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JOB PRINTING,
OF ALL KIND8,
Btecated In the highest style of the Arl.andonthe
most reasoiiible terras.
been taught to believe it to be part of the
creed of the great party to which I have
always been proud to belong to stand by
the Union, to stand by the Constitution,
and to uphold the flag. But at the Na
tional Convention of that party held at
Charleston, there were men who came
there determined to divide and distract
the party. They came there, and with
the aid of men in the Pennsylvania dele
gation, and in many other Northern dele
gations, they succeeded too well in their
nefarious purposes. If the election of A-
braham Lincoln, in 1SG0, was a national
will be overthrown. The Chicago plat
form centains no such declaration, not
one word against the doctrine of Secession
or against the rebellion, and nothing in
favor of its suppression. For this reason
the American people will not endorse it.
Pretended peace commissioners from the
South may sussest at Niagara theories
for a Democratic
Congress who
the Government in such away as to make 'to coerce ;in the Federal Articles, that bo
them a check upon each other while inr inheritence the nature of a compact.
Tpnrl-?nr in nnlfir onrl Vifirmnntr in lo I Tn lfs-iO, fTn ShifpS nf KnrztTi P!nrrllni !
nrnmnt.inn nf nil fhn rrrnnf. nriipff3 nf ira ' nf f rminfnrl in ilimiiriir.'ltfi thft hnrnuv 'nf '
ereation. The separate States may be-; secession. At that time Andrew Jack
come great in territory, great in popula- J.son occupied the Executive chair of the
tion, great in resources, but the germ of nation. His views and opinions are .fully
their greatness consists in their being 1 and clearly set forth in his proclamation I
"i?eace!
From thellichmond Enquirer, Oct.16, '63
Saye on our own terms we&an accept
no peace whatever, and must fight till
doomsday rather than yield an .iota of
them, and our terms are : .
by the enemy of'the in-
Eecognition
"Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys !"
taOiTEATIFlCATIOlSr MEETING.
Independence Square Alive with Freemen
"The Union must and shall be preserved."
Under the call of the National Union
Executive Committee, a general meeting
was held in Independence Square, in
Philadelphia, on Snturday evening, Sep
tember 10th, to ratify the National Union
nominations. The immense assemblage
was addressed by Hon. Simon Cameron,
lion John Cessna, and a number of oth
ers. In the Philadelphia I'rcss of IMon-'
day, September 12th, 1864, we find the j 1 w:,s with them in the campaign, and sup
piattorni members or . parts ot a greater wiioie members ot one . or mat uaie, in wlncli. among otner trutns, jnnnAr,nn p n.eaA
openly advocated the here-'groat family. Our nation can only live and , he declare that "the Constitution or the . , , . e , -tri'
States.
P p.
sy of Secession and hoped the rebel ar- accomplish the purposes of its creation,! United States forms a government, not a " "u"'" Ul iU irom
mies might be victorious and the Union and protect and uphold the cause of civil ; league : and whether it be formed by com- evei7 100t 01 t-onteaerate grouna, lnciuo-
armics defeated, and other members of aud religious liberty on this continent 'pact between the States or in any charac- ing Kentucky and Missouri
a
are
government
in
represented,
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which all the doodIc
which operates directly ou the people in
i' proceedings of the j One flag, and that the stars and stripes, dividually, not upon the States; they re
e endorsed in Nova-, should ever be permitted to float over any 'tained all the power they did not grant.
Congress who assisted in retaining those ' and throughout the world, by adhering ' ter is the same
calamity, 1 charge it home that they are members in their seat may go to Chicago to one Coustitution, one Union, one Gov-
fllA lYlln t' 1 I Z i W7n r.inrll f 1 1 rtvi rn ' nn3 n lr .1 n 1 i T n i M1. . I . L i. C 1 i. T
k-j uivju niiu uiu ii. it u oiiuuu iuuiu pa
tiently for days and for weeks. Went to
Baltimore. They followed us, some of
them, and some of them weut to Rich
mond, where they established their own
platfiJfcin. We came home: and those of
us, although in a majority in our own par-
v who siooa py tne regular nominees, xioeDUCK, ana tueir inenas m Jngianatj nag ot our country. IUueers.1 To pre-
JLouis jNapoleon and John blidell in serve our umtv as a nation, to nreveut
WrZil.A 1 -i'x'i tt i 15?
i liuuiitwai oi iue xanceesotuiers iron.
