The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-01-24
A GALLANT CONFEDERATE.
His Message 10 the People OF the
North.

com0c Of Blaine, OF Maine, was M Ell
fort which will be put pown in history
as one Of the most forcible, touching
and eloquent addresses ever delivered
in the English language. We regret
TINT We have not space 10 print the
speech entire; but We give below the
closing paragraphs They will indi.
cate the sentiments of n brave and hon
orable man, representing an inIclli zen;
aud honorable people;
I shall detain the House but q few
moments longer. Af,tr all, what
should men DO who really desire the res
toration Of peace anil to prevent tho re.
currencc Of the horrors Of war? How
ought they to look at this question ?
Sir, war is ALWAYS horrible; war III.
ways brings hardships; it brings death.
it brings sorrow, it brings ruin, it
brings devastation. And he is I'm.
worthy to be called q Stat esmau, look
ing to the pacifca.ion of this country,
who will parade the horrors inscpara.
bio from war for the purpose OF keep.
ing up the strife that produced the war.
do not doubt that am the bearer
Of unwelcomc messages to the gentle.
man from Maine and his party. Tie
says that there arc ccnfe1cta,Cs in this
holy, and that they are going 10 COM
biue with a few from the North for the
purpose Of controlling this Govern.
ment. If ono were to listen TO the
gentlemen on the other side he would
be in doubt whether they rcjOiccl more
when the South left the Union. or re-
GREETED most when the South camc bacl:
10 the Union that their fathers helped
to form. and to which they will forever
hereafter contribute as much Of patri.
plic ardor, of noble devotion. and of
willing sacrifice MS the constituents of
the gentleman FROM Maine. y, Mr.
Speaker, why cannot gentlemen on the
other side rise to the height Of this
great argument of patriotism? Is the
bosom Of the country always to be torn
with this miserable sectional debate
whenever a Presidential election is
pending? To that great debate Of half
Il century before secession there were
left no adjourned questions. The vic.
tory Of the North was absolute, and
God knows the submission of the South
was complete. But, sir. We have re-
covered from the humiliation Of defeat.
and We come here among you and We
ask you to give Us the greetings accor.
ded to brothers by brothers. We pro-
pose to joiu you in every patriotic en-
deavOr. sud to unite with you in every
patriotic aspiration that looks to the
benefit, the advancement, and the hon.
or of every part Of our common coun.
try. Let US, gentlemen of all parties,
in this centennial year indeed have a
jubilee of freedom. We divide with
you the glories of the Revolution and
OF the succeeding years Of our national
life before that unhappy divisiou-that
four years night of gloom and despair
and SO We shall divide with you the
glories Of all the future.
Sir, my message is this: There are
no CUnfcdcrates in this House there
are now no confederates anywhere {;
there are no Confederate schemes ,ambi
tons, hopes. desires, or purposes here
But the South is here. and here she in.
tends to remain. Eulhu.iastic ap.
plause. Go on and pass your qualify.
ing acts, trample upon the Constitution
you have sworn to support. ubnegate
the pledges Of your fathers. iHcite rage
upon our people, and multiply your in-
facilities until thy shall be like the
stars Of heaven or the sands Of the sea.
shore. without number; but know this.
for all your iniquities tao South will
never again seek remedy III the mad.
ness Of another secession. Continued
APPLAUSE We arc here; we are in the
house Of our fathers. our brothers are
our competitions. aud We are at home to
stay, thank God, Much applause.
We come to crafty no r?veuges, to
retaliate no wrongs, to resent no past
insults. to reopen no strife. We come
with patriotic purpose to do whatever
in our political power shall lie to re-
store an honest, economical. and con-
stituhonal administration Of the Gov
ernmcnt. We come charging upon the
Union no wrongs to Us. The Union
never wrouged US. The Union has
been an unmixed blessing to every
section, to every State. to every man OF
every color in America. We charge
all our wrongs up'n that "highcr Law"
f4na,icism,. that never kept pledge
nor Obeycd law. The South did seek
to leave the association of those who,
she believed, would not keep ilcIity
to their covenants; the South sought
t, 90 10 herself; but, SO far from hav.
ing lost our fidelity for the Constitution
which our fathers made. when we
sought 20 60 we Rugged that Coustitu.
ton to our bosoms aud carried it with
US.
Brave Union men OF the North, fol.
lowers of Webster and Fillmore, Of
Clay aud Cuss. and Douglas-you who
Tough, for the Union for the sake of
the Union; you who ceased to fight
when the battle ended aud the sword
was shea,hed-wc have no quarrel
with YOU. whetLe. RepublicnnS Or