, 1860-08-17
Gov. Scxvard'a Speech In Rusioii.

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From the D1s.ua Atlas ned Lex, 14b.l
CITIZENS oF NosroS--or MASSACHUSETTS
huve teaTd, i1nm the houored Chief Magistrate
Of yoar s ate, my excellent and esteemed friend,
your explauutiou. Something, however. seems
10 me to be due from myself. 10 yon and to the
country, for the unexpected surprise which has
orertsl.n NE. 1t Is SO contrary to the habit Of
mr. who1n life to he arIested Gu journey
Iau:nter] which had for its object but tho
performances Of duty Of friendship, aud was
commenced and prosecuted, ard hoped to be
ended IN 4 manner entirely pirate, that am
sure sc!ue explanation will be expected OF me.
Nor, my e1piauation, fellow~citizens. is very
committed great Llrnder. ! hare made
great mistake. My first mistake was IN s1ppos'
lng tho. it mAs safe to trus: to q railroad for
couycfsncs through New England aud down
EIs:, ias:csd Of the telegraph. lLaughter.] |
inunt au: my miStase only when it WAS too
lac; for although succeeded in ii5d,ng the
Wihe-Awakcs Ct Bangor fast as'eep in the mid
j Of the dag, yet very quickly ci,coEered
:n4 thty woke up quite leo souu for the COZ
yenierce of qai.t trarelsr. L.u:hteE.j
crrran!y have uot b.s2ught, and have not
de:'red any demonstration u consideration It
the hnuds Of my fellow citizens, There are
munr reasons why prefer to SEEK the sa:istac-
nwn cansr:c re, and Aot in the pluudits Of my.
fellow men; :;:t it is Gad's will that VIC muet Le
overruled M, disappointed, nnt have rubmit-
ted with such sraciousness ns Gun. lLanEh.
ter, Fellow citizens, have erdcurured, al
along ttlia r&ad--or Ibis. think. Is The seventh
Or eighth tine that ] hare been called out 10
meet kind and cordial welcome, On this day
onlF-1 nave e3deavored to accommodate my"
self to this reception by treating i: IS Il light
and trivial a'Iair, tru+tipg that those who b2se
been SO exec .dinGly kind to ne would bel:c7e.
after aii, tha: there WAS gratitude, uotxpressed
aad s'roag, under the face cf simple. hcnest
s3cd nature. l**G1od" But, fellow citizens,
The case is altered when come upon the soil
Of Masgachu: etts. | cannot say that hare
veaerslion, though harr p1oiouud bHectlon
for Vermont. Her statesmen are not mF It ach-
err, her people are but my equals. Although
honor tbcnl and respect then,, lore them fer
their fidelity to The csuse Of justice ard hunau-
lIv, they are still hut INF fellow LIB b,rers IN tac
vineyard. I eau SAP the SINE of New lamp
shire, that know none o: ler statesman or her
scus who were earlier in the field than The
statesmen aud sons IF New Fork- ] cla say
the game Of the State Of Maine, which l hare
cd-grea* uod honorable rs the works ars
which have bern done il those States By the
champions of human rights, l au their equal;
I 4ve received their cordial wccomo US IA
expression Of esteem .nd kinJness.
I&u: it IN altogether different in the State Of
Mas. a:tuaettR. Here can play no part ! caa
affect no I'll. gulse; bec.usc, although not II so7
ot Massachusetts,, nor even OF New EngiaDd
bors, feel and knon i: my duty to coniess
,ha. ii hsvc cver stutied the interests CT my
country ard Of humanity, hare studied it IN
the schools Of Massachusetts,. lCnte ters and
cries OF "GJod.''] II hare ever conceived q
resolution to maintain tire righta and irtertst
Of 1Etae free States in the union Of the Con
gederacF, learned it from Massachusetts,, H..
newed cheering. 1t is tTeuty-two years ago,
not far from this season, vixen distinguished
- III a$sa, # @u13u5 had
retired to his home, lew miles in tue suburbs
Of your city, under thn censure Of bis fellow
cit z.ns, drlren hnme 10 his q1arlers by the
| pe1lines OF remorseless pro n!arery penpe, that
l, {sounger then, Of c5urse, than 1 an now,
N .de i pilgrimage from ny Own own home,
which was nst tDnfes'ed on n1y way TO the
sage Of q Q,Ecy-[appIau*e} }-1hcre to learn
| States, iu view # the dsp:orah'e Condition Of
| the intelligence and sentiment Of the c:untry
under its dt mor1.iz lion b7 the power Of slave.
