Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-29

things Wnlch ! cuuiu say anu III "u"1h'i
condition Of circumstances might he g!ai 10
say, which | shall not in1ct upon you now.
This is not time for dry metaphysics
But believe. Sir, that We inherit from our
fathers some degree of that honesty and
truth for which they were distinguished.
and for which theirGod and our God blessed
them. Our fathers made the compact "t this
Union-pur fathers made the Constitution
as the mighty bond that should hold 1t To
eether. And have one belief that this gift
has Of itself proven. with It's checks, It's
balances and its securities 81 good, that any
alteration would he for the worSe-t Cheers,
and cries of Good" that it contains
within itself perfect remedy for every evil,
if our people will faithfully apply II and wait
for the operation Of the remedy. Cheers.
There is, therefore no room TOR revolution
in this country: and it may lie said of all those
who hesitate about its prlncipIes-be that
doubteth, is worthy ii coniemnatlnn.-
Cheers But, sir, why should we not keep
10 this, our fathers faith? We should know
that we are bound by that deed. Has It
not been in the faith OF that compact that
this country has grown To It's present pros
peritv, and snail we, the interiors oil aIl thu
blessings break the vows ui even political
baptism. which, u. our sponsors, they made
fr us. No, no. Let u keep this. Let all
our people learn that they are bound by ties
which none can break. The bones which
are now Wondering 10 kindred dust are
sacred with the memories OF their patriotism.
We should bc vioators of the VOWS they made
five suffer one stone of the Union reared By
them 70 he pulled down. Sir, ! agree III
many respects with my good friend the Pro-
fessor, VINO spoke before me. and | have
great regard for him. but | cannot help
thinking that he got amongth the stars tonight.
Laughter ] believe IN u system Of gov
eminent which is maintained by working
men, men WIN work in their primary meet
iuyS, and who are not afraid of getting their
coats torn by a rowdv, men who are willing t"
take their places and scutfle if it be necc-sa-
rs TO see that the voice Of the people is ut
tanned. Cheers and applause Men who,
if their countrymen call them to office, do not
mistake cowardice for modesty, and refuse to
serve. No matter where the man j., there
he should be faithful to God faithful T. man.
faithful to his country, faithful to The world,
am thankful that cannot be u candidate
for Office. | once held an office under
the general government, and | was Of
fered another. The other did not
like, Naushter,) but the first | did
Ii kept me five hours, and | was allowed my
expenses AS emolument. But as there was
no omnibus riding in that direction, | did
not ret a sxpence. | am no candidate Tor
Office. Sir, | belong to a king. AIN mon
l.nlA har L,
Jesus. tApplause.) But | know no great
er recreant 10 the principles OF his faith, and
no more dangerous agitator than he, who,
under the pretcnrc OF serving the religion al
Christ. uses his sacred Office to urge men in
to riot and sedition. tCheers.) | am ~
candidate for office, because hold an Office
80 high that no other on earth can approach
it. | am content with my lot, content to be
simply n preacher of the Gospel of Jesus,
and ask no higher reward than TO help men
towards heaven when they die, and keep
them in peace while they live on earth
But, Sir, there is one thing | never no.
elect to do, and that is. ! do not forget,
because | am Christian and minis
ter of the gospel, that am IN American
citizen; always vote: ! prepare my bal
lot with the same Observation-Disclosures. and for
which my friends frequently laugh at me-,
as il thought my ticket was to elect. This
is the way, think, we ought to work; and
one thing is certain that, if retain my rea-
son, which God grant | may, | will never
vote for any man, be he Democrat, Whi-.
Native, or--or--or-what do YOU cali hiD!
"A voice" Republican" ! beg pardon.
that class have had ~ many names ,hat |
cannot recall them at once. Loud laugh
teri say never will vote for any man.
no not il he were my own brother, not i! he
Law with me in my mathrr's womb as did
Esau with jacob, on whose history or ante
crdents or associations there s the slightest
stain or suspicion of DTsrSIoS. (Tumultu-
Gus cheering. long and enthusiastic and re-
p"atcd) know man may make mis-
mistake and repent The ,lrunkard may
reform from drink Very we'll let him rr-
form--hut keep the brandy bottle out Of his
way. would not give him chance to re-
lapse. | believe that this is true rule
Vote for man who loves his country, and
who shows he has good sense aud considers
what his country's good is.
Talk Of incendiary documents. The most
incendiary document is a thing that wears a
coat and breeches, writes "Ilonorable" he
fore his name and M. c." after it, laugh
ter. and goes tn W ashirgtnn To do anything
else than take care Of the people and the
whole people. Let Us stick 10 this, Sir.
And while the grass grows on the hill
And the stream runs through the vale,
May they still keep their faith,
Nor in their covenant fail.
God keeps the fairest, widest land
That lies beneath the sun,
Our country, our whole country,
Our country ever one. Loud cheerngl
While this report is not perfect, it gives
some idea OF the splendid outburst Of patri-
otto, unprecedented eloquence, with which
Dr. Bethune held his audience almost ut
midnight and they would have remained
under the same spell until morning. When
he closed, cheers on cheers re>oundel through
the great hall, men claspcd each others
hands and rejoced together over the glorious
truths they had heard, and renewed their
vows Of loyalty 10 the UNION
COMMUNICATED.
Although not living more than twenty
miles from the spot. was for several days
happily ignorant Of the mad-cap onslaught
made on Iiarpcr's Ferry. even until it was