Year: 1862

courage which enables him TO avow him


self. always could understand Loveioy


but | never could understand your Rep.
rcsentative from this Congressional dis.
: trict Laughter. II, during the last Pres


idential election, these conservative Re-
: publ!cans had avowed the sentiments
they expressen by their votes, the coun-
try would not have been in the condition
it is at present. Now, let me urge ou
if you are going to send Republicans to


Congress at all, let us have the full blood


ed fellows. and none Of these men who


talk one way and vote another. know


Lovejoy will not cheat me. hate to be


cheated. so / would rather have the full
blooded Abolitionists to deal with.


understand their position. The danger


Of the country arises not from these men,
because you can strip them; but it arri.
ses from these conservatives" falsely So


called.


There is a class Of men who are always


very busy-who so about the country de-


nouncing every man who does not agree
with them as a traitor to the country


Iou talk to one of these men, and ask him


what he is for, and he will tell you, II he


tells the truth, that he is fordiverting this


war from its Legitimate object, so as to


make it war Of emancipation. Ask him
then--"Are you for the Constitution"


He will answer, ooh, no; the Constitution
is played out /; the South has overthrown
the Constitution" Sir, that man is no
more nor less than a traitor, and whenever
it becomes his interest, no matter where


he may be, North or South, East or West,


he will betray the country. Such men


occupy double r.lation. In the first


place they are towards, for they will not


enlist in defence of their principle; and,


secondly, they are traitors to the Consti-


tuition Of their country, for they declare it
is no longer binding upon them.
Now, it's plain that if we wait for such


fellows as these and for the negroes to put


down the rebellion, we will all die before


it is done. When this rebellion is put


down, it will be put down by men who


are devoted to the Constitution and the


Union.


One thing is certain--if these Republi.


cans maintain the power in Congress, our


government, with constitutional liberty,


is gone forever. lfyou return to the next
Congress conservative men, who are anx-


ious only to preserve the constitution, we


are safe, and the old ship of state will


land in a safe harbor, where we can find


protection.


} The stake we are playing for now is in
finitely greater than we ever played for be
l fore. If the Republican party is retained
in power in Congress, we are gone.
1 we send different class of men, they can
but lose all, and they may save all.
This much will say for Illinois-we in.


tend to maintain our ground in that State.
We shall advance our line somewhat; and


L think that when we shall cvuv to yru-


sent these great issues to our people, duty


to the dead, duty to ourselves, and duty to


those who are to come after us, will rally


around us men enough to drive m ost of
these men from Congress in the State Of
g Illinois.


! One thing know will be done-he is.
, sac 0iH be presented. 1t will be presested
in no cowardly, trucking spirit. 1t will
be presented by men who are not afraid to





opy of American citizens around them.
My fellow citizens, can hardly express


to you my feelings when have seen these
terrible disasters coming upon my coun-
| try, and when I reflect that her free insti.
t tutions are all the heritage have to be-
e stow upon my children. l have seer
), more of the good results that have fowe,
y from our institutions--more OF prosper
,e ity and happiness among my fellow cit
l izens--than many men of my day. An
l. now. in the decline of life, with sui
= tending towards the twilight, no longc
e with vigorous arm to defend or assai
| shall endeavor cheerfully to accep
IS whatever the Almighty may place upo
d me.


: But, if it is in the providence of Go
IS that he is to punish us with affliction, t


destroy our government, then care nc


how soon the summons may come to G
hence. l would not desiie to live Ion
j. ger. Hence it is that l say that in tn
discharge of the duty before our people
II there is no power on earth that shall pre-
:. vent me from tolling plainly and candid
n ly what think ought to be done for th
a welfare of our beloved country.
v But not only does every consideratio
5 ofpatriotism urge us to the vigorous pros


ecution of this war, if restricted to it
O legitimate objects. but every consdera
IS ton of interests also


% And for me, feel that all that l hol
, dear is at stGkc--all is involved in tn
:. safety ofmy country, and / would be vii
g ling even now to close my eyes forever


knew that was bequeathing to my chi
,e dren, unimpaired, the civil liberties whic
- | have enjoyed under the constitution.
!. desire to live long enough to see peace II
, stored all over the land, from the grei
~ lakes to the Gulfof Mexico. / desire t
Il see all my countryman worshippine one
20 more at the same alter, and all united
IA an effort to transmit to posterity unimpai
/. ed the glorious privileges won for us b
20 the blood of our patriotic ancestors
e Loud cheers.


IN why He did Not Speculate.