Demoine courier., 1856-05-01
MIR Stewards Speech.

he l9lh inst:
Either you will not establish Africa,
slavery IN Kansas. or you will do il =, III.
cos, Of The sacrfce OF all the exi.in.
liberties Of the American people. Er,
It slavery were. what u 10 En, a b,mn !.
The people Of Kansas. they wound r.jrc
il II enforced upon their accept ,nce b,
Federal guns. The ansmp, IL IN GOETHE
with oil tue tendencies Ut the age. AZ
rIcan slavery has for he las, fifty year,
been giving way. ~ we'll IN this cnnntr
% ~ The islands and on the main Ian,
throughou, this hsmsphers. The phi
zeal pnvsr and prestige VI Slavery in ~.
United Safes is passing away. The
slave Sta'es practically g"vernrc hs
Union directly Tor fifty years Thsy
govern il nov oaiy mJirecsy. ,hroagh
The agency al Nhr,hrrn hands. tempo.
rarity enlisted IN Their support. So much
owing u the decline OF their power. the,
have already conceded 10 The Free Sis,ss.
The next step, u they psrs,s. in Their
present course will be the resumptIon and
exercise by the Free States nj the cam
,rnl u the Government, WITHOUT, sucn ce..
Sims as they have hl.herm m.de Ia Obj
tsih u. T~hrcughou, a period of nearly
twenty wears the defenders VI Slavery
screened u from discussion In the ia ! M
III ~counc'ls. N"w the, practically con-
less 10 The uecessisy for defending IL here.
bv ilitia,,ug discassIon ,hems-ives.-
fhey have q, once thrown away their
most euccess:ai weapon, compromised
AID . y that One whrh was nrx n
IN efie ,n.enrss. threats offs cesston 2 m
Tue Unien. Ii ID UNDERWOOD such un-
rropiiious circumstances that ihev b~yin
'he iew experiment of extending Slave )
,n,O Tree lerI ~ by tngce, the armed
power Of the Fedora Government Ynu
viii aeed many votes from free States IN
the House 81 K -preseata ives. AMI even
come votes li0m those States ~ this
tI,use. to send an amry vi h a re,inue Of
slaves IN IT'S train ~ Kansas. Have you
cDunled up The voice m two Hou ses!-
Have gu calculated NV long ihnse who
"u"'' S1"s ~u'b O'C VII SO'us tttCsI
places IN Tho N auunai Legislature! Bat |
will grant. fDr The sake 81 argum M, lnat
with Federal bat'a IONS you can c.riy
>Ia scry INTO X mss. aud main ain Is
.here. Are you qul,e cnniden, that ,his
RrpDhllcsn Go,.rmen, can then be VI.
iisid and preserved! You will then your.
selves have introduced the rrojsn no se.
No Republican Government ever has en-.
Iured. with standing armies maintained
IA AS buson . e~Lt"rcr submission To lis
avs. A people wnn ha, once iearosd
% rel'nqa.h ,nelr rights ualer con ~ :
SION. will MOI he long ~ forget ing ,ha
hey ever had any. io extending ) ave-
~ laio k.n-ss. there! fore. bv arms. y"o
~,ll ,uhverl the i,b-r,iss III The p-"p o.
,~snslors OF ,,hr free Stats, appeal
~ y,u Believe ys The pfophe >!
know yon do. You know you do
You know, then. that Slavery neiiher
~orks mines aud Qssrriss. nor iOands
cries. nor buI!ds shsps. nor Ievirs a,m,es.
mans nasies Why. then. will ou
msls, ON closing UP tins hev Territory o!
X >iisas against all ennciang streams oI
,i~nmIgfauon. white yaq pour mao the
,urb 4 and poisonnus wa,ers of African
slavery! winch me OF y ~ III, xne,be,
81 Conneclicu,, ~ Of Psnns. ivsnts. "I
{ l%iliuois, ., of Michigan. " uld 10
stnt thus 10 rxungussh The cal.f ikis 81
c,.il'z ,toa within the Sttl.s Ia wn,ch
your " pos,es,ty are c,as. and ~ wa,ci
yoar Osn pos,er i,y are 10 ma! Why
will ynu pursue q pelicy go u.kind. ..
uagsneEous. aud 90 uejas.. towards ,hs
hs'pless. d~trncSisss. struggling ie r,tnsy
"f kansas. inhsbred a. II Is b, your o Va
0ssth,eD. depending on y"u for pro eetn.u
and safs,yl Vii Slavery in X .nass AID
% The wealth. u po~sr 81 your avn
States. or Ia .he wealth. power. "r glory,
IT the R-pnhi.! Yaa knew thati. wi:
d,minlsh all of these You profess a
desire 70 end I'M rational debate xbouI
Slavery. which hss became for yo.. IN
,olerable. Ills mn, Il:s To rehaGni 4
that hnpel YOU have exhaus,ed iha VII.
Tue. tor that purpose. .ha, rss.dsd IN m.
pacis and pis'iofns. IA the suppression
Vt ahe rsght III p.tiuon and N arbitrary
parliamentary iAws. and IN Abnsga I'm III
Federal authority over slavery ~ n M
n"nat T~sruDr,-sJ Will y"a even ,h-r
sn! the sirba.s ~ bindlae K oasss ~,u
cha,as. fes thr safety VI ssa.crs in Ms.
s.ur! Even hen you mus, give oss'
Utah 10 slavery. 10 m ~ !, s.care IN,
pssmaa . IN Ksnss.; and you mus, gu
over W ~stungton ant OresnA " bolh Nv
I.gaMs and slavery. }" - , o guaran,)
equally The "ne end the o,hsr Of ,h.s D
p~e~ui,ss donss,ic snsusu,i.as in U.sh
aud you must Ga On. ~sAcnic,ng tn ID,
shrine of peace Territory sfies 1'sru,osy
uani The prevailing nationality of Tree
dom aud Virtue .h2ll DO losI. and the vi.
csous aoomslaes. which yOu have h.,hsr
s",a'Sty hoped Almighty w,sdo,n wouis
remove tram among you wishoui you
own copcu,rsncs. shall becune the es.n
trolling clemens ia the Republic. Il,
who fasnd . river u HE path. Aud %
duwn IL wxi fDr the f.nsd to pace away
wss nos more an wiss than 10 Who ex
pssss shs seiasiUna sf slavery % esss.
While ,hs lovs OF freedua snimaiss To-
bosoms VI usnkiNd. Tia solsmnny o
the occasion draws I've our heads ina
| alnnA ~ A,suu,nn. wh,rh afwave a,,a.,