Year: 1863

Ssr. - ~s ars tsI by the President In his procama


ss. our forces are for the purpose Of put
ting down Febeion and now another adantona call
made upon yoS which ss@ s w. we ns@
IN those that demanded by the President, will
% nearly six hundred thousand men, The sxpe
Of this has shown that year wastes one
half Of rhw b well asoertained. Il Is
from every source whore inquiry has been
rience OF other States Il 10 result which we have
taned 30 accurately and precisely that we can now lay
down ~ rule that every twelve months wastes half
Of our armies And when again our army shall have in
rreased 10 seven hundred thousand men or when, ss
year ago. numbered hundred thousand men, each
say that al Of these foil upon the battle field do not
say thar they all languished and died in hospitals
.hs. their ia,ss vary but mhs. do mean 70 say is this
that they lost the armies Of country for the time
being a. least Nov in view o. shs mSnstrSus waste Of
began We were people free from debt and comparative
" free from taxation, ind ourselves to-day burdened
with debt which is varously estimated 70 be from h-
hundred millions thousand millions Of dollars
Now in view OF this result and IN view OF the fact that
yet ended stand before this night TO
address 70 you some which be Of
the utmost public importancenay more, considerations
which do not merely concern us az nation ID our reis
within the sound OF my voice IN his Own person aectng
his property affecting his home affecting ell the dearest
Now, however we may differ about other things, one
thing all must agree to. that there an amount or
debt which III lead to bankruptcy One may
nx the at thousand Millions another at three. or
another perchance more sanguue at four thousand mil
lions but a., men care not what sner Political views
republicans. agree in this that there an amount Of
public Indebtedness which, when u 10 once created,
win be beyond the ability or this people TO
pay but than that In view Of what have already
stated you all agree In another proposition whatever
will involve us in national ruin; for when tell you what
has been the heretofore every man viii egree that


there will ns may SAY from tn or
all agree in this-that there s in the pathway
on which We travelling point OF time,
our Union and reach an honorable peace before We
reach that point OF tme we will be involvedin national
points 10 view upon which all agreed What, them
is the problem that compelled to sove? upon
@
great patriotic conservative democratic party Of our land
viii forget whatever Of personal injustice may have
been done 10 myself for the time being, let the
curtain fall over the past aud will leave its transac
tons events 70 tho Judgment OF dspassonate fn


fairly and honestly confront the questions Of the day
Our country is In imminent peril As said before, II
We continue on with sns war wnous otpsne % % 70 "a
be overwhelmed with bankruptcy, national ruin, Social
anarchy and disorder lApplauss) How, then, rs Is
hands upon another point, republican and demo:
crat alike, ana that Is, that our Union must
upheld say upon this point al agreed, republi
can and democrat alike say that because ann in mood
TO indulge in no harsh remark towards my political op
poneuts~(a (applauss)-yet was mortified when Iaheard
that the Vice President Of these United states.hsse
and In this very room declared that he
supposed "there we're men this State who want the
Union as was aud constitution but they can
IL. (AppIause and Q voioe-"Butcher Hamlin.'')
Then we are seeking oil hands 10 bring this war 10
u v ns
and national ruin. Shall be doneS That is the question


before u.s. That y the question which We ought TO con


post 10 the ballot box tApplause The pro-
position which have stated, and which no man win
on This expenditure this waste Of blood and treasure,


brings still nearer TO the caames TO which have
s We


are we thus divided in opinion Why at this moment
IN our ocInsrys peril S the SSc % %De g,'assa ss


battle for tho restoration Of our Union for the pre-


servation Of our constitution We say that this war


(Applanse) Now the radical portion Of the republican


party say than thistha this must be carried


merely for the restoration Of the Union not merely


TO restore the jurisdiction Of your constitution but 1t


must be carried az they 70 root out what they


slavery. Against that we protested, because IL was
devasmg from that policy which was - arrived arr Cd -


dent Of the United States asserted BY the unanimous


vo:e Of Congress- SApplaIss But that = no. al, IN.


portion Of tho republican S party TsGss poSy aa;


another thngthat tas war must on until the people


out or %


duced 70 territorial condition, and to use the Language


Of Senator from New England, they demand suGjuga-
then, what the attitude OF the two parts
We, on our part, combat for that upon vhaso
the Northern mind Is united-the restoratt0


OF Union and the support Of constitution brne


people back TO the condition they were in before -


unhappy broke out. (Applauss.) Now, we sos.


tending for that which is most easily attained because


upon that point we are united people-mos. easily az


tanned because once declared before the whole wsrd


that such Is the purpose Of the government and ysu


will have NOT only united North but divided
South. / tell you there are hundreds OF thousands


majority Of TIE southern people, they could resuss
once again within the fold Of this Union, and feel
come back to their allegiance and the blessings peass
would be again restored 10 distracted land (Applause


Now no man care not what his political views may ss
will deny this proposition that II easy TO bring
this war to successful result by making ~ for the
restoration OF the Union and for the support OF the con-


making Il that designs 10 trample out the rights
and lives Of states BY making IL war that suesssn
TALLY must change and modify the whole Of
Who viii deny that upon Ss point We are more united
We agree upon this There Is no man who can deny thai
Of those who stand In armed resistance against the
government because they fear the policy they viii pur
ernment restore the Union IL was, or that would
protect the constitution in all Its terms There have
for thai which may be reached most easily and in tHs
shortest time. We are conteuding for that wheoo
may be attained with the smallest waste o. treasure we
least possible waste Of blood and the lives OF The Amsr
can people. (Applauss) Now, then. there = 20 ~.
minded man who viii stand up and say that n % - -
70 subugate the South II 70 consolidate ~ scss.
There is not fair minded man who will Tor noUaM
contend that u Is not more difficult, more exT911lvo,
more uncertain, when We attempt what has -


rarely accomplished in the history OF the work.,
when We attempt 10 subjugate the people a
the South, 70 reduce them 10 an sblect osn1i-
ton, and 10 dictate 70 them the conditions unAsP


which they shall exist. and the more espec.ally


when the declaration goes out expreesve Of extreme


antipathy and hatred (Applause.) We all agree to


this that the continuance Of the war win bring national


bankruptcy upon We all agree in this, that the


tinuance OF the Is waste OF national he waste of


the blood OF people, that II destroy labor, and


drives men away from home and not ureqenty drives


them 70 other lands that the prolongaton Of the


beyond q certain period OF time brings national ruin.


We Of the democratic party are In favor OF stopping the


at the earliest moment OF time, In favor OF what


calculated 70 brnsit TO asucceesfuresut


Wills the other hand II 10 ccsr that the apprehensons


OF every man--d those who would go further, those


who would prolong the for the purposes of


suugatou. OF carrying out the theory Of Capitalization of


goyernmentarc thoee who are increasing the list o;
caamtes TO which have alluded those who bring
and 10 the fatal into which we