New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-30
speech Of senator s~warsi nj Ra-~

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Mr.. seward spoke TO very large srdicace hs,. 8.
day. He began with an suas'ou tc the nomisss,o. q.
member OF Congress in the Oneida Dstrct and pa...,
a high eulogium on Ms. Conkling, urgieg HI, 49,.
Passing from this subject. no said the election an. -.
At hard II WAS too ls;e for srgumert liz xo.,s
speak fs' Of tie stage at which the oonte
IN he United sta,os had arrived. Tia! stage v..th. :,
fctve organize,io Of ,he Republic m party nov -
plete Throughout sn tho Free Sste- and s,o, >. -
extended Throughout, We Slave Sst,s. H,...-
how the party was organized in Msine. u,Ser ,hs =
r.ction Of Hsmla aud Fes-endcn; in Msx.cb..,,.
under the guidance Of Wilson and Adams, |,
York, under the lead cC Horace Grcsley ana p,ns..
King; in Pennsylvania. nader the lesd a csr.,.-
and Campbell in O.o, uuder The lead Of cA.-
spd Wade in New-Iiampshire, u,asr ~.
conduct of Hale and Clark, aud in ".
mont under the management Of Poote And c.,
amer. But, he said, as yet the Repabli, an. I.
bored under the Disadvantages of having . 49,.
equal to twenty Of Their membem Of Congress bs.acs
BY tie thrce-ith representation Of tie sarss /. n.
slave Sses lie then proceeded to speak secO0,, !,
the objects first TO be obtaincd. Tho sdniS,a. -
Kansss the overthrow of the Drd Sect decs,,
and the restoration Of freedom in the Ts,a.
rics, were distant and ultimate obiwts B,.
of all and paramount TO all the attainment Of A.
play in the contest That fair plsy was all tia, =.
manned for the administration OF James Buoh....
All The other interests of freedom had been 49,,
and surrendered before. But Mr. buchanan had nv.
missed in lis inaugural fair play. and eypn tbs pl.t.
had been broken. Republican Cea,,s.
was necessary to give a voice in f.,os sf
freedom when expressed in their e,essios.
In the third place, Mr.. Seward said, the way o. "a.
battle had entirely changed. Heretofore the BATH
had been with the SHAREHOLDERS &C the United S.s>s
honestly coptendng for rights which they deemed q.
sents to to their interests and for the extension a
which they believed pract cable. But they had uOw
given over the contest rs hopeless.
Iu the ccur-e Of the contest, however they had IN.
listed the Democrats Of the North as retainers. sad
these latter would no give up the contest for fear II
coufscation and punishment. II was they and no, u
Shareholders that now continued the contest on
war benoefoTth was with them. They easily founi
in the Post Offices and Custom Houses, 10 ixyin
missions and in territorial employmonts. They are s
significant in numbers, and viii be speedily arcse4
and the question is how TO dispose Of thcm humasAr
TO prevent their doing further mischief.
Russa, or to Turkey, where the agitation Of Savsy
was pending under alarming circumstances and whev
they might employ their skill in saving the nnOa b
these eDpres. No one need doubt that Asy
would accept such banishnont, for they ~
compliant in Opposition and easily accom-
modate themselves. 70 circumstances. Thg
are the Free Soilers Of 1913, who threw ths
Hards sincere believers in Slavery, out public o.
ployment, and took their places under profound cos
vction that it was necessary to do 40 in order to ssw
the cause Of Freedom. They now surrender the csus
Of Freedom and become tho rctsinos Of Slavery unix
the conviction that this last sacrifice was neceSsyb
save at once their places and the Federal Union.
Mr.. Seward concluded his speech which was sbod
an lour IN length. with assurances that the electon
would result in the complete route Of the Democratic
retainers of Slavery in tho State Of Sew-Yors and
throughout the Free States.