Year: 1863




diana and Pennsylvania; the majority in these
great central States was triding, and to-day


tonight, while we here, the people of these
great central and controlling portions of these


United States may very properly be regarded
as about evenly divided between the two
parties that were organized at the last can
vass and the future results will depend, in
my humble judgment great deal more up
on future conduct of individuals than upon
any thing that has transpired in the past
Applause.


TIE PRESENT SITUATION.


hold it to be entirely preposterous to as
sumo that people who differed during the
last canvass in this State, may not unite a
few minutes together and tell what we think
will be the end OF this war-unite cordially
in such measures as may be necessary to put
down rebellion that has no shadow of justif-
cation. Applause. Under such circumstan-
ces I have been called upon by Committee
of highly respectable gentlemen to redeem
the pledges made in the campaign in the
very place where I now stand. And if I
was in truth, as I then declared I was, in IA
vor of a vigorous prosecution of the war, and
If did truly believe that the interest of the
country far transcribed in Importance any
political or party organization that was in ex-
istence, now to come forward and say so in
common with those who belonged to a differ
ent political party. Applause. Such being
the fact, 1 have no hesitation in saying that
I cordially agree to the resolutions that have
been adopted. [Applausel am for the
yigorus prosecution of the war. Applause ]
I am for the prosecution of the war until this
rebellion is wholly overthrown, Applause
I am for destroying the usurped Government
that has been setu over the Southern States,
and this thing that calls itself Confederate
Government, and until that is done, I hold
that all propositions for peace are entirely pre-
posterous and absurd. [ApplauseI Now,
being for the war am necessarily with
everybody that is for the war, and being op-
posed to peace am necessarily opposed to
everybody that is for peace. [Applause.I
"a Voice How about the wayward sis
ters?" Great laughter.l


Mr. Van Buren-I will tell you about that



Speaking of


THE COMMENCEMENT OF TIE WAR,


Mr.. Van Buren said he had voted against
Mr. Lincoln.


Mr.. Lincoln's Message Qnaugurar declared
in the fullest manner his unwilliugness to in
terrere with slavery in the States. It recog-
nized, in the fullest extent the right Of the
different States to have slavery if they chose,
and his entire indisposition to interfere with
it. Notwithstanding that, several States Sc
seeded from the Union, as they said. They
leld convention and resolved themselves
put Their representatives abandoned their
seats in Congress, although they had control
Of the Senate and House of Representatives,
and the Supreme Court of the United States;
hey retired from the Congress of the United
States. They went further, and set up
of their own, or said they did
Now, you all remember the debate between /
Webster and Hayne, on that subject, Of the
light to secede from the Union Mr.. Web
;ter told Hayne what has since proven true
that that was mere rebellion, and that,
when they put it in operation, they would
zee that, in order to carry out what they as
;umed to be the right Of peaceful secession
md notification, they must use force, and
oe met by force, and the law of bayonets
must decide the controversy. Applause
This occurred They assumed to set tp
under the right which they
claimed, 20 destroy the Union. They formed
Congress and elected a President. But
hey were no: content with this. They seiz-
ID the property Of the United States-they
eized its forts, its SHIPS, its treasure They
ired upon the flag of the United States at
Fort Sumter, and claimed the right to exer-
;lSG Tic pOhGL VI u SOhGilSl OOhGIuulGll. [
Now, you will bear in mind-every fair
minded man in the United States will bear in
nind--that up to this moment not one hair
If their heads had been injured. No right of
my Southern man had been invaded. His
ory will record that the would never witness
ID rebellion against a governmental authori-
y before, where the rebels could not lay
heir finger upon thing to show that either
property, their liberty, or their rights had
been, in the slightest particular, invaded !
Great applause.l This being the fact, tkv j,
,ity Of New York sent forth $4,000 men to
1uelI this rebellion. Her capitalists advanced |
to quell this rebellion. The
State Of New York sent 100000 men, and I
I'm to argue, in the face of these facts, and the
,ast history OF this contest, that the rebellion
S atrociously unjust, and that the war in
which we have engaged with the South is
ightfuly prosecuted by us in vindication of
he Constitution and the Union, LApplause.1