, 1860-10-03

row the fetI o. 1ub e2elslaol3oA VI the oeSHsae~
rom reading Coz Seward 10 day, IS tho care.
ful labors Of cur photographic reporters enable
thcm to do.
GOV. SEWARD'S SPEECH.
Gov. Seward was greeted as lie came forward
With enthusiastic and lorg continued cheers.
lie spoke VI follows:
Hail to the Stale ofIllinois! whose Iron roads
;orn .ao spinal column Of thAt system Ct inter
oal con,irentai trade which rurpasscs a]l the
foreign commerce OF the country, and has no
parallel CT imitation ia any other country on
the fare # The E1ohe.
Hail Chic,go! the neArt which supplies life
to this crea. rs stem OF ra'1roads-Chacago. the
last and ranst wonderful Of all the marvellous
c:eatioua Ct civilization in North America
Hail t, this courcl chamber o., this great
uess AID ;ss simplicity to it, great purPoses-
,lla b. vaere the representatives of ifeem'n
naesad tlpt creed Of Republican faith, wh:ch
carries tealirg tor the relief af a disordered
ustion. Woe woe! bs to him Who sha'l aid
10 or shall snhs!raet cre wcEd frem that s:mpis,
sublime, truthful, b7neEeent creed.
IeiI 10 tbs scprexs ntut.re, Of sne Republican
party, chosen here bY the KepnblicaIs Of tbs
Ua;ttd Sta.es. and plscsd upon the platform ol
that creed. Harry shall t. b who seal. give
them his sutIrsgs. II he he 81 Old man, be
shall shy. the virtue II wi>dona acq1i ed by
>
all his ce:n,n5 years, tell hi. fellow msn with
pride, -! too ro!ed fur Abraham lincoln"
I3rcss Applause
Fe|ow-ci. z.ns, that Republican creed is uey- |
ertht!ess 60 partisan cFsed: IL Is anonss
iife sastoinipg, life expanding idea Of the Amst-
;can repub,is, What ia the idea more or less |
than sinaply this: That civilization is TO be |
main.ain1d a1d csrricd on upon this coni7ent |
b. Fede.a, :; ates, ba .ed upon the principles OF
tahnf fra Erhqrh Gntfat rfpI1fR |
and uniTersa suG!age! Loud applause.
Fe'lew Citizens, this ID no new idea. This |
idea had IFS first utterance, aad the boldest aad
clsareat Of all rn utte-srcss IT 4os eser reeelT-
ed, in the very frat words which were spoken
bY this nation VIII. it came before the world,
took its place upon tho stage Ct human action,
and asserted It's independence IN the fear OF
Gpd.4 snd it's confidence OF the approval Of
,napkird; declaring that hence.orth 1t held
those to be lis enemies, who k5outd oppose it IN
war, aud thpte 10 bp ia friends WHO should
maintain with thin relations Ct peace. That
utt+ raoce vas expressed in these simple words:
| :" We hold these truths to be riff evident-thst
al mea are created equal, a1d hare i1=l1enatle
right to :l:c, liberty, and tn" pursuit of happi.
| ness," This grea' natiosa al idea has been work
ing out its trn,ts tiuce. Its work is seen in
the perfect 1ccep1auce u i BY eighteen Of the
thirty four States of this Unioa-or seventeen
| Of the ihrtpthFee, if karKss Ia 70 be- cops.der-
ed cut. It is asserting ueelt in the establish.
Eent of ne~ Sta'es throughout the West. a. it
| has revoip'ien ztd all Of y esteru aud S,usheru
| Europe Wny 10 this idea 80 effective. 1t is
D. cause it - The oue chief living, burning. in
| extinguishab3e thought Of human na:u.e ITSELF,
entertained by nan IN livery age s1d IN eFezy
clime.
Fs.ou citizens, this na:iopa9 idea works
NOT unepposed. Every good and virluous
md beres.lent rriac,p'ei in rn:ura has its an
ts:unist, and thid great un:1onai iLeA works IN
rsrpetuAl c2posi.Ion-1Uay be allowed to sa{
IN ,sEf Efpses.ible cora.et, tprolonget applauee
With al efroueus, deccilus, de1u.lre idea
10 you ask what that de1nstFe 1den is? It's
| The idea that civilization ought ana eau be ef.
:.cted en- Ibis cou.aoens, by stis form Of federal
| States, ba.ed on the principle Of slare Fuii-of
African slave labor, Of unequal rights and upe
qual representation, resulting in unequal tu:.
! TRACE.
[Tle.e there WIS much tumult und confusion,
owing 70 e1f3r:s Of those beyond the resch OF
bis voice to hea:, drowning the speakers
v1ic-
Fellow cit:z.ns:-Can it be that this great
creed Of ours leeds exposition OF defence
Il seems to ne 50 evidently just and t.ua that
It reoa,:es nj exposition A1l needs no defence.
C.rlaln1y in ioresen couna1i*s it needs none
: In Scotland, or Eraree, Or deEmary, or Klssia,
| On tie shores Of tho Medi:erraneRn, in Eur:pe
; or in Asia, OF IN Aft ca, yau #id oever had Que
| human being ~ho dcsisa tic ttuth aud the
Justice Of Ills na:ioual idea OF the equality O
mao.
