, 1860-08-09

what Will they nave 10 oppo8a the enemy
Every township wln want It's home regiment
every plantation .dts garrison; and what will
be lef for the field nrmy7 No sooner will q
movement OF concentration be- attempted thar
tho naerrst panic will undo and fustrste'l 1t for
ever. Themistocles might say that Greece va.
On bis ships; French general nj gat say thai
the Republic was in his camp; but slavery vii
bo neither o. the ships nor IL the camp; It wi
be spread defencetess ovss thousands OF square
miles. This will be their situation: either theJ
concentrate their forces, and slavery will be ex
ro4ed ereryueere: or they do not concentrate
Them, and their strength will be nowhere. They
want war. Let them tFy Il! They will tr5 il
but once. {dreat applause) And thus it turn
out, thst the very sln.e thing Tint would be thl
ca $50 OF tho war, would At tic Basnc time reude
them unable to c&ErI On Jhe war.- Tbs san'
institution that WantB protection, will 1t tht
same time dissrm it, protectors. les, slavery
which can no logger be defended with argu
ments, can no longer be defended with arms.
There is your dissolution OF the Union. Th,
defeat the very objects for which it might b'
undertaken; they cannot attempt it, for slav
cry would lay them helpless Al the feet of th,
North. Slaretr, which makes it uneoufortab:
70 stay in the Union, makes it impossible fo
them to 90 out Of it. What, then. will th,
answer that question with another one : vha
GOA the South do in case Of Republican vic
tory? Will there ha disturbance? Tht
people of the South themselves will have te
put it down. VIII they submit. Not to North.
eln dictation, but to their own good sense
!hey have conaidered Us their enemies az
long IS they ruled US; they will end out that
re are Their friends Is soon Il We cease to be
their subjects. They have dreamed so long
Of the blessings Of slasery; ,lcy viii onss %
their eyes again to the blessings Of liberty.
They Will discover TINT they are not c3u-
quered, but liberated. Will sfa:ery die outs
As surely u freedom will net die out, loud
applause.
Sla1eho!de1s Of America, appeal to you,
ARE you really ia earnest when you speak Of
perpetuatlng slavery? Shall it nerer cease.
Nesef! Stop and consider, where you are and
IN what days you live.
This 's the nineteenth century. Never since
mankind has recollection OF tines gone by.
Las the Ann1an mind disclosed such wonderful
powers. The hidden forces Of nature We have
torn from their mysterious conce l1mept and
ynked them irto the barI ess of usefulness they
carry our thoughts over slender wires to distant
nations; they draw our wagons over the high
Ways OF trade; they pull the gigantic oara Of
our ships; they set in motion The iron fingers
o. our machinery; they will soon plow cur
helds and gather our crops. The labor Of the
brain has exalted to mere brldling md con-
trolling OF natural forces the labor OF tho hand
sud yon think sou Gun perpetuate ~ stem
which reduces MAN. however degraded, yet ca
pane :" development, to the level Of 4 soulless
This Is the world Of the nineteenth century.
The last remnants Of fendalism IN the old world
are fast disappearing. The c. Il Of Russia. in
tho tu'ness OF his imperial power, is forced TO
yield TO the irresistible march OF human pro-
gress, aud abolishes ssrfdom. Even the Sultan
OF Turkey can no longer naintain the barbar-
GUS customs Of the Aoslem against the pressure
OF the century, and slavery disappears. And
you, citizens OF Republic, you think you caa
arrest the wheel OF progress with your Drtd
Scott deci-iobs and Democratic platforms.
Enthusiastic eheers.1
Look around you, and Sec how Ion esome you
are in this wide world Of ours As fur Us mod
ern civilization throws is rays. what people.
what class OF society is there like your Cry
out into the world your wild and guilty fantasy
Of property in man. and every echo +. spends
with cry vi horror or contempt; esery breeze
fron whatever point Ct the coupasa it nav
come, b'lngs }ou verdi:t uf conde mutation.
There u no human heart that sympa hszes vita
your cause, unless it tsympathizss with The cause
OF deapotlsm in every form. There is no human
voice to cheer you on in Jour st: :uyg'e; there is
no human eve that has a tear for tpur reyerses-
no link ofsympathE between the common cause
Of ths great humau brotherhood und you. You
hear Of emancipation in Russia, aud wish it
should fail. You hear Of it4Iy rising. md fear
The spirit OF liberty should become contagious.
W Where al mankind rejoices you tremble.
Where oil mankind love you ha,e- Where all
mankind cures you sYmpathize.
