The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-09

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seapsmen and fellow citizens, ihA, ! have ever
(Appanse) ! have been HsveIlisg With my family
through tbe country, purely "TRIP Of pleasure, and
great and metz opos Il Tie Union Wnle seekins
pleasure ! desired TO lock On the progress, the
wealth and ,, the prosperity q this cAy. .sd .
every spos Of interest around here I have
made pilgrimage V Staten Island, because thsrs are
ground where wsshDon fought IN The great and gotioos
struggle IN which no engaged for the liberty Of America
bunker Hin ppHus.J snd 70 he psoss ~hs1e he ss,ss
great battles Of tbe revolution were fought my
eye over v,.r sne plain q lexington and Of 0oooosd,
shed in our battles On The Western hemisphere
Ii proper that our country should visit more FREE
We are, bosever, one people, We are bound together
common cord Of interest and affection that identifies
abroad great i1S c
fees TO you that have alarm OF late have seen
tie aeme cratic and the republican parties oontsndng In
could not even eecs speaker Tor two long months and
nov, after they have chosen Speaker dsoord st
time am speaking 70 you scarcely measure q public
interest that he's been 6apsacted during the whoIs Des
sion. 1t has contest between The democratic ana
the republican parties, each striving for power, paos,
Office, emolument until every great interest OF the
~ has almost psished and NE people everywhere feel
fellow cil1eDs. beg leave 70 call your attention 70
aremarkable fact rs . contest on the one hand by
Who Office holders. and The DINER by who
are ofce seekers daughter and applause / put the
question 70 now-suppose Stephen A. Douglas should
be elected President Of .he United s,aec could he, even
government In manner that would rebound 10 10 honor
and glory with oil the pressure Of Office seekers
himf Voicee-"No, No" y he has surroundings that
would prevent him. no maier how willing and DESTROYS
he might be- from administering the government well
And suppose Abraham Lincoln should Be- elected (hses)
GU. hmm
him to make pure and conscientious President "a
voice-..Iba.s 60" App'ause) For even now every
ing % Be elevated % power and place by him. the palms
Of whose hands itching or the
to fail upon them The children Of Israel in the wilder
ness looked out every morning for the msnpa (Grea,
ana republican parties put The question 70 you the quo
bc interest not wholly nss'eosed-n , not regular
auehter Ala time, then gentlemen, when The demo
cracy Of The South are threatening TO retire from
upior- when nine States lying aong the Gulf are thrsa,
under the constitution Tor b not . compact but
government Of constitution and w-(applsuse) -whie
say The South have no fight 70 sscede IL the hood that
uniee NJ were mere compact the case might be dsren,
But We are under constitutional government made BY
pause South Carolina, or New York, or Pennsylv Anis
could secede from the Union they could form ahsncs
country then be- (Applsuse) But while this state
feeling exists ct the South what the great republican
I.usS they are ' crS-dSs .s .. s
upon not only the people here, but the South, the
West and every part Of The country that will land us 10
"a OF trouble unless you nterpoee 70 prevent II AZ
period then, when the public mind ID In great alarm,
when patriots all over the country are trembling ana
holding her breath, when they thst the Northern
the Southern party producing the same result
ct period Ike this when clouds and shadows darkness
iGD% ere spgssans Ss0,s Union party
by the providence Of 70 bear olive branch OF peace
between the contendirg factions. (Applause 1t throws
upon eli good men, Of wnatever party, 70 rally under
(APoause) Il says to the democrats Of The South,
Bands of p-Goud sSpsuse)Ysnd 10 all, do no esss
Grafton u the constitution Of the country which gives
al our ,sDsn And hope do no violence 70 ,ns ...
when gives Us all our consideration here and
9ueDce abroad" Applause Our party stands between
and the dead, TO stay the pestlenoe 1t lays is
nsrd upon the North and upon the South implong both
i% no ns S For
that Goes not rally under the banner OF the country
lapplac'el-tc none who's banner Is mot he ooa.tiu
You fellow citizens What sort Of candidates have We pre-
men before me 70 night 70 compare John Bell
with Abraham lincoln. daughter voce-"Cant do
h.. win Surs The feelings Of any man hero 70 How
old Mr. Lincoln get the nomination. Was made by the
Ieope' voice."No treacsery) How ala 4 hap
gentlemen, not Horace Greeley who did It. GAugh.
tcr.) will tell you how ID happened. Inc great OF
and ,rorg hbses) do not know whether thai hiss
one Of APPRECIATION or cordeunation yoices-Condem
nav. 8 mi. ~, no.
w surely say nothing 10 offend the sessbilues Of any
body and sppeA to gentlemen 70 speak hereafter
In their natural voice. and not 70 initiate the goose reat
sushier) Was Ayins itle While ago that the choice
Of the republican party was Mr. Seward. He ID man Of
md BE- MOI s only Gentleman ous cnp
tan (lAushter) Now, how was that such man
failed 70 receive The nomination "a yoc.-sGresley
In which The speaker joined viii tell you. Seward
had taken extreme position; he annourced the doc
and the South Now the great body Of the people arc
sound TO the core upon this subject Of the Unon-(ap
minds that would Seser DO 70 nominate .ecpaa osn
dhste, and hence the republican delegates considered
inexpeoient 70 nominate an extreme man. The
70 the sss and hence vas not desirable 10 present q
candidate occupying The position Of Mr. Seward
~ses purely ssc,,os. man Vii Be s:cssd - sSs poo
I q NE us,sss $40. 1gR.sss b, :, som%sss
made mistake "a vo.oe-aThsss 20 y fnsy though,
be . national man. For b b expecsed tnai
vel q disaueuished- (laushser)-ssd 30 happened
tbs Lincoln had occupied no public place, exceps that he
s.d r him y,s srv n SSns ., here When ,n.y .
uoual man but turns out that be 10 worse even
than se.srd. (Appanse And nov pu. The question
were TO reach out my hand to the right
and left, and caich The they pass,
would not I set, out Of every zen men |
caught nine sho voeld be - well qualified for the pres
essey :. Abr.hom Iincola daughter and sppIsuse-s
bees. "a voice-"ou q raj, "-laughter) I vii TALK
about that presently. he was lille while in Congress
speak from The bsst nios nation have Tne only vote
q any importance he gave while there against giving
one hundred and sixty OF land 70 he soldiers the
MEXICAN war. (Crios Of "shame," and hinsss) Now no
man can get The votes Of the people Of The west, Who
does net stand by the soldier. (Appauss) And when
lincoln refused the soldiers who had fought the TER
rblc battle Of Chepunepsc, who had Stood amid the
lesden rain on The heights Of Cnsrabusoo, the poor pit
lance o. one hundred and sxty acres Of land, he threw
himseh beyond the sympaihiss Of The wvsssrn people,
Applause But they cay that one Of bis great auahncs
tons ~, that he maae rails daughter Permit
ms 10 cay that I think his friends have
made unfortunate selection Of his coat d IRE
newcd anshter In the west South Q rail not the
vehicle upon which man borne 70 honor. Booster.
Gus laughier) We most generally ride q rail
who has done something wrong. (Greai merriment
Well then, compare him with John Bell. Mr. Bell has
made rails that know o. but bis legislative record
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