New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-23
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.

THE REBELIION-STATE lSSUEo' -,
The Hon. Charles Il. Buckalew, the Lloeiai
candidate for Governor OF Pennsyi'ani u.e Ias,
large assembly at Lancaster. Penn on Iuesuay ,ASS
He answered the attacks made upon ms war isVo "
the dearest manner eyincinga desire 70 evan" no".
the changes made. The following are extracts "Oi A'
speech; ,,cv.,vv
FELLOW CITIZENS OF LANCASTER COUNTY; appear
before Lancaster County audience for the hrst uuo
although have known many OF your peopo l"'s
wears IL has never happened that was WIN you ~
vour popular assemblages in any OF the great elec-
ton contests through which we have passed In 'ne
last IS years. But am here tonight 10 s@u'o
Won All hope as friends, and 1 hope, also'
as fellow co-workers with me in an enterprise IN
which we are Jointly interested II is not one
peculiar TO the speaker who now addresses you " 10
one that goes home to each and all Of YOU The question
is "Can we in peaceful times, undisturbed by tne
clangor OF any disturbing force from nd
TO ourselves in this country ns 1SS Cavern
sucoessfu governments In our States ana In le @
rnent OF the Federal UnonT Gentlemen ! mlght say
dactory my remarks tonight might recent sPsatt
Of its early las, as Wen we hack TO the time
S MsS@ BENJAMIN fSnka appealed to the
Lancaster County for ana suPgS
and when bis appeal was promptly met @gne wb en-
your county exhibited her patriotism. her energy ana
her devotion 10 the country am IN lines rnon
the pecuiarities Of character in your population as
settlements originally made and as society grew
M and increased in magnitude with corresponding
swollen volume of various interests, and accompany
our own Commonwealth or Of other States But gentle
men, shall not dwell upon these points however peas,
them and listening to them: Although my mother was
Irishwoman never had my tongue upon 'n T U
tel ISi ''''''' anu ''''''O,'' : 49,.
ipass on matters that may be, II not moro interest
ing and pleasant at least suitable 70 the OCCASION
In work written by DIsraeli the younger, work OF
Imagination, he depicts the trouble and difncuity OF
pair OF English politicians about generation ago and
early the reign Of her present Majesty the Queen 81
Tadpole and their difficulty was TO obtain
m an that an election should have cry as
should have text or hsp G n
nuy finally settled upon their election cry when was
There was pleasant coocation of language vague and
general in Specification, suited to the necessities OF the
In This election campaign there was difficulty in
settling upon cry for Democrats and Reforpers 10 TINS
sem. They could not miss it. Therefore the cry Was
reiterated hereafter. Their election CRY is Down with
tie Ringsp [Applause.l down with the Ring J!
carries Upon its face significant to every intel
lgent citizen Of the Commonwealth II means that gov,
station have consulted their interests instead OF
nspcion and some measure disgrace in public affairs
I'm this State and connected with those who nave Deen
egn powers Our cry really made for us by our op,
ponents They brought into existence tne wrongs OUT
nens have been troubled for election cry and they
have gone without for about three sorry, weary
months from early in April until very recent date
They not what to say in some Drlei sentence III
% VI the 70 campaign sI w Mr. believe should say
MAORI Russell Erret the Chairman Of the he, d Ring
those who follow his guidance that they are no
proceeds to do what good teachers of doctrine do or
ought to do He proposes substantially that Ine CRY 81
and charges against all opposed to them Oh acf s
-. oughy VIII a
speakers newspapers, and members. 49,. -,
out state express terms that during the war or
az eaS Sspresened in the United States Senate BY
dsoya man; and he proceeds further to assert that
also ~ PFSs s5 PtSs' S S0d
with the enemies OF tn from the
recognized OF the organization opposed to just
under other circumstances. might be supposed to be
indelieate or in some manner questionable.
THE SENATOR'S POSITION DURING THE WAR;
The war ended in April. 1855, little than two
years afterward. Shortly after my election, in July
1862 prepared essay upon the existing political stu
alton in this country and especially with reference to
teS E S IN @ and IN my own and adjoining
counties was distributed about in the form of slip
%TSst Rebellion was against the laws Of the United
s3e and put sne SnGe r OGf e9 1
justification, 1t Is most manifest that IT was law
ing Without Limitation Of time, must be held. as
Intended by its authors to be perpetual; and the pro
the only lawful mode by which its obligation be
limited changed. Considering Secession as breach
nut peril by It, this State cOncurred in measures OF
hostility against the South But this done to vind
cate broken law and the objects for which
the Government Of the United States was originally
ana po nor & %e justify our
conduct, aud submit IT without apprehension
of censure, TO the Judgment OF future time"
will proceed next TO read passage from speech de-
liyered by me after the war ended In speech deliy-
cred in the Senate on the 2st OF July, 1866 said:
Returning from foreign country aIter tne
human could avert the storm which fell upon
us found myself, did most Of the citizens OF our
country, absolutely controlled by the circumstances
which surrounded and which pressed us forward
upon course OF conduct when we could not AVOID
thought them aud think now that there was but one
thing todo We were engaged In contest which was
DEATH and nothing be done except night
i out TO fight on to promote or assist the collision OF
which then arFayed against each other until
some ultimate result should be reached. AS member
the minority in this Chamber, vote for those
OF the majority which directly pointed to the
OF the force of this Government TO ubugate the In
surrecton which raised its head against us. /
was opposed TO the political policy Of that ma
that opposition down TO this time in respectful,
proper manner. But upon the question of prosecution
OF the war TO conclusion, never had any dimculty
never had any hesitation. Upon examination OF my
record-and humble 1t may be, even II may by some
persons at some time be examned-it Will be found that
from assumed the seat to which my state had
assigned in this Chamber, my course was such
have Indicated, and was in exact accordance with the
convictions that held"
THE DEFICIENCY AND NAVAL BILLS OF 1854
Now come 10 the Senatorial record in 1854 On the
18th OF July Deficiency bill pending in the Senate
relating to the Civil Service. The Military Committee
of the Senate reported amendment appropriating
dciences for the current fiscal year, which ended the
3Oth Of June, 1864 The items OF appropriation In
chs amendment amounted TO tW,So4O4O, and
have them here. In the same bill
was contained appropriations TO Navy Depart |
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