, 1860-05-15

mol cntertan1 4ae Staple nt taglr speeches. con- /
Of Abo1itioti=m and negro cquality-.hst thcy
are ia tayor of eeyating tho negro race to the |
same standard Of. social and political equality
with the white population. Ny friends, there |
is not one Word qf truth in these charges, aud |
~amunr the Democratic citizens Of your city, or
0. the Democracy Of Illinois. single Democrat
.yho will, il he would honestly lnswer ut his |
own fr-siae, differ With you ia opinion III regard
to Republican principles when fairly stated. You
will not fear a single Democra: who ia not at
whole city lores Or admiires slaverye. Where
is the man in this fair commonwealth who dare
stati up bafolc IN audience Of the free neople
os this State, md tell you that slavery is IN in
A.itution~ I'd be lored, admired and cherished!
Whit IIIinnisan dare cast reproacA upon the
dedicated the soil upon which yon now life. 10
freedom, and freedom alone, forever. Jap
You csnaot fl,ni1 il i1ii any other country or in
The whole Yorld:s history, Q brighter and strong-
eE testimony IA iasSr e. The value g. lsaf p5'n
your own ynupg and thriving State. Zap,
'l,lausc.l Illinois now stands forth in ali her
beauty, with her p7puious cities, with fair,
broad cultivated fields, q wealthy, enterprising
und populohs people, as living monument in
that the Republican party adyocates Abolition
doctrines is utterly untrue, While we ADMIT
that slavery is an institution which is net to be
commended or desired, wa recognize tue right
slavery if she desires it, and tue rieh. Of the
5larr States Of this Union. to hpll their slaves !
as long as they please. We utterly deny the
right or power Of the General Government to
1Efera With these institutions where they are
established f:y local lRR. (Chee1a.l
f,k a"o1. }aH. 1n{ i
any one Of the distinguished individuals who
have been named in connection with the ensuing
election as the candidate Of the Republican
party be duly elected President Of the Uuited
States, and you' r11l iind his administration IS
conservative upon this qaestion Of SLAVERY as
.fsrsop, :ori Of Madison. .Cau you ask n,nEea
DO you desire IN administration more conserva-
tire than were those, Or one Which Nill consult
more directly the principles of our Co2ssitu-
ton? l assure you TINT the Republican party
does No: ad socote single principle slnsi! n; & vas
administrations, aod which would not now BE-
received by the people Of every State in tie !,
Union az being in accordance with the true
principles cf our Constitution. [Applause.l
THIS question Of Slavery has no application
to the States. Our eonf:deracy is made up Of
independent sovercignties. The State Of 1lli.
nois is sovereign within her sphere. She has
The right, this day, If the people desire it, TO
establish Slavery, any other Inca! institution.
Congress-, as the Legislative department Of The
Federal Government, has M power to Interfere
with my institution which the people Ct your
State usy establish. They hnvc no more power
II nro1,iEit ron frnn estaII1shino Slavery t:an
they laye!t to prohibit you from urta,;zing
hanks. Itis cue Of those domestic institutions
belonging 10 the S@ates alona, and oyer which
the general government can exercise no control
nr nn,hor:fy. While. then. lhese rights Of the
Statcs ex;sf thc FedcraI foyernnent c:unot
;ntcrfcre with Sinrcrr. in tle St .tes. And Il is
rot hv anv infinence ~ Tho yenersl government
,,non thr nst;l,ion in nny Fl fhe states of t},is
Il f}n;?51 fh,t tha Tennh1icon nn-tr nronose to
cnrrr ant their ,,r;rr;n1e.. F'' f'~f
Tbera ia Lowrrcr. nnothcr nart of onr coun-
t-r orar wh;rh Cnnnress has The nowpr IN 1rr.