Maryland until that State shall decicfe by
a free vote whetner she shall remain in
the old Union or ask admission into'
were ridiculed, abused, denounced, insul
ted, and driven into the rear ranks of the
Democratic party. This merely because
we would not follow the beck of such lea
ders. We stood it then, in 1861, when
the Democratic party took ground in fa-
and submit to the dictation of such peace eminent, one set of laws, one destiny.-
commissioners the1 proceedings ot the,1
1 i' i. . ... j xt 'I li i l. n , .1
vuuveuuuu may oe cnaorsea in isova-ssnouia ever De permiuea to noat over any ; iaiuuu uu me power iue'aiu not grant
Scotia Richmond traitors may long for portion of our land: and silent be the But each State having expressly parted , the Confederacy.
tongue and palsied the arm of him who, with so many powers as to constitute,) Consent on the part ofthe Federal
would dare to utter a word against or at-1 j ointly with the other States, a single ua- i go;ernmeat to givs Gp tatho Confederacy
right to secede, because such secession
the triumph of the theories thus expound
cd foreign enemies of the American
Republic may re-echo the hope Liudsey,
France, and the enemies of civil and reli
gious liberty every where may join in the
dissolution, disintegration, and final an
archy may, and no doubt will, require
result from the contravention of a corn-
one common ruin. The friends of this
vor .of a:prosecution of the war. In 1S62 , platform cannot reasonably hope for its
they did the same, and I stood by them, j success. The candidate nominated
1 r
llag is
it for the
highest
office in the
following
eport of
hon. joiix Cessna's speech.
Mr, President and fellow Citizens,
fcmce the polls was closed on the Iirst j Up0n the consequences of their
'Juesday ot .November, 1 have very position, and to adhere to their
upon
ported their ticket because I believed ; gift of the people has been unable to stand
them to be honest in their professions. j upon or endorse it without material alter
In 1863 they ignored the war policy of , ations, corrections, and additions. This
the country. I entreated them to reflect being the fact, it is asking too much to
unwise expect that the American people shall do
former i that which the candidate cannot do hini-
rarely appeared before my fellow citizeus policy iu favor of a vigorous prosecution self. We sincerely believe that the peo
as a political speaker. Nor do I expect 0f the war, as sustained by them in 1861 pie will overthrow it at the ballot-box. It
to change that habit to-night, because, al- aud 1862. I told them, and others told has already received several heavy loads.
The first was a large supply of shot and
shell from the army of General Sherman.
The next was a cargo of earth from the
Green Mountains of Vermont. The next
will be a layer of lumber from the forests
though this IS to a great extent a polltl- them, that so sure n.? tliv rnnuJiated
cal meeting, yet iu what little I shall say j that policy and adopted the doctrine of
to my fellow citizens, no matter what oth- j Yallandigham and his co-laborers of the
crs may say ou the subject, I do not wish ' Northwest, just so sure the people would
to be understood as making a strictly po- rise in their might, and the party would
Htical address. So far, however, as what ( be overwhelmed at the ballot-box. (Great
I have to say here to-night may partake ' cheering. For this reason, 1 weut home
of a political character, I shall ask the . from the convention at Harrisburg in sad
iudulgence of those who may hear me, to ncss aud in silence, aqd remained silent
believe me when I say that it will in no during the camDaiun. The neoDle of 0-
degree vary iif principal from the politi
cal addresses which I have delivered with
in the last four years, or at any former
time. I am fully sensible, however, of
the fact that to night I appear before ma
ny of my fellow-citizens with whom I have
hio, by more than 90,000 majority, veri
fied aud fulfilled the prediction that I had
made to the Democratic leaders at the con
vention in 1S63. Still we remained silent,
hoping almost against hope that our Dem
ocratic leaders at Chicago would return
never heretofore politically acted in har- j to the faith of our fathers, and to the
mony. My position m appearing before j true doctrines of the Democratic party, as
you, so far as relates to my persoual feel-! proclaimed by Jefferson, Jackson, and all
ings, and so far as relates to the attach-; the best men of that party from that day
mcut ot my lriends, is one oi a somewhat i to this.
painful character; yet I hold that these
are times when no man is justified in
yielding to the selfish considerations of
political position or personal feeling. It
is but natural to desire the good opinion
of all our fellow-citizens, and to
wheu we are compelled to differ
M' fellow-citizens, no man in Pennsyl
vania more auxiouslv or more earnestly
of Maine. And so it will continue until
the second Tuesbay of October, when
Pennsylvania will tumble upou it such a
large cargo of iron and coal as. will sink
it so deep that the hand of resurectiou
will never be able to reach it. Ihe peo
pie of the nation will rc-inforce the victo
rious armies of Grant and Sherman.
