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| aud let tGe korerumenS tske care Of Itself. Ap
| riauer1 In other ~nrdx, mean that the nuv,
ernuleut il not an end. bit 1he mesns TO An end
| -thst the government is designed to Be Tho iu'
| strument fur doing good to The people; or, to
state 1t little dlilrren mir, tbs people through
solves. Ih.t il our theory and idea of govern
snent. What do you want with this u.oury. Mr:
| rsesident2 "0hl want it to pay ths army"
| How nucbt "Ahout hfteen millions What
else do sou propose to On with i'll "We want
to suppors the navy" How much ior both To-
gether! "Some thirty or f-rty IN Hons: you
please" How mitch, lit. President, DO yon
| get from the sales Of ,he public 1audss "About
million aud hail" And be csn't spare y
No; hs il gong to wiring it from ire haEa'
ha1ded fett'er \ ho goes forth TO the wilder ness
with bis family and all &c ha: On aassh In o1s
c,rered wagon, wanting only l1oie pleee o.
God s vide and tnuntchus earth tnat ~ uaS
,1t it and rear his children on it, and by the
| labor If his hunds aud the conduct Of his lie
become man among nen. But poor as he Is,
Prcs;dcnt must hure his Last dollar nnd
d 1a1ier, and Mr. Bueharzn, like old Sh5lock,
cries out I" / want my monssh." Great laugh
teri
Citizens. We psy something over thirty mil
lions eyt Rs year for tbs ur1ng and nnvy. The
whole income trttn the Gales Of the public lands
iu prosperous t,msr, does not ordinary exceed
million and y half, th,nk-f an not accurate
to do:iRt, perhaps not to thousand. But
yon pay this lmnl.t,he -un for The support OF
the army aad nary. Nuw suppose the army
were annihlated, aud the nasy suak like Lad
into the "apets, would Jou find it ont for u
trelvencnth! Laughterl Would you rniss
II: No; eEerythauE would move On, and your
great commtrc on thett vast inland seas would
pass OIL in sntsty aau fl,urlsh as it now flour.
isbes. Insurance IN inland or foreign cou.'
merce would not rlse Que quarter Of one Per
cent, Il shr navJ were ann hi1ated, and you
would be just Us secure IN your homes, wlthnut
the army, as you are non. Did you ever think
Of that!
yo,cz-"1 did"
Mr. LovEsoy-Well,. you urc a thoughtful
man. lL-usu'er-] Now, do not propose to
express amy extreme or ultra opinions II is
Contrary. a. you eli know, who knox me at all,
TO my usual ideas md Impulses, because | an
chsers,] But do Buy that you migh put down
tie exetEsr If that nrmr aud navy By Us much
as ten times @hat Jou get annu4y from the
proceeds OF the public lands, and it would be
just IS efficient, aud accomplish it's purposes
JUST a. veal as It does now. Aud therefore ]
say 'hst ne can well spare that comparst vely
mere p1ttancs 10 the poor ptote-r, xnd let him
80 upon she Ia. Rud Gu tiv4te it.
That bring. ms to what consider the corner
stone OF the HJmssre.o bill 1t IS based upon
p11nc'pse, which, a. believe, harmonic Is acd
cain ldes with the idea thst Was IN ths n,lud OF
the Greater Wien he made ths ucrid and clothed
tas sol Tah Wt It's productive cc--spee.,e.. c-s Zap.
pause ] "ha:: ~as thate Was IT. that lh.a
, earth ~.B given 10 MIN to hr bought up-to be
specn!a*d in: Never! 1t was TO be csls,-
failed, 10 pr duce s1u,t for the service Of man
aud beast. Aoplause.l You remember that
thu Roman outaw was denied nth, LII a.d
| ~ater-the ihrto elem3ats. Now, my idea is.
Jou might jast es We bottte up tue air, and
let rich meu turn the key On it, aud then dule it
out tor Us to breath; At 10 place the lRnd in the
hands OF CAPITALISTS. to b. given OUT in little
trAcis at e10rnItant rates tu tue poor settlers.
Taas is ultra, is It! 1t IS rot III ra if !, falls
within the IDEA aud design OF lntiaise Wisdom
when he made the worlo. and believe it does
Bultd tu tanks A1d collect in them all tue
| waer IN tbs wotid, aud then turn on your pipes
aud dole 1t ont to the people. will you! L,rk
up this mir that tbs UlElne Father poured I'LL
,:er Us, and then 20 it to me in pinis as Gun
pay for it. That's lot what God designed IN
.askiog the earth aud the air IN the water.
co nut Care to be extreme, nod perh aps you
will tnluk that is an extreme lflust1auon; but
my idea is That This does not harmou:z. arh
ths original 2lan Of the Creator when he made
the world, an endued it with its productive
powes. L was that nan might cultivate it, aud
not that he should b. u SUBJECT Of kpecutatu J..
