Year: 1862


Rehoboam and endeavored TO persuade him to
respect the rights Of all bis subjects and admins
ter the Government without partality 10 any. his
answer was: MY father lashed you with whips,
but will lash you with scorpions, and my little
finger shall be thicker than NV fathers thigh"
From that day forward Israel was a divided
kingdom, shorn of its glory and of its power.
This last Congress has done for us as far as was
in their power the very same thing that RehobO
am did for the kingdom of Israel.


As have said before, one year ago there was
large Union sentiment in the South. In view
of this fact what should have been our policy7
Should we not have endeavOred to convince these
people that beneath the flag Of their country all
their rights of property were secureg do not
know how you are going 10 reconstruct this
Union without some basis 70 place il upon. Such
basis we might have had in this strong Union
element at the South. Who does not know that
two thirds of the seeded States were carried into
the wickedness of secession absolutely without
the consent of the people and against their will.


The hearts of these people were for the old
Government in which they had always trusted,
and the old Constitution which they had always
revered. Suppose our policy had been to foster
and encourage instead of driving off that Union
sentiment There would have been no army in
the field to-day. But in lieu of that policy Of
Cancellation which would have been our salvation,
we adopted the policy of meeting them all with
fire and sword. aud the fatal consequences are
not yet all told.


Now, agree that il is right and proper in ev-
cry government, that where you put down rebel
lion like this, you should punish the leaders, but
no government ever adopted the policy in rela
ton to the people themselves that ours mas.
few years ago, the Hungarians rebelled against
Austria. That is one of the most despotic gov
ernments on the face of the globe.


The Government succeeded in overthrowing
the rebeOn-howg They executed few Of the
leaders, sent The remainder into exile and passed
amnesty TO the residue who were not leaders in
the rebellion. There never was a Government
that has not uniformly let the burden fall upon
the leaders while the great mass of the people
were permitted to return and resume their allegi-
ance to the Government. And / will venture TO
assert that if after the battle of Fort DOnelson
the Government had adopted this policy of con
cation, there would have been no rebel army in
the field to day. But instead of that being the
case, they are at tins moment confronting US with
an army more numerous and superior 10 our own,
and we compelled to call for more volunteers.
Now the volunteering now going on, in view of
the doubt already cast upon the subject, stands
fair; but il is evident that our people are not
rushing to arms with the spirit and in such num-
bers as they did when the former call was made.
when there a hope that the was to be
conducted upon more humane and conservative
principles In this State and in Illinois We shall
probably succeed after while in raising Our quota
of volunteers, but in many of the States they will
be forced to draft. The Congressional legislation
of late has been fatal TO US in every way.


| hear a good deal said now and then about the
Statesmen" of this Republican party. but /
have never been able TO put my finger upon any
of their craftsmanship. / have served aloag
with them in Congress. and | have found il inva-
riaby the case that whenever any man called by





statesman, they crowd him out of the ranks.
Take Mr.. Cowan of Pennsylvania, exam
pie. They hate that man worse, and denOunce
him more bitterly even than they do me: for they
say Richardson is an old sinner anyhow, and
they do not expect much of him.


am afraid that when the future historian
comes to write of times, be will do, he
will group these men, with respect to statesman
ship, and will say Here is a set Of 0ne-dea
fools, who permitted the Government handed
down to them by their forefathers to fall TO the
ground rather than give up an absurd notion
which could never be realized or carried out"


You cannot administer Government successful
ly with one idea, and let me tell you that these
men, when in the pursuit of their one idea, come
to make the negro do everything and have every
thing they dwindle down, down, down, until they
become totally incapable of anything like true
statesmenship Last winter, when saw NV ven





Mr.. Crittenden-men who had been associated in
days gone by with Clay and Webster and Benton
occupying seats upon the floor of Congress
amongst these intellectual pigmies, and One-idea
men, the poetry of Moore suggested itself very
forc;bly TO my mind; peculiarly applicable to
their situation:


81 feel like who treads alone


Some banquet hall deserted,


Whose lights are fled, whose garlands dead


And all but me departed"


When we pass into the page of history, as we
soon shall / fear shat not one Of all the repre-.
sentatlves of the Republican party now in Con
gress will ever have been found TO have produ-
ced paper-to have been guilty of thought
that is worthy OF the great cause and the great
interests that are committed to their charge.


Now, If YOU send these men back again to
Congress, the history of this republic is written.
Our days are numbered, and We are numbered
with the past. UNANIMOUSLY, ingloriousy, without
"A struggle, passed away, and became "a
school bows tale-the wonder of an hour"


have heard a good deal said about the "con-
servatve Republicans in Congress" These so
called conservatives are excellent men judging
them by what they say; indeed, they talk the
best to vote so badly OF any set of men ] ever
saw. We did think at first that your Representa-
tive from this Congressional District would vote
with us all the time. but sadly disap-
porccN
he was called upon 10 vote That is the WAY
with all of these men. For a time they would
make good Union speeches, talking tolerably
conservative all the time, and voting just exactly
like Loveioy and his friends.


| came to the same conclusion about these
conservative Republicans that Yankee once
came to in regard to the Siamese twins. The
Siamese twins had come to Boston, and the old
Yankee had paid his money and went into the
show He examined the ligaments that bound
the young men together and soon he had
satisfied himself that il a real thing and no
humbug, he said-"Well, rather guess them
fellows are brothers," just so, my fellow cit-
zens L have been compelled TO conclude that these
conservative" Republicans and AbolitOnists are
brothers. [Cheers and laughter. One is just
about as bad the other, or if there is any diff
ference il is in favor of the Abolitionists. Love
ioy avowed his policy | like a bold man. Ii
he is wrong in principle, can at least admire
the courage which enables him TO avow himself
always could understand Loveioy. but j never
could understand your Representative from this
Congressional district Laughter II during
the last Presidential election these 'conserva-
tive Republicans had ayowed the sentiments
they expressed by their votes, the country would
not have been in the condition il is at present
Now let me urge you, if you going to send
Republicans to Congress at all, let us have the
fuibIooded fellows, and none of those men who
talk one way and vote another. / know Loyeioy
will not cheat me. i hate 20 be cheated, so
would rather have the full blooded Abolitionists
to deal with. | understand their position. Tie
danger of the country arises not from these men,
because YOU can strip them; but it arises from
these conservatives" falsely so called.


There is class of men who are always very
busy; who 60 about the country denouncing