The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-12-06
Speech Of Hon. Lyman Trum.
bull,
Delivered at Springfield Celebration,
Tuesday Evening, No. goth.

FELLOW CITIZENS: 1t is meet that Repub-
licans should make mer, and be glad, for
the spirit of liberty. which with our rulers
was dead, is alive again; and the Constitu-
ton, ordained to secure its blessings, which
was lost sight of, is found. In view OF the
recent political triumphs, Illinois Republi-
cans have especial reasons for congratula-
ton. In common with their political breth-
rem throughout the Union, they rejoice in
tae general result which secures to the coun-
try Republican President, who, we trust
and believe, is to bring back the govern
ment to the policy Of the fathers, and there
by restore the fraternal feeling which exist
ed between the different sections of the
country in the purer and better days of the
Republic. In addition to this, they have
the satisfaction of having secured Repub-
lican Legsl,tlre, and thereby Republican
United States Senator, and power TO enact
the nece ssary laws to prevent Illegal voting,
and to Civ, to every part Of the States, ac
cording to population, its proportionate share
in the legislation of the State. And more
than this, we Illinoisans have especial rea-
sons to rejoice in the fact that the standard
bearer in this great political contest, who
led the Republican hosts to victory, is our
own fellow citizen-the pure, incorruptible
patriotic and talented Lincoln, than whom
the Constitution in all its parts has no more
faithful supporter, nor the Union an ADLER
defender. But while we rejoice over VIC
tory so complete, let it not be by way of tri
umph over pol tical opp ,nents, for we are all,
by whatever name called, brethren of con-
mon country, and intere ,ted alike in so
guiding the Ship Of State through the peril
GUS waves of these tepestuous times, as to
bring it to haven of peace and safety
Rather let us rejoice over the success of the
principles we advocate, tn, maintenance Of
which we believe essential to the preserva-
ton of our free institutions and the perpetu-
ity of constitutional liberty.
Mr. Lincoln, although the candidate of
the Republican party as Chief Magistrate,
xill neither belong to that or any other par
ty. When inaugurated he will be the Presi-
dent of the country, and the whole country,
and, doubt not, will be as ready to defend
and protect the State in which he has not
received solitary vote, against any encroach-
ment upon its constitutional rights, as the
one in which he has received the largest ma
jority. While they, by whose votes he has
been designated as Chief Magistrate of the
republic, will expect him to maintain and
carry forward the principles on which he
was elected. they know that in doing so, no
encroachment will be made on the reserved
rights of any Of the States. They know
that the Federal Government is one of dele
gated powers; that it can do nothing except
the authority for the act can be found in the
instrument which created it, ard that all
powers not conferred are reserved to the
States, or the people of the States. Hence,
when their political opponents have charged
them with Abolitionism, or attributed to
them desire to interfere with slavery in the
States; or some fanatic has insisted that
they ought to do so, the reply has invariably
been that the people who made the Federal
Government dill not think proper to confer
on It such authority. and it has therefore no
more right to medde with slavery in a State
than it has to interfere with seridom IN Rus
sia. Nor are the people Of the snon-slave-
holding States in any way Responsible for
slavery in the States which tolerate it, be-
cause I, that question they are sworn to
each other as Independent governments. |
have laborcd in and for the Republican or.
ranization with entire conidence thatwher-
ever it should be in power, each and all Of
the States would be left In Is complete con-
troll Of their own affairs, respectively, and 4
as perfect liberty to choose and errp'oY their.
ewn means Of projecting property and pre-
.erviur peacs and order within thsirrespect.i
i. limits a. they havs ever ban unaer anv