, 1866-09-20
COLONEL DICkEY.
His Speech in the Democratic
State Convention. :" June
17th, 1868.
He Opposes ths Emancipation Proc1n-
lnntlon and tho Further Prosecution,
or the War.


+ Illinois held q Convention at Springfield, !
Ihich our readers will call to mind as the
aost cssloyal assemblage TINT ever came to-
ether in public, during the war. The fol-
owing resolution, among others. was
dopted:
'':a. That &ntjvrtatr nstes pro stcutton orMts
nar tends 10 subtfrf fIe Coasttfa!t1A md Ms
;ott, n,neaf, aud entails upon this nation MI shs
tbat We n:e % IN fssor of pcaee upon tdo basis
neut Of which wo propose = National Eonye1,
,are in view ihs restoration Of he union :. u
sts, and the securing By Contutanoual amend.
q 70 ~
Colonel T. L. Dickey, now candidate for
Congress from this State at Large, was a
delegate In that Convention, and he sup
ported the resolutions In the following
speech, which we copy from the Chicago
Tina Of June 20, 1868:
Colonel Dictcy was impressed With tue mo-
ment 10 lie The lnou;hpiece for this sast assem-
Il ia q 11 his
on the face Of The ea7h,-a co1eourse VI free1ncn
called together to consider the involyements Of
seen for magnitude great Convention Of great
people, that Souid moi submit u oppression n
y % nass4 saJ o as Rsa'ps spd p
forms, isd placed man il the Presidency OF the
Unitcd s,a,e, wno; nnde. soIo: q h.s position as
e. ss N s sGc e ssa o s psope
Mhst t .aeY i @ shsll ihlnE. W ha6i.naly :esarded
snaIu. i,aJy. Austria-as mtlder forms Of tyranny,
and those people living under the heels Of tyran1s:
brt iu uoEe Of these countries, tor hundreds or
IS Iss that now assumed ~ resident tiaeoln i
Englasd they lad aE9os,lsnton, ,wte:ted lsou, M the
leedom II speech md q ihs p e.s 70 all onszido
u lhe army and lazy service !; bat in our own
IL e ,asss ssss. e 6
,ests With tue President and military III any ssase
fthis Enion, no matter how peaeeIuI. no na1es 1
ow @ e as aTe
ever hc plcasef Il hc thinks ho may thereby weak
cr she arm Ct the renell1on. e ~, ,,,,,o, ,o,,,v
Tue objeet oi tho Xdmis1:t,aitoa: when t the ws5
broke out VIC were told officially that ne army
was sasd oa 70 maan ne aMi aa
g lie old flag. aud sioed By J; in MANY hara
ion:ht an sgoay heaa; ,na IS h,,,cr ~
h had personal knowledge tho OF " s,n,bse,s aas,
that TIE uoly q me =; shusnH1n M I,a
Psope men te,aea 1pe an a'adiy ,hsT
! could h:ye seen the road. wouiu hcy nave COLE
back agan 10 1hs osa EsnsMoS Au;as Iney scai1 q.
81 s,ssIoa VI fo' he jas, Il mai hs p:o
motion Of virtue and ncace. md the suppression
Of vice and cse-no; merely m insisat,on os
haaa ee@a:d y ~ ytzsae Sat now & ssSsa:
VI at easo tnls a. 1HT tSt- siaa:,1cs
nc Southern peope 70 n rctgfn 1 ans'i,a,on 70 Nof
oi Abraham lincoln inviting them 70 retarn Was
sf sSe5 Ss,yt tssIf for Two lons years IN
| war, aid tie head oi Inc dose;n!nenl ssus4 ~
proclamation a. tfat, ncf @ %ona ns;oc oSi o.hcr
shonl1 DC 5eeeNso a%n . pfo;io,ssi thc nn;cy
s 1eclatmlng rebels by y., holding oas 9''s
life. pa.oon, and ns9,esthtoaa hea ,,,fa1 IN ~ ~
tiss. And When tSeis prospssts isesn = faii and
When our taxes began 20 roli upon - III l hib ~,
ftous and rnn9ps ~ rs nna o,a sa,e
hai bssR I'd nso sslisf d! ID As9sioa;ss i;
the North LAD o9tns poSSs S ~ ho, 6sase ~, IT.
