The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-26

they viii frequent the quays they will visit the counting
see their superiority to the means a. Oped By them Z
section Of he soefeasracy Then they win g
fields Of the interior OF New York, perhaps --and
see these mea operating with meohancs inventions
his black neckco.h and hat cop pc drvin his team
and his machine wheat lands hay telds, and
reer Of hsppy n1 nc1 as e. Of ss On
that 10 the song Of American industry. (Loui I'D pro
long.d applause) The southsrn man win mm M,atey
say to himself " aow is this done in the so utlern
statesf" By machinery Never; but by slave labor.
And what viii he do but provide substitute for that
slave labor by the adoption OF the mechanica, in.
yentons that have distinguished the industry OF she
Eastern, Middle and Western Stats Thus ~
ns v m s w sn n I ns Of
government made by the people that interested nd
never made or influenced by us With the institution o.
the Southern States, local Traditional have nothiug
10 do and know that speak the sentiments that ami
determined TO interfere in way at time, and to no
extent, with those sectional local. and traditional rights
choose for their interest their votion
make this charge trust that there ID intelligent
here interested IN the welfare and prosperity OF New
York, who would have anything 10 say against that,
j 10 work for them, and not for US; and |
dnmiss this matter, ny asserting that the
bold ar baseess slander, anmang section OF the
people Of the North and representing the feelings and the
intentions ard the purposes OF considerable portion OF
any of the Northern portion Of this conederacy
(Appause There is another thing may be allowed to
say and that s whether in this change OF the policy OF
the government. is not possible that may make
iDproveme ut 10 the government itself That s thing to
be well considered By the people OF the Northern States,
in determining what will do regard to the election
now pending If you were TO ask who can build the best
ship who build the best housewife Is
best at agriculture, or who s most successful
IN mechanical invention mln ufacturing industry.
May your ans yer and the answer Of all the world and
people of the Northern States excel all the world In these
varied and important fields OF industry Why, then,
they rojust able in the administration of govern
mentf We say that there is something IN the race
something in the origin of the people OF the SOUTH that
gives them peculiar power, and efficacy and skill in
why should We not try our ss with our friends in this
en as well a. II o'her spheres where we have
II we could improve what has been done in
1se last four years Four years ago General
States by almost concurrent vote OF the entire
coniederacy He found the government and the people
dress he steps Of the Capitol his lips yet with
the Official oath which he had taken to discharge his high
duties as chief Executive magistrate Of the American
people, he declared that there entire and absolute
and perfect peace regnng throughout the entire Amer
can conederacy And not only had be recognized this
ct but he declared also soiemny that he would main.
tain that peace. In december, 1855, he repeated the
same declaration, ard made the same pledges and
three years having passed the nation since
what Is the condition OF the country that we see
day One entire section Of the conederacy Is arrayed
Gate, against another sectonthe iares and the most
beautiful portion Of the territorial possessions Of The
government. reddeped with the blood of American Gill
zens stricken down by the hands of each other In
bloody and terrible contest and civil We the
people Of STATE passng over peaceful river that aas
western ana Middle States and there assuming the
ltnce and death. vsurping the gnis 81 the rghtfu c
zens OF ibat Territory and driving them from It's b,r
ders with their famiss their wives md their chiftren
ou u hls Territory ui Kansas toe domestic hearth
ol the settler. rute though dear 70 him. given 4
tie flames OF the inccud.arv and It's reacega
frightened inhabitants gctiug from their homes viii
the rae psio evelled a. their bescs. You tha
these who thus invaded the Territory passed
series of laws oore in Infamous provisions aud
lsgous deoarsnLs unparalleled IN The history OF the
world. The bloody code Of Dracl had no comparison
NTH the scar iaous code Of lhGman legislation enacted
within the last hrce years N ID Territory of Kansas by
men who went there from neighoorug ct,te, and
vho had territorial Individual rights tAerc-(ap
pause)-the United staes looking On meanwhile IN cold
blood on these transactions, makirg no efort "a
resoFe petce and unwilling 10 make any de
claraton OF privilege Of principle tina, shad give
peace to that country On tn, contrary, BY
| their army, and by their Executive in their
TrocamatoIs and insuguss those laws declared inta.
