Year: 1863

the country Suffice it to say, that nc
terms could be made-no proposition
was entertained, that was not humilia


ting in its character, even to the border


States, and destructive to the free States
So we come down to the day when tn,
first gun was fred upon Sumter anG
brought upon us civil war.


Now, whoever takes this matter anC
examines into il carefully, care moi
to which party he belongs, can doubt
that the first duty Of every man in tbs
North isto the Government, until this
conflict shall be brought to an end
Why do We argue these points, and why
do the Union people gather together in
mass meetings Of this kind to strain
their lungs and reason upon this ques.
ton? One would think the whole peo.
pie would be Of one mind on this sub.
ject, and that there could be no necessi.
ty for any argument or appeal to the
people of the land. Why do we do it:
Because the sad and humiliating truth
is, there is party, as there always has
been, when our country was engaged
in contest, that takes the side Of the
enemy against the country. I Applause
| do not propose to denounce or abuse
any man who holds an opinion contra
ry to my own. But let us reason to-
gether, Why are you, my Democratic
friends, opposing this contest? You say
it is carried on by a Wing Administra-
ton, which you don't ike. Is that a
sufficient reason? Suppose you lad a
man in Jail convicted of burglary,
would you say @This man shall not 90
to the Penitentiary because Wing
sheriff is going to take him there or
because majority of the iurymen
who convicted him were Whigs?"-
Upon this principle you would not
help enforce any ofthe laws ofthe State,
because of the Governor being Wing.
The spirit Of opposition is as umeason-
able and unjust in one case as the other.
You won't support the Administration
in this war, because it is a Wing Ad-
Brother Democrat, that
will not do. You complain that we
have been so slow and tardy, that the
rebellion should have been put down
long ago, and that if the Democrats
had managed the war, it would have
been, You forget. the difficulties the
Administration had to encounter at the
commencement ofthestruggle; and that
if we haven accomplished everything
we shouldhave accomplished there may
be reasons for it ofwhich we are igno-
rant. But is it the duty of prudent
man to stop and argue the point? Now.
brother Democrat, L will make har
gain with you: DO YOU go heart and
hand into this,eff0rt of the Administra-
ton, and fiat the end they shall not
have put down the rebellion and you
will show me Democrat who will
make n cleaner sweep. we will ground
arms, and | will 90 upon the stump for
his election: Great cheers. 1t will
take time, but if the work is done, a
good patriot can afford to wait. Itmay
be that. some small politicians may
before that time, but we had better sa-
criticc u few Of them rather than sacri-
fee the whole country. Cheers and
laughter. ss~ 80 AZ --


3 But you don't like the Abolitionists
in-this war. Aha! that's the corn on
the toe,.., Now, so far as the policy OF
the thing is concerned, | think myself
that Mr.. Lincoln was not very wise in
issuing his Emancipation Proclama-
ton. differed with him ON that
point; but | am not sure but he is 60
ing to beat me yet. said, at the time
ii was issued, that it would start every
caviler in the land; who would create
parties and dissensions, and that if the
same thing could have been accom-
plished in some olher way, it would
have been better. And then / believed
a good deal in the letter of Genl Ben.
Butler from Annapolis, that proposed
to treat these blacks as contrabands OF
war, Applause. But we will leave
the policy alone for the present.


The question that comes up at this
time is, should the Government employ
the slaves of the South in putting down
this rebellion? 1fyou call this policy
abolitionizing the war, it is species
of Abolitionism which l have not
learned heretofore. Does any man put
himselfon the ground that it is uncon-
stitutional to use every means, either
ofthe enemy or our own, to put down
the rebellion? If the army marching
through the cnemy's country, finds
hundred horses or mules, and needs
them, he takes them and drives them
away. That is all right; and the doc
trine Of slavery is, that the slave mar


is but a chattel, a mere animal. But
1 put it upon the broader ground, thai
every slave working upon plantation


of the enemy is equal to two men il


the rebel army engaged in shooting


down the men in the Union army


Every negro is raising produce to fee(


the Southern army, and yielding taxe'


to pay them. The negro on the plan


tation, who hoes his corn, is just al


effective a man as if he were in tn,


army, and more so, for although hi


fights we'll in our army, | doubt whethe,


he would in theirs. Do you say W,


shall not take him, and lead him tt


fight his own master and oppressor


Do you want any more Of our own race


to be slaughtered than we can avoid


Do you want them to cripple us all th'


more by reason of their employment


If you say SO, you are opposed to tn


nrooress ofthe war and there is very