East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-10-25

he moved to the State of Georgia and
] lived there some years. But never
heard that he took his slaves with him
Applause and langhter.) i take IL for
granted that he lost them under the ope-
ration of the State laws of New York
aboiishng slavery. daughter and
cheers) l wish you TO bear in mind
that these emancipation laws of New
York were not passed by Congress, bat
were the result of popular sovereignty.
| (Choers) Far be it from me to inti-
mate that Mr. Stewards undying hostility
TO popular sovereignty arises from the
fact that that principle deprived him
Of his right Of property in man. (Con-
tinued and uproarous laughter. "Give
it to him again. 'sHit him again." and
other cres) BE that as it may, New
| York was at that day a slaveholding
State, and Mr.. Seward stakeholder
Slavery was abolished in New York, and
the other five States which have named,
| bylvirtue of that great principle which svys
the slavery question shall be banished
from the halls of Congress, aud that the
people in each State and each Territory
Shall decide it as they please. (Cheers.)
! Bear in mind that slavery was abolished
| in all those States before the grand di-
vengeance tool, place. Bear in mind,
also, that slavery has not been abolished
in any one State of the Union since the
grand divergence. (Cheers) Slavery
has has not been abolished in any State,
nor any Territory, nor on any one foot Of
American soil, since this grand diverg-
ence, Of which Mr.. Seward speaks, was
initiated. (Cheers.) Then, let me in
quirc, what has the cause Of freedom
gained by this divergence ("Nothing;"
"No, nothing'p What has the cause OF
free institutions gained by abandoning
non-intergcntion and substituting Con-
gresslonal Intervention on the subject of
years.') What blessing have you con-
ferred on the negro by this sectional
strife in Congress Have you enamel.
pated one slave by it? (Shouts, "No.D
If, then, this agitation has conferred no
benefit on the black man, what good has
it done TO the white man? None. Can
any republican tell me how the white
race, or any one man of, have been bene
fited by this agitation On the contra
ry, can tell the republican party some
of the mischiefs they have inflicted on
this country by this strife. This section
al strife has aliennted one-half Of this
Union from the other. ("Right.') 1t
has separated father from son, mother
from daughter, and brother from sister.
II has entered our legislative bodies, and
produced discord and corruption. 1t has
entered Congress, and brought one half
of the Senators and Representatives. in
hostile collision with the other. 1t has
entered the house Of God, and separated
man from the same faith around the holy
communion table. 1t has divided that
good old church in which l was born and
raised, and for which feel so much rev.
ercnce and affection, into Methodist
Church north, and Methodist Church
south, until the brethren of a common
faith cannot sit at the same table,
["Too true to make a joke of it.') How
long do you think political ties will last
when religious ones are severed +? How
long do you think that politicians are
going to set together in peace in the
same Senate chamber when christians
cannot sit around tho communion table
in the house of God WITHOUT quarreling?
(Applause) These are some of the ef.
fccts of that grand divergence from tho
old policy of our fathers so much ap-
plauded by Mr.. Seward, which divcrg.
encc the republican party intend to carry
out. l
Look for moment at the position of
the Republican party and its ally, the Sc
cession party of the South, on the sla-
very question. They are as much allies
in 1860 as they were when they fought
together against the compromise meas
ures of 1850. The northern republicans
under the lead of Mr.. Lincoln, demanded
that Congress shall interfere and prohib-
it slavery wherever the people want it,
The southern secessionists demand that
Congress shall interfere and maintain
slavery wherever the people do not want
it, The republicans tell us they do not
care about Congress interfering to pro-
hibit slavery where the people arc oppos.
ed TO it, for the reason that, Wherever
the people are opposed to it, they viii
prohibit it themselves. On the other
hand, the sccessionists of the South dc.
clare that they only want to have Con-.
gross interfere in behalf of slavery when
necessary. When is it necessary in
their estimation for Congress to inter.
fere Not when the people are i'll favor
of slavery, for, wherever the people want
it, they will protect it themselves. f'iOf
course they Willy Hence the southern,
seceSsionists only desire 10 have Congress
interfere aud maintain slavery whenever
the people do not want and will not have
it. ("Good,n "Hit 'cm again. applausc.)
Thus you perceive that the republicans
of tho North, under Mr.. Lincoln and the
seoossionists Of the South, under Mr..
Breckenridge, agree iD principles. They
agree, irs., IN the support OF the great
prmoiplc Of national divergence so much
by lIy. Seward. They agree,
secondly, that ii is the dnfy OF Congics,
to interfere aad control the slavery qucs-
ton. Ihgy agree, thirdly. that, when
ever Congress decides that question, it
I al.