Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-11-29
Speech of Hon. Lyman Trumbull'
of ILL.,, Delivered at Springfield
Celebration, Tuesday Evening,
November goth.

NSiOpidoiou, AuCouuJ GFCuluS,
November Goth.
FELLOW CITIZENS: II 70 meet that Re-
publicOns should make merry and be glad,
for the spirit of liberty, which, with our
rulers was dead, is ulive again, and the Con
stitution, ordained TO secure its blessings
which was lost sight of, is !ound. IN view
Of the recent political triumphs, Illinois Re-
publicans have especial reasons for con.
graduation. In common with their political
brethren throughout the Union, they rejoice
in the general result which secures TO the
country Republican President, who, we
trust and believe, Is to bring back the GOV.
ernment to the policy OF tho fathers. and
thereby restore the iraternal fee ling which
existed between the different sections OF the
country In the purer and better days Of the
Republic. In addition to this, they have
the satisfaction Of having secured Repub-
licun Legislature, and thereby Republci
United States Senator. and the power IN
necessary laws to prevent illegal voting
and to give to every part Of the Staiss. ac-
cording to population, its pl oportionate share
In the legislation Of the S,ute. And moro
than this, We lllinoisisns have especial rea-
son to rejpice in the fact that tho standard.
bearer in this great political contest, who
has led the Republican hosts to victory, is
our own fcllow-citizen-the pure, iucorrupt.
ible, patriotic and talented Lincoln, III, an
" HON the Constitution liz all its part. has
no more faithful supporter, nor the Union an
ablcr defender But, while we rejoice over
a victory SO complete, let ii not be by way
triumph over political opponents, for we
are all, by Whatever name called, brethren
Of common country, and interested alike
in SO guiding the ship of state through the
perilous waves Of these tempestuous times
as to bring it to haven of peace and safety.
Rather let US rejoice over the success of the
principles we advocate, the maintenance of
which we believe essential to the preserva.
tion of our FREQ institutions and the perps.
tuity Of constitutional liberty.
Nr. Lincoln, although the candidate Of tho
Republican psrty, as Chief Magistrate, will
neither belong to that or any other party. -
When inaagurated, he will be the President
of the country, and the whole country, ana
doubt not, will be as ready to defend and
protect the States Ia which he has not re.
ceived solitary vote against any encroach.
ment upon it's constitutional rights, az the
one in which he has received the largest
majority. While they, by whose votes be
has been designated as Chief Magistrate of
the republic, will expect him to maintain
aud carry forward the principle on which
he was elected, they know that in doing so,
no encroachment win be made on the re.
served rights Of any Of the States.
They know that tho Federal Government
10 ono Of delegated powersj that II can do
nothing except the authority for the act can
be found in the instrument which created II,
and that oil powers not conferred are re-.
served to the States, or the people of the
States. Hence when their political oppo J.
nents have charged them with Abo bolitionism
or attributed to them detire to interfere
with Slavery in the States; or some fanatic
has insisted they ought to do so, the reply
has invariably been that the people who
made the Federal Government did not think
proper TO confer on Il such authority. and
Il has therefore no more right to NEEDLE
with Slavery In . State that Il has TO inter.
fere with serfdom In Russia. Nor are the
people Of the -slayeholding States In any
way responsible ior Slavery In the States
which tolerate II, because to that question
hey are sworn 10 each other as indep nden n,
Governments. | have laborei In and for
he Republican organisation With entire
confidence that whensvsr Il should be in |