The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-08-15
Trumblul's Chicago Speech.

Mr.. Trumbull, Senator from Illinois,
delivered speech in ChicSgo on tho lst
inst, in response to grand reception
given him by his constituents. After
reviewing the course Of Mr.. johnson,
showing how, step by step, he has stul.
tilted his words by his nets, us we'll as
explaining md defending those measures
adopted by tho Congress, whereon tho
President took issue, tho Senator con-
cludcd in forciblc style, rs follows: n-s
Now, fellow. citizens, I hsvo very
briefly run over the history Of the pres.
en- administration, and have shown you
its violation of pledges. and nvoWal that
traitors should be impoverished and pun.
ishcd, and take back seats in the work Of
reconstruction. The President has pun
ished nobody. He has restored the
property which Was abandoned. could
show you here from official reports that
hundreds ofthousands Of acres of land
which they abandoned ana ran away
from when flying bcfo;o our advancing
armies, and .whi.n by law became cou6,.
Gated to nc Government, and which
And.t& Johnson said should be divided
among honest mcu-this very property
which had been seized by tho Govern.
mcnt, hus, by his net, been restored to
its former owners. That is tho way that
rebels aro impoverished. I have shown
you, also, that instead Of making rebels
take back seats, hc has appointed many
to office, and ho has issued pardons to
others, that they might become gov.
crnors aud legislators. Processing to
belong to the Union party-thc party
By which he was elected, and tho party
under whose auspices thc\ rebellion wa,
crushcd-hc has entered into an alliance
with the party which opposed tho war
with men fresh from the rebel congress,
like Hall of South Carolina, and john
son ofGQorgin, Vallandisham, Fernando
Wood, and all that class Of men, like
the rebel general Chalmers and others
he has entered into an alliance with
them, to meet in joint convention at
Philadelphia, for tho purpose Of over.
throwing tho Union Republican party
and placing this Government under tho
control Of tho very men who fought
over four years to destroy it. On tho
other hand, have shown .hut the Union
Republican party has been instrumen.
tai in bringing tho war to successful
issue. I have shown you what it has
dono to protect and defend the Union,
to maintain justice, to insure domestic
tranquility. to protect all persons
throughout tho land ntlieir equal rights;
I have shown you that this party which
opposed tho, bills and opposed the war,
und sympathized with tho rebellion, is
not the one that carried triumphantly
through the great co Institutional amend.
meu,s abolisbipg slavery and establish.
ing freedom; thatit is not tho party which
put upon the statute book tho Civil
Rights Bill, which has submitted the
constitutional amendments to which l
have referred. a,..... ..... 3, >.
Now, in conclusion, want to ask ofyou,
with which: Of these parties will you act?'
With the ono who, Fit has the power,
will place this Government 10 tho hands
Of disloyal. men, subjectios tho loyal 20
them ! who will dcpy impartial ju1:
tice and imp artial liberty who have op.
posed all these measures to which / hayo
referred? o. will. you .centinas. the
Govern mcnt 10 the hands Of the Union
RopubIicai party" which has done 50
much, and which will continue 10 govern
tho ,country, in the interest Of huusnity,
Of civil rights, Of equal rights, and OF
Choose y. between: .hese' partiss;' tor
I toll Jon The. luppa ;ths2 issue iaT Abe
November election, nov, coming, TIE fall
election depends tho question whether
this country is to be governed By 2she
loHnl ar ,kha dialAHal man. alQhaarn.1i