nous Gasous, uDhoy and unparalleled 10 b. observ
ed and obeyed Until their repcal. repeal by whom
gy the men Who made them, Never By tho n en- who
driven out of the Territory Never No, they
10 be oheyed Until the laws them elves sha give place
some other institutions Of which we yet know nothing
AZ 10 trcr character or whsi he their origin. Now
think that such recesson this that have described
in three years cannot be parseled certainly in po
Lnca history. IL can be paralieeu IN the history OF nc
pacn civilized or barbarors, the face Of the earth
Applause ask you fellow ciz ne, without reference
TO party distinctions, Is Il not possible for us to make
a government that snail equal tba AMI II your fellow
citizens have su,red wrong from the laws that have
been enacei may we not Justly Try our hand IN giving
tkom substitute that shsl improve their position
gthen the material veal and intcres Is OF the
applause Why told by our Southern friends that
aths history, unhappy too true now ssu the result o
acts and moy ment In our own part Of the country a
Indicates mn ncpeft, an Initiative wrong on the part
tho people OF the Northern states We are pointed e
he anln rf Var
and Pennsy lvania, to the territory OF Kansas a:
| u Il were new thing In the history 81 The
American eGtes, and Of particular and scanialors
character, aad purpose ard intent Bat | remember
when boy IN the lit yllsse where live, bearing, a.
among The nrsi things that can remember The songs
the young OF that day starting the yet peoples
but beautiful fields Of Ohio; and look over the records
tba, come 10 rs from The vc great states Of the West
tho TAR Nesthc gransry OF the world. And what do
but that o. the people in those Goo saies
more than zoo 0t0 Of the went over from Massachusetts
and ih. other ave New Eogl.nd states (Cheers) sec
that OF tho 5000 coo Of people IN those Western
states there than SEQ 600 there TO dAs
living snd Breathing acting sOr tie good Of the country
deter mined 10 Justice done % all sections but sii
10 the principles OF fathers and inst tdon
Of those i've millions more than eight hundred thou
rand were crowded in the city Of New YORK and 10
the states Of Ntw York. Psnnsy yania and New Jer
| sey--ihrcc Of the middle Satcs (Grcat cheerin.
ihs las been going on for the last half century There
not at time or another, oil the power that be
lorged to TO strengthen AMI populate section s own
country or Of some adjoining one. Out OF the five millions
of people now living in Chic. lndats, Wisconsin Illinois
and Iowa. more than a million of them the
Northeast and oi the three Middle states named twenty
cent OF the whole represent fathers or brothers OF
children. What they do, do. Their history great
| aud glorious will he, will be our history and
| 81 naterial 20 history as II is TO theirs and
| 10 lie country. (Checrs.) How, fellow citzens u
II criminal IN New York, Pennsylvania OF
New England TO do for Kansas and for Nebraska that
which they did for Ohio Indiana Illinois, Wisconsin and
Iowa II Is not crime Is an act OF justice overflow
ing from excess Of activity and physical energy
10 long Ccd designs 10 open these territories 70
the welfare Of the human race, go long will he put
II into the hearts Of people 10 90 there and sec
what can be done for their good and FOR the
good OF other people. applause have thus rapidly
skctched tns brief history. But now 10 turn for single
momu TO other scenes connected with thls-from the
| scenes OF violence, civil war aud murder that
Rave starred every portion OF the heds Of Kansas
t. another section Of the confe ieracy, where the same
sIit represented. go into the hall OF Congress aud
sec there hs representative OF sovereign STATE, by the
hand OF brutal violence stricken down and brought 70
The verge odeath-f not 10 death, TO than death
(Gioans for Brooks There s wrong In Kansas, no
murder, c assassi nation which aa the
Infamous, The nexpressiblc wrong perpetrated By tna
spirit OF violence In the Senate q the United
Satcs, Of the Senators OF a sovereign State