The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-31
Speech Of Senator Seward al Rome


mr Seward spoke 10 very large audience here 70 day
lie began with aIlusion TO the nomination for member
congress IN the Oneida district and passed high eulo
gum on Mr. ConSling, urging his election Passing from
TINS SUBJECT, ne said the election close at hand
was 700 late Tor argument He would speak first OF the
stage which the contest for freedom United States
had arrived That stage the effective organization Of
the republican party, complete throughout all the
free States and soon TO be extended throughout the slave
States lie showed how the party organized Maine
under the direction OF Hamln and Fessenden in Massa
chusets, under the guidance of Wis0n ana Adams; in
New York under the lead Of Horace Greeley apd Preston
King pcnnsy vania, under the lead of Cameron and
Campbell Ohio, under the lead of Chase and Wade; in
New Hampshire under the conduct Of Hale and Clark,
and in Vermont under the management Of Foote and
Collamer But Che sadly yet the republicans lab0red
under the disadvantage OF having portion equal TO
twenty OF their members of Congress balanced by the
three ihs representation Of the slaves in the slave
States He then proceeded TO speak secondly Of the
jects first to be obtained The admission of Kansas, the
overthrow Of the bred Scott decision and the restoration
OF freedom in the Territories were distant and ultimate
objects First of all and paramount to all, was the at
tanment Of fair play in the contest That fair play was
all that remained for the administration Of James Blu
chanan All the other OF freedom had been be-
trayed and surrendered before But Mr. Buchanan had
promised in his inaugural fair play and even this
gress was necessary to give voice in favor
Of freedom when expressed in their elections
battle had entirely changed. Heretofore the battle had
been with the Shareholders Of the United States honestly
contendng Tor rights which they deemed essential TO
slavery which they deemed essential TO their interests,
and for the extension 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 retaners, and these latter
wouc not give up the contest for fear Of confscaon aud
punishment II they, and the Shareholders thai
continued the contest Our henceorth With
them They easily found-in the post Offices and Gus
tom houses IN foreign missions and in territorial employ
ments They are Insignificant in numbers, and viii be
speedily arrested and the question is how TO dispose u
them humanely TO prevent their doing further mischief
He suggested that they be sent to Brazil, Russia,
or 70 Turkey where the agitation OF slavery was pending
under alarming circumstances, ana where toy might
employ Their skill in saving the UuoL IN these empires.
No need doubt MAT they would accept such Danish
ment, for they compliant in disposition and easily
accommodate themselves TO crcums They the
rcesoAers or S4s, who threw the hards sincere beley
ers il slavery, out public employment ana took their
places under profound conviction that necessary
do in or Ter to the Of freedom. They
surrender the Of freedom and become the
tainrs Of slav.ry, under the conviction that this last
cgi6ce necessary TO serve at once their places and
the Federal Union.
Mr.. Seward concluded his speech. which about an
hour D length, with assurances that the election would
result the complete route of the democratic reainers Of
slavery the Of New York and throughout the free
States.