They will continue the fight until there
bel hordeof Lee and the flyingremnantsof
Hood shall be overthrown. The unity
aud integrity of the nation shall be pre
served, and peace shall beestorcd through
out her borders. Renewed cheers.
My fellow-citizens, allow me to call
your attention to the issues of the present
crisis. Jhey are most momentous none
greater have ever stood forth in the history
hoped even against hope, that he might of the country. Is man capable of self-
be able to sustain the nominees of the ! government? To establish this proposi-
Chicago Convention than did theindivtual . tion was the great object of the American
who now stands before you. I waited e- 1 Revolution. At that time there were
ven until the Convention had concluded i manv unbelievers in the doctrine, and.
those with whom we have long acted; but j jabors arj(j thc proceedings were offic- j notwithstanding the result of that revolu
as I have alreaoy said, there are duties j jaijy proclaimed aud sent forth to the ' tion, and our remarkable and uuexampled
devolving upon us which are of far more j and I stand here tonight to say to ' prosperity as a nation, there are and have
weight and influence than the mere con-1 vou tlat f t,at Convention had endorsed ' always been among us men who have no
siderations of personal comfort, and it is i t,c doctrine of the Democratic party, aud faith in the doctriue, and who constantly
the lunuence oi tnose duties upon my
mind, upon my conscience, aud upou my
judgment which has brought me here to
night. Applause. Although there are
many painful considerations in connection
with my appearance here to-night, there
are those of a different nature. In the
first place, those men and those political
journalists with whom I formerly acted,
and who, if they notice our proceedings
to-night, will doubtless most rudely aud
extensively denounce me, are those who,
for the last four years, have been the loud
est, most eloquent, and most persistent iu
advocacy of the right of free speech aud
the enunciation of individual opinion.
In the next place, these men and these pa
pers who will denounce me as a renegade
snd a traitor for what I may say to you,
had declared for the Union, the Constitu- i predict the ultimate success of the pres
tion, the prosecution of the war against cnt rebellion. In this they are heartily
secession aud iu favor of suppressing the 'joined by the tyrants and the aristocracy
rebellion aud had placed before the peo- of the world. The unprecedented pro
pie national candidates, in whom we might gross of our nation has created an intense
have confidence, I would have supported interest throughout the world. If we can
the nominees of that Convention. But survive the present shock, suppress the
the same men that went to Charleston, rebellion, and return to our former path
aud broke up the Convention there, the of progress, the example cannot and will
same meu that went to Baltimore to ' not be resisted by the other nations of the
! continue the business, the same men that earth The success, or rather the continu-
. have been trying to break up the Union ance of civil and religious liberty, not
; and the party, both together, went to Chi- ' only in our own country, but throughout
j cago, and unfortunately obtained a con- ' the world, depends upon the result of the
trolling iufluence of that Convention. present couflict. Our failure now would
n'i i i. p ii. i ii-- i ! ii. : p 1:1 ST. j i.
xiicy iiavu fcuut iurui lu iiiu cuuuiry a rejoice uiu cucmics ui nucriy auu ujuku
platform which I shall not attempt to de- j glad the hearts of tyrants In every laud,
scribe, for I have not time, and, besides, and bring additional grief and sorrow to
vou all understand its contents, but Twill the down-trodden and ormressed of everv
uwui mu,, xui L UU luau , Eay nerej aeJoTe toe world, L would ratb-, clime, rue destruction ot our liepuonc
I have not, and I believe you have not, j er that my right arm should fall from my i would do more to perpetuate despotism,
heard many of them say anythiug about j shoulder, that any calamity should befall j to roll back the tide of progress, and
the renegades aud traitors that live in an- , tho lns nf fr'orwl wrtv neenmntos ,WL- rh nnrnmw nrniviliMnn than nnv
.1 . f 1 - . 1-1 1 -1 . J-"' J . v.Uw - . , J
otner part, oi me country. L.-vppiause.j : property, all that I am, and all that I
If, wheu they get their hands m, they , hope to be, iu this life that all these
should tire of abusing and denouncing si10-ald perish, before I will support the
me and others who have beeu Democrats Chicago platform, or any man that stands
all our lives, but who have been unable on jt. Long and continued cheering.
