Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-01-06

DR.. Bellows on Union Saving.

>ssSNS We OunbOu1 SHVumRs
Ut. Henry w. Bellows was one of ii
speakers at the dinner of the New Englar
society IN New York on Thursday evenip
ana made speech which created very
cided sensation. from the lashins which
gave to the New York Union meeting. q
Bellows prefaced his speech with eulogis,
criticism on New England character. the lea,
ing traits of which ne said were ,the fear
God and love of liberty" He continued
follows:
or -ne-1, .nvr See that New England hs fas chan!
ed. Take Jonathan Edwards anl emp
him out on reformdsh, and do not irishksn 10
nut you would have William Lloyd CARY
over aga9i,rou ss'%W,hter Wsh,ter and applause) Even
Roger VII. ten some species of transmi-
! dore Parker (Appianse.1 L do, nosl know
but that James Otis and Josiah Quincy may
have reappeared in Wendell Phillips-they
had monsters in that day as well as we have
now. l do not like the old ones, and do not
like the new ones. (Applause) But like
the soil that te,fsis to produce such men,
You cannot have roses without thorns. You
cannot have strong soil without great, vi !
ugly thugs against which YOU bark your shins
and break your knees day aft r day haugh-
ter and appause) l know she has lot sent
out all good uen-she has turned o,Ita great
many bad men into other parts of the eoun-
try. and they are extraordinary bad men.
(Laughter.) Whatever she has to do, she
does UP. as we say sometimes very ERoys.-
Excessive laughter. New England has fur
nished n very large proportion of all the sta
pie on which hung the main chains on which
the great blessings of this country depend -
Go where yau will, you will feel one Of these
New England staples in every community.
driven sharp into the rock with the tremend-
Gus beetle. and fastened into the rocky
s~sa ..tsstsscs OF Gods truth And in that New
Englani man, wherever you will fiud him,
you will find man rejecting the attributes
oil the Being that made him. (Applause
New England men all ovet.thls country fur
nish governors, statesmen, ministers, physi
clans, lawyers, sehoolmastefs.
But the New England character can be
about as bad as it can be good. The bcs,
things are the worst when spoiled. The most
atroeious pirates and the worst slave drivers.
the most obeisant funkeys that we ever had
In this country. have been New England men.
Ummense laughter and applause) That i.
however. by no means the staple (Renewe en
laugh,er) That is the exceptional fact
- was surprised. looking at the last census-it
has grown old now-l was amazed and con
founded on looking at the number of New
England men III tha city Of New York, in
comparison TO the number of Old England
men. II my memory serves me right, theI c
were but thirty thousand New Englanders less
actually than the number of Old Euglanders.
| look around to see what these thirty
thousand New Englandess are doing /,
seems that they each ought to be .'three sim
gle gentlemen rolled into one, and weigh a
ton of common folks" But, among The
professions, who the Presidents of bank
Who occupy educational positions: .peak
no. IN dsparagement OF old Engaud But, II
you should call ont & ea regiment OF I, pre-
faftx Il. -
drill them all. ycu would find out the hoiLe-
! Apun. (Laughter.) 1t you could see down to
their skins. Daughter you would get al
odor of baked beans and brown Tread and il
you should dismiss them ~ theif homes, in
stead OF dispensing as an ORDINARY regiment,
they would keep their ranM ana tsAke the
road to Boston. (Grear li1shter
faa might well try 10 keep dressing on,
of turkey as keep politics ard the slavery
question out Of a N"s tnslnd dinner. ~h,n
tie sattt! of the Union and of the country
are thIe'iened btca,se OF them | do nor
feel safe about the iatcgfity OF the Union.
bless God for every physita difhcu in the
way OF a dlsinIesraiioD OF these States. But
l am afraid this world Is NOT US much govern =
EDS. ed y ;;i:n.s5ss.s "a. most s.pie ..uppose IT
- .iens are prOyokinsly powerful and sm#z'n-, /,
ieaneatiad an ai.aid that the political
ambition and all the causes -thst are fsaail,
reeso' ed u on as he dangersS ~, AEifC Conied
eraey--are our real dang, Is. :Sftci eve 1t Is
the anger. the pride ssst ths passion that may
produce ,smpor,ry Acknowledgements di-
vision. Thas6 CD there can ntv'r be a To
tai sepsratlon:for We should come together
agaI' because God viii bind US together
with hooks ii steel.
l ho.e nay iorebaainss of separation may
not be iulhiiri; butL sfyarssee and hesxrjty.
from the depths oi my so,a aud often IN the
agon, "t nv spitt. tear tor the " uiun OF this
country. God grant that no at'sn,Ht shall.l~
made Ia c'ose the mouths. prtvtiI.,Ns 10.
,eEahee. or desuoy the presses ermgiIs TO
the p.ogle "t tie NoItiefn scc'lon oil IhI>
COUNT hot inr arv par iouiar merit of our
own. but hat they are g;,en to Us through
the Providence oi Cd. he.sve. sirs. IN
Union meetings. bat ut in uch L nion meet
imgs "a we We had hrre. Great applause
and some hIs>es) We have defended the
right oi speech III two OF the greatest cities in
this UaiUn. and that night al speech as Am
erIcan citizens. and l.vers oil TN, Union. We
claim in thu New England Society IN.
plaust.-l care very httle. sir. whether | am
understood outside or no. klo~ shall
not be misunderstood here BY yon. | rejoice
that no New england a.an nitcd his voice in
that assemb!age to be distinctly heard,
and that the sentiments If that ,ssemblage
were not the sentiments of New England
were not the sentiments of New FORK, were
not the sentiments OF the North.
1t was tremendous hypocrisy. and a gross
outrage on the confident masses of cur
Southern brethren TO palm off ,ch counter
feits OF Northern sentiment upon them, as
genuine feeling oil Nor,hern meu.-Slorms OF
applause. mingled wIth,a few Kisses. Gen.
.Ilemeosl trust that the liberty OF speech Is
mot to Be revndicatyd at a New England din
nef' SIR, am speaking OF uniYn' DO not
say to our Southern brethren, You are moro
guilty than ~e ourselves are; We should have
committed your mistakes If We had been born
south of Mason and Dlxon's line. We have
- no maledictions for rou-no anger-no re-
( elimination. We have the utmost love and
sympathy for you | call God to witt ess that
i would give one-half Of every cent | own
towards the Emancipation of the Southern
shareholders. VIII the Southern man expect
menssath the views may take IN this matter
to sacrifice my conscience to his pecuniafy,
soical and political interests: SIR. the South
ern men despise us for the hypocrisy which
preiends to respect and love slavery as sys-
tem'-Applause.
am willing to accord him justice. to assist
him in his danger. and to sympathize with
his misfortune but What | give to him he
must give TO ne. In this free country the
majority is not to be frightened out of the
svarcisa of cnnst,futinpal al RIGHTS That is all