! r.. Aud there received, and thence have
derived. every resolution, eyery scItin eat, t!a:
| las at.iz,a:ed acd inspired me in the perform
States, al this time. know, indeed. that these
| sediments have not nl"ays been popular, even
| in the State OF Massachusetts. l know tia.
citzaus Of Massachusetts, rs well Us clt;zeus OF
| o'her States, have attempted 10 drive the disc..
! p|.s al that ilusF1inus teacher FROM their poll
| cy. But it is to night tia: am free to conies.
that AhcEerer any man, wherever he might b.
found, whether IL was Of Northern or So1t!..
eru hlrsb, wheihrr hr was Of 1hb j" solid me h
| Of JIoston'' or Of the light men Of Mississippi
hare assa,lrd me for tie maintenance Of those
] d c;ti1es, have fought 10 commune wtlh his
| spirit, ard to learn trou, him whether 1!:e
thing II >t!ctl was engaged was we'll and
worthily done.t
t Ntlut y commentary u2oa the wisdom Of tnn.l
in given in this single fact, that fifteen years
| fuir after the death Of john Qlipcv Adams
| tue people Of Tie Uuited States. Tho hurled
him IRON power and from place. ure calling tc
the head If the nation, to the very s-at from
which he was expelled, Aorsnsm Lincoln
| [enlEusia.t1c cheers }-whote claim to That sea-
is that he con!essea The oh igation Of that h9hel
Ia.-{ which the Sage at Q1incy proclaimed
aud that he a1ows himself, Tor veal or woe, fo
life CT death. a soldier an the side Of freedom
in the irreprehsibie corfir. between freedom
aad slavery. tPro'"oyed Cheering Th'<
ge5t:cneu, is MIR simple confession. I desire
nos. uuiy to say to You that you hsve arriyet
at tue last stage cf this conflict before got
reach The triumph which is to inaugurate hi
great policy into the government Of th
un,,ed States. {cbeerx] You will bea
yourselves 1nansu'ty. 1t bthooE.s .on
soll men Of lsos:on, If you are here-l
are mol here then The lighter men If Nassachu
sets. to hear onwart asd fGrwurd. trst in II
ranks, tue lag Of freed, III. {caeers | er
snnswlaa turned aAout, confess to you, b
the strange language tnd tia'ec IL which
Iistsu e-flaus stter1 but | believe ! sha
.reak acrura,~l} II | say I have been "dow
El*f.' ind bring yon the assurance from th.
ttis co-acs with the resolution. The .te.eraiir;
.iop ard the 60, fds1 ce Of ric'orr. [appfsuse
I should not n1tude 10 my own State II it wei
uot that rome democrats / have heard max
SIT nj. claim. upon the popular roe IN the Stat
OF Ner York. have not often beeu mistaken
) and | therefore venture - correct these r
; ua,k of others-- laughter aud applause Id
. ! e1y,n9 10 you what said to The Republicans
. Mine. when they tcli me that it was modera1
enough to eaT that they have twenty thous1u
n jorlty for Lincnia aad tlam1sr, but that tEle
had soIEe unea-iness atout the State Of Ne
York-:rat they might ~. down their maj9-i'
il Mairc Il. their own asure, ard then muttip
maj 1rity in The STATE Of New Yark. [Lor
chrsrs aad Ct es Of "Good.''J But hare Il
same testimony to gire you Substantially in r
!a,lon to all the free Sts'es together, with Il
assurance TINT, for the first time, this baun
l. vi be unturltd d in satets il many Of the fla
K states But let not your thoughts or expect
!, .ions he corfned 10 the preseEt hour I,
rcu, ftElow.cittzens, that with this victo
= comes the end Of the power Of slavery in 4
s Lifted Suites. [Cheera.l think may q
n ,.ar that q Democ.at is q man rho ma'ntai
:. ,.. creed Of o1e OF the other branch Of thu Z
s. mocratlc purity at the prcsen: day. Assumt
that 10 be so, tell Jou, in all sincerity, that
J. last Democrat in the United States is bo,
4 iGyea. 1anphser and cteerln1, a voice
= nope eo.'; Gentlemen, it re.na,as oa!Y to tha
10 ysu f3r TINS kind reception, and 10 express I
u best wishes for your individual health and hs
piness, and for The prosperity and greatness
vour noble city and interesting and honor
; State.
:. Gov. Seward .e,ir2d amid enthusiastic Z
|. continued plaudits.
= Tho DIkunion TsEAddlc.