Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-10-12

ing, burning, inextinguishable Thought O
human nature itself, entertained by man ir
every age and in every cline.
Fellow citizens, this national idea works
not unopposed. Every good and vrtuous
and benevolent principle in nature has its an
tagonist, and this great national idea works
in perpetual oppostion-I may be allowed te
say in irrepressible conflict, Prolonged ap
plausel with an erroneous, a deceitful,, "a delu
sive idea. Do you ask what that deltlsivt
idea is 1t is the idea that civilization ough,
and can be effected on this continent, by this
form of federal States, based on the principle
Of slave soil--of African slave labor, of une.
quail rights and unequal representation, re.
sulting in equal suffrage.
Here there was much tumult and confrl
sion, owing to efforts of those beyond the
reach ofhis voice to hear, drowning the speak.
er's voice..
Fellow citizens Can it be that this grea,
creed Of ours needs exposition or defence
1t seems to me SO evidently just and true that
it requires no exposition and needs no de-
fence. Certainly in foreign countries it needs
none. In Scotland, or France, or Germany
or Russia, on the shores Of the Mediterranean
in Europe, or in Asia, or in Africa, you will
never find one human being who denies the
truth and the justice Of this national idea ol
the equality of man.
Here the tumult became so great that the
speaker was compelled to pause. Mr.. Arnold,
coming forward, urged upon all to be as qui-
ct as possible. Those who were out Of reach
of Mr.. Stewards voice, and desired to hear
other speakers, could do so at the various
stands and in the Wigwam. He thought il
must be very painful to the distinguished
speaker to witness such disturbanco.1
Gov. SEwARD--Fellow citizens: Do not
suppose that this disturbance, which know
is involuntary on your part, gives me any
pain whatever. Applause. There is no pres
sure here which an honest mind need regret.
only regret that have not voice enough to
reach the whole of this vast assembly, or
even the twentieth part of it. will proceed,
trusting that something may say will reach
the ears of most Of the assemblage. As nee
to make you hear me, addressing, first this
side and then that, no one will, fear, be
able to preserve the connection Of my remarks,
except myself-and he is very fortunate
speaker who does that. Laughter
/ was speaking Of this national idea-that
it needs no exposition anywhere 1t is one
VI tloSS PiopOSiSiOilS tildI WIlcIl dasTcSScU 10
thoughtful 1nen needs no exposition or de-
fence. And why not?
Here we can see for ourselves this mean
and miserable rivuletof black African slavery.
stealing along turbid and muddy as it is
drawn from its stagnant source in the slave
States; we see that it is pcstilentiai in the
atmosphere it passes through; we can see
how inadequate it is and unfit to irrigate a
whole continent with the living waters Of
health and life; we can see how it is that
everything within its sphere withcrs and
droops while on the other hand, we can also
sec this broad food Of free labor as it descends
the mountain sides in torrents, and is gath
cred in rivulcts, increasing in volume and
power, and to spread itself abroad. We can
well see by this work what it has already
done, how it irrigates and must continue to
irrigate this whole continent; how every
good and virtuous plant lives and breathes by
its support. We see the magical fertility
which results from its presence, because it is
around US and before us
We sometimes, fellow-citizens, hear an ar
gument for former proposition made in this
form: One offers to " take q thing to be done
BY the job" Let us imagine for moment
that there could be one man bold enough.
great enough, and wise enough to take aby
The job the work of establishing civilization
over this broad continent of North America.
He would, Of course, want to do it In the
'hortes: time, at the cheapest expense, and
n the best manner. Now, would such man
,veS dream Of importing African barbarians;
u OF taking their children or descendants in
Iii. country To h,lm 1r, and r1ecrlc rsre,t7