;si,e linn our Western frontier We have
rat unsst,cd region Of country, We hare
thcre rast 1erritories Iyiur beyoud the Missis-
sin;f wh;c|. hive been ACQUIRED as tlc property
RI ,},e American reorle. nj the mica Of ,hcir
canmon trcasrr tnnf M thu result If t,,rir Ira.
yery 13isnlaycd ju battle on forejru fields. Aad
m Nate in il,is union manifcsted more alacrity.
wben the C. country @ called 10 arms. than diJ tnc
| State of Illinois aud lie bones Of n,aoy CT her
,..tr;osic snns wcrc ]cf. blcacI,iur on t|.c fields
IF Mcxico' in tbat war which rctulted in tic &C.
uui-it;ou Of this yerv territory. loud an
,,fuu.c.1 Ia: whom does that TERRITORY beIou. =
i.ot Kentucky. or South Caroliun. cain it So
lar eyc|ugiy.: nropcrt,Y Hare thcy any morr
ri.Lt to it tilan hare your It belongs to
tie neop1e Of these Unrel States, North
a. wcH Is Sout1. and tic institutions
whicl, sIalt bc established hers, and 10 be con
troled ly the voice of the rlujority Of thai peo-
| Die expressed through their representative in
| Eopnrsss,: U,cpewcd apEIruSe1
| When this lair Territory, which was acquired
by purchase with Louisiana, was cedcd TO the
| United States as the property Of our whole peo.
| rle, Congress in $50, Ly the passage Of the
famous Missouri Compromise net, dedicated
more than one.half OF that Territory to freedom
The patriots oi that day went much farther than
se did. They might be callea Abolitiouists, for
they did abolish slavery ia all that Territory
living Nortl. Of sc deg, 20 min, North latitude
The old Territory acquired with Louisiana was
/ arvtefri:err 1t Was part of that State, ard
subject to the laws Of Louisiana Recognizing
slavery, and under thoSc lass 2lI ttc1nhal;tants
| Of that territory were allowed to hold slaves
there. let Congress, by that Missouri CON-
.2romise act, abolished slavery in ell that terri
tory, They went much IA :thes than the ltepub
|ican paftv roT proposes 10 70, aud abolished
slavery I
All this; Northwestern territory, too, wns q
l Old Commonwealth aud sIaycry. 'Th1: Virginia
institution was established here BY law before
tliu'cout.ry WIS settled; yet the patriots of the
RI roIution, the Southern men from Virginia,
,le Earolinas, aud the ether old tluye Ssa:es Of
the confcderacy, declared with uui.ed voicc tina!
| slavery Should DF Apu&iS4GQ In oil llB tGTFH1rF
fsrerer:: JChecrs We arc reaping the benc-
ills Of tsat glorious uct to-!ar.
Nv friends. las the Soutl, auy right to com.
plain, III instead Of atol:shiag slavery in tile
Territory where it exists, W. simply declare
that territory NOW free shall remain tree, and
he rcserrcd1o ftcs labor md free enterprise.
|. GApnlause This is o question to Illinois Of
trent interest,". Your Stale las btcn settled By
emigration from otd-r States. }onr fsthers
who lfyed in Ohio, peunsylsania, New York,
mud tilc older Statcz living east Of this, unable
| to find ratriu.ony for .bei. children, where tie
| ing their children IN their own ue;e1barhood
svnrbt The fair and fertile prairics Of llliuo.s'
und The forests Of Iudiauc: and there where the
iun,fs werp cheap they bought homes for thei,
children. that they might, encouraged by the
exarpp!e Of their fathers. build 10 in these ne.
trrritorics stotcs which u,irht emulate lie ca.
.us.nrise of the pureut ssta:ks ..,":....
Int nv: friends The sce:e hns charged. You,
rraries arc now overrra With people. Yor,
nouulat;ot1 in manv narts of the STATE is already
;.h;nr tnxns yonr commerce md enterprise
,ns,,;}sstcd in 30 many wnys' hare n3rancsI iht
nr;ec of rdur lands until yo,1. Who desire home.
ES Eor Sonr ~ children m,st ,oo} hrrond the waters
If fhe bread Nissis.inni. and find there il
.f4rk4 nnsett1cI territorirs homes for your chill
drea rs Tour is,hcra have found homes for YOU
loud applause.1 The question now prsscntei
lands where your friends, relatives and children
arc 10 ind laads for cultivation be Tree US yoa1
.ovn soil. or doomed 10 tie degradation nut
| icrroIs Of slarfryY- fiIcarty arplause.1 Shal
ycur children lAye tho opportunity 10 seek for
iuncs that YOU had here on free soil, or be com
pc|sd to work in composition by ,te side Of ,tt
n t-acaeu slave. fApplausc.1
History las taught Us one lesson-that thos.
countries have been most prosperous in which
iabcr hus been encouraged, ind the iabore1
I mp>t identified, And whenever lie is accursee
| ~ cRste-NneneFer ttIteo dtstsbcttons nave cte
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