New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-12

C1Dptr, NFrh touHIl men, WIN no 0islOnOr
tacbed to our r.Sis. What we have done we have
done a. freemen in re face of day Applausel We
have yndioa,ed by our votes aud BY oryanizstion
the noblest principles for which men can cohtend-
those Of Free Speech, Free Soil and Free Men Zap
pausel. And it is FOR Free l. Sbor that speak too
lCres of - Good, good'l. For I, is free labor and
honest industry tina. have made ~ha. are. God
be thanked free county with he- institutions OF
freedom, her public schools and her free Bible An.
Psuse Here then in this presence in this free Assem-
bage claim the homage OF your service your eternal
ana perpetual to the grea, principles Of human
liberty ard light lApplause. Have done wrony to
any man Have we asserted any principle which was
Dot honest and pure Cries Of NO" mot Have
not, the other hand been the defenders Of con.
tracts and solemn agreements and h.ye we not desired
TO protect the territories Of this fair land of ours for
those who, under Gods Providence. may make their
homes there and where under the shelter Of their own
happy roofs, they may, without fear and favor of no
man. enjoy the blessings OF free institutions lApplau.el
This is a lard of Liberty and Freedom. Here are
equal rights. / would have equal burdens imposed
upon all but you perpetuae Slavery If you plant in
your territories the master with his slaves and drive
from the soil freemen you weaken instead OF strength
eniDg the foundations Of the Republic. Wherever a
freeman treads all around him is bright and beautiful
He lives and walks and does his part in this world
as becomes freeman; but when you deprive
him OF these rights and drive him from his ONE you
Dfict upon him end the cause OF Lber.y wrong for
witch you " Ill MI be held responsible Appliussl. 1t
is for you then IN your generation TO do with the Ter
rture Of this land our fathers did upon the settle
ment of the great question upon the organization OF
our government There were vast tracts of land
which Virginia New York, Come cticut, North Caro-
lima and South Carolina claimed a. appurtenan 10 the
ancient eastern portion of the States. Bat the Gov
eminent said, mo; that land belongs to all and
acquired by the common sword and common
treasure You must cede your claims to the Gene al
Government for the common benefit" They did So
aid tie first cesson upon record was tina, made by
the great State of New-York Appausel What did
they do in regard TO the question Of Slavery While
Il ey admitted, because they could not avoid the adj
hat Al ovid in Tnita
they said with one voice, the men of the
Moth and the men Of the South, that there
should be limit to it, that it should not pass the Ohio
River, and that our great Northwestern Territory
should be forever dedicated TO Freedom Applausel
They passed the Ordinance of 1884, which is doubtless
familiar TO you s 1t is full Of wisdom, AMI full of the
great conservative principles of Liberty Our fathers
declared that Slavery should never exist within that
Territory; but instead thereof they declared that free
com OF speech freedom Of thought and freedom of re-
lgious opinion should be forever secured to its nhab
itants. They did other thing: they declared that
the great public highways Of the country the Ohio and
the Mississippi should be forever free highways to the
people of this land lApplausel Now has It been! In
stead of navigation Of these great rivers being free to
the settlers Of the North, East and West, who
were on their way to Kansas, armed bodies
of men have interrupted the navigation and
stripped and robbed the men who passed upon those
great waters We have seen what was the ordnance
of 1887 and what is the ruffan law of 1856.
This great Northwestern Territory thus settled has
become the mother of six great and noble Free States
glorious results of that great ordinance made and
framed by those who fought for Liberty and knew its
value. Now what is to be our duty We have seen
what our fathers achieved for Liberty in their day Since
that day have acquired by purchase and by conquest
in oferrtory from which we have already
had the good fortune to make one great and noble
State on the Pacific spplausel State which is de-
tined to be rival of Empire State, and whose
chief city, San Francisco mistress as she is of the Pa
cfc Sea, is destined to become still more great and
powerful for she is settled by our own people, who
have carried with them the principles of Liberty and
the institutions of Freedom tApplausel. Now, then,
there lies between that noble State and Missouri
yat region of genial and fertile SOIL The question is
Who shall own it, the freeman the master of
slaves? 1t is struggle for the mastery of
political power which results from the increase
of Slavery and its representation In the Congress OF
tie United States. The question at issue is, for good
men, great moral and religious principle. 1t Is Tor
Others great political question meet it in every
sense.poiicaly morally ana rehg,ousy h WIN ro'
volts the idea that this broad and genial portion OF
our land, lying on our western borders, should nc
wresied from us and our children and dedicated 10
much as l ought TO say upon this question at THIS tme
l stand before you in very responsible position
as you have done me the honor OF placing me a
your standaIdb bearer in this great contest ApPlaust
have accepted that noble trust and mean TO STAND
life long the defender of the right Loud aPpiausel;
1t is DO small trust You are great and eaisntenei
community in principles superior to any other, In
power and resources without rival In this laod, and
God forbid that any blight should come upon you.
Keep it away, for it is great and noble lie pubic.
We in the Empire State alone, If left TO our own re-
sources may rest fearless of any consequences Loud
applausel But under the Constitution III tue unlon,
which God preserve and defend, she is more mighty
and moro powerful, and the great exemplar OF the
whole United States Cheers Fellow Counrymen,
keep up your organization. Fail not III the
performance'tof your duties. 1t is a great trust
The prir ciple is noble one. II beats in every mans
heart You may be considered here as not stroag in
the faith; yet in my humble judgment when another
wear shall roll round this noble city with all its char.
ties with all lis knowledge and its desire to do right
will be found true and standing side BY side win us no.
BILE friends throughout the State Appsuse That such
may be the ease that we may all unite as Que oody
thinking and acting alike in this Commonwealth is the
desire OF my heart and the effort of my powers shall
be long hold the helm OF State, 10 perform the
trust with integrity, with frmness, and with the sole
purpose of doing good to my country and my county
men Loud cheeis
Mr.. Carts not having yet arrived, Gen. Bruce of
Madison County made brief address. He said that
they were here tonight as component part OF the
great Republican organization of the country, and
which, though they had merged from the conflict
foed yet was undauned its banners, though torn,
still streaming bearing evidence that in the f'
ture they were to triumph over all opposition APP
plauSel. During the contest through which we had
Just passed, the Republican party had been denounced
every where disunonistsi yet strange to say when
that party which had been the loudest in its de-
nunciations bad barely oozed out a victory. one
of the leading men who had acted with il in
one of the States of this Confederacy was openly
calling for disunion. What was there IN the RePuo-
lean marty which called for disunion Nothing. On
the contrary be said that just in proportion as you
strengthened the pillars Of the Government you bousd
the Union Of the States together Loud applause lie
thanked the speaker for the statement nc had made N
r,ference 10 the farmers of NswYork. So true were
that class to the principles of Liberty that in Western
New-York if man running for an office did not have
four thousand ority he considered 10 be very
unpopular man. He rejoced that Western aod North
EN- New ork were true 10 Freedom when this me ToP