to swallow .the platform lately erected at ! i take this stand because t believe my
Chicago, and will turn their attention for I COUntry demands that sacrifice. My fel
n short time to Jeff Davis and his fellow low-citizens sacrifice their lives upon the
rebels, I think we will have accomplished j battle-field, and why should not I sacrifice
something in the interest of Our common ' ,,1V Htiral nnRit.inn. mv rmrsnnnl sranrl-
j r i 1 j i
crimsoned with the blood of he
roes, tne dearer it becomes to tne nearts
of patriots.
The right of self-preservation on the
part of the Government has at all times
in its history been clearly maintained by
the ablest statesmen. George Washington
did not hesitate to enforce the law against
those who attempted to resist it in the
collection of taxes on whisky. In his
message to Congress, soon after the occur
rence, the Father of his Country says:
"Thus the painful alternative could not
be discarded. I ordered the militia to
march after once more admonishing the
insurgents, in my proclamation of the
20th of September last. While there is
cause to lament that occurrences of this
nature should have disgraced the name
or interrupted the tranquility of any part
of our community, or should have diver
ted to a new application any portion of
the public resources, there are not want
ing real and substantial consolations for
the misfortune. It has demonstrated
that our prosperity rests on solid foundation
by furuishing an additional proof that
my fellow citizens understand the true
principles of government and liberty, that
they feel their inseparable union ; that
uotwithsanding all the device which have
been used to sway them from their in
terest and duty, they are now as ready to
maintain their authority of the laws a
gainst licentious invasions as they were
to defend their right against usurpation.
It has been a spectable displaying to the
highest advantage the value of republican
government, to behold the most and least
wealthy of cur citizens standing in the
same ranks as private soldiers, pre-emi-
nently distinguished by being the army of
of the Constituion, undeterred by a march
of three hundred miles over rugged moun
tains, by the approach of an inclement
season, or any other discouragement'
These are (he words of the first Pres
ident of the Republic. Had his penetra
ting eys scanned the future and beheld
the present condition of his native land,
he could not have used language more
completely and conclusively establishing
the right and duty of self-preservation
existing in the Government.
As early as 1780, Mr Jefferson, in a
ctter to Mr. Monroe, declared "there ne
ver will be money in the treasury till the
Confederacy shows its teeth. The States
must see the rod, perhaps it must be felt
by some of them. I am persuaded that
all of them would rejoice to see every one
obliged to furbish their contributions'"
In another letter, written in 1787, Mr.
Jefferson says; "But with all the imper
fections of our present Government, it is,
without comparison, the best existing, or
that ever did exist. Its greatest defect is
event wuicu lias occured in tne nistory or
cause. And n any x)ne or tliem. whether nn nmcnoc Wnr, tli ommtrv find
he be a public speaker or a public writer, ;wjth mj friends, rather than that flag
Ehould be bold enough or patriot enough ; sh0uld go down, as I believe it will, if
to speak out against the enemies of our j tijC nominations and platform at Chicago
country, I think that Baruum will be a-! are sustained by the American people.
ble to make a fortune by transporting him ; G rcat chceri X beIieve that the 0Q,
around the country as a kind of curiosity. rcmed a true Democrats - &
Laughter and applause. . ia iQ tho norainces of the
iow, my ienow-ciuzens, 1 nave said
that what little I may say to you to-night
will not differ in its political character
from anythiug I have ever said before the
people of my native State. I am not here
to-night as the partisan of.any man, orthe
advocate of any party. I am here in no
such capacity. I have for two, three, or
four years past earnestly desired to stand
by the Democratic party, and while it was
possible, have done so to the best of my
judgment and ability. Iam not here to
denounce that party nor any of my friends
who differ with me on the present issue,
but I am here because I believe that the
bestmen of thatparty, and the best men of
all parties, are calledupon by the condition
of our country, by the exigencies of the
times, and the probability of the over
throw of civil and religious liberty in this
land and .throughout all the nations of the
earth, to rise above party and to stand by'
tfce county, the country's cause, and the
country's flag, Cheers., I have always
Chicago Convention, in rebuking those
who destroyed the party in 1860, and who
continue to keep it in a false position be
fore the nation and before the world in
186. If they will not listen to our ad-
j vice, nor heed our entreaties, we must in
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iscn-ucicnce, ana m tne uisciiiirgu oi our
duties, assist in teaching them that they
canuot, and shall not, use us as instru
ments for the acoomplishmeut of their
unworthy purposes, If you succeed in
convincing them that they canuot be suc
cessful in foistiug false doctrines upon
the American people they will, perhaps,
in the future listen to our appeals. For
the present they have takeu from us eve
ry remedy but this one to openly op
pose them in their endeavors. The Amer
ican people have solemnly determined
that this nation shall not be divided.
