Year: 1861




that part of the argument, and the question
assumes it present position. am glad thrice
glad, that we have no war here | rust in
God, from my souls inmost depths, that We
shall have war nowhere-that war will cease
in our land. love all the land. | love il
for what it is, for what it has been, and for
my hopes for what il is to be-all of it, and
every part of it. | love it so that | never
would consent, while l breathe, that any
part of it should attack any other part. This
miserab ble assumption that the Government is
making war, when all the war that is, is made
on the Government, is unworthy of candid
and ingenious men. The Government stands
justified and those who have its manage
ment would deserve to be sent TO the utter
most depths of hell did they not take the pre-
caution of calling upon the proud and pari-
otic yeomanry of the land to assemble at the
National Capital-not to the number of one
hundred and fifty thousand alone, but in mill
ions-and millions will respond to the call
The world never saw, never looked upon
such sight as will soon be presented in and
about the National Capital of this Union (un-
less rebellion and insurrection cease,) where
the issue has been made up, where indignity
has been offered to the Government, and
where attacks upon it have been made In
that contest | know no law but the law Of
force and the law of might. The G cd of bat
ties will be on the side of our banner The
gentleman may contine himself to his study,
to reflect upon the philosophy of Govern
ments, to examine more closely the Constu-
tion of his country but the great heart of
this nation will continue to beat vnd respond
to the call made by the Executive for the
protection and continued existence of the
Government. To-day [ am as proud Of Abra-
ham Lincoln rs President of the United States
as though his place had been occupied by the
man of my choice, Mr. Douglas Applause. |
In crisis of this kind | know no party no
faction. The country is worth more than
party. Party is often the meanest excres-
cence connected with the Government, 1t
has cursed already nearly every State of the
Union. 1t has besotted this great State. 1t
has its uses l concede; but it has and has
had, its most foul abuses. Thank God al
though deplore the occasion, that time
has arrived when men are found rising above
particular party, when the land teens with
patriots, with hearts beating true to a nations
al sentiment. That is the greatest glory to-
day, of our nation. We command already
the respect of the entire civilized world. The
great Governments of the world look on in
wonder and surprise. They are astonished
that in few weeks men have left the scenes
Of industry, the loom and the workshop, the
field, and all the ordinary avocations of life,
and that they stand before the world, pre-
sentng front ready to do battle, such as no
monarch of Europe by all the calls he could
make, by all the edicts he could issue, could
produce correspondence to. | Um proud of
this. | loved my country before; but | am
trebly devoted to it now. There is glory in
it, There is greatness in it. 1t is the very
personitcation of power. Gentlemen may
call this the reflex of a philosophy that means
Capitalization alone. l am in favor Of cen
tralizaton, of unity, when it is required l
am proud that our country has disappointed
those who prophesied that We were weak
Government, that we could not stand a shock;
because ] see now that we are prepared for
any shock. The Government never looked
so glorious to me as it does now | am proud
of it | am proud of its people, and | am
proud to see that every Dispatch that we
have across the continent brings us the addi-
tional news that not in the free States alone,
but in.Missouri, in Kentucky, in Tennessee in
Maryland, and even in seeding Virginia, the
patriots of those States arc coming back-no,
let me not say so they are rising up and
shaking off the thrall of treason and secession.
Applause. The flag of their country COM
mands therc attention. This very UNION that
we have here tonight shows that gallant
man, Major Anderson at the head of three
regiments of keutucky's sons. Applause


lIa sir, the nation is speaking | ask the
gentleman from Sutter to hear its voice, |
ask him to pay attention to what it speaks.
| ask him-for he is very earnest man. and
earnest that there is great liability for
him to deceive hmself--l ask him no longer
to engage in attacks upon Government that
occupies the proud position that ours has to
day. Ilepudiate utterly all the gentleman
says, and everything he says, in regard to
the violation of the Constitution by the pres
ent Chief Magistrate. | believe our Chief
Magistrate to be great man; | have conf
dence in him. | think he is a true and roble
hearted American. | think he feels himself
seriously and solemnly charged with the per
formance of Il duty in comparison with which
his life is nothing. So long as he exercises all
the powers of the Government that he can
control, and gives them the direction that
they are now taking, SO that he continues to
exercise them until the last usurping hand
shall lay down its arms, and submit and be
loyal, So long, |, for one, shall uphold him
| Applause | know, say again, in this
crisis, no party; ! feel myself above it and
utN Ouu IL. ulu HbJ iultlu W say IdIl Il
dozen words when rose; but the gentleman
made an extraordinary speech, a 81 eech that
to-day am glad TO see, finds no response in
the hearts OF his countrymen here. it is true
that he has few men who sympathze with
him | am willing to concede the highest
characteristics individually to those gentle
men. l know many Of them for whom
have great degree of respect, and, by the
waV the Gent lomun from Sutt or il iuclulr1
know him to be an earnest and an honest,
but as believe, misguided mau. lie is in
the crucibe now he'll be tried by fire The
times are charged with the electric spark,
and he had better take care or it viii con-
sumo him. There will be but one party here.
trust in God there will be but one party
everywhere throughout our nation, and that
that party will be the party loyal, firm, true
to their country, against las the resolution
expresses which we passed here yesterday
either foreign or domestic foes. Great