Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-12-22
henry waFd BsscRer on secession.

A INV. henIl Whlu DeecutT uVhteith ou
address lately before tho Fraternity Associa-
tion Of Boston, at the conclusion of which
be spoke as fellows. '''o'.
Here ends my lecture, but not my address,.
{ EAppluause.1 There Is almost bot one
question. il is no longer the weather, or
the health oftbe family or prosperity, that
when meeting each other in
The ear or on theJstreet . IL is, "DoA yOn
thinknihe South will secede 2" My answer
is, II don't believe they will and ! don'L
care if they do" Loud and prolonged ap,
plause. When | say that don't care if
they do, ! mean that there is no terror, in
SO far as our own prosperityis concerned
If you asked me whether, for their sakes, /
trust q better mind may be given them, and
that they will remain in the ship !" for they
are like Paul's men, of whom he said, 'Ex-
cept these abide in the ship they shall not
be saved Laughter and applause.1 II
they left they ship they must swamp, and
there are too many Of them to be lost; and
l really do not think they are in q cit state
Of mind to die Laughter But in so far
as the free States are concerned, / hold that
It will be an advantage for the South to0go
of, canuot reckon myself among those
who have advocated disunion, either for
policy or from principle | never have
gene, cannot go with them and therefore
hold it to be the duty of every patriotic man
to resist it by allproper methods, in spirit
of kindness and honor But if, against our
honest endeayor and full extent this does
take PLACE in the providence of God, then
say let US appoint o day of thanksgiving.
Loud applause We have never beeu
adFantaged, Uor do i see any near prospect
OF our being adyantaged by remnining in
their company Ii We. are to Join the old
ascetics, II. TO wear shirt of hair clothAfor
the modification of the flesh be good, if n it
pc good for oprBoulsto be kept ina peFpetur
al tnrmoil, and fret and rub, thenJ-we will
continue to wear hair shirt. But, if quiet
and liberty be prosperity, / hold that we.
shall be better off without these uneasy
neighbors than with them. And / there
fore say, it is not for our sakes that. We hest
tate. ! would not have Carolina think that
there will be tear shed if she goes. /
would not have any of the GulfStates think
that we are unwilling to part company with
them. We are willing to keep company
with them SO long as is necessary to main
tain pact, honor, citizenship, and true love
for the whole country But if, against this
spirit, they insist on going apart, let them
understand distinctly that We count it their
loss and our gain. [Applause. g-fai-a 4.
10 The time has come when the public mind
must take. some position and make some ex-
presson.g l. for one, do not believe in ,un-
ion forthe sake of it. / saw upon some of
the meager banners carried about in the
late conflict, this poor.house inscription
'UniOn for the sake of the Union, When
this Union was founded, it was an alabaster
box, made for precious ointment, and that
ointment was justice, humanity, liberty, re-
ctitnde and so long as these precious quail
ties are in, it, | love it, for their sakes,
But VIXEN the Glabaster box has been empti-
ed Of the ointment, L do net-care what
hand breaks the box--it is good for mott b.
ing after the ointment is gone The idea of
maintaining union for the beggarly sake of
uuion Union for honor, union for truth,
union for Vigor in liberty. union for power
in free institutions, union for humanity, now,
and greater growth--for that l would sac.
rfce almost anything in my life. But union
without liberty, union without humanity, is
but the corpse of my friend, and not his liv-
ing aud sould-inspiring body. Bury the
corpse when the soul has gone ont of it.
Don't keep it TO stink above the ground.
[ Applause, 'a
Nor do l believe in union for any purpo Sc
of intimidation. For thirty years past those
states have elected themselves malIets with
which perpetualy to threaten to strike, to
strike the North l think it is high time
that this part of patriotism should be done
away with that the North should let the
south understand that they are neither TO
be bulled nor intimidated. Already we
hear of new compromises. Already it has
pleased the south to say, that if we will re.
peal our Personal Liberty bills, they will be
gracious to us, and take US into favor once
more 1t is suggested that we go into a
retinkering of the Missouri Compromise
line. The Missouri Compromise line is very
much in the condition Of the Atlantic ca
BILE Let him find it who can. 1t is crack.
ed in a hundred places, and will never car
ry messages more. You will never get the
Missouri Compromise again, and never
ought to. II was wickeduess when first
made. We received it as legacy, and
our fathers having been sworn to keen it.
we were willing, was willing to abide by
that part of the compact. 1t is fresh in
your memories how that compact, although
made in the interest of the south, was ruth.
leSsly violated 1t is in every memory, too,
how Immediately sequent upon that, the
Free State element in Kansas was treated
by the south. With what supreme impu
dence does the south now, Immediately af
ter the election-the north having been scru
pulous in her fidelity to every obligation
proposes new compromises New compro
wses After having for thirty year,
shown the morals Of slavery in her states
men and men in Office at Washington-hav
ing bludgeoned our citizens-haying witt
oil violence, opposed the pistol aud the knife
to reasons and arguments-having gont
where she would, aud when she would, anc
done as she wonld-by constitutional. mea
sures we have limited her power. e ~ "a
The question next comes up, SUPPOSE tht
South should secede, what would Be the re
suit I? / do not know 50 far as they ar,
concerned. So far as We are concerned, /
/ do know In the gale oHaLahe Erie th