They have resolved this upon their knees
and in their closets, and if the rebels in
arms will not submit to this decision the
military -power of theyrelsellion laust and.
the human race. Words cannot describe
nor language measure the importance
and magnitude of the present struggle.
It becomes, therefore, the paramount du
ty of every patriot to use his utmost ex
ertions to secure its favorable termina
tion. The present civil war was inaugu
rated by those who maintain the doctrine
of secession. It requires no argument to
show that the admission of this principle
in any one case leads inevitably to diso
lution, disintegration, and final anarchy.
Admit tho possibility of Northern and
Southern Confederacies, and you thereby
concede the establishment of an Eastern
and Western or a New England and Bor
der State, an Atlantic and Pacific, a Mis
sissippi Valley, or any other. Confederacy
or number of Confederacies which the
discontent or ambition of individuals.may
require to suit their unworthy purposps.
The history of our country during the
Revolution is too well known to require
repetition. The Articles of Confedera
tion and their inadequacy to subserve the
ends and purposes of the nation are mat
ters of history known to all. Our fore
fathers those to whom we owe our exis
tence as an independent nation and our
continuance, as a Government speedily
superceeded those Articles of Confedera
tion by a written Constitution, iu order"
to prevent, for all time to come, the prac
issue, but the American people will rise many and fearful sacrifices in addition tv
in their might and overwhelm them all in those already made; but the more that .pact but it is an offence against the whole
Union."
Thus speaks Andrew Jackson in 1832.
Uis action correspond with his words, and
it is fortunate for the nation and for man
kind that General Jackson then occupied
the JiiXecutive chair of the United States
The views entertained by these statesmen
have been fully endorsed and affirmed on
repeated occasions by the Supreme Court
ot the United btates. I might refer par
ticularly to the opinion of Chief Justice
Marshall on the subject, but I lntve not
time to do so. The same voice comes to
us from the tombs of Mount Vernon
II .. II .1 IT -i 1 .1
iuonuceuo, tne Hermitage, ana tne grave
of Madison. Ashland and Marshfield
poured fourth their unsurpassed elo
quence in defence of the same vital prin
ciplcs, and all the great meu of our land,
of all parties, have at all times, in the Cab
inet, in Congress, and on the bench, a
greed upou this question.
Now, my fellow-citizens, our enemies
attempt to dishearten the people by por
trayiug to them the magnitude of our na
mi ii.i i
tionai aeot. ams ueot nas been various
ly estimated, but it is now officially de
clared to be. less than two thousand mil
lion of dollars, and no well-informed man
will calculate a greater increase than one
thousand millions per year. But figures
cannot estimate the value of the Union
it is beyond all price. Ilowevcr, for
those who worship the almighty dollar,
and those who are too mean to pay their
taxes if they can escape .their paymeut,
I will occupy your attention for one mo
ment on this subject. At the end of the
Peninsula war the debt of England was
about five thousand millions of dollars.
It is now a little less than four thousand
millions of dollars. Iler last war loan in
that Avar was sold at fifty three cents on
the dollar, payable in depreciated paper.
But not a single bond of the United
States is below par, and nearly all com
mand a premium. The income of our
treasury for the past year, in the very
midst of the war, was nearly three hun
dred millions of dollars. The increase in
the value of our real and personal prop
erty from 1840 to 1850 was sixty-four per
cent. : from 1S50 to 1860 it was one hun-
its proportion of the navy as it stood at
does not break a league but dnstrnvs tlift ! the time ot secession, or to pay for tho
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Unity of a nation and any injury to that
uuity is not only abroach which would
dred and twenty-seven percent. The in
come of our productive labor for I860 was
nearly two millions of dollars.
