New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-04
A SPEECH BY EX.GOVERNoR CHASE.

At tie fest al the Of the meeting Of the
three Legslh,uref al Columbup, on Thursday esebiag
Il e toast: "Tbc UbioI 1t nnst and shall be pre-
s.iVed," was lespoI dtd to by Ex-Gov. Chase, AZ
follow:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CITIZENS: Not far
IT. m The tty OF Nashville Oh the southern thore Of
tie Cuutfr bId, ammo ibe cashht sceDer vi tue Hell
phtsee res tie nooesi n.Unnut Mt which marks the
fiIsl }, siiDt ! lace Of Al DIRE 6 Jackson.
There after LUbe service to his country in aud
.bde, IT,. htIiCt hero seeI: bot his lesscDs 10 hs
couJIrN mel, whether eAldessed III deeds or words,
still hive the printed pa OF IL their hearts.
AuOIg tLese h,sonR lone ever met hesrtier re-
fptite nom the " hole American people than the
simI e dec aTaiiOn VI ich has Just been repeated:
" Our Fed, Iai u iol-l. must be pre,erved Far
siant be he day " hen il shall meet response less
d. ci0td or IL ~ unanimous.
The sem eIt re, II ,Doeed az but echo to the
Ditt VI Bill patriotic hearts from the very begin
mig OF The Struggle for Independence. The primsl
Dt,etsiy Of ibe Revolution WIS Union. Without II,
The Revolution its.Ii, though, IN name, snceers,
uId bbye he iruth, disastrous failure 1t
rt bhd ss among ite ast iiHtioDs Of Washington and
bis great rOmlatiols aud "a most Impressive among
tie Dbl aGnnit'Ot Of the Faiber Of bis Cuuutfy ARE
tLoet Which iDculcaIe lie pre- lees worth, AMI exlort
bls count y men 10 III perl'tnaI maintenance.
Ii was 1T that the init Petdt fom the aew State
FL, Nd ,npl acaly lrm The Judgment aid purpose
oI tie hrr PIesideht i,OD he old.
IL 10 H. Also hen The Repie eDtatives Of the three
States trrt organized iii ihir great Central Valley
Le sam uii'mtd with euJhas auu uecis'On As tue
nyeIs 81 these States flew into OHIO bearing
it, bIstm tttIf common lit, Gets Of commerce, 50
sEoud Tie affections Of ,bc eeFB upOn their shores
flow together one yAtt current of devotion - the
UlIon laden with precious freight Of all their
tlIlts.
But, Mr.. President, / must not enter this large
tlru e. ii time 0Oes rot permit, Dor ~ n nCchlul.
The Lumber al thUso Who, ei CT Ut tbe South at
North real believe hst the time for The dissolution
o The Umop has actually come, If TOO small 20 excite
alarm. Aoo If tbc'e be o hers who SUPPOSE that 10
rae iuue contingency the obstruction OF the nobtst
Iohlicbj fabnc reared by may become desir
aile Ne msy i,y truet tie log Of events for the
den CnrtIh'lun OF tie r error.
Fer Ohil, al lehsi, ] may confidently speak. She
bar ever teen hid wi ever Iemd loyal a. me Union
aid CoDsDii' n. White yet IN my early maahood
Iut ferUid cUiyciiUu HAT all future IL all
Jssi ercumstabces Ohio vii Gle fast " the National
Union. hat her grow eLCrties will. no 0cea-
toD he more willing or powerfully put forth tnun in
tie tuuoIt and maintenance OF bOtn IN uDm paired
vieOr aud stIeDgth. That conviction Remains OIL.
aBged.
Mr. do I doubt, air. President, that the spirit end
PURGE Of OHIO l. The spit and purpose Of All the
Sih's wi ose WORTHY aha LohOTod Representatives are
RHti eIed here 10 night.
We will not surrender The proud title OF American
ciiz,is We wJ not reIouDce poriJn IN TIE Il >
Ii'r Of the Imperial Republic. We will Lot msdly
fling assay tie most esred boon Of free Institutions
ey,T VouCtsai.d b, Heaven 10 nisn We v,l not o,e.
Jbre for tlcieD INSTEAD Of the noble heritage of
tn edcm, prorptny sho peace which fuller Trans.
med to NJ, deiefiable inheritance of despotism Gu
lanhi e., bb0 civil var.
No, no, "A thonsand times no. We will connoae
ubulrVtr differences nave aroen may ariae In tue
fIrlI Of our FnlbeIs. Claiming nutnall, nothing that
We think wrong we will eoDoede mutually Whatever
We find 10 IL juet. CherishiDg, above all with the
a. nsi ant BrdOr oi WashmHun {" cord al and immovs
bic tacl nfJt' 10 the Federal UnoD ~ will we re-
.yIs ehb the Ifexble determination OF jack son that
~ nast be preseryed."