Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-10-25
Gov. Seward in Slave State-Plair
Talk.

Senator Seward reached st. Louis or
Saturday 69th ult., and was escorted bv the
Wide Awrkes to Bsrnum's Hotel, from the
balcony of which he delivered his speech in
a slave state, as follows:
He said that he had nor come to see ST.
Louis or the people Of Missouri, but to see
Kansas, which was entitled to his gratitude
and res pect. Missouri could take care oi
herself; she did not care for Republican
principles, but warned with them altogether.
II forty years ago Missouri had chosen to be
free state, she would now have four mill
ions OF people instead of one million. He
was a pain spoken man, and here was
takingtreason in the streets OF St. Louis
He could talk nothing else il he talked as an
homes, m but be found himse If out OF place
here. A Voice-"You're at home."] Here
said he, are the people of Missouri who ask
me to make a speech. and at the same time
there are laws as TO what kind of speech
may make. The first duty that you owe
to your city and yourselves is to repeal and
abrogate every law on your statute book thai
prohibits man from say ing what his hon
eat judgement and sentiment and heart tel
him is the truth. Mingled surprise ane
appreciation on the part of the crowd. |
Though have said these hard things about
the Stpte OF Missouri, have no hard senti
u.ents abou, it or ST. Louis, for have grea,
| faith and hops-nny, absolute uust-.in
| Providence. What Missouri wants is cour
| age, resolution, spirit, mnnhood--not con-
senting to the only that privilege of speech
that shareholders allow, but insisting OF
comple'e nes dom of speech. But have
full trust thst t will all come right in the
end-that in ten years you will double your
popu laiion, and that IN fifteen or twenty
wears you will have four m lions of people
To secure that you have but 10 let every mar
who comes here, from whatever state or ma
ton, speak out what he beiieves will pro
mute the welfare Ind interests Of mankind
| What surprised me in Kansas was to SEE
the vast improvement made there within si,
years. with 30 little wealth or streangth q
mong her people; and what surprised me il
Missouri was, that with such vast territory
and such great RESOURCES, there was so littl,
% population, improvement and strength t,
found. Faint manifestations of approval.
| ought not, perhaps to talk these things
to you, should have begun at the other en'
Of the story, though a citizen of any othel
State has as Jmuch liberty here us t citi
zens of Missouri; but he has less liberty
than like. want more than you have
| want to speak what think, instead o
what a Missourian thinks. think you ar,
in a fair way of shnming your governmen
into an enlightened position. You are il
the way Of being Germanized into it.
would much rather you had get into it BY
being Amernsnized, instead Of Germanized
but il 10 better to come to it through tina
way than not to come to It at oil. II wa
through the German Germaniz izing Gres
Britain that Magma Charta wac obtained
and that great charrer of English liberty
came to be the charter Of tho liberties of th
sons Of England throughout the whole world
Whatever lies In my power 10 do to brinl
{ into successful and practical operation tn,
greet principle that this government is /
government for free men, and not for slave
or slsveholders, snd that this country is I
4 bs the home Of the exile from every land,
shall do as you sse going to do by support
ing Abraham Lincoln for President an
Hannibal Hnmln for Vice Presidents
Cheers,