We have rich public lauds, and almost
enough of these alone, at one dollar per
acre, to pay our debt at the end of th ewar.
We have more than 30,000 miles of Rail
road, finished at a cost of $1,200,000,000.
Fifty thousand vessels of the Eepublic
whiten every ocean. The increase in the
tonnage on our Western waters in eight
years, was 320 per cent. Our exports of
grain have reached, in asingle year, 500,
000,000. Agriculture gave the nation,
the imperfect manner in which matters of in 1860, $1,600,000,000; and when our
commerce have been provided for. i fertile lands. arc well cultivated, this sum
It has been so often said as to be gen- will be multiplied a hundred fold. Our
orally believed, that Congress have no j territory is nearly as large as all Europe,
power, by the Contederation, to enforce ! with its forty different empires. The in-
same.
Yielding up of all pretcnsiolf 6rf tho
part of the Federal government to that
portion of the old Territories which lies
west of the Confederate States.
An equitable settlement on the basiff
of our absolute indepenpendence and e-'
qual rights of all accounts of the public
debt and public lands, and the advantages
accruing from foreign treaties.
These provisions, we apprehend, com
prise the minimum of what We mbst'.fe-"
quire before we lay down our arms.
.That is to say, the North must yield all,
we uothiug. The whole pretension
of that country to prevent by force'
the separation of the States mvtst be
abandoned, which will be equivalent to
an avowal that our enemies were wrong
from the first, and, of course, "as they
waged a causeless and wicked v?af up'oir
us, they ought in strict justice to be' re
quired, according to usage in such cases,
to re-imburse to us the whole of our ex-
penses and losse3 in the course of that"
war. Whether this last proviso is to be'
insisted upon or not, certain we are that
we cannot have any peace at all until we
shall be in a position not only to demandT
and exact, but also to enforce and collect,"
treasure for our own re-imbursement out
of tho wealthy cities in the enemy's
country. In other words, unless we can'
destroy or scatter their armies, and break'
up their governm'ent, we can have no'
peace, and if wo can da that, then we'
ought not only to extort from them our'
owu lull terms and ample acknowledg-
ment of their wrong, but also a handsome'
indemnity for the trouble and expense'
caused to us by their crime.
Eon. William M. Hiester of Reading,"
Pa., a life-long Democrat, who was Secre
tary of State under Gen. Packer, having'
been nominated for Congress in old Berks
by the Unionists, responded as follows :
"Gentlemen : 1 have been apprised
of your nomination by the deputation who
have waited upon me. As I understand it,
such nomination has not proceeded from'
you either as Republican or Demo"gfaiybu;
from you as a Union Convention from the
good and true men of all parties, who are .
resolved to maintain and perpetuate that'
Union which we all hold most deaf of
men whn are determined to crush out a
wicked Rebellion, and to let our gloribus
banner once inore wave from California
to Maine. Your choice has fallen on. me,
and I accept it. and. for the reason as-
ed, to show' we esteem aright all we
venerate. hiie I regard peactir-ith all
its attendant blessings, and hold war' to'
anything, for example contributions of
money. It was not necessary to give them
that power expressly: they have it by the
aw of nature. When two parties inako
i contract there results iu each other a
power of compelling the other to execute
it'
Thus spoke the author of the Declara-
n t- i i .1 . i r
tion ot independence and tne latner ot
of Dcmocr
followers
crease of our population since 1790 has
been six times greater than that of Eng
land, and ten times greater than that of
France; therefore the burden of our debt
will sit but lightly upon a nation whose
home is a continent, whose soil embraces
the product of every land, whose people,
by their industry, thrift and skill, multi
ply their resources an hundred fold, and
be a calamity, with all its direlul conse
quences, yet I am not for such a peace as
was proposed by the traitorous band at
Niagara. War has been waged agains'
us, not by the much abused Abolitionists.
who never raised their voice or took pos
sessiou of any o our forts, or aided iu'
the overthrow of the beat government on
earth, but by Southern men whose only
object has been to dissolve that Union for
which our forefathors bled and died. In
the struggle for its maintenance, eveVy
man has an interest at stake, in the integ
rity of our Union, we are all alike inter
ested, and in the renoniination of- ritir
President, Abraham Lincoln-, wtf liave a'
duty to perfoTtn, and an' honor tosastain,
af which history will bear the record.
