Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-16
The Irrcprsssibie Conflict.

pINtNb Va aAis Wv" VII stuo oSSnoioh
of lhccompIimentary seronado in honor
Of the election Of speaker Pennington:
FELLOW CITIZENS: must of course
regard this very hattcring not Ice not as
II compliment paid TO mo as an iudivid
ual: but TO me MS a representative Of
principles end measures cherished by so
large a portion of tho frcemen OF the
nation-[cncerA1 Chose principles that
were cngrafted by our fathers upon the
Government NJ its earliest formation,
which underlie the structure ofour Free
Government, and which give TO il vi
tally ard success. We still maintain |
those principles cherished by Washing |
ton and Jefferson and the fathers Of the
Republic, and which are yet dear 10 the
hearts of the present generation, and
upon which those wisest and greatest
OF men established in this New World
u Government in which all men were TO
be regarded in Courts OF Justice AS bu-
man beings, entitled TO the protection
of life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap
pincss. Loud checriag.] Having to-
day closed q long condlci of more than
eight weeks in = struggle 10 organize
The National Legislature, IL u with feel
Jugs OF pride common not TO US alone,
but millions of freemcn in the States of
this Union rejoice in the result That
long coafiet is to-day closed. SO far as
orgaaizing the Legislature is concerned;
but this conflict, citizens, is not
ono OF sections as has been Represented
Lit is not u conflict between the Nor th
and South, or between any other section
OF this Union, but il is a conflict as to
AN element Of political economy and The
systems Of lis5or existing in this conn.
ttfy. Ii Is conflict whether the nn5c.
cipicd Territories OF the Union shalt
be now, and continue 10 DO the homes
0fllo Observation-Disclosures they Slisll DO
dedicated and consccratcd forever la
| freq homes, for free men, or whether
they shall be occupicdby npopulasion
cmigrating thence, not only from your
l0wn States, but brought to this country
from tho shores OF Africa, by which
the Territories shaiI be filed up with
\ black slave population, instead of
being tho homes Of white men. That
~ tho conflict of to-day [chccrs land
not a war OF tIic sections OF this univn.
IL is conflict on principle Of political
ECONOMY, aud as 10 the system Of labor
that can best descloro the material IN.
tcrcst Vt tho country, aud foster us grva .
industrial interests Checrs The
lqucsiion OF tho day is, wncthcr tue men
Who own their own labor, whose daily
toll /, tho only means they have Of OBJ.
ltaining livelihood and support for
themselves and their families, shall be
tho recipients OF this great inhoritnncc,
Ibcqueathed By your athers--whcther
those who own their own labor arc u
occupy tho Territories OF the Union,
tree from the DEGRADATION that contract
with Slavery cyory where brings upon
free lator, or whether they arc 70 be
occupied by those who own tue labor oi
otlicts, and whose capital consists IA the
bonos and muscles u. Tie Iaborcr. This
conflict between tho labor that owns
itself and tho capital that owns Il has
caused this long struggle In Congress,
|and to-day shakes tho political elomcnts
oi the Republic. [Cheers. a voice.
I"Frco labor for ever; down with Denoc'
ia1cy"l II Is not a conflict 10 ween
tho States Of this uuion, or the people
of one section against the people Of
another section, but II Is u Conflict OF
tnvso two elements; and we Usk that
tho Government OF tho country, so Tar
as it has constitutional power, shall
yield that power in behalf OF the free
labor of tho North and the South, ard
IN behalf OF the free labor Of the world,
and that IL shall dedicate the unoccu
pied Territories of the Union 10 FREQ
dom, aud to free homes for free men, i
am obliged TO you, fellow citizens, for
this mark of you kindness ana respect,
and, rcceisingit as rendered TO the prln-
ciples OF which am u humble advocate,
| bid you good night, wishing you oil
a long aud happy life.