Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06
A RINGING SPEECH.
Old Zach Chandler Opens the North
western Campaign.
He Pours Broadside from His Bat
terry into the Democratic Camp.

At the o5th anniversary of the orgsni
cation Of the republican party at Madi
son. Wis, July 23rd, Hon. Zachary
Chandler, of Michigan, delivered to an
immense audience the follow telling
speech:
Ny. Chairman, and Fellon Citizens.
have the right TO use the word fellow
citizens, and | use it in no narrow sense.
Knight use ii in a narrow sense, mas
nuch as the state of Wisconsin once
formed part of Wayne county, where
now reside. Lsugh,ei.] But use it
N It's broadest sense, as American citi.
zens. 1t has become popular TO talk
about state citizenship, and deny nation.
al citizenship. | am glad that you and l
have precisely the same rights to go to
Illinois, to South Carolina, to New York
or TO Georgia, and express our views and
east our votes as much as we have right
TO cast it here in Wisconsin or in Mich.
igan; therefore use the word citizens in
It's
BROAD NATIONAL SENSE.
tits well fellow citizens, for us to eel.
citrate the 25th anniversary of the forma.
ton of The republican party. 1t is meet
and proper that we should do so. 1t is
well, perhaps, that we should boast a lit.
tie of the part we individually took in
that formations; let me say, Mr.. Chair
man and fellow citizens, that we were
but units in mighty whole in its forma.
ton. Michigan claims to have formed
on the 9th day of July, 1854, in advance
of Wisconsin, but what does that matter
The republican party was formed by
God, to save human liberty. Applause ]
No matter who was day or u week or a
month in advance, in carrying out the
will of Almighty God. We are but sim
pie agents TO carry out His will.
Mr.. Chairman, it may be proper for me
to dwell little upon this anniversary,
upon its formation, and
THE REASONS FOR THE FORMATION
of this great republican party. Why was
1t born, and why has it lived?
AS has been we'll said to you, the en-.
croachment of the slave power had been
so great that all the lovers of human lib.
erty throughout the land decided to unite
and resist the further extension of its
power. The slave power had repealed
the Missouri compromise law, had re-
tanned slavery and took possession of all
the vast territory Of these United States !;
and the Republican party was formed as
one idea party to resist til at power. We
were a one idea party at our birth, but
that idea was broad enough and large
enough to cover the continent. Aye, to
cover almost the world 1t was liberty
tomen. (Applause) Fellow citizens and
Mr.. Chairman:
ARE WE A NATION?
or arc sc not? AT the foundation OF our
government, when our constitution was
adopted the whole people of these United
States, believed that we were nation in.
deed. And 50 they continued to believe
until in 1880, the State of South Carolina
declared that we were not nation, and
that South Carolina had the right to resist
the government of these United States.
Andrew Jackson was then president of
the United States, and when that State
raised the flag of rebellion against this
government, Andrew Jackson said that
II an attempt was made to resist the Jaws
OF the United States, by the Eternal, he
would hang John G. Calhoun, the father
OF that doctrine (applause), and all the
people knew that he would do it, includ-
ing John c. Calhoun. Uaughter) And
from that day forward it was admitted on
all hands that we were a nation. We re-
NAMED under the conviction that we were
nation until alter the repeal of
THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE,
when notification again raised its head =.
took my seat in the senate of the
United States for the first time on the 4th
day of March, 1857, and at that time it
was denied that we were a nation. At
that time the daily and hourly threat on
The floor Of the senate, on the floor of III @
bn,. II rI,D,1 n NO 20 III fol
OF the nation it was said, if you do this
Of If you don't do that we will dissolve
Inns Union. They proclaimed that state
sovereignty over-rode national sover-
eighty, and that any one state in the
union had the right to overthrow the
government. That eliminated in 1861 in
AVERDICr AGAINST THIS GOVERNMENT.
"hat careful preparation had been made
LOT mat result during the four years pre-.
ceding 1861. Your arms were scattered
mostly among the southern states; your
4aVies were scattered wherever the winds
OIeW md water was found; your national
o,eult which stood high in 1857, was SO
@Osolutely destroyed that in February,
.7oI' your bonds bearing six per cent. in.
crest payable in coin were sold at SO
cents on the dollar, and no takers for the
whole amount Your credit was dc.
'"oyed, and you were in no situation 10
~ % war; but you went to war notwith.
sanding that disadvantage; you fought
M Ti9 war through to successful issue.
"Aen The rebels surrendered at APP.
omattoX they admitted that the United
@,a'es was government. Laughter and
,rpP.aQse.J They said We have submit.
"I lA!s question TO
THE ARBITRATION or ARMS,
@-j we admit that you have conquered
,-' we surrender to this nation. At that
%"e these rebels made no claims upon