However -lunch his character or acta have
been assailed, we will sustain him. He'
rocy. Had all of his pretended whose population grows with a rapidity j has beeu a tried man, and no one could'
aud admirers in 'the South ob-i which is without parallel in history. As . have doue more than he has tried to do-
eyed his teachings and practiced his then- I said before, it is the purpose of our enc- j rn the emergency m wnicn ne nas been
iw be rnies to dishearten the people wiui rumors i puiuu. x. j"" " uuu,,au
upon the nation. In 1832, James Madi-lof our inability to pay the National debt; : nomination, and trust it will redound to
son, in speaking of the Virginia Resolu-1 but they have not examined the question you. Hauwamvu.
tions, written by himself, used the follow-1 and do not wish to examine it; they only . (
ing language: "The essential difference desire-to draw away from their allegiance A Yankee Bnllf
between a fiee government and a govern-the friends of the Union, and induce them "Away5 down East" is a town called St.'
ment not free is, that the former is found- to accept an ignominious peace upon the ' George. In this town lived a man by
ed in compact, the parties to which arc ! terms of dissolution. name of Andrew Job-on'. Andrew's rep-
mutually and equally bound by it. Nei- Rut tnc hour is growing late, my utation was not so g5od but that it might'
ther of them, therefore, can have a grea-1 fellow-citizens, and I find myself comp- wve Dccn better. Once upon a time he'
ter right to break off from the bargain ' clled to curtail my remarks. When the wcnt to Thomaston in his fishing-boatto'
than the other or others have to hold proud old flag of our fathers shall again seu some fish, and was espied by the aher-
him to it ; and certainly there is nothing float in triumph over the walls of Fort jQ' Andrew seeing the sheriff coin e on'
in the Virginia Resolutions of 1798 ad- Sumpter, and over every inch of territory board his bort, supposed him to be a ens-'
verse to this principle, which is that of belonging to our ancient inheritance ; and tomcr for fig,, nnd answered question with
common sense and common justice." when all the people of the land shall live aji tj,e confi.louce imaginable. .
Ti. ..n:flc. 'in peace and amity, and treason shall no i believe vour name is Andrew Job-'
I lj IH IDIIIfirKIlllll I IIK HUllIUUIO. IY1IU . .. I - . ... . w
i -ii ii iw most skeptical and timid be constrained . uyfl, gaid Andrew, Hmy namc is An-
lul uuiuocai ubim;, "''J , .j l.: nnnnmn F -.T.;t. ,L 1.1 .A,TMi2!.
CirevT tuuauu, sat; ttjiiju vipuuu uua'b
curd who k'nows it. .. . ..
"Then," aaid the sheriff. ''TOU'are Hay'
still lives, and shall lire forever. Dong prisoner."
i ,;Ah, but stop a-Qionient'said Andrew:
' - i "not quuoisa lust; you nave-iBUff upuguUi
mndAl i,, nfi .th a nf Mm msta ner. nnvnl tn militarv force, also remarking ! Mr. Lincoln's prospects or election are nnsiauu m juuiuwu. - - rj v .
owing-pngntcr cycryuuyi , w - , ,wwr.v.--Mrv.,. .
Mr Jefferson the ped- 'inore raise its wicked head then tnQ son," said the sheriff.
nl Wpv rlnqplv shut inosfc skePtlcal timid be constrained . iryas " said Andrew, l
hita nf cppootinn nnrt in ctrnnfrMion' flirt i hnir nvni nrwl lina tthonflrfir hin nilflinrlLV . . .y ...v.
arm of thfr central power. This doctrine j is clearly and emphatically against them, "
nf s(.,PSS!nn iannfc nnlv without warrant Tn hi Inrrnr rn Monroe and Carrinstou decay but that the noble old Republic
in the Constitution, but must lead to thejbe speaks of the power of the old Congress stlll.1"'esj a.nd S.U
widest confusion in the working of our! to coerce delinquent States, and states his,contlirueu encoring.
political system a system without a reason for preferring for the purpose a
feet structure,, distributing, the powers oPthafr it was not .necessary to find a righ$ growing-brighter