New-York tribune., 1867-08-23
NEw-YoRK, FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1867.

would be as am In the days OF Gen. Washing
gess, taking into consideration the fact thatTebes might
arise at some period passed upon that subject ana mace
il punishable by death and cOnhscation for any man 10
levy war against the Government Of the United States
Cen washington recommended that iiaWi TGngrcss gss
passed IT, and Gen. Washington signed IT, lie was
no man of shams: Suppose that such man
as JEFF Davis or Toombs, or Gen. Lee, or any oi
fallen under the jurisdiction Of Gen Washington when he
was President How much would y9n have given Tor is
he would have done by what he did Gen Arnold under
Major Andre, who had come into the United states 10
make the arrangement with Arnold, was caught Gen.
will deliver to me the traitor Arnold Will surrender
Major Andre unhurt TO yon. want 10 get that devil or
egner, and don't want to execute him. so u you will
surrender Arnold You can take Andre" That shows
What would he have done with yalandighami vallan-
dgham went far in endeayorng to betray this nation
his devilish ability could find means OF doing, in the
Of treason and if he had fallen under the urisdie
tion of Gen. Washington he and the whole accursed
posse Of the leaders OF this Rebellion would have lost
their neeks lApplausel 1t ought to have been done
1 tell you, when men commit the most nagrant crimes
the law and the law provides for their punish
men is weakness and wickednesS 70 spare spa d the IN
dolti man may seem to act with humanity, 6ut
sd ne ne Rs e UnG % sTe injury
hundreds and Thousands Of others But, say Thurman
them yoa Won't let them Come into Congress to aid you
in the administration OF the Government: Did You ever
yelous that this nation has visited the law upon the
head OF any traitor Sir the blood OF bundreds-I was
youth has been sacrificed to this Rebellion, and blush
single Of their heads until from the perfect immu,
nifty they enjoy treason be gins to be respectable fear
and tremble Tor my country when hnd that ms most most
shoulders and cost us the lives OF hundreds Of thou
sands Oh 81 our hav ye Sne All ys ye oec @
from such men as Judge Thurman and MI NaHanhg'
ham.
Mr. Wade proceeded follows
n he ~ our
gteat principles For as have already stated don't
address this argument 10 any man who In the Rebellion
stood by IL and sympathized with It, and who when our
troubles hckest upon got convicted traitor
candidate for Governor and stood out against all the
canvassing and begging and pleading that done 10
the country. don't address arguments TO those
men want 70 speak to you who have been identied
for the success of these great and glorious principles we
this depraved world Of before Just reflect upon It,
What has this party done that are branded as Kadcs
and AbOonsts, and all thatl Have we not grown from
a cloud bigger than mans hand into great power
in the land-a party which now predominates over
reflect on that Why don't they try to lind out what bas
dwndled them TO nothing, and built us up TO such
powcri II is the great spirit OF righteousness peImeaIinS
and peryadng the party with which We have acted We
have stood glononsy by the country and 10y our pnc
pcs aud, with the exception Of one year since INC great
Republican party organized. IL has met with nothing
but victory These men don't appear To understand why
the old DeInocrac party has ialen uaef the D o te
~eOple aud has become Kissing and bywoId among
men Why III Because they have departed irom every
principle OF repupIeausin Ihey pro tended 70 act upon
the principles Of old Thomas Jefrerson-glOTous old
patriOtl
laid down the principles we have taken up ana carried
forward triumphanty, because they were founded IN
repubncansm and righteousness and With the favor OF
Almighty God that j. why we are Triumphant, aud why
we shall not fail Why, brother Thurman, on tic prlncl
must plant your batteries very high; you must storm
the sebastopol OF the AlmgAtyI and sheA nm nm
domiEae. aughterl He viii not give YOU any assist
ancei you are warring against Olnnpotehce ana the
and the principles OF tyranny aud Partially VIII be
trampled under foot You wl be more Of scohng and
bywerd for future generations than you have been IN
,S eo6 i ~ NE st rR snst a tISsa denGneiaons OF
slavery aud wrong aud have swerved from your
integrity, stl you 70 be praise III the name OF the
nation IN Mtnre yeats-yolr children ana your grhhd
children Will rise up and cal you blessed You are
making no common history. You see how men look at
glorious consumInation 70 any political con-
troversy than that which contributed in striking the
shacles of 100000 Of human beEgsl That u what
you have done. You have taken by the hand the poor
aud the needy lou have taught them their rights and
placed them the frnock OF Government, to par
tcipate therein, and to be part aud parcel thereof
tell you you may search the history OF the Revolution all
that. That IL what We have already attained We have
got almost TO the end We have almost placed the weak,
the helpless, ana those VINO were ualhiSd uOWl upon
the rock OF eternal justice aud security VIII you faer
In the last step W you hold back when you have but
contemplatos taking step backward when BY 50 doing
che viii forfeit his night TO glory Ia the iuture ion may
have prGndces against These mci, DhV your GLORIOUS
good for must be brought TO triumph over
any such feeling 20 enable you 10 endure 10 the end For
the great promise II mace not 10 nm thAt o,Sils hu
takes hold Of the plOw and looks back hut unto INN thht
IN the good ana glorious MOik pefsCNclts 70 Tue emu zap
plause l know you will do t. II s the last account
that the Democracy have with You know they
have been nibbnl the heels Of the FOR twenty
years. II has been their only capital in trade.
Let us beware. Let us continue IN doing neht rs VIC
have begun. Let SO mp 10 the polls every man OF us,
and give these what belongs under Cod "a much
TO them as to US Let us give them the last need OF Jus
tce that belongs TO them; for tell you that my creed -
equal and exact Justice all men, without regard TO
race color or condition Nothing short OF that Will do.
Nothing short OF u will ought 10 satisfy your reason
II you viii but come forward and take this last step,
you will reap the reward of the glory ana the justice
Tor which you have fought so long know you VIII do
this have failed your country when Was ia
jeopardy, aud you will not fail now have not talked
long this subject because have thought there was
any danger feel sure you will do right When the day
OF election comes round.
Mr.. Wade concluded his speech with few remarks on
the subject OF the national debt The Democrats, he said
endeayong persuade the people that they ought
throw of this burden which incurred for the de-
ense of the country. His great principles OF justice
would 20 that lie would not vote TO re-
repudiate dollar OF that debt He believed the Dem
ocratic party would be buried deep In the October
election there would be resurrection for ts inqu
ties, II there was for its soul.