The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-21

lieve most persons, in all parts of the coun.
try, are of opinion, that free Ia Dor 10 stead.
lily gaining ground. 1t would 10 my judg, |
ment have slreAdy prevailed in the two
northern tiers Of the slaveholdIng States, |
had Its advances not been unhsppily retar.
ded by the irritating agitation Of the day
Loud upplause.)
But has any person, whose opinion 10 en-
titled TO the slightest reepect, ever undertuk.
en- to sketch out the details Of plan for eff.
fecting the change at once, by any lcgisla
tive measure that could be adopted! Con,
slider only, | pray you, that it would be to ssk
the South to give up one thousand millions
Of property, which she holds BY title satis.
factory to herseIf, ss the first step. Then
estimale the cost of an adequate outfit for
the self support OF the cmancipsted millions;
then reflect on the arrangement OF the en-.
tire industrial system OF the South, and all
the branches OF commerce and manufactures
that depend on its great staples then the
| necessity Of couferring equal political priv.
ilsgeS on the emancipated race, who being
free would be content with nothing less, if
anything less were consistent with our po-
litcal system then the consequent organi.
zaton of two great political parties on the
basis of color, and the eternal feud which
would rsge between them ; and finally, the
overflow into the free States of vast muf.
titude of helpless and needy emigrants, who.
being excluded from many of them (and
among others from Kansas)-(boisterous
loush,er)-would prove doubly burdensome,
where they are admitted. Should we, sir,
with all our sympathy for the colored race,
give very cordial reception to two or three
hundred thousand destitute emancipated
slaves? Does not every candid man see
that every one of these step. presents dif6
culties of the most formidable character
difficulties for which, as far as | know, nc
man and no party has proposed q solution
And is it, sir, for the attainment Of objects
go manifestly impracticuble, pursued, too, By
the bloody pathways of treason and murder
that we will allow the stupendous evil which
now threatens US, to come upon the country
Shall we permit this curivusly competed
body polite, the incest adjustment OF human
wisdom, to 60 to pieces? (Cries of "No
no.") Will we blast this beautiful symme
trio form, paralyze this powerful arm Of tn,
public strength, smite with imbecility thil
great national intellect! Where, sir,
where, will be the flag OF the United States
: Where our rapidly increasing influence il
the family Of nations Already they ar
: rejoicing in our divisions. The last foreig
journal which have read, in commentr
upon the event st HarPer's Ferry, dwell
| upon it as something that "will compel US t
keep the peace with the powers of Europe,
} and that means to take the law from then
in our international relation. I meant t
, have spoken Of the wreck Of that maSnifi
, cent and mutually beneficial commercial in
9 tercourse which now exists between the pro
. ducing and manufacturing States-on th
e hostile tariffs in time Of peace and the habit
e ually recurring border were by which i, wi
Q be annihilated. Imeant to have said a wor
] Of the navy Of the Union States, and the ric
=. inheritance of its common glories. Shs
I we give up this ! The memory Of our fatt
ers-of those happy days when the men {
n the North and South stood together for tn
!, country, on hard fought fields when Ii
# South sent her Washington to Meesach,
o sets, and New England sent her Greene
}. Carolins-is all this forgotten ! sis all II
- counsel that we two have shared" all Il
d joint labors to found this great republic
n this "all forgot 7" and will we permit tn
k last great experiment Of confederate repu
Y licanism to become proverb and by-wo
70 to the nations! (Cries of "no, no, never.
10 No, fellow citizens, no, thousand times Ii
3. This glorious Union shall not perish. Pr
70 cious legacy of our fathers, it shall 60 dow
n, honored and cherished to our children.
ty cloud applause.) Generations unborn shs
,e enjoy its privileges as we have done, and
Q, we leave them poor in Ill besides, we "
Of transmit to them the boundless wealth Of
he blessing. loud applause, followed BY thr
IN cheers.)