Year: 1861

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and TO keep this citadel from destruction.
ID Cheers. | cannot afford to turn away


from my duty because political opponent
is acting with me, nor stay back fom a
duty because political friend deserts me.


No; must go on and discharge n great
duty. hold it TO be the first duty of
every citizen, Of every party TO nid in re-
storing-if restored il can bc-this great
and cool Government. Cheers, and cries
of " That's true doctrine" Previous TO
the last political election, this country was
at peace with the world, and il was in the
enjoyment Of greater privileges than any
other Government on earth there was no
! people so blessed in every ramifcation of
society. This mighty sea of harpy faces
before me tes.iiiss to the fact that they
have been in the enjoyment of civil and
religious freedom. And So it was from the
North to the South, and from the Fast to
the West, with over 30,000,000 Of people
unoppressed by Government, but every one
enjoying the fruits Of his own industry, and
literally none TO molest or to make him
afi aid. Then, what cause is there for this
great disturbance: Why is it that one portion
Of this country is in arms against another?
Let US iaquire the cause of the complaint
first, and then see if we can pre- scribe A
remedy aiterward. We all agree that the
grievances is most serious. But what is
the true way of putting down what / shall
term rebellion? And we can all agree
to one thing that rebellion is either
right or wrong justiiiable or unjustifiable


TO be approved or condemned, as a whole
If il is right for portion of this country
10 take up arms against this Government,
| il Is right to sustain such action; and if
they are wrong they should be put down
by the power Of the people. Applause
There is no halfway house in this matter


no tarrying place between sustaining the
Government, and attempting its overthrow,
(
the case until the rebellion is first put down.
{ Applause. And we're in favor, or dis
posed TO tamper with this rebellion, or aid
or countenance it, | would go and take up
arms with them. Becasue if it is right for
them to take up arms, it is right for them
TO have armed aid and assistance. If they
are wrong, if they are guilty Of treason
ard murder, and arson, then they should be
overthrown by the whole power of the Gov
ernment. Applause, and cries of good"1
and put down so that no resurrection day will
ever find rebellion again. (Renewed APP
plagse.)


Now believe I am one of those who in
former years thought that sectional discus
sions put in jeopardy the well-being of the
Union. | believe now, as then, that there
never was sectional controversy that jus
titled this or any armed rebellion. believe
this rebellion did NOT arise out of sectional
agitation, but from blind, wicked, reckless
ambition. And believe it is the duty of
every man, woman, and child to raise an
arm against it to crush it. Our Consttn-
ton is never to be put down. An indis-
tinct voice in the crowd-"C Compromise" I
What does my friend say, compromise? 2"
Well, will get at "Compromise' before
get through. Laughter and cheers.
believe in the integty of the Union ] be-
lieve in the Integrity of the Constitution;
believe in sustaining both by the power of
the Government. But they say" You
would not eoerce a State 2" No; ] would
not coeree State. have said | would
not coerce a State-first, because it is i'm
practicable; because you cannot coerce a
| State. Second, because il would be unjust
to coerce a State in its domestic policy if it
could be done. But you may coerce rebel
lion in State until you give that State an
opportunity to act through its loyal ctizen in
its duties to the Union. And | would co
cree rebellion wherever / could find it
\ You may not coerce a community, but you
may coerce its thieves and murderers. You
may coerce State criminals and thus era
BILE the State aud its loyal citizens TO fulfil
their relations in the Government of the
Union.


If we can sustain our Union, if we can
| uphold our Constitution, it is not by com
promising with rebeliion--it is by putting
down rebellion, ard making our compro-
mise with fidelity. Applause, and voice
=" There is your democracy And of
all men living, Democrat is the last man
who can take stand against the Constitu-
tion of his own country. (Cheers.) A
Democrat lives, and moves, and has his be-
ing in tie Constitution. He cannot live
outside Of, or in opposition to the Constitu
ton He must stand by the Constitution
in all its parts. 1t was that doctrine that
gave the Democratic party its power and
ascendency in the times of jefferson, Of
Madison, and of that old hero Andrew
jackson. just in proportion as the Democ-
racy has wandered from the Constitution,
jost in the same proportion have they gone