White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-12-15

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in the nature of man and in the formation
Of Society an irrepressible conflict be.
tween the principles Of Free Labor and
Slavery That was his opinion buI
not thststhere was necessarily any. con.
flict between the States of this Union
nothing of the kind but that there wa:
an irrepressible conflict between the prin,
ciples that underline state of society
that rests as ours does upon Free Labor,
and that which rests upon Slave Labor
That is his opinion, and agree with
him Tremendous cheering. And
now, because Gov Seward expressed an
opinion of this kind, he is to be charged
with having created and caused and ire
pressible conflict. Cheers ana laughter. |
Now. gentlemen, / must be brief
want to know whether there are any cir
cumstances, since the organization of the
Republican party, in the history OF Kan
sas or in the history of Virginia, to show
that there is an irresponsible conflict, or
that there is not Which do they show?
Which do they show? 1 want to know
who is responsible for having carried this
conflict in human nature, between Sla-
very and Freedom, into the rude shock OF
conflict, involving life. liberty and prop
erty. among the peaceful people of Kan
sas and Virginia? [Applause, and cry
of "Giddings and Butler"] Who is re-
sponsible for it? Whe began it p
Who undertook to conquer the nature of
freemen and extinguish the fires of Liber-
ty, and who have burned themselves with
the bursting flames that could not be re-
pressed ! [Applause.] Why, gentle
men, it was very little matter when it
was off in Kansas; when few people,
poor, despised freemen, of the ordinary
condition of our Northern life, were OPP
pressed by Federal arms, and by Federal
arts, by the Federal Treasury. by the
Federal patronage, and everything in the
shape of power and corruption that
could be brought to bear upon them
then it was a little thing But we
knew and we told them. though they
were few and feeble. though their bod
les could be trampled under foot, and
their lives extinguished, yet they would
triumph over President Pierce, over the
United States Dragons, over everything!
And why? Because the electric spark Of
human right in the bosom of every feeble
Kansas man was stronger by the law Of
God, which is the law of all civil society.
than all their oppressors, and that single
electric spark was connected, by the
thrilling voice of human sympathy, with
the immense battery Of 100000 of
free minds and bodies in this country,
Tgreat applause and the elimination of
the blow when it should he united so
as to tell by its force and holiness would.
he knew, sweep away from the oppressors
all the engines of fraud and force And
the Republican party undertook the SER
vice of collection the shock. and they
will pour it ont next year with a power
and that fitness that never was known
before. TCheers. We have lived to see
those who sneered at "Bleeling Kansas"
shrek for terrified Virginia [Long-con-
tinued applause, and laughter, and cries
of "Go on Go on !"1 We told them
then that the men in Kansas were our
and that oppression there
touched our hearts as much as if it was
in Westminster county, in our own State.
And the Republican party has this to say
about Virginia-it is part of our own
country its name, its fame, its honor,
its prosperity, are as dear to us as the
name, the fame, the honor and prosperl-
" of our own State of New York, in
which we live. IGreat applause. But
We must deal with facts-we cannot faIslty
principles. Our objects and our purposes
ire to control this system of slavery, so
hat where the Federal power goes it shall
be carried with our permission. APP
,lause.1 1t shall not go to the regions
governed by our Government, and it shall
lot be repIenished by inportations from
abroad. Loud cheers. 1t is an evil
We will bear the burdens of-that we will
Issist in controlling and propose to put
{ where Madison, Jefferson, and Wash |
ngton supposed it stood, as an evil to be
lepIored, and burden to be diminished.
Now, gentlemen, I have one word more
o say, and that is this: The Republican
,arty is the only party that seems to have
courage to deal with the question. Ger
ainly, all the Democratic party have to
iay about it is, ga little more sleep, lit
lie more slumber, and little more fold
ng of the hands to sleep; let us enjoy |
he power and patronage of Government,
md we will postpone the evil day" All
ny advice to the Republicans is, that, as
hey have undertaken service to the
country, they should carry it through
boldly they should work together in
lnison and without prejudice as to any |
preference to this man or that man. But
whoever you choose for your leader, who
'ver he may be-you will be watched
carefully by your enemies and your en-
mics think they know who your leader
s, and if you desert him they will say
you are towards and are already beaten.
This the law They who are bold. and
Who know their duty and will adhere to
t, will surely succeed. Now, gentlemen,
beg your pardon for having taken SO
much time. loud and long continued
applause.