Year: 1862




cry. Will James Buchanan or any one of bis
| creatures, here or elsewhere, inform mt


whether it was the abolitio nists that formed the


Lecompton constitution, and forced it upon the


people of Kansas Whether it was the aboli


toni>ts that fabricated the English bill as mea


sure even more infamous? Was it the aboli


tionists that prosecuted and prescribed Walker
and Douglas and Broderick Did they mur-
der Broderick? Did they retain in the Buchanau n
Cabinet the incarnate traitors who robbed the
Federal Treasury, decimated the army, sent
our navy to distant seas, sacked our arsenals-
sent to southern ports ucalculabe supplies of
the munitions of war? Was it the abolition.
lists, in word, that prepared the way for the
elimination of war, leaving to Mr. Lincoln a
bankrupt and eufeebled government, compel-
ing him to reach the capital of the nation al,
most fugitive and surrounding his inaugura
tion with all the ceremonals of, and prepara-
tons for Internal strife But, sir apart from the
duty of exposing these impenitent and remorse-
less foes, there are other duties which must be
discharged, and to which the great organiza-
ton born to-day, must dedicate itself with stern
and self sacrificing patriotism. Applause


The adjournment of Congress leaves to Mr..
Lincoln those high responsibilities which he
has proven himself so able to bear. He will
fud himself strengthened for still stronger
measures by ample legislation. He can now
throw himself upon the people and prosecute
the war with renewed vigor As. your reSolu-
ticns SO well express it,it is fortunate "that we
have at the helm of public affairs one so pru-
dent, so upright, temperate aud firm" Great
are his trials, and great his labors 1t has Of
ten been said that the duties of the Presiden-
cy were too much in times of peace for any
one man several of our Chief Magistrates
have fallen under the weight of these duties.
But what must his condition be who in the
midst of the remorSeless rebellion, must give
all bis time and all of his judgement to the
solution of stupendOuS and novel complications
He cannot satisfy all men he cannot at
a blow strike down every great wrong
it is possible that he may have been mistaken
ia the supposition that the slavehoding trea-
son might be indulgeut1y and maganimously
treated, aud that the best way to convince the
rebels was to exhibit to them willingness of
the Government 10 offer peace in the midst of
var, and amnesty on condition Of prompt sub
mission. But now, that experience has shown
that no moderation can reach the authors of
y
~ profit by the lesson. And | am sure that
the voice that goes up from this Convention
to day will invlgorate and inspire him in the
vigorous policy which is about to be inaugural
ed a policy which feel sure will be as strn-
gent and as determined as the most exactng
aud enthusiastic of US could desire Backed
by the people, and empowered by law, there
will hereafter be no hesitation in the employ
meut Of all means to put down the rebellion
No more doubts as to the con6scation of the
property OF rebels, no more protection of their
houses, and crops, aid goods and chattles-
Practical measures will forever dissipate the
miserable cry about negro equality and negro
emancipation. Wonderful is the advance that
has been made in public sentiment on these
questions. Some Of the most distinguished
Democrats in Congress now take ground in
fa vor Of the employment of blacks in the army
of the United States as measure of impera-
tive wisdom and necessity. TIE partisans who
roam about the land alarming ignorant people
with pictures of black exodus from the slave
into free States who look for riots in the great
cities as consequence of the competition of
whites aud blacks in various fields of labor.
can read their own doom and the refutation of
their own falsehoods in the ground taken by
genuine Democrats in the National Legislature
on this important issue. Whether they see it
or not, whether they realize this or not, the
people realize it. The object of this war is not
abolition, but vindication-not abolition of
sDavery-but vindlcation of the offended ma
jesty Of the laws. To this end we send our
white men into the field to fight in our armies.
To save them from the privalions of the long,
weary march, to relieve them from the heavy
service that wearies aud wastes them in the
trenches and on our Notifications, it is proposed
to invoke the aid of the thousands of colored
men who are set free, not by the abolitionists,
but by the shareholders themselves. When this
race is fully assured they may render such a
service, and be rewarded for it there will be
no further flight into the free towns of the
North and Northwest but they will gladly
remain under that flag which, while protecting
them, they themselves defend One other
lesson has been taught within the last year,
and that is, if the most loyal of the white
people are those who are fighting for the
Constitution and the Union, so the most
loyal people of the secededStates are the blacks
themselves. Shall We not use these blacks
Shall we not act upon the suggestions of some
vi ouI HoSI SdiiuhG auu eApetituceu milltaTy
men, aud save our own brothers by accepting
this ready, eager and honest assistance What
voter who has lost his relative or his friend by
disease in the army, will not yield to this argu
ment aud ask that it may be carried into effect
hereafter. The fact is. gentlemen, this war
may as well terminated to day if we do not
avail ourselves of this vast resource and of
every other means justified by our own Deces-
sites aud by the usuages of civilized nations.
know there are some who shrink from the
idea of arming the colored men, Have they
forgotten that they were armed during the
olutionary war by the direction of General
Washington himself; that in the bloody battle
of Red Bank, near Philadelphia, it was regi,
ment of Rhode Island negroes under command
of Col. Ray Greene. who turned the fortunes