The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-11-04
NIr. Seward at Rome N. ".

1860. ....
NIr. Seward at Rome,N.
Mr., Seward spoke to a very large audienct
this evening. He began with an alluson tc
the nomination of member of Congress in tn,
Oneida district, and passed high eulogy or
Mr.. Conkling, urging bis election. Passing
from this subject he said The election was close
at hand-it was too late for argument. He spoke
first Of the stage at which the contest for free.
dom in the U. s. had arrived. That stage was
| the effective organization of the Republican
party, now complete, throughout all the Free
States, aud would seem to be extended through.
out the Slave States. He shows how the
party was organized in Maine under the direc.
ton of Hamlin aud Fessenden; in Massachu-
sets under the direction of Wilson and Adams,
in New York under the lead of Horace Greeley
and Preston King; in Pennsylvania under the
lead of Cameron and Campbell; in Ohio under
the lead Of Chase and Wade; in New Hamp-
shire under the conduct of Hale and CLARK; and
in Vermont under the management of Foote
and Collamer; but, he said as yet the Republic
cans :labored underline disadvantage OF having
a portion equal to twenty of their members Of
Congress balanced BY three-ffth representa-
tives of the slaves in the Slave States.
He then proce eded to speak, secondly, of
the objects first to be obtained; the admission
Of Kansas, the overthrow of the bred Scott
decision, and the restoration Of Freedom in th e
Territories, were distinct and ultimate objects,
first of all and paramount to all was the attain
ment Of fair play in the contest-that fair play
was all that remained for the administration.
All the other interests Of Freedom had been
missed in his inaugural fair PLAY, and even this
pledge had been broken. A Republican Con-
CESS was necessary te give voice Ill Favor OF
freedom when expressed in their election. In
the third place, Mr.. Seward said the way of
the battle had been changed heretofore; The
battle had been with the Shareholders Of the
U. s. contending for rights which they deemed
essential to their interests, and the extension
Of which they believed practicable. but they
had now given over the contest as hopeless
In the course Of the contest, however, they
had enlisted the Democrats of the North as
etainers, and these latter would not give up
the contest for fear of confscation and pun
ishment. II was they and not the Shareholders
that cow continued the contest Our war
henceforth is with them. They are easily
found iD the post Offices and custom houses, in
foreign missions and in territorial employ ments.
They are insignificant in number, and will be
speedily arrested, and the question is how to
dispose Of them in humanity to prevent their
further mischief. He suggested that they be
sent to Brazil or to Russia or to Turkey, where
the agitation Of slavery is pending under ALTAR
ming circumstances, and where they might
blov their skill in saving the Union in
those empires. No one need doubt that the
would accept such Punishment, for they are
compliant in disposition, and easily accommo-
date themselves to circumstances. They are
the freesoilers of 1S4S who threw the hards,
sincere believers in slavery, out Of public EN-.
pleyment and took their places under a pro-
found conviction that it was necessary to do
80 in order to save the cause of freedom. They
now SUR lender the cause Of freedom and become
the retainers Of the cause of slavery, under the
conviction that this last sacrifice was necessary
to save at once their places and the Federal
Union.
Mr.. Seward concluded his speach, which
was about an hour in length, with assurance e:
that the election would result in the complete
rout of the Democratic reta;ners of Slavery in
the State of New York and throughout the
Free States.