Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-10-31
BUTLER AT ST. LOUIS
Rise and Progress of the Union
Party.
Nothing Lefr' Of the democracy
but the Camp Kettles.
NEGRO EQUALITY.
POwerruI and Lucid Arguments.

NEGRO EQUALITY.
Powerful and Lucid Arguments.
THE ORIGIN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Let us go back for moment. In l85.
both the Democratic and the whig par
ties agreed substantially upon the subjec
of slavery. Both the Whig and Demo
cratic parties resolved that slavery wal
protected by the Constitution in thC
States, and they agreed, as a corollary tC
that, that slavery was also protected in
the Territories because men agreed that
if the master had right to his slave in
the State, he had an equal right to take
him into the Territory-the common
property both of free and slave States
From that agreement of the Democratic
and Whig parties arose the Republican
party, then the sectional party, because
| it only dealt with matters which would
be agreed to by one section of the coun'
try. So the matter went on and upon
the issue the Republican party then rails
ed, to-wit: Whether slavery should 20
into the Territories-because they agreed
that slavery, while protected in the
States. At this point the speaker was
interrupted by the attempt of the street
cars to break through the crowd. As ]
was saying to you, the Republican party,
while they agreed that slavery was pro
tected in the States, held that it being a
national sin and a national wrong, the
Constitution was to be construed strictly,
and that it did not 60 into the Terrific
ries. Upon that issue the Republican
party nearly elected Mr.. Fremont in
1856. But the Democratic party, under
Mr.. Buchanan, carried on the Govern
ment in the interests of Southern rights,
as understood by the Democracy, until
1860.
THE CRISIS OF 1860.
In 1860, my friends, you remember
how we divided. A portion of the De-
mocracy. under the lead of Judge Doug.
las, declared that slavery only could be
protected by the Constitution in the Ter
ritories if the men of the Territories voted
that it should be so protected. On the
other hand, many men, Democrats and
Wings, whether voting for Bell and
Everett or for Breckinridge, declared
that the Constitution protected slavery
in the Territories by its own force. In
1860, owing to this division of the
Democratic party, Abraham Lincoln was
elected in the manner and under the
form prescribed by the Constitution
(Cheers.l
WHAT WAS THE DUTY OF LOYAL MEN2
What, then, was the duty of every 10y
al and true mani 1t was to bow TO the
will of the people, constitutionally ex-
pressed. (Cheers.) But before that ad-
ministration of Mr.. Lincoln went into
power, before q single act was done, that
could show hostility to the South, eleven
States, repudiated the Constitution of the
United States, set up another Govern
ment for themselves, and declared them
selves wholly free and independent Of
the United States.
WHY BE ABANDONED THE DEMOCRATIC PAR
TY.
1 was one of those that stood to the
utmost for the rights of the South
under the Constitution. AS long
as they sought their constitutional rights,
as we believed them, it was our duty to
stand by them. But what did they do4
Having inaugursted this new government
by force of arms, they commenced the
overt act of war 10 overthrow our Govern
ment and our Constitution. They there
fore released US from all obligation, con-
or otherwise, to stand by them
when they were fighting to overthrow
the Constitution. (Cheers.) We who
stood by Southern rights we're not bound
to defend Southern wrongs. (Cheers.
Therefore, when they opened upon Sum-
ter, when they commenced the war, they
whom we stood by before became our
enemies in war because they were the
enemies of our country. (Cheers.) We
ali stood together-al who were true men
and who intelligently understood our
rights and the rights Of the
South. Every man who had heretofore
been a friend of the South to preserve
he Union became an enemy of the South
% save the Union.
-HE POSITION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. |
We had formed great partnership of
States. All the States had rights in that
There were thirty-six part
iers, moro or less. The whole partner
hip were carrying on the business ac-
,ording to the articles of agreement-the
Eleven partners burst out
rom the partnership and stole all the
property that they could lay
heir hands on. Laughter and cheers
/ voice-'Where were you thenr and
,ries of Put him out.O Let him be-
Laughter.) say they stole all the part
lership property they could lay their
lands on, ICheers. and drove all the
gents of the partnership from the COM
non property. Now then, what was their
condition? Had they all the rights of
he partnership, or was it in the majority
# the members to protect the remainder
f the partnership against the aggresssions
f those who sought to destroy it? There
5 where was then, and the man is an
wered. ICheers. Now then, it became
he duty, in my judgment, of every true
over of the country 10 rally around the
Republican administration, and whyf
HE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION IS THE
ONLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COUNTRY.
Because it was the only representative
f the country The administration of
Abraham Lincoln was all that was left
f US; I; and irrespective of former party
irrespective of everything
ut love of country, love of union, and
eYerence to the flag which foated over
IS. we, all good and true men, gathered
round that administration to sustain
he country, cheers. Aud thus the Re-
publican party, which had been a Sec
ionsl party, and therefore had lost some
hing of its hold upon good and true men,
hat party became the great national
Union party of the country. [Cheers. And
Ehen that party, by the necessities of
he war and by the action of the Govern
nent under Lincoln, established for its
reed the three great fundamental arti-
les which now form the basis Of its prin-
iples, to-wit: freedom to all men, justice
o all man. and eouality or protection