The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-26

have done 80 except for the crisis a the Revolution
Of he people ana enabled than, for brief period
elevate the mseves up above temporary and ephemerA
interests and preudces and TO rise 70 the great task OF
organising and constituting nee government Inc
people understood the great principle which II Was 70
be ioundec-the political equality Of the whole people
Declaration Of Independents in Which, beginning TO lay
the foundations Of this great republic they laid them on
70 the Of hap
iOIsis,hers 81 % b abe % Ind isi! and ample
toD Of the temple Of liberty which they constructed
Providence has ordered Il that all the malaria tor
any eonce which the human bead is required 70 device
and the human hand construct cannot DO found any
where II you propose TO build limestone house you
m the the ns earth
lay them all away in their proper place 10 the founds
lions and walls But other msssrss besides tho lime
There be lime and some sand and some ron
| and some wood, and you must combine materials 70
great republic like this, wishing and intending place
the principle Of the equality Of man. had 70 take such
materials they found. They had 70 take society In
which were free and some were slaves and 10
firm Union In which some were free States and some
hey were unable to perfect il ali a once What did they
DIR They did the architect does who raises sruc-
ture Of stone and lime and ,and and where there is
weakness Of the material and where the strength Of the
cd fee would be impaired no applies braces and props
and buwarks and bstements, to strengthen and ortf
TO make the weak part combine with and be held
together solid connection with the firm and strong
That what fathers intended TO do, and what they
ing this element Of slavery which they could not emi
nate they said, I'VE will take care that 1t shall
not weaken the edihce and bring IL down into ruin.
We will take care that, although may allow slaves
now the plumber Of slaves hereafter shall diminish and
the number Of white shall increase, and that ul,
that the element Of slavery shall be inadequate TO pro-
duce any serious danger calamity disaster" How did
@ Ss and ~ ~
African slave trade after the expiration Of twenty years
from the establishment Of tho constitution, supposng
| that no more slaves were imported the American
people-tben almost unanimously In favor Of cmancipa-
iioE-woud be able eliminate nom the country The
decline for Of IMMIGRATION by the African trade
They did another thing They set apart the territory
main q the United stes-fOr freemen only declaring
that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude should
ever enter on is soil they did one thing more. They
razatiop, that when the importation Of African slaves
should cease voluntary emigration Of freemen from al
while unable to exclude slavery from the system, they
provided for the Development and perfection OF the prin
ciple-gradualy approaching t-that al men are born
/ free and equal.
RESULTS SYSTEMS.
And now fellow citizens We see all around US the re-
partially policy Of the fathers tell you
what States they were They were Massachusetts,, Yer
sn SI P anUUf soms o:Ser States did not
need not tell you what States they were. They
we're the si1 Southern States q the Union
tion has arrested the slave trade and invited immiga
ton, and adopted the policy OF making AL the Of
tenn Of ssvtrya we VIA. IS the resus You sec
in the ctcs Of Boston, New York and Philadelphia.
Il .a: e. New york. 80 q ono ss
focks Of sheep in Vermont and New Hampshire. You
see !. in the cattle that mu.piy and abound upon
in the rIsctors Of the East and in the FORCES and
furnaces Of Pennsylvania You see Il in the crowded
smbi,ousy emuatins the spleBdors OF the Old world
and graspiDg 70 herself the commerce Of the globe.
You see, in California and Oregon the results
You them the copper dug on The banks OF Lake
SUPERIOR the iron In Pennsylvania, the gypsum In New
York the salt in Ohio and New York the lead in Illinois,
Pacific coast In all these you the fruits Of this policy
Neither in forests mines manufactures work
supplies oil 10 keep the machinery motion (Applause
I'm The other hand ytu millions Of freemen providing
great states nom The foos Of he Allegheny mountsius
N sa sez ssS Up
built IN any slave STATE In the Union in hundred
policy o the fathers you what Of wise poll
cy. But do mos let us mistake 10 for policy. Is
equal and exact assioe 70 Al msnor This reedom Which
We boast so highly which We love 20 dearly and just
Without which earth Is unn. 70, the haSis.iou q NAM
What isnS Nothing but you allowing TO me my rights,
and ! allowing to you equal rishts-eyery man having
or perhh, whether be win labor and cat, or WIN
be idle and die-and he viii labor for what be win
labor and for whom he win labor, and tho right
TO discharge hts employer, just exactly the employer
can dncharse him. heers You sec the fruits Of this
nom one end Of IL 70 the other wherever The principle q
equality has been retained and every citizen OF State,
every citizen Of every other sae, and every exile
from foreign nation may write, print, speak and vote
when he acquires the right TO voseust exactly he
plessss, and there Ia no man 70 molest him. man 70
picture 20 into any state which has retained the
principle Of The inequality Of man. and determined that
vii maintain u 70 the last, and you viii ind the State
where not the native born citizen and
or certainly none but him, express hn opinion the
question whether the African 10 not descendant
Ham, whether be equal or inferior 70 the white man
ard he be Inferior whether II 10 not then the duty OF
the white man TO enslase him No, "mums the word"
for reemen wherever slavery retained and cherahcd-
s nee the absence Of freedom Of speech and Of freedom
Of the press. What hind Of freedom thaii ID there
IN he were not indussd IN the exercise Of the rsss
TO hurah for Lincoln 70 hurrah for Douglas, hurrah
soua b moving Ss sss
wcss INTO Brssh North America or into Rams shaska
sny~here the EARTH 70 got ont q this uxuriant and
fertile valley any power, human divine should de
clare 10 them that they syoke and voted their sen
esDs need only ioSs around through such mo-.
Of American citizens n can zee before me- you may
90 all the free States This Union and you WIN lad
them every day Of the week somewhere gathered ogeh
err their opinions and preparing 70 declare their
wl usi exactly you doing Does this happ % be
land this side Of the great lakes this side Of the AZ
antc Ocean, on this side only Of the Pacific Ocean mon
may AL meet or may All etay apart may all SPEAK, think,
act print write and ust exacty they please while
there other land the ce OF the earth where ten
men can be assembled together 10 tho came
rights without being dspercd BY armed band Of sol
dersf Does hoTTn 70 be In the United states or s
the result Of thai higher law, controlling desnies
OF rsccs and OF nations Of men bring out and
perfect here What have described the great consttu
tion Of society Of sovernng people, the practice Of
equal and enact tustce among each other Maniesfly
not Of mans devise or coutrvsnce. bat Q superior
power that
-" shapes ends,
Rough hew them how we may
FAruEsSxSs PEOPLE
Now, fellow citizens while how obviously this
the result Of controlling necessity, how obviously we
read that Ia In accordance with the very purpose OF
benehcent Providence, how singular and strange n
that much pains have been taken prevent
the organization and perfection Of this very system Of go
verr mcnt smcne What has the nation seen done
and permitted 10 be done washngtonY They have per-
mited states 70 be made and Judgments be rendered
In their name declaring that ape NOT freemeu but
that IN certain conditions and places they are