Year: 1862

EscInHthS y Oh bndSr thurman ;al


the Democratic Stale ConVcn-


lion.


At the close of Judge Ranncy's re-
marks Judge Thurman was loudly and
continuously y called for At last he reluC-
family took the stand and began:


Why, what kind of people are you
a voice-"white people," Have you
not read in Republican newspapers about
Thurman sympathizing with rebels, as
well as VnlIandngham and Medary, and
why do you call on us to speak a
voice--"we svmpathize with you" -
Well, | tell you what it is, you had bet
ter take care that you are not taken out
Of your beds and carried oft to Fort
Warren some of these nights. | would
like TO make speech to you, but there is
no time now. Go on; we can stay here
all night to hear the truth. Well, after
the two regular speeches, you will not
want more than short one from me


This shall be my text: That never,
since God made the orld, has n party
been so infamously treated as has the
Democratic party since this war began.
That's true Never, since history be-
gan to he written, was there party that
made the same sacrifices Of its feelings,
preiudiccs and opinions, aud brought its
influence to bear so strongly in support
of an administration that it didn't elect
'and elevate to power, as has the Democrat
ic party since the war began. And what
has been the return? We had done all
we could to avert the war; not one of us
had uttered one word in favor Of sccess-
ion; not one of us had ever made an ar
gumcnt in favor of the dissolution OF the
Union. On the contrary, we had stood
for the Union under circumstances that
would have almo st justified us in cutting
loose from all sympathies with the South


they treated us, the Democratic party il
the North with something less than re
spcct, at the Convention in Charleston
aud Baltimore; we had n right 20 com
plain Of them, but we sacrificed our feel
ings upon the altar of the country; an,
remembering our duty to the Consiltu
tion and the Uuion, we said to those mel
with whom we had co-ope'ated so long
we will forget our rcsentments ii You vii
help save the Union. We remoustra;c,
with the South against secession; we ar
gucd with the North against secession
we set our faces agast every ertremc sen
limcnt or feeling that would lead to alien
alton. We bcSought the people to lay
aside party feeling and sacrifice every
thing that stood in the way of the coun'
try's welfare, that we might preserve the
land from that which we now see has
happened to it, That is what we did
and we were treated with scorn and con-
tumcly from that time on. Little flip
pant iellows-not knee high to a duck
as the boys say--would say to old gray
haired men. You don't know anything
about this matter; we'll run over the con-
tnent in thirty days, and make those fell
lows skcdaddle and behave themselves y
There were at the South just rs bad sci
Of men; they were determined to break
up the Union; aud those two classes play
cd into each others hands. The South
crn party to this disunion platform gave
the finishing touch to their work by fir
ing upon Fort Sumter and then what die
the Democratic party do ? 1t gave I
support such as no political party eve


before gave to an Administration choser
by political opponents. The whole NortI
presented a unanimous front to check tn


madness of the South. What followed


Why it was not a month before we ha,
= sent our sons and brothers to the field b.


hundreds of thousands-whow were pour


ing out treasure and blood-were dc


nounced by tho AbolitioniSts as robc
!, sympathizers, if wa would not go th


whole abolition figure and make this


war of emancipation. They could nc


be content with united North, to restoi


the Union and maintain the Constitution
- That was two Democratic, They wer


willing to have united North, but


must be on the Wendell Phillips plar


and every man who would not stand O
, that platform was rebel sympathize


No matter what was his position, if !
=, didn'nt bow the knee to the black god (


Abolition. he was a rebel traitor, or


least asympathizer with traitors. VIII


General who is Democrat has not M


all kinds of opposition and difficult y
. What have they said of Mcclellan; an