Yankee Toasts — 173
The following toasts were given at a recent dinner of New Jersey Democrats:—“Blessed are the peacemakers.” “The last man and the last dollar—May the one be an Abolitionist, and the other a shin-plaster, and may they both perish in the last ditch together.” “State rights—May they not be forgotten in delirious and bloody triumph of State wrongs.” “Things we remember—Habeas corpus and trial by jury.” “To the first Governor who shall have the virtue and courage to keep his oath of office, and defend the constitution, laws, and sovereignty of his State, and the rights of its citizens.” “The light of other days, when Liberty wore a white face, and America was not a negro.” “The Democratic party, as it was, before cowardice, treachery, shoddy, and greenbacks had demoralized its councils.” “The abolition war for disunion—Let those who think it is right go to it, and those who think it is wrong stay at home.” “May those who say we shall never have the Union as it was follow the example of their brother traitor, Judas Iscariot, who died and went to his own place.” “The war Democrat—A white man’s face on the body of a negro.” “The only possible remedy for secession and the only hope of the Union—Peace, mutual concession, and compromise.”