New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-30
EX-SECRETARY STANTON
GREAT SPEECH IN PITTSBURGH.

cans, which addressed by the Hon. NJ Stanton,
follows:
COUNTY The first blow struck against tho Rebellion
dealt here In your city, by your hands IL the 2Gth
day OF December $780, when you discovered the traitor
designs OF Floyd and his traitors dis
arm the Northern States by stripping their Arsenns
all means of defense and placing them In position to
seized by theRebe States. then organized and ready TO
engage IN their rebeous revolt against the Government
OF the United States. This work 10 have commenced
at Allegheny Arsenal by the shipment OF l2i pieces OF
field and siege artillery the most formidable ordnance
then known IN the military services. Discovering TINS
pup you rose by Thousands and by your resistance
and remembrance stopped the traltOrous work. until ny
ange IN the War Department. the order OF reinova
cOuntermnnded. This took place by strange coin
cidence on the same day that Major Anderson aban-
d0ned Fort MOurie and took possession Of Fort Sumter
In the harbor Of Charleston Your rness aud patriotic
courag that OCCASION coupled with your manifest re-
gard for law and ORDER and fixed determination TO stad
Ivy your Government, smote the Rebel leaders
mt Washington with disnay, and every one
of you who took part In the procccdings
resist The Rebellion. Your action prompted not only
by the dictates OF highest patriotism but also by per
he brought upon your city aud upon all tho great free
stats 9orering upon the Mississippi ana is Iipn"res
overthrow Of the Government the United States upon
the 10000 miles OF free navigaion from your port ana on
the great national highway from Pittsburgh TO the Gnf
the prosperity Of your commerce, your trade your man
description acpehdoI ioi thelr very ehrtcl'., ao IT,,
earliest settlement OF the country The absolute Necessity
highly appreciated when the Of ONO. compared
with the present magnificent proportions. was as grain
years before action the great Senator OF the West OF
that day. your toEnmal James kosr III q n, . ~
speech IN the Senate exhibited the Importance ol Tree
navigation To the Empires that we're 10 grow up on to
Mississippi aud its tributaries aud Sarned tho Admins
traiIon that unless the projected the com
nierce from the eNactous of The Spanish ooNeInth
held the Mississippi River tine settlers oi tue WIZ
Ia free navigation even Mt the hazard OF foreign WI
Command of the Mississippi aud It's Tributaries, ana by
The means there of dominion the Western States,
one OF the ambitious aims OF the kebtlIoiii Mnno
your Resistance 10 the frst movement resnen hrR@S
Arsenal aud it's munitions OF war from the hao5 ol .ne
Rebels. aud thus IA the outsrt twaren the all"ons
designs, the war was not ayertcd le ulS;oluoh " '9
Union had been brewing for 80 years, and The time ha
come wien the cOnspiIntois hs"inst .hy ~
could suffer no longer delay Inc Lower Msrs,llI1 was
seized. It's navigation biockaded batteries pahteu aohg
utterly destroyed for three years until Grant aud BIS
army, Fargut aud his fleet, aud Butler at NewOileals
aud by the capture Douelson Fort Henry Isinnd
No TO- and defeat ~ Johnston aud Pcnbcrlon, the sege
Rebel armies OF the West with 5000 prisoners Of war;
Grant catered upon That victorious career WA.
