The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-09-01

gave; 10 speech ever made; to . single
act Of my whole public life. that has not
been against tyranny and desposism;
have exercised - TO myself the elements o.
my nature; the pursuits Of life have not
made me, either 10 my feelings or IN my
practice. aggressive; my nature. on the
contrary, 10 rather defensive in it's charac-
ter; but vii: say, that having taken my
stand o. the broad principles Of liberty and
the Constitution. there is not power enough
on esssh 10 drive me IRON il. Prolonged
Having placed myself upon that broad
platform. have not been swed. dumsyed
Or intimidsted by either threats or encroach.
ments. bu, have stood there in conjunction
with patriotic spirits, sounding the alarm
whenever deem the ci,sde: Of liberty il
danger. .Grest sppIsuse.l ssid on :
previous occasion and repeat nov that all
that was necessary in the great struggle
against tyranny and despotism, was that the
struggle should be sufficiently audible for
the American people 70 hear and perfectly
understand; they did hear. snd looking out
and seeing who the contestsnts were. snd
What the struggle was about. they deter
mined ihs: they would settle THE ques,ion
with the side Of the Constitution. ZAP
plsuse.]
l proclaim here today, % I have on
other OCCASIONS, that my faith 10 abiding ia
the great mass Of the people. In the dark.
est moment Of the struggle. when clouds
seemed to be most lowering. my faith, in.
stead Of giving wsy, looked up through The
dark cloud far beyond. saw that al wouIt
be safe 10 the end. lCheers. Ny country
men, we ell know that. in the Language O
Thomas Jefferson. "Tyrsnny sDd despo
tism, even, can be exercised and exerte,
more e6'sctually BY the many than she one
We hsve seen Congress grsduslly en-
eroach s.ep BY step upon the cons iitu,ions
rights. and violate, day after day and montI
after month. the fundamental principles Q
the Government. We have seen : Con
srsss thst seemed 70 forget that there va
= court. snd shst there wss . limit to th
sphere and scope Of legislation. [Renewe
cries Of that's so."I We have seen Cor
lgsess. In . minority, assume 10 exescis
powers which il allowed TO be carried ou
would result in desposism or monarchy Il
self. lCries Of ''thst's co." and cheers ]
This is the truth. and because others, Z
well as myseIf, have seen proper 70 sppe,
20 patriotism and the republican feeling Q
the country. we have been denounced |,
the most severe terms-slsnder upon elan
der and vituperation upon vitupersiion. q
the most vilIsinous character, hes made {,
way through shs public press. What, gen
,Iemen. has been your snd my sinl whs
hss been The cause OF our o6sndingi | vii
tell you. Daring 70 stsnd BY the Constitu
,ion Of our isthsrs. [Cheers ] The Pres
dent here approached the spot were Seas
10; johnson was standing. and said:
consider the proceedings Of this convention
or. - more important than those OF sn
convention that ever assembled in ~
United S,sses. Gseas spplsuss.
When look with my minds eye upo
that collection oi citissns coming ,ogethe
voluntarily and sitting In council with idea,
with principles end views commsnsurst
With all the States. end cosxsensivs vii,
the whole people, and contrast Il ~iih tn
collection Of gentlemen who ere trying /
destroy the country. regard Il = more in
pscrtsnt than sny eonvsnsion that hes se
q least since 1857. think may ssy. also
that The dscIarstieps thst were made o.
equal with the Declaration Of Independence
ITSELF and here to-day I pronounce Il
second Declaration Of dependence. Nos
en.husisssic aud prolonged chssrs.l
| Your address and declaration ere noihinl
more nor less than I resfirmstion Of sh
Constitution " The United States. [Cre
Of good ssd chsers.l Yes. I will gy fur
shss. and ssy that the declarations you hsv
made. the principles you have enuneis,e
in yous address. are : second proclsmstio,
cf emancipation 70 the people Of the Unise'
Ssssss. TRsnswsd spplsuss.l For in pro
claiming end rsprocIsiming these grss