The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-08-15

cause he thought il the best we could
do. | said 10 him, you do not say
that for yourself, but for your brick
stores!' [ Applause But you are not
half so wise as you are knayish You
would lose the Constitution and the
country to save your brick stores, and
then by your very course you viii lose
your brick stores also !! ] am ashamed
TO talk or use arguments about condsca-
! ,ion in time of peace! IL is war pow
er, not known to international law ex-
eept as war power, 10 be used only 10
time Of war, upon an enemies goods ..---
Con6scation ia time of peace is nothing
more nor less than robbery!
| But you say they hare got the power
and they viii exercise it, unless we do
as they bid US. And will you, in this
case, abandon your only protection p
II is like going out into the highway,
and surrendering your purse 10 the rob.
Der to keep him from taking i'll
could introduce great deal Of high
authority to establish this point, but
will not insult the radical portion of
this audience, by reading from any au-
thority for them except from q Massa-
chusetts Judge. Here is what be says:
"lt has been supposed that if the
government have the rights Of bclli-
gerent, then, after the rebellion is sup
pressed, it will have the rights OF con
quest; that State aud its inhabitants
may be permanently Jiyested Of all
political privileges and treated as foreign
territory acquired BY arms. This is an
error, grave and dangerous error
Beiligerent rights cannot be exercised
where there are no belligerents."
But | viii dwell no more on this sub.
ject. Confseation IL the law Of enemies
in war, aud in peace il is the law Of the
robber. II they have the will to rob
you, you will never escape by submit
ting to their power. IL you submit,
give up the law aud substitute the will
of the robbcr, he boldly avows that it is
his purpose, not to give the black man
his rights, but to bring about such mea-
surej, and so to shape things as to per-
petuate the rule Of the Radical party !
Every man who joins the party, and
can satisfy them that he will sincerely
help in this work will be accepted
They will put their arms around your
nccks aud call you brother. [Applnuse. ]
You can make friend of the devil upon
these same terms, laughter aud ap-
plause, and there is but little differ
snee .belween them. tGreat applause. ]
If you please the one you viii 70 to the
other, and l am not sure but you will
get what You deserve, but object to
your taking the country with you. Im-
mense applaase
But, o. it is sad to sec the Consti-
tuition trampled upon and the country
destroyed, only to perpetuate their he'll
lish dynasty, and then to see some Of
our own people join IN this unholy
work, calling upon US TO submit aud be-
come the agents of our owp dishonor
This Is sad, sorrowful, and fills Inc with
shame
These bills propose 1t every step 70
abrogate the Constitutioa--trample up
on the State and its laws---to blot o,it
every hope--to pcrjure every man who
accepts them, and every principle o.
honor, safety, and justice disregardetS
trampled upon and despised--all 70 per-
potuate tho power Of their wicked au-
thors. Can this scheme succeed p
viii il succeedg That is thequestion.
1 feel truly thankful in my heart tha,
have an answer which lifts my soul
amidst all the gloom and apprehension
Of the hour. Some OF you may not ap-
preciatc it, but tome il is the only oasis
IN this desert. This scheme win never,
mover succeed, and | proclaim its ulti.
mate failure today in your hearing
[Unbounded applause. / know thai
some think It win. The air is full Of
the words Of those who proclaim that
there is no power to prevent It. Men
have before this been weak and foolish,
and towards and traitors have before
believed as you talk now, but | have a
: reason for the faith that is 10 me, which
is absolutely sublime in the strength Of
its foundations.
ist IL win fail, because il is not pos.
sible 90 perpetuate government q
force under the forms Of democracy. II
may take some time to comprehend this
thought, but you will not forget id
That which is now proposed is force =
Il Is proposed By men who do not live
in this State, aud whose agents do nol
n live here; and il 10 sought to be accom-
piished by military power, but under
the prctence Of your sanction---not "a
please yourselves, but them. There i.
not an instance in al history where /
government Of force has been perpctu
ated under the form Of free institutions
: Ii is an impossibility, and can never
succeed. [Applausc.
N I'd. But il is sought TO be accom-
plished By deceit ani fraud, which eau
/ not much longer escape detection. Tbs
masses Of the people Of the North love
! the Union, but the leaders did not iighl
for III, do not il, aud they now soel
70 destroy il under pretcnce that v,
muss give some further guarantee fol
our future good behavior than msre.,
sufpprting the Constitution. As ssos
- he means by which their deceit ans
. FRAUD have been covered up ere 70
i II IL = a