New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-09-30

the north receives over seven hundred
thousand. This large majority of the
yearly increase has given the north her
strength in the confederacy. How came
the north by this excess of the Increase!
At the outset we were cqual-then we
were all slave States. Now what led to
the abolishment of slavery in the north,
and thus gave us the basis of our present
strength! will tell you, my friends, and
you all know it to be so, The Democrat
ic party under Jefferson, inaugurated the
wise and benifcient policy of inviting the
laborer of the old world to plant himself
down upon the great and fertile plains of
our country. Under this policy the en-
igrants from Europe focked to the north
ern States, because they found in their
soil and climate, and in their institutions,
a more congenial home. So you see, my
friends, that it has been under a policy
inaugurated by southern statesmen-a
policy which found it's most bitter oppo-
nents at the north-that our section has
become all powerful in the government.
We have now majority in the Senate,
in the House of Representatives, and in
the Electoral College; but the senses of
1860 will show that two-thirds of the
members of the House of Representatives,
and an overwhelming majority In the
Senate, represent free States Is this a
time, and are these the circumstances, un-
der which an ssirrepressible conflict" shall
be waged against the people and institu-
tons of the weaker section! When the
south was strong and we were weak they
furnished us no precedent for the course
of action we now propose to pursue
against them. These being the truths
which history teaches, and standing here
as do, at the very head waters of the
mighty Mississippi, whose arms lock our
country together, teaching us perpetu-
al lession Of fraternal love and union, \
beg you to pause before you enter upon
a sectional warfare, which will rive asun-
der those whom God has Joined together.
Before you do this, look at history and
see if the south has ever hesitated to up
hold single measure which was calcu-
lated to advance the whole country, al
though in so doing they have built up
the north instead of the south. ,.
There is an instictive difference be-
tween the two parties. The Democratic
party is Let Alone party-the Republican
party is a Meddling party. 1t is great
deal easier to denounce other people for
their sins than to reform ourselves-it is
a great deal easier to gain political pow
er by infaming the passions and preju-
dices of our neighbors by denouncing
men thousand miles away, than it is to
gain influence by governing our walk in
life by the principles of justice or the die
tates of sound patriotism.
Is it not too true that the reverse of this
has been hurtful to the hearts of our peo-
ple-hurtful to the pulpit, of which |
speak with all reverence, and to the holy
doctrines which should issue from the sa-
cred desk! Is it not too true, my Repub-
lican friends, that Rife for Kansas, or
Curse for the south has weighed more
in the political scale than private virtues
or public service. ~ ,.-l~ I
Whence comes slavery! We have seen
who prolonged it. Now, my friends, do
you ever stop to enquire who upholds it!
It is sustained by the firm Of " Weavers,
Wearers &. Planters," and two of the
partners live up north. Every one knows
that but for the looms Of New England
and Old England it could not live day.
The loudest denuciations against slavery
are made by men with cotton shirts on
their back. The most feryent pulpit ex-
hortations against slavery come from men
who wrap themselves forrepose at night in
cotton sheets; who lay their heads upon
cotton pillows, and go to sleep, thanking
God that they are better than the men
ssdown south" ;Ja-., |,......-. ......
was called upon some years ago, while
Governor Of New York, by deputation