ThAt is tie lea Of the uomes,=- d bill, whether
it fails within the oristnll ldta Of the CEegtor
or not. think it IL ba:ed upon this principle :;
ne propose 10 a!low t actual settler t. tnt:r
upon the Possession Of, cultivate, and finally
REQUIRE tltla in zee simple 10 1hess uuoccupled
public lands.
la. tue G.yerument wants It. Wha. makes
the 9oEeramsnl: Who unhclds tue govern.
meutf Wac arc the ornament, the support
osd tie ttHblIty Of any and eyery gov rungnt
| under heaven, unEtss il be that very middle
class, as they 4.e cale', which We propose to
multiply, uud which we would encourage 10
/ ptur III one one broad. s'rcng vase Of Chris.
| slan clvlH ltlun orer lhes. terrt1o7iess Is it
not that msod!e class, i repeat, which always has
been the support, the defense, ths ornsment,
and the glory OF eTer7 nation: Take avay the
| nj die Class from Eugland. to day, Leaving q
o1oattu arls o.rAcy On one hand, IN itH \ =
takonlsf, the immense mass Of the oppressed
laborsog population, on the other, mud tL4t gov
eransn' would co!iapse into great ruin in less
than twelve rsonths. (Cheess.l So it w4s IN
Lime. Hh. Il Rome had onlt an RristocracF
and a race o. sIaves. the Republic ceased 10 tx
| ast, Its Etsry Eas cx-ipguissed, I'D the long
era OF lis decay only afforded theme to the
the historian Gibbau to wr1'e the "Ueclius aod
Fall Of the Roman Empire" So must it b: ia
| aly c0u.try.
| .Na'sons are bull. Of reu.
Thc mighty arm Of tnst hug sk.!r oa, tie stata,
t Govern ~~lt bv pr,s.t .r petsat-te,
II u. . new1 hfoos apd bones Of Living men
Modsd .oEe hrr an1 m1ueo
Eyiasi tremendous ch F1.. tl. ntnd
ALd ruled, II mn wutl!d .lun,
IL Que <Feat t'en Hf brst lIhJI1,
ewaytd 10 one olT-ct-hu,nau < td.'*
That is the great purpose Of government.
So~ in regard tp tbs ermy-aso will lso,u pass
| axay f76u thi. part o: the sAhiec.-suppose se
there WAS au actual stste of war wllh anv M.
ticn under leareni suppose any hostile foot
step shou'd ever dare pnliute our s,il, or insult
on fay, wko III u!d rally for lts 5sfeuser The
men pasd eight do'lar4 a r,3n'': to kill and be
kslsed-mers :aercenarirt: Nessr. 1t will b.
this very c!ass Of yeomaury 10 wh' We nov
propose TO eive the unoccup,ed ;ic iauds
They woalj leare the r homes and q. ,idcs, aud
instead Of shou 'deriog these-wha uo you call
| this Wide e-Awnke arrangement, laughter Il
thesel4mp 20 - tbs ywlllshouldcrtneir lauskets ,
march to the defence Of their country, and CHI
its battles as they have al~ays fought Grca'
applanse.l They did 1t in 'la they did II in ths
Mexican war; they will do 1t in any war that
ever occurs hereafter in this county. II IN ths
yeomanry the voluntary soldiery, that viii Ii xh
Its battles soldier5 made up by The inttli
gent freeuen, who owl some part Of the land
never can be cooqueFed. Applause
Bill, come to this " iuterminable negro ques
ton" And here a: the outset, as the mattel
wss alluded to by the gen leman who intro
dueed mr, will remark, it is tq1eat1y sai1
II don's blame Mr. Lovtj y for btlnx uitrs, 70,
saying hard tEiogs about slavery. He has rea
son to do it. J. Will forgive him if he u.es Sc
vsrs aad terrific la,9nage. e.semsnt, ant
bruther killed, and ii had had bso;her killet
Iw'uld Eay hard things about slavery, too
Ladies' and gentlemen, do not ask any indul
gence on that ground. hare no right ~ in
du &c in q spirls Of re.sliat'oo or revenge. Id
not dsne eu,ee laTers because brothef's b'oos
y,fa hal NSIoSA 4
the land Of slavery. 1 do not 1enGunce SLAYER,
because saw him there, in the bloom of man
hood, shot down like very BEST, while II
mob cheered over his prostrate llfeless body
fStnsa,ion.l Il j. not for t7at, it ia becsus
slavery is wrong. IGseat spp'ause ltis be
enough in slavery to move any human heart t.
tie use Of indignant language; then have II
business 10 use such language.
Now, at the outset, ! visit TO call the asten
ticn o. this audieacs, whom Thank for thei
kindness in meeting rae here 10 such large nun,
bers and remsining so quiet, to fact which
have sometimes allrded to, both within nn
without the balls Of Congress. l a!ludc to til
"ifrepfess.ble conflict" only section Of whic
we witr ess. This conflict has swept on fror
the commencement, and Will continue ou dow
| to the time when freedom and Righteousness
shall triumph over all the earth. We only vies
section Of this ire. rrasihte conflict; the COZ
il,ct in the American Republic is not betsee
the North and the South. The North has nj
thing against the South; the South has roth,n
against the North. What and where is III
c3ntest2 The contest is bttween freedom az
sllvery-b=sween liberty and despotism- Lou
applause That should be r-msmpered tn
South deprecasinRly SAYS: "D,n't invade Il
| rights Of tbs sou:h" an told that Mr. Yau
. ce7 says be don't want TO live in u countr
that holds sumner and Lovejoy. Well, If b
don't there Gre plenty Of railways Leading OF
Of the country, (iau9hser,] and when be gets I
the ocean there are enough oceaa steamers t
| take him any whero he ptea<ea to 20. Bat th
cotl Ct is NOT betwesn the Ner:h amt the Souti