The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-10-26
STIRRING SPEECH FROM SENATOR
SEWARD.

On Friday last on his arrival from Buffalo,
Senator Seward was escorted by q few friends
to the residence Ct Hon. Z. @. Spalding, whose
guest he was during his stay in the city. In
the evening there was q vast asscmblage Of
Wide.Awakes and Rail-Splitters, on o short
notice, and in q response to serenade MIR.
Seward al dressed the assemblage rs follows:
f" Fellow Citizens IL understand this de-
monstration. But in order that you may hear
n voice which has been exercised for five weeks;
Il will be necessary for you to hold your
tongues and open your ears. am now within
$50 miles Of my home, and remember that o
prophet Is not without honour save In his own
country So am not going to prophecy so
near to my own place OF residence. l thank
yon sincerely for this welcome Of me and OF the
party with whom have been travelling from
the far west.
have seen, within year, oil the principal
within the last FIVE weeks have journeyed among
the population dwelling along the Meditcrra-
mean OF America. have seen those decayed
and de.olate countries-thc sites Of the greatest
nations Of antiquity-n0w covered with rnins
and in n state almost Of Standardization. And
the chief cause Of that decay and desolati0n
believe to have been the existence, In those
countries, Of human bondage.
The one great evil which could bring down
our country to such level, would be the intro
duction Of slavery In those islands surrounding
the Mediterranean Of America. Therefore II Is
that have devoted what little talent possess
10 prevent the ban of slavery from falling upon
the fertile valleys Of the Mississippi and Mis-
souri,.
Having seen many states. I came back to New
York. proudcr of her, and prouder that be-
long TO her, than was when left. estimate
her so,highly, not for what she Is or has, at
home, but for what she,is and has In the great
West. While I see around me here 50 many
generous and noble men cndcayouring to main
tain her IN her proud position, have also
found. all along the shores Of the great lakes,
along the banks Of the great rivers, and even
at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, children
of the state of New York. Wisconsin, Michi-
Gan. Illinois, and Kansas, are oil children OF
New York. and more states have been formed
under her auspices, than there were at the
time OF the Union. Emigrants from Erie coun-
~, from Chataqua, from Catteragus, from Us
wego, and from all the counties Of this great
State. people the West. II was son OF New
York who first applied steam to Locomotion
a citizen Of New York. and also its chief magis.
trate, who began and perfected the Erie canal,
and over that canal the stream Of emigration
has flowed which has founded new states. II
has carried, sometimes, In day, the people OF
a Western town, o county in few weeks, and
q state in two or three years.
But am, perhaps, speaking In too general
terms. Doubtless the spirit which animates
YOU at present is reused In regard to the co.
ming election. 1t will gladden. you when say,
In relation to the state Of the West, that have
have had assurance there which leaves no
doubt that II will give its vote for Lincoln.
have seen him ut his own home, and have now
10 say, as | said before went west, that he Is
a man eminently worthy Of the support OF
every honest voter, and well qualified to dis
charge the duties of the chief magistracy. Above
all he Is reliable. and | repeat at the foot OF
Lake Erie, what said ut the head oft that II
IL had fallen to me to name man to be elected
ms next president Of the United States, would
have chosen Abraham Lincoln.
I have tpromised out West that the state OF
New York will give him 10000 majority 10
November.-Am righti IA voice, "double
u!'1 Then you are to multiply that by two,
are You! Well that is no more than you
ought to do, and II you keep wide-awake'
II is no more than you can do.
Now, my friends, an celebrating on this
estimate OF yours, and wish to know what
YOU have to say for Erie county, What ma
jority will Erie county giyel
divers answers were made to this query
5000 seemed to be the prevalent figure. INT.
Stewards reply to this estimate We could not
hear. lie resumed j
II isvery fortunate that whatever may be the
way with the population on the sidewalks, the
rural districts are safe for freedom. Why,
gentlemen, you couldn't take any man three
months, from Main street, out into the free
open country, without converting him from
the democracy, and making him 30 that nc
would never think Of voting for democratic
candidate, or o two-fsccd candidate, or q can.
ditate with half q dozen principles. Well
we'll see what we can do with the cities this