Year: 1865

tic applause he started out by saying that he
had taken off his partisan coat, rolled up his
sleeves and enrolled himself in the ranks of the
Union party. This statement he made in ex-
PLANTATION of his late change from one party to
the other, but the point he wished to make in
this regard was considerably befogged. But
we will do Mr.. Garfelde the justice to say that
his speech was no bitter, partisan harangue 1t
partook far more of liberal, democratic ideas
than any democrat in the audience looked for.
He appealed to his hearers to think for them
selves, and to reason upon and examine each for
himself, the political questions that now ex-
citing public attention, and asked them what
God had placed heads upon their shoulders for
if not to think and reason with We thought
that a splendid hit at those who follow parties
and endorse every measure of an Administra-
tion without being able to give single why or
whefore. He said the Southern people, when
they seeded from the Union, forfeited all their
rights under the federal Constitution, but in
the latter part of his speech, declared that he
was willing they should have all their rights un-
der that instrument. He held to the doctrine of
State Rights in its legitimate construction, and
discarded the doctrine that States could secede
from the Union by the exercise of their reserved
powers. He was opposed to slavery for many
reasons, among which was one that it had de-
stroyed his Democratic) party, at least left it
in a hopeless minority. 1t had brought about
war which had drenched the country in blood,
made two hundred and fifty thousand cripples,
to say nothing of the slaughtered hosts, and
had created public debt of four thousand mill
lions.


Mr.. Dugan took the floor ne1 and spoke
nearly an hour and a-half. He vas also fire.
quenty applauded and although no one pre-
tends that he is possessed of that high order
of oratorical talent and culture which is
conceded to Garfelde, still as aready debater
and logician he proved himself a. match for Mr..
G., and completely riddled some of the latters
positions. While the speaking was going on,
Garfelde took up position behind the ''drop
curtain" ofthe stage, and while pacing about on
the platform, it is said, dropped through ''the
trap door" but any way he kicked up loud
racket back there and startled the audience
Dugan paused fora moment and then again ad-
dressing himself TO the audience, said: "There
goes Garfelde through the platform-just like
him, he never was placed on platform in the
Territory but what he soon fell through it,"
This little thrust at Garfeldes political ter
giversations appeared so applicable to a ma
jority of the audience, that they burst forth in
roars of laughter and applause. But we have
not room to even give synopsis of Mr.. Dugans
speech, and must dismiss it, with merely men
tioning that it was entirely satisfactory to the


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the conclusion of the speech, and while Mr. Gar
felde was taking the stand for the closing re-
marks, large number of his ''fellow citizens"
left the hall This, we believe, was not intend
ed as a dscourteous act toward Mr.. Garfelde,
by any means, but was carrying out in detail
the precedent set by quite number of courteous
Unionists who were so excessively 'loyaW that
they could not possibly listen to but one side,
and who retreated from the hall in bad order
when Dugan commenced pouring in his broad
sides. The retreatng was shabby on both sides,
but dangerous precedents" should never be
set and then there could be no followers.