Year: 1862

great pleasure to stote that they were quite
moderate


A voice. Didn't they give you votes?


Mr.. Richardson. Well, sir, they were like the
boy whom the minister of the Gospel found fish,
ing on Sunday. Said he, my boy, you are very
wicked, you ought not to be sporting upon the
Sabbath" oh" said the boy II ain't doing
no hurt and amt wicked. for haven't caught q
single fish," So it was with my abolition friends
when they sported in my district; they were not
very wicked for they caught no fish, [Laughter.l


Sir, will not digress but return to the con-
sideraton Of the solemn responsibilities that are
resting upon us. Our country is menaced by
secessionsts in arms, rebels, upon one hand and
by abolitonsts and nulifers of the laws and
Constitution upon the other Sir, propose bay
onets for the former ballots for the latter
These two classes disposed, and there will be y
return Of the prosperity. the peace and happi
ness of the earlier days of the Republic. Sir,
these armies were raised to execute the laws
and mantain the authority of the Constitution
in all the States. They are, sir, to suppress
armed violators Of that instrument. And, sir, it
remains for the people ut the ballot-box to sup
press these northern viOlators of the COnstitu-
tion If they would preserve the rights and liber-
! ties of American freemen.


| For one, wherever am called, and whenever,
l shall be always ready to discharge my portion
Of this duty. Neither the cry of dslOyalty nor
the charge of sympathy with the rebels, whether
| it emanates from usurpers Of the peoples rights
in high places, or from the base plunderers OF the
Government who make the negro hobbyh0rse
upon which they ride to enormous and extOrtiOn
ate contracts neither. sir. shall deter me from
the full and complete fulfllment of my duty
Representative. l denounce here and no one
shall gainsay my right to do so as the Represen-
tative of a gallant and loyal people-the action
of this Congress and OF the several Departments
upon the negvo question. \ denounce it as hav-
ing neutralzed to great extent the effect of
many of the hard earned victories which our SOL
diers have fought and won for "the Constitut on
as it is, and the Union as it was" This, sir, is
what life and happiness has been periled for in
the loyal States; for this now address you; for
this upon this issue, shall go before the people
of my State during the coming year; for this
shall there expect to speak, to act and to vote;
for this. sir, expect that extreme men, abolition
lists and disunionsts will be banished from the,
councils Of the nation.


This great work accomplished, grimvsaged
war will smooth his wrinkled 'front.' The din Of
arms will be lost in the hum of contented indus
| try, and the hymn of domestic end Garment. The
Constitution rs it is will stand sublimely forth, an
! enduring monument to the wisdom Of our fathers;
the States restored, like stars that have wander
| ed, to their original places in the "UniOn as it
was;" our people once more on the highway of
| nations and on the march toward the fulfllment
of that grand destiny which God has assigned to-
them.


All these things hope for, all these things
shall realize, unless the people are again de-
ccived by abolition under some new name. Under
the name of Republican abolition can do no
more harm; in that character its role is ended.
1t will next appear in a NV dress. Already its
leaders are calling loudly for the formation of
so-calcd Union party-ths is indeed an attempt
to steal the livery of Heaven in which to serve
the devil Let the people. being iorwarncd, be
ioreurmed against the next appearance of aboli-
ton. Trust such affiliations, for one more
success of the abolition party, under whatever
name it may assume and our nationally is lost
forever, and the wreck of our Republic will
strew the pathway of nationsw those Of Greece
and Rome. From the contemplation Of such
future turn with horror; upon such scenes, Mr..
Chairman. trust my eyes may never rest, over
such results never weep