The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-09-27
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Freedom that had been made in the year
1887, mat,sycd Just In the critical mo-
ment to interpose, to rally the Free
States of the Atlantic coast, to call them
back TO their ancient principles, 10 neryS
them, to sustain them in the contest at
the capital, and to send their noble aud
true sous and daughters to the plains of
Kansas to defend at the peril Of their
homes, and even of their lives, if need be
the precious soil which had been aEan-
doned by the Government to Slavery
from the Intrusion Of that the
greatest evil that has ever befallen
our land TApplauso. You matured
in the right time. And how came you
to mature? How came you to b.. better,
wiser, than we of the Atlantic States
The reason is simple one, perfectly
plain. Your soil had never been pollut-
ed by the footsteps of slave Every
foot of ours had been redeemed from
Slavery. You are a people educated in
the love of freedom and to whom the
practice cf freedom and of Democracy be-
longs, for every one Of You own the land
you cultivate, aud no human Being that
has ever trodden it has worn the manacles
Of slave. Loud applause. And you
come from other regions too. You come
from the South, where you know the
evils of Slavery. You come from Ger
many and from ireland, and from Holland
and from France, ard from Italy, and
from Ill oyer the face of the globe, where
you have learned by experience tae suf-
ferings that result from aristocracy and
oppression Applause And you
brought away with you from your homes
the sentiments, lie education of freemen.
You came, tI.en, just at the right mo-
ment You came prepared. You came
qualified. You came sent by the AL
mighty to resrue this land and the whole
continent from Slavery. lid ever men.
have more glorious duty to perform, or
a more bcneficent destiny before them
than tie people Of the north western an
gle that lies Between the Ohio River and
the great lakes aud the Mississippi? I
ani glad to see tha. you are worthy of it,
that you appreciate it.
It does not need that | should stimu-
Late YOU By an appeal to your patriotism,
10 your love Of justice, or to your honor,
to perfect this great word, to persevere in
it until you shall bring tn Government
If the United States to stand hereafter az
it stood forty years ago-a tower of Free
dom, and a refuge for the oppressed of all
lands, iIstead of bulwark of Slavery
| Applause l prefer to deal rather in
what may, prchaps be not less pleasing
to you, and that is to tell you that tho
Thoe Of the responsibility rests hence,
forth directly or indirectly on the pco-
pie of the Northwest. Abandon that
and Slavery extends from
the Calf of Mexico to the Gulf of ST..
Lawrence on Che Atlantic Coast. There
can b. 10 virtue in commercial and man
communities to maintain de-
when the democracy themselves
90 not want d democtaey. There is no
virtue in Pearl street, in Wall street, in
Court street, in Chestnut street, in any
other Street of great commercial cities,
that can save the great Democratic Gov.
ernment Of ours when you cease TO U p.
hold it with your intelligent votes, your
strong and mighty hands. Yor must
therefore lead US as we heretofore reserT,
ed and prepared the way for you. We
resign to you the banuer of human rights
and human liberty on this continent, and
we bid you be firm. bold, and onward,
and then you may hope thst we will be
able to follow you. Loud applause
l have said that you are to have the
rps7epsbility alone | have shown yol
q III ''e Atlantic Northern Statos we
re Tent on you. | need not tell
yon tn1J Thresent you can expect ne ef-
fective 81. nrt of sym pathy in the NJ
Iantic Southfrn States. .
You must demonstrate tie wisdom Of
our cause by argument, by reason, by the
firm exercise Of suffrage in every way IN
which the human intelligence amd hn-
man Judgment can be convinced cf srntn
and right -vou must deWor.trate it, CIV
ing line upon line and precept,ipcn rfG-
eept, overcoming passion and frejudco
and emnity, with gentleness, WITH pa.
tienco, with loving kindness toN your
brethren of the Slave States, until they
shall see that the way of wisdeh which
yoa have chosen, is also the path of peace
Applause. The Southwest are s'ar-
ers with you of the North West in thts.
great inher.talce of Empire. 1t boloii::!s
equally to them and to you. They have
plains as beautiful They have rivers as
aolAe. Yhey have all the elements -
wealth, prosperity, and power that ynu
nave. Sill, from them, from Kentnrky
md Tennessee, from Missouri and "
sansas, from Alabama, and Missi,>ipri4s,
,nd o,,isiano rou u;ll Ear .bo y>ra.,.,,t