The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-20

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tho fruits to result from your defeat. Ap
Q planse.
I Suppose they sheuld, by combinations an
: coalitions, secure the defeat Of the RepubIi
b can party, are you going 20 stay defeated p
: tories OF, No, no. You have been defeate,
Q onca, have you NOT? Can you not bear an
I other defeatp Yes, half a desen OF them.
7 You will not have TO, am sure. Laughter.
But am supposing for the sake OF argu
ment that we-are defeated by q coalition -
Dld any one ever know a cause that was los
when it was defeated by a coalition I? No.
There was coalition in Europe five year.
ago in which Hungary was defeated by thu
coalition OF Austria with Russia but Hun.
gary has risen up again to- day, and the Goa
iitlon Ia understood to be dissolved. APP.
plause.l There was coalition two or three
years later, in which Russia was defeated by
the combination of France and England, bat
Russia is just AZ strong, just as steadily
pressing on upon Constantinopie, to day, az
she has been every day from the time Of the
Csar Peter until now. And while che has
abated nothing OF her purposes, and nothing
of hone, she has gained strength. So oil
the efforts OF tho Statesmen of both France
and England, are required to keep them from
falling out with each other before the battle
| begins. There 10 no danger, and not much
disgrace in being beaten by coalisions and
there is no danger because they are coali-
lions. The more the coalitions are necessa.
| ry, the less arc they effectuaI. One party 10
always stronger than two other parties, in a
contest, unless the whole result is staked up.
on a single battle.
| But, fellow citizens, the explanation Of the
whole matter 10, that there 10 q time when
the nation needs and will require and demand
tho settlement of subjects of contention.
That time has come OF last, when the parties
in this country, both Of the slaveholding
States and OF the free States, both the slave
holder and the free laboring man, will require
an snd-a settlement OF the conflict. IL
must be depressed. The time has come to
repress it, The people will have 1t repressed
! They are not TO be forever disputing upon
old issues and controversies. New subjects
for national action will come up. This CON
troversy must be settled and ended. The
Republican party is the agent, and it's sue
cess will terminate the contest about slavery
in the new States. Let this battle be dsci-
| ded in favor OF freedom in tho Territories
and not one slave will ever be carried into
the Territories OF tho United States, and that
will end the Irrepressible Conflict. [Great
applause.
And because IL 10 necessary that 1t should
be done, is exactly the reason why it teiR be
done. 1t cannot be settled otherwise, be-
| cause II involves question OF justice and Of
| conscience. IL is for US not merely ques
ton OF policy, bu. q question of moral right
anu duty. Ii ID wrong, IN our judgment, to
perpetuate by our votes, or to extend slavery
1t Is avery different thing when the slave
holder proposes to extend slavery for that
is, with him, only question OF mereh andize.
Men, OF whatever race or nation, in our esti-
nation, are men, not merchandise. Accord
ing to our faith, they all have natural right
to be men, but in The estimation OF the other
party African slaves are not men, but mer-
chandize. IL 10, therefore, nothing more or
less With them than tariff question cues.
ton OF protecting commerce. With US it lie
qaeston of human rights and therefore.
when 1t is settled, and settled in favor OF the
right, it will stay settled just as essry aues-
ton that is settled in favor Of the right al
ways does.
| but II it BIO taken merely as question Of
policy, it is equally plain that it will be set
tied IN favor of the Republican side, because
cur highest policy 10 the development of the
resources and the increase of the population
wealth and strength OF the Republic Every
man sees Tor himself, and no man need be
tod that the coal, the iron, the lead, the oop-
| per, the silver and the gold in our IN ountains
| anu plains are 10 be dug out by the human
hand and that the only human hand which
can dig them is the hand of freeman.
/ Great applause. Every man sees that this
wealth and strength and greatness ars TO be
acquired by human labor, guided by human
intelligence and human purpose. Every man
knows that the slave, even if he be white
man, will have neither the strength nor thu
| intelligence, nor the virtue TO care to be
wealthy; for the slave has a simple line OF
interest before him; it is to eject the leas,
and consume the most. lIIesrl Hear n
But, Fellow citizens, seem myself to have
fallen below the dignity and greatness OF this
question, IN discussing propositio l. wkefher
slave labor or free labor 10 the more expedi
ent or more necessary. Let me rise once
more, and remind you that we are building n
new and great empire; not building il an
modern Rome and Paris and Naples stand,
upon the ruins and over the graves OF ten.
fold greater mul,tuies OF msn than ,hose
who now occupy their sites but upon soil
where we are the fret possessors and frat
architects The tomb and The catacornb in
Rome and Paris and Naples are filed with
relics and implements Of human torture and
human bondage, showing the ignorance and
the barbarity OF their former occupants. Let
US, on the other hand, build up an empire
toat shall leave no monument or relic among
our graves, and no trace in our history. Ia
prove that We were false to the great inter
ests OF humanity. Human nature 10 entitled
70 home on this earth somewhere. Where
else shall it be, II it be not here9 Human
nature 10 entitled, among all the nations Of
the earth, TO have nation that will truly
represent, defend and vindioate il. What
other nation shall IL be, il il DO not ours?
People OF Illinois! People OK The Great
VEST You arc all youthful, vigorous, gen.
erous. Your States are youthful, vigorous
and sirtuous. The destinies Of our country.
the hopes Of mankind, the hopes Of humanity
rest upon you. Ascend, pray you! 1 con.