Year: 1867

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faithless to every principle-un
der the belief that they are being


elevated and exercising God given


rights, is enough to make any man
feel sick at heart and experience


the deepest pity for the unfortu.
nate race.


. This is not the first time that
such things have been attempted
| Unfortunately, there have before
| been both fools and knaves IN the
world, and some of you, it would
seem, will not learn wisdom from
the lessons Of the past. IF the
Constitution. is dead, we are out
side Of it, and, pray, what govern
, ment have we? We have moth
ing; in that case, but the will Of
an unlawful conclavc, and don't
you know this means only anarchy
and then despotism and tyranny
What inducement is held out to
you to accept their propositions ?
You say it is to get back into the
! Union! and for this YOU are viii
ling to submit to distranchisement
and the inauguration OF u policy
that tends to a war Of races all
to get back into the Union-just
where you arc already, and always
were! ,
T W hat do you want to get back
into that sort of a Union for r If
you arc not now in it, what can
you expect by getting in such as
they present to you? You say it
is to get representation in the
Unionl Is not kentucky in the
Union? Has she any representa-
ton? The telegraph. informs. us
that resolution has been intro
duced into the so-called Congress
making inquiries whether Mary
land, Delaware and Kentucky have
State governments. or not! Are
you so stupid as not to. see what
all this means? The result will
be the substitution Of the Radical
party for all, governments, both
State and Federal and the subsfiE-
tuition Of Radical will IforaH law -!
Take that home with you and df;
gest it. That's where you are 60
ing! Kentucky is excluded from
representation because it is alleged
her representatives were voted
for by disloyal men. What is
meant by dislowal? Every man
who does not support the Radical
party will. soon bo declared dis
loyal, and every State which does
not vote the Radical ticket will be
disloyal, and her government ille'
gal l tell you, unless patriotism
shall wake up from thestun which
the holrid confusion of war has
given it, the radical party will be
our only government, and Radical
will be our only law.


I look for the Revolution to go
on: Whoever thinks this war up
on the Constitution will stop with
the ten States is a mailman or a
simpleton-to be pitied, or knavc
| to be despiscd, I have expected
them to take charge Of Connecti-
cut because she dared to elect Il
Governor that.did not agree with
the Radical party; and sure enough:
Summer in late letter strikes
that key note. lie says a similar
bill f0l. alt the States is a cut short
to universal suffrage. The So
called Congress immediately on
it's meeting took charge Of Ken
lucky and excluded her whole del
egation with one exception. If
they can reject these, they can re-
iect every one who differs with
them, and they will do so; and
they will receive only those who
will agree with them. These
they will receive. I care not what
may have been their sins hereto
fore; if the very worst seccssionlst
in alt this land will whine around
the street and say he is radical
now, he is as good as the saints in
Heaven for Radical purposes
[Applause.] They are not tor
race or color, nor for antccedents !;
| if YOU now favor Radical schemes
you arc loyal, and if you oppose
them you are disloyal!


But YOU say that you are in favor
of going into the Union, because II
YOU do not, your property will be
contiscatcd. A gentleman OF this
city, a few days ago, said to me
| that he was in favor Of the acccp-
tance of the military bills, because


he thought it the best we could
do. 1 said to him, "Iou do not
say that for yourself, but tor your
brick stores!" [Applause.] But
YOU are not half 50 wise as you
are knavish! You would lose the
Constitution and the country to
save your brick stores, and then


by your very course you will lose
YOUR brick stores also! l am


ashamed to talk or use arguments


about confscation in time Of peace


1t is a war power, not known to
! internationa law except as a wal


power to be used only in time OF


war, upon an enemies goods


Confscation in time of peace Is


noth;nnn,oi.n nnl,less han rObberN