Year: 1867

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our country for some years past, has


most proud record if he has stood faith
fully by the Republic in promoting its
advancement in the just principles Of
republicanism, beyond what any nation
on the face of Gods earth has achieved.
| We are looked 10 by all the struggling


millions Of Europe. You know full


well that in the war through which we


have passed, that the despotisms Of Eu-


rope all looked with great jealousy upon


our course. Every dsspot and aristo-
crat was in harmony with Thurman,


Vallandigham and Ranney. They


were fearful the people, stimulated by
our example, would throw off their
yoke. The COnfederacy was sending
emissaries abroad to enlist deSpotism in
oyerthrowing the Republican institu-
tions of this country. Where were
Slidell and Masoni One in England
and one in France, backed by hundreds
Of others, begging despotism to aid
them Could disgrace and infamy go
further than invoking despotic powers
to assist in overturning the glorious in
stitutions we inherited from our fathersY


TYRANNY OVER THE SOUTH.


As to the tyranny they say we are
imposing on the seeded States-fright-
ful tyranny-Ewing, l blush to say it
of him, wrote letter to the PhiladsI-
phia johnson Convention, announcing
the abominable sentiment, that at no
time during the war couldthese seeded
States, by their cmissaries, be excluded
from Congress. Poor old Tom! The
only plea can make for him is that he is
demented, or he ought to be damned.
Unmasked rebels to sit in the councils
of this nation, while they were laborinR
and invoking foreign powers to aid them
in oyerturning its Government The
man is fool, but no bigger fool than
Thurman, for that is his doctrine to-day.
We are called tyrants in Congress. We
have dealt harsh by these men In the
good old principles of Washington who
was not thought to be much of Radical,
though if he was here to-day, he would
stand where / do, Congress took into
consideration the fact that rebels might
arise at some period and passed law
declaring death and confscation for all
men who should levy war against the
Government of the United States.
Washington recommended Congress to
pass the law, and he approved it when
passed. Suppose such men as Davis or
Toombs, under the provisions of that
law, had fallen into Washington's hands
as President, how much would you have
given for their scalps? We know what
he would have done. General Arnold
undertook to sell him out and 90 over
to the enemy. He sought for the traitor,
and said to the British Government, 81
will surrender unhurt, Major Andre. /
don't want his blood so much; he is a
foreigner. But for this incarnate devil
who raised his arm against his own
country, and sought to betray it, DEATH"
What would he have done with Vallan-
digham, who went as far in endeavor-
ing 10 betray this nation as did Arnold
in the revolutionary war? He did all
he could to promote the cause of treason.
If be had fallen under the administra-
ton of Washington the whole accursed
posse of rebel leaders would have lost
their necks, and justly, before God and
their country.


A voice-That is just what they ought
to have had. r


Yes, it ought to have been done, and
because it was not done the nation has
suffered 1t has suffered as the Jews
suffered when the Almighty told them
to do certain things, and they failed to
execute his command. They never got
out of the difficulty, and were reminded
of it as long as history lasted. You
saved those wretches who forfeited
their lives and ought to have died
When men commit most fragrant crimes,
and the law provides for their punish
ment, it is nothing but weakness to
spare them. How many innocent men
have fallen because we did not execute
the law and the culprits at the same
time. Men may seem to act from prin-
ciples Of generosity, but really, while
dealing leniently with these devils,
bring death and destruction upon thou
sands Of just men. "But," says Thur
man and Vallandigham, "you arrogatea
despotism over those men in not allow
ing them to come into Congress to aid
in the administration of the Govern
ment." Did men ever hear such pleaf
Is it not because the nation has never
visited the law upon ths head Of any
traitor that now treason begins to be
respectable, and the acoursed scoundrelS
who have caused the loss of hundreds
of thousands of our bravest and best
men are not only permitted to go ac-'
quilted, but such men as Thurman and
Vallandigham extend their sympathyto to
them and say they are tyranized overt
l know / use, as the Quakers say, plain
language. l can't talk gentlemanly
with traitors who have caused the death
Of so many of the flower of our youth.
If you sympathize with such men / have
no part or lot in your commisseration.
It is the deprayed working of your old
Democratic heart that never was wholly
given to, the support of manhood and
just principles ! am not naturally
cruel man, I don't like to see human
misery more than other men, 1t was
because l could not bear such misery