Nebraska advertiser., 1867-11-21
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held 20. o.night in the assembly rooms in
this city, az which a large concourse of
our Union citizens were assembled SEN
alor Thayer of Nebraska Judge Hugh
L. Bond, Hon. ]. J. Stewart. and Hon.
Archibald Sterling addressed the meet.
ing. Great enthusiasm prevailed, and
the sentiments of the speakers were Of
ten greeted with applause.
THAYER's SPEECH.
The rebellion presented two problems
for solution. One was, ''Can The Gov
ernment put down armed treason 81
James Buchanan and Jerry Black said il
could not. Mr. Lincoln said it could
The issue was made. Armed treason
found the last ditch. and surrendered.
The problem was solved. AppomattOx
Courthouse furnished the solution. The
other problem is. "Can the Government
put down unarmed treason 2" That is
now being solved, and the country waits
Lhefssue
When the conflict of arms ceased! In IS
you had reason for believing that you
had achieved a victory which would be
lasling-your arms had triumphed- ha
the rebels of the South had submitted 10
the Government of the country, bui i
seems that it was otherwise disposed
The conflict was only transferred from
the field 10 the ballol-box, and the iSSues
bad iOsbe tried there again in the autumn
of 1866. The question then really was
whether we were conqueroIs, or whether
we must receive terms from the conquer
ed. Such was the issue then presented.
which resulted directly from the detection
of one who had been hoDored by the suf-
frages of the loyal people of the loyal
States. l mean Andrew johnson. By
his detection the rebles in 1866 were led
TO claim that they were the victors. that
they would come into Congress 10 make
laws and dictate terms to the people who
had shed 50 much blood and expended so
much treasure to preserve the Govern
meni.
IT WAS DEMOCRATIC REBELLION.
Those who brought about the war were
Democrats. ! do not say that all Demo,
Gratis are rebels; but do say that all reb.
els are Democrats, and every one Of them
would vote the Copperhead ticketin every
Northern State. Wilkes Booth, if alive.
and every murderer of our brave boys
in Andersonville and Libby would vote
for the Conservative nominees.
Now, what has been the record of the
Democratic party, even during the war
l assert that as an organization. it has
been disloyal from April. 1861, to this
hour. 1t did no; stand by the Govern.
ment, but it tried by every means in its
power, to lhwarI the Government in its
efforts 10 suppress the rebellion. II there
Is q Democrat present, let me ask him 10
point TO one single resolution ever adopt
I'd by the Democratic party. giving a cor,
dial support To- the war and denouncing
he rebellion. never read one. There
were members of the Democratic party
who were loyal, some of them, but | an
speaking of that party as an organization
| Did you, ever hear of them passing TeSO-
IutIons giving cordial support TO the Gov
ernmenl in its efforts 10 suppress The re
bellion Not one. Did you ever find or
read in any one of the leading Demo
cratic papers an editorial cordially en-
dOrsing The Government, giving courage
and counienance 10 our armies in the
field ......- ... ...-
RECORD OF TuE DEMOCRACY ON THE sLA.
VERY QUESTION.
Now. M, friends let melakp up the rec
ord of the Democratic party in another as
pecl-On the slavery question; and from
that record | draw The inference that that
party is not safe TO be trusted with the
administration of public affairs to-day
You reColleCI when the question of the
admission Of Kansas and Nebraska was
before the American people in 1854 and
| 1855, in order to let in slave State the
Missouri compromise was repealed, a
measure which had been adhered to as a
sacred compact for thirty years aud over
never petition coming up from even a
county meeting asking for the repeal of
that measure. The South demanded il
in order that slavery might go free into
free territory. The Democratic party of
;he North had yielded every thing which
The South demanded on the slavery ques-
lion; aye. and not an act could be passed
unless the question was agitatPd what
effect il would have upoh Southern slaV
ry; and the Northern Democrats would
always yield to the Democrats of the
South. and they yielded in this instance.
The Northern Democracy yielded up the
Missouri Compromise in order that Slav-
cry might go into that territory which
had been cOnsecrated 10 human freedom
Then it sold itself al the shrine Of the
Southern masters. Then the Republican
party came into being. OH the great prin.
cipal that there should be no more slave
soil, but on the contrary, that every foot
of territory that was then free should re.
main forever free. and nobly has the
party sustained tha, principle aud made
it effective; and they have been the means
of accomplishing more-of wiping out
the curse of human slavery. / assert
tha, IN every instance where The issue
has been made the Democratic party is on
the record as against The cause of human
freedom and in favor of human slavery.
When the amendment was before the
House Of Representatives. abolishing sla-
very in the South. the Democratic party
! with few exceptions, voted against the
. adoption of that amendment, and then
when the amendment was submitted .c