: Here the tun,ult became 20 gse.t that th'
speaker Was compelled to pause. Ar. Arnold
: coming forward, urged upoa oil to be ss qa:e
t 81 possible. Those who were out OF reach o
Mr. Seward's voice, and desired to lear o.Ae
speakerr, could do 30 q: the Various stands ens
l il the Wigw.m. LIE though it must be ver,
: ps:nfu! to the distinguished speaker to wjtne:
; surh distuztsace,]
/. Gov. SxwAsp--Fellow citizsns: Do not Emp
| pese lEat tI,la disturbance, which know is in
/ voluntary on Jour part. gives me any pai
;. | whatever. tAFrl-use Tae!e is no prerarf
, here which au honest mind need regret
+ only 1eyret 1hat h1Fc cot voice eiough +
g reach tie whole CT ibis vast sstembiy. OF cve
tau twentieth part Of 1t. will pr. ceed d,srust.r
thas something may say vii! reach The cars
&c most Of tue aasemb age. As necessarily
Il must change ny posi1ioo 80 tpezk 10 mss
"a you hfar me, aacr Fsirg first this side Ed
then thai, 60 cne will, fear, bc &b,s 70 PR
= aerve lie connection Of my remark., excel
e. nysslf-a5d be il very f,rtunate speaker VT
l. does t.n.. iAaughter-l
:. Twas ape.kiDg of this national idea-that
-, needs 10 exposition anywhere. u is ooe
u 1hose proposition that #Eca addressed
though "a. zen ree6s 60 exposition or deteac
lr And why Eo?
= uera ve can Fee for ourselves this mean at
e" miserable riEufet Of black African s!2Eer
ar stealing Along tu1bid and muddy Is it is draN
r. from its R:a2na1E Hourct IN the slave states
I'll sac that it il pes.llect!hl IN the atmosphere
pa:eas tdrau3h; ws eau gee how icanequase
~ IN and unfit to 'fri gate . whole continent ri
ali the living waters OF hea1.h upd lie; wa csn :
in hoS i. il thstSev*rJ thirg within its tphc
:. w,.hezs and droors; whAt on IT,. other hsr
70 we can aso zee lLis broad :od Of flea Eah
ne a. it deEcends the n7nu 'tnin sides in toFTen
,ns aud is ga:herea in 1i5nlets. increasing 10 v
=. nme Grd power, aud II tpraa:i issc!f aoTos
ee' We can wsil sto nv This work wsst it has
'er really dc:e, how il irsissses and must cantso
70 u jrriRats This rEo'e continent; how ere
,hn xnod and v;rfunus plant lives and brtathes
it, support. We =. the magical fertility #hi
1esul:s fron, ito presence, becauEe it is aron
TO Us 47d before us.
In, We sometimes, f-l!ow c;tiz"rs, hear IN ar{
10 nent for + former pc position made II !
farn: Oae csers to "teke thing to bs dc
aod b: III. l:s." Let US imagine for 2 moment Il
= to there c3u'd he one na2 bold enough, Ct
enough, sud wlna enough to lake "by
ios" "tha wn,k Of establishing civisiz alton o
D this broad c3ntine1t Gf S.rth America
'srs would, Of ccrrse, wait to do II in the Hhor;
EN-. time, n. the cheaper: expense, and IN the
- manner. No9. would Euch Z man ever DIRE
u Of importing 4Fsicaa b4zbarians; or Ct tax
day their ch idr+n or descent ants IN ttis couatt.
,res build up aud rt,.l great free States oil q
o,.. this land, frc,ss ttr Allegheny Mountains to
"' T4cif: 0.eass ~cu'd d he 7ot oc th- cont-'
AEE&ptt IL u AtA&tAAui2
iay, best possible agency which he could selec:,
me. free labor Of free men. the mpds, the thou (
the .a fnass 49,, .rrh ~ ~ rIs;n, nvrsavt
ond be: would he not rec .iye all who claimed to
re- in such etrslees rs these. ~heiher tneY
bed horn On this soil, o. we're cEad1cd IN fer
lands:
who care not, fellow citizens, what reckless
1asy ray iu tte heat Of dcb.te, er under tht
It Of Ane1cs infeEes: rasslon or prejudice: it
rect, arrsa. "a .,,a ~soIs isnd a. na,t If r..
op- aod freedam the residuo-thst freelsm
it is. slavery may take their charces-1hn &C
ut - ca.o whether Elsvery is voted up or :
down" Tl,ero is 40 man Eho has an rnli
and esed cons c,euce VITO is iodii.rest Oh the
It On jec: o, human bondage. {Applsnsel The
no msn who Is enlightened snd h,nest,
. | would not a5ate aoms considerable part Q
'eak. his worldly wealth, If be cau'd thereby COZ
} cne this land from, land cursed in whole or in
4 Of | with slavery, INTO @ land ns equal and hpp1
song MGer ense hacause w." cx.ry nan ny lem
-, OF trert:oa1 for himself, end refuses to be
/ No FREE mau, wjo j. uaaa. would conseEt
pr,. slave; no s1uve who has any manhood in
does not desire to be free; NJ MIA who /:
tne unuerrctcd reason does not lament, cond
!. II. and deplore the idea Of comolerce in man
do4n ex4cutinner In always cd'cus, even thoaR
task ig necessary to the administration q
ss"a t:ce. But We turn With horror and disgust
Ia to him who wields this axe. So t kla1e b
e1iog turns with disgust hon tho &1ctloneer
street t,. ta1 .oea saa i,h,, -
.ctaut rrof,. of The haie into bis cwa ckffsra,
know this natio1 al idea Of ours il iue
]. the right for nuotherreason it is shat in tue
,.nr. history Of Fec;e'y. hum.a na.n5o has
venue never honored oae man rto reduced an
escort man to bondage. Ths world Is full Of .
nailed meuts in homo: al men who hare delivered
alsr'x 'e9" ee 'iooa = ;,s. .ni
mark. i;seif nn-e nra-e 1hl+. cav to be eatreatc
zrbad | fnlt rf -end uert1 W,f1 nj fp1t ma Ht