its rum ut Appomattox Courthouse The three
years Of eoe dominion vo over orTa nq n' the
Consequences Of tho Rebellion and the disasters that
would follow the druuiun of the Southern states over
that river and its tributaries Among the nrst acts oi
Rebel aggression against the Government OF the ,he
states Mas a destruction Of your river trade and com,
merce the seizure your steamboats,, the cOnncaon Of
your property aud the onrgcs erpc,rated against Tue
persons ~ your citizens who we're Imprisoned or hahsh
ed or escaped uny by flight Every branch Of trade ANA
industry on which your material prosperity delrlued,
made To- Your manufactures aud workshops
were stopped your lnhorers thrown out OF employment
the your products cut on ana the only chao
collective prosperity, rested the establishment OF
were not the only citizens Of Pennsylvania that sui
fered by the hostile aggression OF the hrbcl-
strong who marched against your Capitol; who levied
contributions or laid IA ashes your town; ana Ssre
lx sffIIu ilsb
your great commercial center 1noso acts of nhpo.sea
by troops led by Major Generals holding the oonns
sion OF jefferson DAVIS, among whom were MalorGen
Wade Hampton. GEN Preston, MsjorGe Forrest, and
their associate Rebel leaders Their purpose was To sub
due Northern States by force OF arms aud the horrors
OF civ The chef cause OF their failure under Divine
Providence, their dc-titutl0n. ana the power hd re-
by ths Chief Executive, who Commander OF the
Army and Navy and exercised control OF the public Treas
ury foreign relations, aud nil tho executive departments
of the Government These you had before the Rebellion
broke out fortunately committed to the hands OF Aura
nam Ineoln who with loyal heart devoted 10 the
preservation Of the Onion, and Who suffered inafynlom
Tor defense IT, IN the midst 81 the war You had been
asked To substitute for the loyal patriotic Lincoln, ~
your agent IN the Presidential chair, ana TO
preside the Senate. two agents, one OF whom
should be the chief executive commander OF your
Army and Navy controller Of your treasury,
and the other to preside the Senate and perchance
tho power Of President I'VE persons selected
10y MalorGcn. Preston, M'dorGen wade Hampton, ana
MajOTGen Forrest, your minds would nave peeh
shocked with horror at the suggestion Your hearts
would have shuddercd at tho very Thought ol lntruhng
the safety and existence Of the nation Ia sneh hands Ana
yet within four years from the close OF tho war you arg
asked on next Tuesday to commit that act OF suicidal
madness Of the election Of two agents or representative
Of Preston, Hampton, ana Foircst VIZ sy i"pr v 49,"
BAR one 10 be President aud the other To- Dn wee
President of the United States On the an OF July last
convention held In the City OF New 1ork consisting
Of Preston Hampton and Forrest aud Their allies 10
nominate a President and VicePresident OF the United
Prcston Hampton aud had yc years, sword
la hand, been lighting 20 destroy. den; Hampton mas
publ ely boosted that he dictated the main clause IN inc
platform Of that Convention. Blair was nominated ny
Major Gen. Preston. The nomination was seconded ny
fG.st nd
ton with unanimous applause ana these ,ntec %9
Generals OF jefferson DAVIS are properly tbereiore 10 90
considered IA leaders aud controllers .of tue CphVeh
ton, the desgnaors OF lis Candidates ma VIZ NV
tatOrs Of us platforms FORREST ana na,np,V ~,
the armies Of the United state. anu TO accept u,
surrender Gen. sherman. Preston escaped from .o
country the day when Hampton and Forrest Became
prisoners VI war. ana Preston escaped untli ,no P
hour. No work Of re,pect or submission 10 tue o1N
ment OF the United States has been heard from e h'
No sgn OF change OF principle or PURPOSE
entertained when they nrst took up their swords nsns
~ The Government now as when the head OF their
forces or Held Of battle Their purpose thon m
lii. hostile toyerueut organized with slavery as lts
corner stone, and to bo ruled by what MT Johnson
aye-holdng ogarlchv, based upon mohOpoy OF nn
and slave labor the motives that governed lhe
in 1850 stlll exist; Why is, d dos t can re-
veal human purposes, they remain the same Inc nrans
Of accomplishing them are changed TO more asnse,Gs
form-namely by obtaining possession oi the
power OF the Government through thelr hgu. ~ 80
throwing the Legislative power that epicsnis ' no
uar WILL Wade Hampton declares tiht al 'ho ioo
strucon acts OF Congress unconstitutional, Iofo
tionary aud void Forrest Preston, snd heT rss cana
In the adopted that resolution Inv onni
dates nominated upon that platform ana & ho
elected are as agents and a rs,ouo thus
multiplying tho Legislative power OF tho doveIn",n,
The hAnSSy OF By SiI hs Is Brod letter.
In substance all the reconstrucon acs VI ths
nomination aud the platform assumed the agency anu
has never dlssented In any particular rem quo r 40
mile tho Western states, and has