Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-21

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then burst into tears, What's the matter
Il vas jest thinking that II 1 should happer
to get married, and leave . little babe, ant
some one should throw it isto that oven, how
bad l should feel" So With he.s gentlemen
II the slave States should happen to to dissolv,
the Union how bad they v0uld feel.
Gentlemen. there 10 no danger Of this Unior
being dissolved, 90 long - there 10 such en-
tbusiAs - We have seen 81 along the road
from Chicago to this place.
Well. gentlemen, l will tell you how be
came Republican.
A voice-"Thst's it; let ishave it."
Mr.. Under wood.-I VAS taught in my in
fancy. and by the fathers ot the nation, that
the right to life, liberty, property and the pur
suit Of happiness. belongs to every human
being, as natural right was taught this
by the result of seven years war; by the
Declare lion of Independence One OF the frs,
lessons learned. was from the lips of our owu
Patrick Henry. who, by his sloqusnce. kindled
the fires of the Revolution, on the altar o
Fre-dom, when he declared that liberty was
more to be valued than life. itself. is life SC
dear, or peace so sweat as to be purchased al
the price Of chains and slavery? know no,
what course others may take. but as for me
give me liberty or give me death"
After LETT school, fellow citizens. standing
at the tomb Of him who devoted his life to hi.
country and to freedom. l remembered hi.
work ,s-his lifelong devotion to the cause O.
liberty remembered what seemed to me tc
be the proudest Jewel in his crown of honor
was the codicie in his last will and testament
in which he had given liberty to every slave
belonging to him, who had, constantly through
life lsmented the evils cf slavery; who's.
desires were ever to secure . law thai
that should secure the equality and un-
questionab right OF liberty to every
child of earth Mere than twenty years sgt
Jefferson's glorious declaration, that "AAl mer
are created free and equal, that they are en-
dowed with certain inslienable rights, amons
which are life, liberty and the pursuit Of hap
piness. That governments are instituted among
men for the happiness Of all the governed
| remember his priceless words Of wisdom
and inimitable beauty, that he tremblsd whel
he remembered that God is juet, and that h.
should never do any act which should tax
sides with slavery.
l have recently travelled over the fire.,
States. have contrasted the desolation o
the slave States with the life and activity 0
the free. Your tree schools aud seminaries o
learning; have studied them all with thrill
ing interest. Holy spirit Of Freedom! Free
speech free thought, freedom Of the pres
has long been banished from Virginia and no
until recently has it dared to breath freedom
in the Old Dominion. 1t is not 80 now. thanl
God. We have now four weekly Republican
papers, one daily, and two tr- W lies, TOR tn,
purpose of advocating the election of the Re
publican candidates for President and Vic,
President. (Applause) I thank you. fellow
citizens for This kind expression. have beer
inquired Of whether shall be permitted t,
livehthere. l am sure inteud to be there
and TO fight tho battles Of freedom We don,
expect to carry the State for freedom now bu,
we are satisfied that the seed thus sown viii
blossom to greater and more glorious resur
rsction. Applause | believe that slavery
is the greatest curse and hindrance to wealth
population and the means Of . iucation, under
heaven. lam a farmer and when decide,
to become such, let me tell YOU determiu e
poison My fields Applause So l enplo,
eigh. native Virginia families 10 work N,
fields. Some paid cash, and some labor, fo
while travelling through the North,I had mad,
up my mind that men would labor better fo
cash than they would for the lash. l hav,
never asked more than a third Of the cro1
from amp one put in the birs ready for market
Under slavery the father and mother has nc
claim to live with the child Of their love. but
it is separated from them, and sold into dis
tant slavery.
10 1854 Mr. Mason came home from Wash
ington and said that they had repealed the
Missouri Compromise iestriction in Kansas, and
we must get up companies and 90 into Kansas
and make it slave State or the Yankees would
make it free. For this purpose he requested a
neighbor Of mine to draw up a subscription tc
send men into Ksnsss Tuis gentleman asked
me whether thought it advisable to do go
replied, you can do as you please. but I'll nev.
er aid to extend slavery BY any act Of mine in
to Kansas or auywh ere else. Ny children or
yours may one Of these days, in the .revolu.
tiops Of society. become settlers in Kansas, and
desire that my children shall be residents Of
a free State. for by slavery you drive out free
schools, thrift and intelligence. l believe in
the people. Ii free you will find
district school houses scattered over the whole
State, while in the slave States there is none or
but few, from the fact that the population Is
too widely dispersed. like to see them rise
from splitting rails to be President Of the
United States. Applause and cheers
Well. my neighhor got in the same way of
thi king with myself. and refused to have any,
thing to do with the subscription and gave his
reasons. 1t soon went abroad that had be. n
using incendiary language. Another neighbor
called on me, and told me that he had heard
had been using incendiary language. "The
pc ,ple over the river say that you desired to
give your children land where the black man
could not come. This they consider 90 directed
against the institutions Of the countre." To
every man talked with gave my reasons
So you see ] was committing the same offence
svery few days.
Well. gentlemen, let me tell you the finale Of
his company of Senator Mason. The compa-
1y was raised, and under the command Of
young Shersrd. They took the cars to 90 into
Kansas at Harper's Ferry. You know some
hing Of Harper's Ferry-its the came place
where John Brown afterwards turned IN.
Applause. They went into Kansas to drive
he Yankees ont; they thought they could
lrive them like chaff before the wind they
ound John Brown already there; they became
thct he had considerable pluck, and
hat they could not drive the Yankees any
more than they could drive the devil Well.
1ou are all familiar with the scenes enacted
here. Sherard's company pitched in," and
'fter numerous conflicts Sherard got killed.
md was brought home in his coffin. His death
in this wise: After the returns of
he election, lit was at the time candle boxes
we're in such demand.) Shersrd called on the
Governor and said. Governor. l called to get
nv commission - Sheriff" The Governor
eplied. Il do not think the returns satisfaeto.
y. and at present l cannot grant the connie
ion." Sherard became violent and demanded
he commission, when the Governor rose to
cave him and Sherard spit upca him The
,eople became indignant. and called meeting
o express by resolutions. their condemn alton
# the indiguity to the Governor and the man.
Ter in which the election had been conducted.
Y bile reading the reaolutiona in came She-ard