The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-26

traveller who climbs 70 the dome Of st. Peters In Rome
be in almost direct and Immediate communication With
the Almighty power that directs and controls tn actions
and the wills Of men, as be looks down rom that emil
ing books and payers TO study out the YIN Of the
Eternal 30 1t is with me- can stand here and look far
occupies himself in establhing seaports and towns and
outposts Of the empire OF 81 Petersburg
and can "Go on build up your outpos 70 the Attic
ocean They will yet become the outpoets OF my own
country, 10 extend the civilization Of tho United
States 10 the Northwest" SO ] look on Prince
senious people, and : capable, enlightened
government are occupied with bridging rivers making
railroads and elesraphs % deyeiope organize create
and preserve the great Btsh provinces Of the NORTH by
the great lakes The st. Lawrence and around the shores
Of HudsOns Fay, and am abe 70 s.y ~. y very we'll
Into the American Union" (Applause) can look
southwark and see, amid al the commissions that
breaking up the ancient provinces Of SPAIN the Span
American republcs-see In their decay and dissolution
the preparatory stage for their reorganization in Free
equal and Independent members Of the United States Of
s ,S snSDs on such an ana ua ao
down ON the States and the people OF the Atlantic coaso
Maine and Massachusetts,, and New York and pennsyE
vania, and Virginia and the Carolinas, and Georgia
and Lonsara and Texas and round by the Pacific coast
70 California and OregonI hear their disputes their
rate interests are not graed and consulted by fede
raj government they will separate from this Union-wil
seceds from y win dissolve Il. and while hear on their
say "Peace BIO STILL These suojects Of contention and
dispute that rritae, and anger and provoke you are
you much desire conserve and for which you think
you would sacrifice the welfare Of the people OF this con-
n,ni are a @s Is & @ &
Harmonious understanding that his Is tie land Of Ae
for The ,ohite man; and that Uhatevr elements
here to disturb its present peace iyTitax
ne passions q f. Dos'es,os ,oi ~ ms snd-ana aas end
icdy 10 disturb the harmony of enddNger hs great Jnon
Applause Fellow citizens, 1t Is under tho influence Of
reflections like these that thank God here 10 day,
fervently than ever that live In such great country
this and that my lot has been cast in not before the
period when political society wa. to be orsan,ei nor
ruin, but that live in the very day and hour when poll
tc society to be eecuay organized throughout this
apd now to feel to come into the knowledge Of,
that high necessity which compels every State
in TINS Union ss be- NJ not n. separated and ,, 80
We and feel more than ever, when up here,
that erven heat OF benevoence and love for the region
~ which our lot cast that will not suffer the citizen OF
Name the citizen OF South Carolina the citizen OF Texas
the citiZea OF Wisconsin Minnesota TO be aliens
to, Of each other but which on the other
family. Aye and we see more-how II is that while
cety convused with the eaouses between native and
and tormented with the rivares and eaoucs produced
by difference Of birth, Of language and Of religion here
and the Irishman and the Italian and the Fren ID.
man, and the Hollander, becomes, in spite of him.
self, almost completely, in his own eyes and 10
his chldren's, American citizen. (ApplRuse.)
We and feel therefore, the unity In other words that
constitutes and compels to constitute many
tons not many peoples but nation and people
only (AppIause) VaietudinariaDs OF the North have
been In the habit Of seeking the sunny skies OF the South
TO restore their wasting frames under consumption and
vaetudinarans Of the South have been accustomed 10
seek the skies Of Italy for the same relief Now you
the vsletudinarans Of the whole continent, from the
sources Of the Mississippi for an atmosphere which shall
reinvgorate and restore them 70 health. (Applause)
Do you not see and feel here that this atmosphere has
another virtue-thst when men from Maine ana from
Carolina and from Mississippi and from New Hampshire,
and from England and Ireland and Scotland, from
up hero into this same valley Of the Mississippi, the
atmosphere when II once becomes naturalized TO their
lungs becomes the atmosphere not only Of health but Of
liberty and frecdomf (Applauso) DO not feel ,ohen
up y. that hare nat only found tie temple and
tie shrine Of resdom bat thai have uiA the atsal
psuse Once IN her presence We zee that no less c.ps
cous temple could be III for the worship that her due
lie life could come up here with me- and learn ply By
e.perisnce as have done, the elevation and serenity
II is The only region Of The uned states IN which ind
fraternity and mutual charity fully developed Applause
Since 6rst set my foot In the valley Of tho Upper
Mississippi have met OF all sects and Of all rel
gons Of the republican party and Of the democratic
party AND Of the American party, and have not heard
reproachfol word, disdanful sentiment have
that you differ, and 10. not disagree (Appauss
have seen that you can love parties and the states
men o. your cnS,oe mo ye, io.s ss more sne county
squater soveregns scattered wdecast In distant and
remote Territories which you never 70 enter and
Of the United staes may abolish sovereignty and
the sovereens also daughter You love the sovereignty
~ hs ns owe
the )pufx sovereignty that belongs 70 you, and the
equal popular sovereignty that belongs to every other
United states Applause Under the influence Of such
sentiments and feelings there scarcely know how
act or speak when come before you at the command OF
al n n rSpublicnn fpel hat
could be but little more ndugeIt, little patient
with each other little more charitable, all the grounds
on which We disagree would disappear and pass away
just as popular sovereignty passing away and lot
ALI cannot confess ourselves 10 be ali republicans
plauss fsee here moreover how 10 that in spite Of
sectional add personal ambition, the form and body
and spirit Of this nation organizes itself and consol.
daes Itself out OF the equilibrium Of rrepreble and yet
heathul political counter balancing forces and how out
Of that equilibrium, Is prodrccd just exactly that
thing which the interests Of the continent and OF
kind require should be developed here-and that Is
federal republic Of separate republican and democratic
States.
sec here how little you and and those Who wiser
ana better and greater than 700 or hsvedone and how
~, Of
and under which they are permanently 70 rcmsin-anf
that rs the condition Of free people see that while
seemed 10 ourselves 70 have been try ing 10 do
much and TO do everything, and while many fancy
they have done great deal what have been doing
VIA. We nov are s oonS .nss we sns, hereafter DO
tnue 10 be dong, just exactly what was necessary 10
be DONE whether knew or not for the interests OF
humanity this GLOBE and therefore certain 70
be Done because necessity only another expression
name for the higher Law. Col ordans that what
r " ss S ss done wSs1
selves fully and perfectly here that they dong
what the exgcncics Of political society throughout the
world have 81 last rendered necessary 10 be done So
cety tried for elk thousand years how TO live and in
prove, and perfect itself under monarchcal and arsto
cratic systems Of government, while practising sys-
tenn OF degradation and slavery each ther
and the result has been, all over the world
complete and absolute ALLURE Al last, a the close OF
the sst century, the failure discovered and rcve-
hton was made Of the nccessty Of system In which
henceiorh men should cease 20 ensavc each other
should govern themselves. (Applanse) Nowhere Ia
Africa. In Asia OF In Europe, was there open Geld
where this great work Of the Of DO.
tlts society under favorable forms of government
could he attempted. They all occupied This great
and unoocupied continent furnished the very theatre that
necessary and 70 u come all the bold the brave the
free throughout the world who feel and know that
necesfy and who have the courage, the manhood and
the Humanity 70 labor 10 produce this great organit
Prov depet apart this continent for this work. and