The New York herald., 1860-09-19

ioandsons 90 low nor surveyed its proportions broadly
enough TO know what this Union s They understand IL
as copartnorshp Of thirty three States hftoen Of which
delight In the slave trade and eighteen Of which dis
like and repudate the slave trade and prefer the hiring
and compensation OF free aborers We may call slavery
by gentle names modest terms but slavery Is nothing
less than the trade 10 slaves for makes merchandise Of
the bodies and souls OF men, Now these deen States
have the right and have the power the unQuestonaoe
and uncenable power 10 carry on this trade In slaves
within these fifteen States Themselves We do not inter-
fere with them. We have right interfere with them.
They sovereign that SUBJECT and exempt from
our control But when 1t comes TO the federal Uaion
the Union which is the government US al-there
their right 10 trade In slaves in the Territories OF the
United States mas ceased because the constitution
constitution 10 establish justice, not Injustice; TO
maintain peace not by force, but by the consent
Of the governed, and TO perpetuate, not the curse
Of slavery but the blessings Of liberty TO ourselves and
to posterity forever. This Union s this nations
this empire OF thirty millions people It ID not made
for trade much less for trade in the bodies aud souls OF
deveepcment Of the material the country
peace and safety to every citizen In this broaf
land ana 70 guarantee him In the full enjoyment Of all
bis rights OF fe liberty and property IL opens 70 him
this vast continent for the pursuit OF happiness and by
its power acting oa the governments OF the Old World
and OF the New Is makes the American citizen the ct
zen Of the world (Appause) This Union Of gives
Vernon, and in the battle neids Of Bun
those all to be surrendered il any State among Us
should become dsconentcd because they not able 70
secure all the advantages from the Union TO be
desirabes If the Union Is b. dissolved, have shown
that the way is not very eAsy TO do IL. Now let mo
know who 70 DO 1 1t has been said that Alabama and
Missouri and Msassipp and Louisisna, and Florida and
South Carolina will 20 out and then the Union will be dis
solved They say "You will not try 70 take back you
viii not dare TO imbrue your hands in brothers. blood 10
reesabsh by force Of conquest Union which we have
repudiAted aud Dissolved" They right We do not
propose 70 do any such thing In the first place those
out for . cause, and that cause s 70 save slavery
w what are they in for but TO have slavery saved for
they could not maintain and defend themselves against
their own savess We would see them march up, one a
ter another, under the black flag ranplng under foot
those stars and stripes Of ours II were possible
should like to the experiment Of old Massachusetts,
gong out and endeavorng to carry Plymouth rock with
ber. would like TO New York 90 out aud carry
the harbor and Catskin Mountains with her. What do
you think the rest or the States would say? think they
would fold their arms and whether they behaved
themselves and they would let them stay out just long
as they behaved themselves Well, what would they do
II they got out and did not behave themselveH
paying them Tito the national exchequer should keep
Them on her account that would not be behaving
well Those who think that for nothing, or for any Tina
gpary cause, the Union s TO be dissolved destroyed
have idea Of the nature Of the government under
which they lve Of the character Of the people Go
one that is 70 be learned It resolves itself simply into
thsto ascertain, a. you always can what, in the day
in which you live the great work for the welfare Of
low men and in the fear Of Cod and this Union will
vve and me and your posterty for thousand years
Mr. Seward leaves La Crosse tonight for ST. Paul.
where be is 70 speak on Monday.
While In Milwaukee . deputation from Cincinnati waited
upon him, and invited him 70 visit that city He de-
cDed, on the ground that when he about TO speak
there former occasion he be permitted
speak In favor Of human freedom The deputation repre-
sented that that day had passed. and he might
speak whatever he chose TO in Cincinnati II did not
move him. He thought Cincinnati just bad as New
York. But, said he, h the people OF New York will
not listen TO my speeches they will have 70 read them
else forego the newspapers The people Of Cincinnati
DO the same" do vouch for the Of
all this. tell the tale ss Il was told 10 me.
Mr.. Charles Francis AcRms and hts make frequent
addresses, and never fail 70 produce very favorable
effect upon their audiences.