Year: 1863

r. o'GORMAN EsQ.s ADDRESS.


Mr. President and FsEIOp Citizens: You have
heard to-day. first of all the proud voice from the
days Of old. the voice OF your heroic fathers tell
ing YOU what we're the liberties for which they
fought and what were the liberties they bequeathed
to YOU You have heard the voice of the Gov
ernOr of the State of New York. calm, prudent.
bold as becomes the FIRST officer of a sovereign
State OF four millions of people. and a territory
as large as Great Britain. Next you heard the
voice of the gentleman who is not, but ought to
be Governor of Connecticut. Governor Parker
did not speak to you. but present, and. in the
presence Of these three gentlemen, these three
States have shaken hands, and here to day vowed
that there should be for them and their people one
policy, of Union if possible, but our liberties at
all hazards. Great applause Before the Union
was, these liberties were inherent and inalienable.
They were not given to US BY the Union, not
granted to US bv any parchment, but God gave
them to every brave and honest upon the
earth, and of these principles the Declaration of
Independence ana Constitution was simply decar-
atory. 1Appause You heard that every citizen OF
the State of Ohio had awakened to a sense of
the deep injury and wrong done to one of them,
Mr.. Vallandlgham, and the voice of their repre-
sentative before You, sounding from here, will
awaken among them new sense of conviction
that in any contest for liberty New York will be
ready with her assistance. Applause 1t should
be to new incentive. True, are in great
danger; the greater therefore, should be our
courage. We have not been thoroughly awake
to our danger. With what horror would it fill US
to see boats crew swept over the falls of Nj
agara, wrangling and quarreling with each other
about how to escaDe until all chance for escape
should be past; but to see nation great, though
young, bearing on its head the crown of unex


ampled prosperity, tO see that nation with its own
insane hands tearing its own breasts and glorying
in the wounds it inficts is a sight TO make the
angels weep. There are verv few really disloyal


men in the nation, and the dsloya men are not
always to be found in the places where we are
mostly told to look for them. Applause. That
man, who in an hour of peril like this prefers the
interests Of himself his party to the interests
of the country. whether he be in the Cabinet, the
counting house the field, is disloyal; and the
man who strives honestly and TO the extent OF his
intelligence. 10 do bis duty "a citizen toward his
country and in the discharge Of that duty tells
publicly what he believes 70 be the truth that
man. though he be found in Fort Lafayette, is a
loyal man. Great applause. Now, fellow cit


liens, words ought to be ufed in their proper
meanings Do not suppose that ron are dealing
with an insurrecton orrebellion-the movement
at the South is no disOrderly emeute of dis


affected citizens. Once it was so; there was verv
little union in the South, but we made them
united, and more shame for Us. Applause We
here at the North adopted the disgraceful policy
Of bringing home to the doors of unarmed
and defenseless citizens. There we're many at
the South who looked upon the old Union with
love and reverence, and hoped again to see the
old flag Of the Union wave over them. but we
have made that flag to them an emblem of havoc
and ruin, and implanted in their hearts a heritage
of bitter and imperishabe hatred Though
should stand alone, / will, for the sake of the
hone Of this nation among nations. raise my
vsiee in protest against this disgraceful and un-
civilized warfare. Great applause Ii is no
apology to say that the Southern soldiers have
done to in burning our ships; let them be re
proved for their wrong. but let US not lay the
hattering JUNCTION to souls that our sins may
be kept hidden from the eyes of watchful ma
tiOns-from my he-rt do wish that they might
be. The South is united and their armies are
marching upon Us; who knows but their
cannon are now hurling death among those
dear to US on the soil of Pennsylvania. and what
may be the result to the natiOnf If we continue
still. the people not trusting the Government and
the Government not trusting the people. there is
nothing for US but disgraceful defeat How are
we TO become unanimOusg The Government has
one plaI-that all the people in the North are to
concur with the notions OF the Government and
its party. or retire to the Dry Tortugas lap
plause and laughter This is well explained by
the phrase unconditional loyalty which means
that you must not discuss any public question
without you discuss il in tone favorable TO the
Government and the Republican party; indeed.
you must not even STAY silent, laughter but
you must come out point blank in favor Of the
Government, whether you ike il or not You
must read just what papers the Government likes;
you must receive Just what kilograms the Gov
ernment chooses to coDcoct; you must get all
your information upon public affairs precisely as
the Government thinks proper to give il to you;
voc are indeed required to reduce yourselves TO
the condition Of little children, "open your
mouth and shut your eyes and see what you will
get" Applause and lsughter This policy
has been tried before. The English Govern
ment tried il 10 ireland, and the result you know.
Louis XVI Of France tried il. He put many
as he thought proper. of those who
disagreed with him, into the Bastile, and
the people having borne as long as they
could weht up 70 it and with their naked hands
tore the foul thing down. stone by stone. And
here let me relate little story which has come to
my knowledge. Gen. Lafayette sent the key OF
the Bastile TO Gen. Washington as an interesting
memorial Of the overthrow Of tyranny in France.
and it hung up at Mount Vernon. am
credibly informed that the key is missing, and


am further informed that an experiment made
recently at the dead of night reveals the fact that


the old key of the BastiIe exactly fits Fort La
fayeite. [Great applause Charles the First |
and bis Minister, the Earl Of STAFFORD cot mn a
system Of unconditional loyalty, and the reopIe /
differed from them IN opinion, and the result was
The King lost the people and the people Loaf the
Aing' oeea"se tney oeneaoed him Applause :