The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-02-14
Illinois..EKypt Triumphant.

IlIinois--EEypt Triumphant.
An extract from speech delivered by
Ex-Governor Reynolds, in the State House.
Springfield, Illinois, on the 18th of January,
1857:
Mr.. President: During the Territorial
tunes IN Illinois, wise and just laws were en-
acted and properly administered. No mobs
then prevented the execution of the laws,
as mobs do at this day prevent the execution
OF the Fugitive Slave Law at Chicago. The
wise and orderly government Of the Terri
tory in Egypt by good and intelligent Off
GERS, gave the country character and stand
ing, which greatly added to the speedy set
tlement OF the whole State. In 1918, the
Hon Nat. Pope, Delegate in Congress from
the Territory, had the Northern line of the
State extended North from the Southern
bend Oh Lake Michigan to latitude % deg.
~ minutes North, embracing the finest
country on earth. The same year an ex-
cellent Constitution Of State Government
was formed in Egypt, and prohibited slavery
from the State. In 1924, another vote was
taken on the introduction Of slavery, and
without the assistance of the Aid Societies
of New England, it was again excluded
The Canal and Central Railroad were com
menced by Southern legislation, and both
completed by Southern influence. The
lands on which the canal and the famous
city of Chicago are proceeded from the ge-
nerous South. That celebrated city Of Chi
cago was located and laid out by the South,
/ and many OF its most conspicuous and enter
prisirg citizens settled in it from Egypt
The wise and equitable code Of State laws
proceeded from the South, which have added
SO much to the happiness and standing of
the North. Sunday schools, free schools,
ana the preaching OF the gospel took solid
ioo'hold IN th- South, and then extended to
the North. Colleges and female institutions
OF learning. were in successful operation in
the South, before the North was settled at
all. Bible societies and elgion fourished
IN Southern Illinois when the savages occu-
pied the Northern section of the State, and
the pulpits South were never Ccsecrated or
polutei by preaching politics and the gos-
pei together, aa they have been in the North
Public opinion in the South Will not permit
hypocriteS to preach Sharp's rifles from the
pupits. (Cheers for Egypt)
When the Indians, under Black Hawk,
were numbering the citizens of the North,
the generous South rushed to the rescue and
saved the country. No man is interrupted
on the stump in the South. tCheers)
These and many others were blessings
Egypt has extended to her brethren. and
feels prond of OF having performed these
kind and friendly acts for the North But
what has the North achieved to sustain the
high standing and exalted character that
Egypt gave her? 1t Is with sorrow and
pain, and with no feelings of malice or i'll
VIII, but duty perform, 10 state that the
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Instances, has lowered and injured the cha
racter of the State. The religious fanatics
IN Chicago and in few other sections of the
North have, by brute. force, prevented white
speakers to address the people, and to en-
courage free negroes TO take the stands TO
make political speeches, from which the
white men were expelled. the free Ameri-
can population, having inherited the sove-
reignty OF empire, which exalts them above
all other people, enjoying, schea Ney act
r!ghf, the highest sta nding of any other peo-
pie on earth; but when they lose that self
respect and dignity of character which God
and the Constitution gave them, and preve.t
Tree and constitutional discussion with white
people, and encourage it with the blacks.
they descend, lose their dignity of charac-
Ter, and occupy station on level with or
below the free negroes. Such community
aflinlties is incompetent and disqualified for
free government, and are fit subjects only
for either mad-house or monarchy. They
have been nourished by the milk from the
breast of the youth and then abuse their
anna mater. We might use that beautiful
and sublime sentiment which the Savior ut
tered just before the Jews crucified him,
Father, forgive them, they know not what
they DO" Black Douglas was permitted to
speak IN Chicago, when white Douglas was
prevented. ''Oh shame, where is thy
blush" cloud cheers)
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