, 1860-09-28
Another Valuable Convert TO Repub.
Jlcan1an4.

Correspondence OF the Press and Tihune.1
AslsoAox, En:x Co., Ill. Sept. =, 1867.
The Wide Awakea Of this place we're delight
Cd with speech at tho Wizwam, on last eve.
ming, delivered By cur fellow citizen Henry
FnE1, heretofore IN old-line Democrat. Sir.
Frey is from the land Of William Tell has hesu
in this country twenty.seren years, sud has al.
ways vcted tie Democratic ticket. He is alder.
man CT The second ward in cur city, and pcs-
fesses great personal popularity. Ha is man
whom politicians Of all others have confidence
in, believing him to be honest, upright, and in
telligcat, aad his influence is felt and acknoTl-
edged by the community. Mr.. Frey came out
for Repubtieaniam in humorous and teIlin 2
speech, convincing in argument, aud replete
with wit and sharp points, believe this to
haTe been the most prof1.abls meeting that We
haze had in the Wig*am. Republican hearts
rejoieed aud took courage. while Democratic
hearts wore touched by tho sharp aud userring z
ARROWS shot from tho bow Of the de7ceudant Of
that prince-of asehers, William Tell. It was a
glorioua occasion for the friends Of Lincoln, in
Abingdon Pass it around that the Protestant
foreigners are ra!lyipg to the support of Lin.
coin and Hsmhn. Te invite them to cone
along, for there il room enough for each and
every one Of you, and We will greet you Is
brethren and co.workers In the cause Of com.
mon humanity Ar. Frey said In the course Ct
his remarks:
~ have 3lmsys been opposed TO the extension
Of slavery, but when tho popular sovereignty
doctrine WAS declared was much taken win
It, and thought it right for the Territories to
decide Tor themselves, whether they would, or
wou:d ros, hsve slavery. IthonRht thasif there
WAS a fair chance, that there would b. alvays
10 Insure their freedom. even had tbs vanity
to think it We should get Cubs, that thers
wtuld oe enterpEsiug Yankees enough 20 there
to insure the freedom Of that Island. Thought
this Squstter Sovereignty + grea: principle, juat
the thing atas We waited, and thst We could
1est in peaee under it. l was charmed By the
eloquent Dou2lks ozato1a while they vel. upcp
the beauties Of this great principle, and xaa
qu'te taken in with il, II many &re now. But,
Alas! how soon were uy hopes gcnei When
c.na 10 consider tho elect Of tbs bred Scott
Decision, cane to the conclusion that Judge
TaneY had killed Popular Sovereignty - dead
81 mackerel. Yas, think, it knocks nonin-
whole supersssuc:ure cf Popular Sovereignty
entirely from the Territories. Under this de-.
cleicn slave-holder can 60 into the Territories
With his one hundred slaves aod no local law
can drive him out.
Il a1 wil.ir to giTe Ar. Douglas credit fos al
tho Rrod that ne hRs done for the country. As
A.. Lincoln has split rAi:n, - Ar: Douglas has
SPLIT the Democratic party. Tbs Democrats tell
us that they are as much opposed to slavery a.
the Hepub,lcaas arc, but csnnot sea how it
comes; that when you aet down to talk with a
Democrat On politics, in less than I half hour
he IL sure to b. found defending slavery with
sil his might, cannot explain this. Think Of
this, brother Democrats.
"fur soma time hAye been On the ferce, and
An uor inclined to I'LL over On Freedoms slds-
Already An called "a Abolition njgger-stealer
BY my Old political associated. But nerer
thought it much Of an argument agsirst Repub-
Lean prineiples. that = few hot heads IN
the Nor:h should choo1o between two erlls, ~
they think. and vote with The Republicans
rather than tho Democrats. If It proves any
thing. where does it place you Democratar
You hare members Of your party Who are far
tho reoeening the African slave trade, that you
may stefl freo negroes from their nativa land
and bring them here and sell them into bon
dage, and 1would rather have tho name Of b.
longing to party that steals negroes II slafes
and then gives them their freedom, than 10 be-
long to party thst would ateal five negroes in
their Fa:he:1and and bring them hers and sa1l
them into bondage. But hAvo no disposition
TO engage IN the bua5ness Of Iigger-st<aling,
either 1t home or abroad.
Au old father in the Republican cauas came
: to mo and said that he wanted me to make .
little speech, and that, il would. hs would
; gtve mo text. told him that waa no speak
eE, but that would ]ike 10 hear thu te1t. Ha
sad it WEI this: "H thou aft converted,
strengthen the brethren." suppose that
minister would mako two dividoa4 of. this.
First, '"f thou ri. converted" and second,
''atrsngthen thsheet4.en-" A to ths dr1tprope.
aition, hare a1Yen you ny visws, and I viii
lsays il with ron to judge whet1ar: i an soa-
verted or not. Secondly, I wish TO rstsr two
Joa. 9eus tine sso, wsIpestsd Ds@osssa