Year: 1861

says:


Daniel s. Dickinson's speech at the Union
meeting, held in Cortland County, in this
State, on Tuesday last, was patriotic and elo-
quent. Mr5 Dickinson dealt tremendous
blows at secession, exposed the fallacy of
partisan politics in this crisis Of the Nations
history, and thupdered snatbemas against
rebels and their aiders and abettors. "Any
Democrat" he added, "who undertakes TO
embarrsss the Administration, whether he
loves or hates il, in such a crisis as this, is
no Democrat and no good citizen, and ought
to be put up as a monument for scorn to
point her slow and unmoving finger at"


The following are passages from his speech


WHY THERE SHOULD BE ACTION.


1--WE come here, not as Democrats not as
Republicans, not as Abolitionists, not as
Americans, but we come here as the people.
Seeing that the enemy are at the gates of the
citadel, seeing that armed rebellion is threat
ening US, we come together to stay up the
hands of the constitution and cling to its pill
lars, swearing in our faith if these institu-
tions fall, as the people we will fall with
them. Oheers The question is not, "who
is at the head of this Administration 2" and
shall not enquire whether his name bs
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Jackson.


He is the peoples representative of the
Government, and for those who like him and
confide in him, it is their duty to do ali they
can TO sustain him; and those who do not, it
is their duty TO do much more. [Cheers.1
Those who believe that he and his Admins
tration are adequate can rejoice in the pride
of their strength, and those who believe he is
not adequate should come forward and whip
their horses and call upon their Hercules and
put their shoulder to the wheel. | shall not
adopt your political principles if you are an
opponent of mine-as many of you are-and
| don't ask you to adopt mine, but / ask you
to go with me in great and common duty,
which concerns us all alike; to shield the
Government first from rebellion and destruc-
ton, and then, if there is question who
shall govern it afterward we will discuss that
on another day. [Cheers1 go for the
preservation of this Government, and 60 to
cleave him down, as Saul did Agag, who
undertakes to destroy it, and il is of little
consequence to me whether the enemy of
the Government is in arms, or whether he is
aiding the armed; iphether he is a rebel or an
aid TO rebellion; whether he points the fatal
weapon at the bosom of his fellow-man, or
whether he aids or encourages another to do
it; whether he applies the torch to the capital
OF our country and attempts to burn it to
ashes and destroy its archives, or whether
he is an apologist and connives and encour-
ages it under the tongue of peace. | have
earned what little repA sation enjoy before
the public by standing by the Constitution,
and intend to sGand by it as long as there
is one single shred of the Constitution left,
and whether it is assailed by opinion or
arms, by North or by South, by one class or
by another, care not. He is the foe to the
Government who assails it, and my foe, and
dare him to trial of the strength of the
Constitution and the Union before the peo-
pie.


TREASON OR FIDELITY MUST TRIUMPH.


Now, if they had only come to us with
liberal propositions of peace, we could have
gone to them in the same way, but when
they come with FIRE and sword, and war and
threatening, there is no other way to meet
them but with corresponding weapons, and
in manner to put them down. We must
either conquer or they must. 1t is ques-
ton between Government on one hand and
treason and rebellion on the other, and you
may weigh it out as many times as you will,
you may pretend to erect political parties on
| it, but the after generations and the judg-
| ment of Heaven will hold him responsible
| who undertakes to aid this rebellion in any
| shape or manner.


| PUSH ON THE WAR.


Let them think there is party here Il


help them and they will fight forever. Yor


who go for peace go for vigorous prosecu


ton of the war. Throw ten men in whert


there is one now, and prosecute it with


vigor becoming to this great people. Nom


of us need change our former sentiments


We can go in for this, for it concerns us all


Those who are determined in this matter


made up their minds to oppose their Gov


ernment - there is no use talking to,
know. "Though you bray fool in NOR
tar, yet will he not depart from his folly"-
the same OF Secessionist. / talk to thosC
who wish to commune together in order tt
| exchange ideas for the purpose OF determin


ing how to best act.


My theory is clear and plain: That yor


must put down rebellion and treat will


fidelity. l had a letter, a few days since


from a gentleman in Kentucky, whom


never saw, but with when have some time


corresponded. He said, we wish to know


what you are going to do in the North. L


Kentucky we are prepared to fight out re


bellion and put it down forever, but we ar


told that you in the North are going to Civ


way and put in propositions for peace.


wrote him back, in my opinion, so long q


there is loyal citizen, SO long as there is


dollar at the North, so long will this war b


prosecuted, until this Internal rebellion


put down. [Applause.] You can't chang


a mans mind who won't be changed, bu


you may arrest treason in its thousand walk


and bring it to the judgment of an indiG


nant people.


This question is becoming more and moi


understood. Men are meeting together


commune; woman at the altar is pourin


forth her gentle and availing prayer, an


children are raising their hands against it @


monster coming to torment them befol


their time.


Il,