneg sc Of any Slc. s og
se is ary @ s
inhah!tanls IN their ncrsoes ami p,orsstyf ~ sts
Sas nerTo,me ny tnc rrce,asnt t3.rouea iha sasl.
os @ military soiasaa,lsrs, tos time Il ic.st, With
sistcs H. sc1 tret G1 IN IT. eanIon Is aulst thas
teS sonia @ aye ~ enc no n Goass4 ss
IT,. S .casGn s a = e rs oy ~ nd ,sra
tp' n st,to ihoSa eonid be- no sSp,o
rrSta;,Sna s6 Srnn.oTs IN covT1eTs csn only bc
b. the afMac ~ q sae f. aa Repf
Etatc inws. hcnee hcro 1n1,st be Stat. IeSIs,a.
tarsand State laws tor choosing Rcrresentatiee.
neiiicr in the rcbcijyous States wien tIe Uujou
rS9s3T S9s oy Ts r.spnSr i, sne rowzn
rcbni n1rnjes ,;ndcrtooS 10 orsanixo ciyjl Govern
mcnis in tbc rebel stnice. Whence iiJ be derive
tic power to 10 ~! ne has y power; sxs;sn' y
nrra,ixe ciril rnrert,mcnt in State. liz d,itiet
atc cxccntjye opiy. and In lhclr exercise he ha
m }nrjdental movers nrcent iiIrY be riyen him by
Congrcsts' Which is anthorized 10 lass uil iswt
NECESSARY and nroper for carrying into elsScf al
lie powers vested il, ths pres!deni but Congres:
ssss s M ssvsssn saaa es sa sss'
as GSns e. commaqnaef.n.Ihei qeSI 70 qeah ~ q, ,
at T.; " r.. ~ ~ ~ 1,;iisa1v end With i
1,9i%ont Hsi casrent w. ~ /. ,.nt dnnSte1 hmi hi
sppoa eIslla2 raos,s!ona1 Soyss,
nos, IN the absence q law ol conefess au'nos1z
Ing u. Is qneatsonanle; ,.,, ,,.r.,..-
Hoy, .hcn. mr. civil cose1n1ents t9 t6a re-es @
tahlshcd in the stsscs IL which thsy aase pees
States, wt!h the consent otthc laM~maEins powc1.
which u Congress. 70 show now ntiet!y geonndi
leaa Is nc isacn.n ,s;s G,a's IT,, i9 W. nv T ~
si. 3 os essn @ III - sssee Sc e5satpon & t. s'ss ce
Si e1eas alone 10 Is aHtlori,ed 10 raise and supper
:oa ihsi ss!:sa, sss
ident exercise military eeu.sol even ove: the r
bc'lsons States. except Congress Fatsea ana en|
ported the army with which 70 DO i: Low coni oa
Erefs appropriated the money: and. ey Y
il way, Congress never did appropriate money q
5ee T. p5oyt,iona eseFnor7,; ans PM
I 81 hi War Dcpartm :nt, thereby aarnitti,
that they auxiliary to The exercise e Iil'tss
How pFsrosetoas i9I 9 1ne 9cseiios s
| 20, to set himself mp "a above Congress IN t
! work OF rccunetructf1nl Shall the ,htng fosnae
t tbn. !: A1a 'n"' 'o'4n'0 ~ "D' D'' ''''1 '>''
| oyEnnU11so PROVISIONAL GoyE1SAESTs.
I The ciSl governments which have been ina
rutatcd in Tic reltcllions Statcs arc merely Pc
missiye and mot authositative, and have BEN
treated by The President ffona tssts isss;paSs'n H.
rarded and ect aside their acts, through the MI
fsry power, thereby confessiug thal they ARE nc
s1ippcls of he 1aii1.a1y pewss, aud euhordins
n / ~
+ Terry, On thc a3tb Of jul5 last, III which ho 4
elared tfat The Ultimate eject Of statnte pass!
pv the RECONSTRUCTED Legislature Of Virginia I
Q *ihc punishment Of yss1snts " would b s..o
wn5sc us han hi rom which thsy have BEEN etu
: ej3aici@a copdttion which viii be rlavety in
iii ID nsmesS. : All Is, therefore, {
deted ftays ihe President through General TER,
applf fhe provisions Of tsia statu3e TO an1 color
: ueIsou In Ills Department"
sassss e ssa% esss'{ss ss;s 8 :;
~ that Sfate afscrimtusfiuc sRaipst sotse OF
trhHi,itHnts m nccoynk oY color, and taking TT
1 the ris3i tr}hnunis OF Inc State jurisdiction or
n rasex aiIcc5inc such persons; be. did II thron
Gcn' E1ant IS military order protecting Uns
XII rcnn.t11sfsa sMH ies3stnfcs aud Courts tn ali
~ rebeilions Sfstce. md he has repeatedly dont
= ~ nrnhihiI.nr nf1cef<. elected under tie rec
= sHnnc,sa cIri1 euyrrpIaents, rom qna1ifying.
discharciug tle duties Of The Offices to which u
nass fs; nSsn aEs,nenl 6,se to I. shsTSey Pro,
). snus1 EorcTInr RI Trnar4sne. Jpiy 81, ,IssS.
to r~nlv to reoucat OF Inc Governor. That milf.
irtctt.xcner viii, the civil ttipuuais o{ fhat st
!; naicht b. prchibttei, The President said: al