The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-28
revolution and 70 confuse the country. Did
not the opportunity come 70 the south?


revolution and 70 confuse the country. Did
not the opportunity come 70 the south?
THEN WHAT rREvENTEDS
One gun fired IN south Carolina. one mob In
south Carolina. and We would have had civil
wnr throughout this broad land. ! tell you,
gentleman, IL n true and know II, and u
would have not been war OF sections, n
would have been a war Of one part of this
great country against another divided by
sectional lines, ANA IL would have been what
this country has never sccn-it would have
been civil war where brother would have
stood against brother and the enemies 81 "A
mans own household would have been the
murderers 81 his own household. Thus II n
that can turn 70 you and shy that the south
realized the danger OF precipitafing this
country into war, and she used All her Of.
forts 20 prevent II. Ny friends Of Illinois,
can ten you that the people Of south Caro-
lima, as brave and a. spirited a people A. the
people Of Illinois. stood then ten times more
cause they had made up their minds TO trust
their cause simply 10 the yindication Of the
laws and Of the Justice Of that great God on
high, who holds the destinies Of nations In
Ills hands. That Is what my. people did.
tell You Of IllinoiS--and speak not as a Dem
Ocrat-I don't know and don't care whether
ispeak 20 Democrats or Republicans-Is speak
a. AN American citizen 10 American citizens
and say 20 you to-day, you owe debt OF
credit u
THE PEOPLE or THE SOUTH.
fChccrs.l Wen, my friends, what was the
question OF the Presidency went into Con
gress. and who was u IN Congress that pre-
vented fiiibusteringf II was what some Of the
North have chosen 20 call the Confederate
brigadicrs OF the United States Congress-
These men said that, ~ Congress had voted
for the Commission, III acts should be sus-
tanned. and there was not "A man in the south
who did not acquiese In IL honestly and hon
orably, and proposed 20 abide by IL. lChcers.l
There is "a second instance give You Of the
sincerity of the south
Again. my friends, II she was looking for op.
portunitics for revolution, need point TO you
that recent one which has just passed. We
recall those
USFoRTUSATE STRIKES
which spread over the whole North. Where
was the south them Did she come forward
anxious 10 take "A part in any strike? Didn't
she stand then, a. she has stood since the
war, manfuliy conservatives Didn't she say,
and ! know know the fact that while they
which was not properly rcquitcd, they knew
that the country where capital was not pro-
tected would lapse into barbarismS They
knew that, while they sympathized with the
laborcr, the laws must be upheld and not one
single man in the south joined in those riots.
[Cheers.I You may put that down to the
credit Of the south. You may say there was
another opportunity when she could II she
had chosen 20 do so become "A disturbing ele-
ment 81 the political economy Of the country.
These, my friends, are the evidences OF the
feeling AZ the south She has given bonds 20
fate to preserve the peace, and
she WANTS PEACE.
She wants You people Of the North to under
stand her condition. She wants you TO real
ize precisely what she accepts the result
OF the war. She wants you TO understand the
motives which have actuated her. not only
before and during, but since the war for
my self. my friends, have no conccalments "a
make for the past have taken part in the
war, nor would your respect TOR me be In
creased were to offer my urunp nly apology
for il. ] did what you dia obeyed the
command Of my own state. a. you did yours
and you men Of the North were guided by
YOUR own consciences as we OF the south
were guided by ours and say To you that up
10 the beginning OF that war used all nay in.
fuence 10 preserve the Union. lcheers-l
Twas UNION MAN.
rgcncwed cheers did all could to pre-
serve IL. did all could 20 avoid a war. and
when south Carolina called her sons, I'LL
nois called hers obeyed her command and
men Of Illinois, tonight You a. long and y
70 make for Il. loud cheers and laugh,
teri remember especially that
fought the sth Illinois, and ! thought
IL one Of the best regiments In the Federal
army. ! fought them very hard indeed
4 Great cheering and laughter, and voice,
You did well."l Now. my friends. we went
when the war ended We surrendered. and
want 90 impress that upon YOU. We surren-
dered in good faith. and ! challenge man
living 70 say that from that day to this that
have violated in any degree the tenor Of my
parole, or done any thing inconsistent will
my honor as soldier or q citizen. Loud
cheers.l When ! sheathed my. sword ! re.
ncwed my allegiance to the United states
Government. pledged myself to support
the Constitution Of the United states. Wher
/ took my official oath the other day as Gov
crnor Of south Carolina Sworc to uphold 4
a. IL now stands, and so help me God intend
10 kccpit. loud cheers, and voice, "That'
what We want."l
NE SURRENDERED ~ GOOD FAITH.
We accepted the Constitution Of the Unites
states with the amendments Now, we op
posed the amendments when they were
offered to rs, and we had the righ
10 do 30. think some Of these Northern
states opposed them. We opposed then
on account Of their tenor and on account o
the mode IN which they were offered. bu
they became q part Of the Constitution ant
of the organic law Of the land, and a. sucl
parcel Of the Constitution OF the Unite'
states. IL ! remember right IL was said b,
England, the Duke Of Wellington, that Il wa
the duty of every citizen to stand by the law
Of his country whether right or wrong. NOV
we propose 20 act upon that: We propose q
obey the Constitution of the United state
and 70 stand by IL. and We ask, and we hav
a right to ask, that the Constitution shal
stand equal for the protection Of south Caro-
lima and Of Massachusetts, OF Illinois an
louisiana and we have the right 70 ask tina
every citizen IN every state should be equa
before the law and under the Constitution Q
tine lnlItU SUITES. I&nttI~.J
so much, my friends. for the viewstw en-
terrain. Then we come
APPEALING To rOr FOR PEACE.
We come appealing 70 you because II l. no
only the highest wisdom 10 restore peace no
only because II L. statcsmanlikc, not only be
cause the very theory OF statesmanship an
politics requires the restoration OF peace. bu
We appeal 70 you, because II Il the very main
spring ~ patriotism, and II there n anywher
|, the handspring 81 patriotism moving stron
and pcrpefual,it H. IN the hearts Of the pcopl
III Illinois. Your state itself t. the ohsnrin
, Of the noblcst purpose and the noblest pntr1
! otiSm that was ever inspired I'm the huma
heart. When your great mother, virgins
gave this wide western domain 60 the couf
try. You remember why she did IL. Its 2
: the record that she did Y because she sal
she preferred the good ~ the whole countf
to her individual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, ana yoi
: men and women OF Illinois, you would be "a
worthy Of your proud lineage II You forge
4 the lesson taught 20 you by 80 heroic an a.
, ccstr, and proved yourself unworthy 81 a.
These are the conditions upon which "
propose "a stand. We recognize that
4 THE CONSTITUTION ~ PARAMOUNT.
E We recognize that our Union T. restored. "
i .,rppoSt, 70 he rood citizens, and come FRO