The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-08-24

ger tHe lhNueHCe oi intoxicating QTlGkS
and unable to perform the duties Of his
office They charged upon him other
things which | would bush in his pres.
ence to mention, and hey are Just such
iliberal corrections and Infamous infer
nal falseboods a. ever were concocted by
any fieud from the Internal regions.--
! (Cheers
TIE DECLARATION or CONGRESS.
Fel!owciiizens, am afraid am de-
tanning you too long. No no, 90 on
60 on There was but one more point
that | wish to illustrate, and that was
this: You remember tae dreadful battle
OF Bull Run IN July, 1861 You remem>
Der when our forces that went out in the
morning flushed with victory, or the hope
Of victory, came back in disaster, and
that many members of congress who went
10 see that battle, with The words Goa
to Richmond = on their lips, came fleeing
back themselves from the field Of disaster,
and one Of them even got captured and
taken prisoner himself. Now, fellow-cii.
zens, in view OF those circumstances Just
after that terrible detea, when we all
were humbled and bowed down before
Almighty God, what took place Con-
gress by a unanimous voice, almost su.
tirely unanimous, declared the purposes of
the war and the conditions upon which
he war should cease. They declared it
IN these words
" That this war is not prosecuted upon our
part in any spirit of oppression nor for any
purpose of conquest or subjugation nor pur-
pose of Overthrowing or interfering with the
rights established institutions of those
states but to maintain and defend the supre-
macy of the conSt tuition and all laws made in
pursuance thereof and to preserve the Union
with all the dignity, equality and lights Of the
several states unimpaired; that soon as
the C objects are accomplished, the war ought
to cease.n
Where did congress say in that resolu-
ton that we would impose upon them
negro suffrage before he war should cease!
Where did congress say that they would
impose upon them Ibis, that or the other
condition! No, but they declared in the
most positive terms that this was not
their object, and appealed to the gres.
God of battles AID appealed 10 him III
moment Of disaster, Al a time when from
their humble hearts they had a right 10
appeal, at time, however, when that ap.
cerity, an honest appeal, and they de-
clare they were prosecuting it for the
supremacy of the Union-for the saliva
ton of the states No; 70 destroy them
for their equal rights, aud saying, when
that was accomplished, the war should
cease.
WHAT IS THE sITCATIoN.'
Aud. further. fellow-ci,izans, and his
is the last poiu! which ] wish TO make,
and it is one which don't want you to
forget if the convention does: When
in the first Of The we Put Lincoln
and Johnson in nomination, the one for
president and the other for vice president,
we stated ia our platform precisely the
terms upon which we insisted as the set
Element pf tie war 50 far as the situation
is concerned, We declared that, ina,
much as the emancipation proclamation
has been issued. and he slaves were set
free in many Of The states, we declared
that we were in favor Of a constitutional
amendment hich should set free all the
slaves in all The states. That We declared
for in 1861, and it was all We declared
Tor in reference to the constitution Of the
United States. We have no hight 20 in
si.t upon other terms against their CON
sent. II hey will consent to other terms,
that may do. 1t is true, fellow citizens,
, that with the consent Of all the states, or
three quarters Of al, the states, to change
:, IN. of pn,,nlo
, laioD to voters, il would he right. There
is principle in that, aud il can he defend
ed. Eut when This congress Of the United
states SAYS TO eleven states Of the Union
If you do not adopt negro suflt age-it you
, do not vote for the constitutional amend
mont and adopt negro suffrage, or lose
oue-hai of your representations under
take to say 1t is a cruelty and a degrada-
ton, that we have no right to impose up
on states in this Union which are entitled
to representation. (AppIause.)
Fellow. citizens, | have detained you
longer thu n intended. But as this call
ha1 been the subject Of some remark in
the press and elsewhere, and as this is
the first occasion where have had any
, opportunity to speak upoL the subject,
At the request of the honorable gentle
man, have consented 10 occupy your at
ten don upon that SUBJECT and have done
so as briefly as was consistent with the
subject itself. prolonged applause
CLOSE PREACHING.-Th following H.
lusLation Of some revivals Of religion and
of piety of some people, as given by col
ored preacher in Montgomery, Ala, is
forcible and instructive:
, L.