Year: 1863

have marched US here-we come to de-
fend our country's aag-we come to vim
dicate the honor of our nation-we
come to preserve the holy memories that
clusters around the banner for which our
fathers fought; you have lent hope and
encouragement TO the rebellion; "pause"
in your course. Yes say "pause."


When you sit down at your table
"pause set vacant chair there-a
skeleton will be your side. When you
proceed to your chamber " Pause
death will be there, At the hour of mid
night pause" the pale face and skele
ton finger will point to the record of aid
you have giventhe rebels in arms against
the Government. If these men are not
punished at judgment if not here, |
shall be mistaken. For men who assist
in this rebellion, if not executed and
damned eternally hereafter, hemp will
lose its value, and hell viii forfeit its
charter for misuser Great cheering.


Men are mistaken in supposing that
they can form parties on the issues of
our countrys flte. The great popular
mind sways to and fro; it may be d.
verted from the purpose, but it will be
ever constant and true in upholding the
Government Who believes that this re-
hellion can be disposed of in any other
way except by the power of the sword?
| took the position in the beginning, and
| take it at the end. All rebeldom can
have peace when they lay down their
arms But there are men here who con-
tinually prate of their Democracy-great
Democrats-they know all about Dem
oeracy, and, to judge by their actions,
they care very little about any thing else
You recollect the boy said to his father,
Suppose we call our old horses tail
leg, how many legs would he hare?'
+" Five" said the father. "Oh, no." said
the boy, calling the tail leg would
not make it a leg" Roars of laughter
Men may call themselves Democrats,
but it does not make them Democrats
The first great principle of Democracy
is, according to Jackson, "The Union
must and shall be preserved" applausel
and there is where | stand to- -night-it.
must and shall be preserved, no matter
from what quarter the assault may come.
1t must be preserved against all its ene-
mics. Renewed applause Why, sir,
pretended leaders of Democracy as we
now have would have swamped even An
drew Jackson in his first quarter Roars
of laughter By their fruit We shall
know them. Now is the time for every
Democrat, for every jackson Democrat,
for every republican, for every man who is
an honest man, to assist in maintaining
the Government, and putting down the
rebellion. Voice: Howr you going
to put it DOWN. Put it down as Saul
put down Agag, hew it right down
through Applause.


But, fellow-citizens, the t. thing will all
W cum. Wy ParIo
this mass of people-will bring home
their stories, and will tell Copperhead-
ism how much advantage there is to be
gained by shaping their course for politi-
cal purposes, and giving the country the
60 BY. What we want is to concentrate
public opinion-we want TO bring the
whole force and power of the Govern
meut where it can rest on this rebellion;
and it must be done. The masks most
be torn from the faces of all Copper
heads. One side Or the other of this
question must be taken. One is the side
of truth, fair dealing, honesty in the sup
port of the Government; the other is the
side of faisehood and quibbling and de-
nunciation of the Government. The
path of falsehood leads to the rebel ranks,
and in expressions of sympathy and con-
dolenee with and for traitors.