;sSss5 5a ri ass wea s s Sss ss 's
that snbjectf shontd iaey not ha.e ossl nesl
interfere win =, shsi5 sa,, r f{9ss ns,'
slaves tBnt no: The snticct of elaseIy u IN u!
District 81 Colu1nbia-a matter ot mere lasal ID
s Gi e esnnoa ana he ssr a
hsSs bssn oSytsns ,e aa iR4 I'd a';,nn .a! a.
Then followed ihe enastYent ot thss ros5 ~, in
prudent and tndiscrset eonasea,oh PHI. ~ 4
"Trip eve5y man ofhls propey H. snJ sa1s !sos9o ~ q
the Enloa nen of the South: :, \. Ne!
ae5 yf; II ,ssf hsps ,is as a9s asn i. r. s
aeclonH u comes to tuls, ann We ts s ~ " ~ ~ :,
sssipped Of What Wc have We ms nay ~ 1ast ass as We!
aght 9nI an ,nsy rushed snso 81 it, Iaahs =.
dc C9nteaera1n }n,e s1m'es' Ae u'a' as
Then can,e euaaen'y npon sne ; a sai hoter.
dents wen; oas aea ans1 9s,os, 3
gumeat againstit; and that proclamathion. h a oI
self gave Jct DAVIS more snsnga taan = 49, as 1ss
added TO his afes ana st ey ysnp ea y ~ Sansbsr M
bread, while the white men wcfe asnnag: - NaN ~
was that sincerely taksn; Nas II Iaet Cons.ae e
moment Mhat qia !ancolA aasase sne ncSsos ,o
ablS, and work for theis masters ios feasonan y
compensation Would ll3t H haSe E. fcaneSd t ~, .a
slenSh q the lenei ass H. hn,ns Us ~, wor
: : ened The rebellion AND ne ~ q
not expect to weaSsn @ ins senelon nc oy Il wen nv
some nlte5ior pIrRose-a htn9esysy e. conc COZ i,
the 1eal oe.eG. 9, .uS ~ isa av,cn ~ 4hr
{st.a " vs. ~ ',4,sor1;t;c.} II wns too 1tst
siIetea o. ehasMJ ~ ,nroi s tnanrT tb;Ttr ven
leSe nat Apsaadm s,.IIe sm ,x,o hai stoo
eapcftenee n 10 pugS, 5nn, nf IaWScrs. H Nv and III
wrcs'lsa ss,,;nta, M,sh Don$as sneS M
nia sa1f nni hor tnoWn III, snch psocamaiit
wu1a Woula h hsse 81 made sla southern peop,s peris
n s IT,, eaSs Ss1e eafa sgtcd hoso
' kuM hnar aa iirsSnd anS d;vidci ,bose whn sfon
y h,vc oS Scen nnife1. In thc maintenance Of /
- nnthoritxe ,f the Government Of lie Uuit
stntsa M ~ he ave ~, 10 be ihc victims Of 81
~ ;hns1 trnc t men fineesl Of Eat.ei
= HEM a. levels to slime forever ii i
j. Gown u this Union Instead Of that, those mob
ed a e ibeir 81 when str;nped oi ;heir slav
~ M &agpanimous "a @ G encouragement that ior tha io;
Ut s soss ~ -" asrnnnen ns + norrjftcal in ther
In k.ssions AZ Ieoaai for The {3riou. Buthe tM.,
Of Enew MANY n lhose l,oble-hear,ed victims
n hnr, = ssnr,s fniivtIna1 was srnrtt mora iban
~ "rtir, cnnti1rns ~ sncn ~ rrarIcd the Cons
~ Inn NJ n covcnnnt with dca{h, and she UnIqn
OF league Win hel!' ,.u
rd Hnt GiA luese men u lat huuiuisun.Itt..'