, 1860-11-30
Speech Of Hon. Richard Kates.

Speech OF Hon. Richard XAtss.
At the Republican Jubilee, held at Spring
fisld, on the Goth inst, our Governor elect
Hon. Richard Yates, WIS one of the speakers
After alluding In eloquent terms to the resulti
ofthe great victory, he continued:
But We are told the South will not submit
and that the Union is to be dissolved. Dc
you want my advice On this snbjecty Then
Ill | have to say is, keep cool, Laughter and
| lpplausc.1 When the children Of Israel, hotly
| pursued by Pharaoh and his hoIenlen and
chafiota, were cncamped upon the Red Sea-
:hey m11rmured, Moses said unto them
Of The Lord" [Apptausc] am glad to sec
Republicans cool on this question, and infer
from the tone Of the press that they arc cool
everywhere, from Old Abe down to the
| hunblcst Republican in our ranks. f"That's
So" and applnuse] met u Democratic friend
;ls ;he other day, and he seemed to be annoyed
lion (Laughter1 So far, nothing has oe
curTed which We had not right to expect
befure the election.
| We knew there wcro Glasses Of men in the
soulA who were for dlsuniou-some who de.
sired re-opening Of the African slave trade
aud the diminution in the price for negroes
some politicians Of the South, who. falling OF
promotion i'll the Union, ART hopeful OF prom.
lhencc at the head Of 4 new confcderacy-
large class everywhere who aTe 1llibusters,
anu ready for any revolution in which they
tnleht lave chance to Improve Their fortunes.
In tile North. also, We had long list Of Deln-
ocratlc Journals and oratore, who, 10 defeat Mr.
Lincoln's election, lad foaGca the land and tile
whole South with gross 1uisrcpr.sc scntations Of
!its opinions and designs. Then came fulmln-
atlons from Wall street and heavy houses Of
trade in our large cities; moro alarmed for tile
safety Of Southern Indebtedness, Southern
trade. and the price Of stocks, than for any
lear OF q dissolution Of the Union.
confess have hut little fears Of secession
OF d;sunion. l take The bfuster Of q few hot.
spt1r- Of lite South Us but little indication Of
Southern sentiment. The pu:,nacious little
State OF South Carolina has been talking about
disunlon ever since she came into it. And
though few Senators, Postnastcrs and Judg-
Is have resigned, yet no Federal law has been
resisted, no fort lAs been seized, and the col
lection OF the revenue las not been obstr,lct-
I'd. The Southern tire~caters have not get
looked all tho difficulties incident to nn lndc-
pendent national organization III the face, and
have not seen, as the; will soon see, that there
is not an evil OF which they complain which
will not bc naglliticd infinitely out Of the
Union. South Carolina, with scarcely more
lAen and resources than this Congressional
District; why, shc would starye out; her banks
would suspend her markets would bc cut of;
and her people, borne down by poverty and
taxation too gric.otis to he borne, would very
soon knock at our doors for re-atlmission into
The Union.
rs to Il manifesto from Mr. Lincoln to ouict
the fears Of the South. say never, never.
|" Scver, neycr;" and loud applausc.l Mr.
Lincoln Is not responsible for the excitement
Let those who have kindled it put 1t out. Alr.
Lincoln will say notlling to the South which
le has not already said. Hc will not bulge
from the principles laid down III his speeches
linn futF tx,,,
will be mild but firm. lie will have ..reat dis
position for Cancellation, hut none for conpro-
mise. .4He will stand in courageous fidelity
to the Constitution, the Republican PLATFORM
aud the Declaration of Independence. II the
madness of ambition prccipitate tlisnnion aud
civil war, he c,n say with 4 clear conscience
lie is ln no wise responsible for IT. T"That's
SOL lie las a:;at, and again declared that he
~ opposed 10 any interference in the a:E1irs Of
tine Slave States; that the States arc sovereign,
aud have the right to own and control their
domestic Institutions in their own way;
that while lie regards slavery as ii.
crli, yct he recognizes the right OF
II she desires, aud to hold her slaycs as
long lis she rlcascs. Ills opinions arc cmineut-
" conservative. When asked ut Cincinnati
!lpw tie would treat the South, his reply was,
rs brothers, and lis Washington aud Jefferson
treated them; anu that he advocated no prin.
clple on the slavery question which was not
advocated by N'ashinyto Oh, Jefferson and s1adi.
son. Thousands of SoutLer, people entertain
every sentiment Of the Republican party; but
1ur Northern papers, md Northern spe,kers
have been carefully kept out of their sight,
No man, no paper is allowed to speak III The
south which dues not dcuouncc Republican
ISM us something akin to treason. Demo-
cratic orators in the North and in the South
llavc represented s1r. Lincoln us in tayor OF
.t''olls!liny slavery III the States; as designing
:. Warfare upon the institutions OF the 7scoplc
Ut the slave States-that he WIS in favor OF
freeing Ill the negroes, and for an unrestricted
l'ulstical and social equality Of the black and
%.ilte ;',1 races; Ihcsc Misrepresentation have
s&a9ta h 1Ss SssnthsFn pasEs ana Ssq}es S
10 look forward to the election Of Mr. Lincoln |
u to day Of jubilee, and the bright vision Of
PRESTON no more, has been fitting through |
their ima5inarions. Now let those who arc |
'csronsiblc for the excitement in the South |
issue their nianifcstocs. f''Good," and au-
plausc:] Mr. Lincoln will biie his time. lie |
: not President yet. II the South secs Ut to |
1nd designs, Democratic orators and presses in
1T North and South arc responsible for the
!ostiie position and reasonable deuonstr,-
ions of the South; and let those leaders issue
heir manii.stocs, recall their infamous slam
lcrs, and if they Will not do this, let the con
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