And in this appalling solitude YOU stand
alone against hopeful world, alone against q
great century: fighting your hopeless Gkh.,
hopeless, hopeless AZ tae struggle ot the Indian
against the onward march OF ciyilza,iou. Er.
aust all the devices which thoiuventiye genius
OF despot1sni 1nay suggest, and yet how can
you Ees'st! In every village school house, the
plotting against you; in every laboratory Of
scl.pcf. in every. machine ship, the human
m1nd Is working the destruction of your idol,
! GU cannot mske un attempt to keep p.ce with
the general progreas Of mankind, without pIot.
ing against yourselves. Every stem whistle.
every pulling locomotives is sounding the snriek
OF liberty into your ears. From the noble.t
instincts Of our hearts down to sordid greedi-
ness OF gsin. every impulse Of human nature ia
engaged in This universal conspiracy. How can
you feslst: Where are your friends IN the
North? Your ever ready supporters ara scs,-
tered to the winds. as By enchantmec.. never
to unite AGAIN. Hear them trying to sure their
O. own fortunes, awear with treachcIous eagerneas
that they have nothing iu common win YOU.
their charm, your threats have lost cir terrors
upon them. The attemat is idle to cioak tbe
snres Of Lazarus with the lion skin of Hercuie..
We know you. Every one of your boasts ia
understood Us q daguise! moan Of weakuess-
every ehont Of defiance as L. disguised cry for
me1c5. lhas game Is played out- DO not de-
ceNe yourselves Ihls means not OILY tie des-
srce.ioh o. 81 pafty-this ua.ns the defe1t Of
cause. Ee shrewder than tile sbre nde.t hrsrer
is doomed. ~"1''
And III the face Of all this ycu insist upon
plugging, with dogged stubbornoess. yonr fFtaf
'ofssuasion Why not, with manly boIduess.
SWING found INTO the grand march Of rroQres.
Eve s humanity? You soy it cannot be done to-
Ivy. aaj Can It ee done tomorrow? Will it be
easieF twenty; itty years hence, when the fear-
[ul increase ot The negro population will hare
aggravated th> tvils OF slavery IN hundred
[olt, and with i: the difficulties ot i,s extinctons
Ind you ever think of this: The tnal cri.i,
Wall come, with the inexarable CERTAINTY Of fate.
Tue mere terrible the longer it is aelayed. Viii
7ou coutent yourselves with the crimina! words.
y atler me Tie delnRe!' Is thut the inherit.
ance you mean to leave to coming generat,ors.
IN inheritance Of disgrace, crime, blood. de-
Hear me, Shareholders of Ameficas
II you have no scnae Tor the uatural Yjphts of
he biaek map, DO appreciation Of -Four qwn in.
erests, have you no hearts for your children?
hear The silly objection, that your senss Of
1onor forbids you to desert ;. ur cause, Sense
# honorl Imagine future zenerat,on stand.
ng around the tombstone of the hravess Of you.
'rd read!og the inscription: al re lies val,
ant man, who fuuyht and died ior tha cause
4 human slavery" What will the verdict be.
lis very progeny, unable to realise the pecu.
tar chaih Of ideas which bound HIM to his pe-
:uiiar institution, will dsown him, I'd e1c1ain,,
lie Was either q knave or a foul!' There is
Tot one Of you who, II he could rise from the
lead century hence, into tue purified atmos.
here OF an age more enlightened and hunaue.
Fould not gladl5 exchange his epiaaph Tor that
i the meaneat OF those who were hung at
SENSE Of honor! Since VIXEN has it beccme
lishoooraole to giro up the errors Of yesterday
or the truths of to day = to prevent future d,s-
sters By timely refurmsp Since when ha, it
eased to be the highest glory TO sacrifice ones
'st1udtces and momen'ary advantages upon
ne altar of the common veal! Du: thoso Who
eek their glory in ssubbornly resisting What
) glorious, must ind their end in inxiorious
misery.
Turn to Jou, Republicans Of Missouri; Your
ountry man owe you d-bt Of admiration and
'rati.ads to which my poor voice can give but
feeble EXPRESSION. You hare undertaken the
!ob!e task u! showing this people Of the North
hat the staveho1dlnK States themselves contain
be elements Of peacsahis regeneration; and Of
to !. South how that generation
In be affected, fou have inspired The vaver-
og masses With confidence in the practicahilty
# our ideas. To the North you have gwen en-
enlargement; to the South Jou have set on ex-
mple- Let LEE entrea: you not to underrate
our noble vocation. Struggle On, brave men
The M 1lous wishes of millions are lowering
round you. Struggle On, until the baures Of |
IS planted upon the capito1. Of |
our Stale, and one Of the pfoudest chapters OF |
Ut history VII! read; Missouri led the van, and
be nation followed.
When the fervid and accomplished orator had |
oncluded, he WIS saluted with long contin-
ed demonstration Of tie mos enthusiastic np-
lause.
- XA Nra LII natraa~Hnfh