The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-07

nd Who thsy ne \ sAeuld nks - have them
marked. Evssy siAssr " ssss.doaiA hom Tie
eovsnnssa Of 0od--s rphel--trsissr--rising up
aeHiss holy ana vishssss sovsrnsma God
calls On you 70 come y yov duty 70 him. rs
this We pray. Ard We are smha~sadous for Chrts,
ssd In ohrists sssad We bsssssA you. "Bs 70 re-
coacllsA 70 God." f.. .rU. o. .r.
ne Lsss sVescA Of Jsdss Dsssias.
> The following b the hst public ,psesh de-
liverod by the late Senator DouoLAsL He az.
rived IL Chicago on the first day Of May, and
tho people without distinction Of party, turned
out en ndse, to receive him. Though then suf.
feiing from the incipient tagss Of the disease
which terminated b his death, he thus respond
Cd to tho Welcome Of his fsllow-citizens.
MR. CaAInnAs: thank you for the Kind
terms with which you have been pleased to
welcome me-; thank the committee, and
thank the citizors oS Chicago for this grand
and imposiDg reception. But Ibeg you to BE-
lieve that do not do yos The ipjustics to oon-
slider this ovation personal one, but rather
exx,ss,cn Of your devotion 70 the Constitutisn
and the laws Of our country. viii not con.
coal my qualification at the uneontroverhble
testimony which this vast audispoe presents,
that whatever differences Of opinion may have
heretofore divided uA the conviction nov sx-
ists In Jour mind that in Danger my loyalty 70
my country may bs relied upon. That that dan
selves, no matter boW taey naydssirsto avert the
svil; bat II war ms. bell The bayonst must
crush social order and liberty, then, before God,
feel my conscience clsar. Ihavs stugglet - long
as thsrs was hopc, and even after nppe had al.
most Disappeared, for psacsiul solution Of the
trouble. have not only tsndsred full
satisoption and ample justicN bat hsvs prot.
fsre( Oscillation even v the sxtsut Of nsgasni-
nj and gsnsrosity. The return which We
Of srnies on our capital, The obstruction OF our
traas, tho issue Of letters Of nArqus Authuris-
Ing hwisss pirates TO prey upon Vaf comnsrcs
lin short, ooncertsd movssAsut To blot the
United Statsa from the map Of the world. The
simple question u whstbef ws are 10 maintain
The Government, or allow II TO 10 stricken out
Of sxistsnos BY ttoss Who no longer acknsw-
What excuse can the disuuionists give for
breaking up the bsst Government ths sun ever
shed its liSht upon2 They are dissatisfied With
the result Of the last Presidential election.
Were they nsvsr bsatsn bsforel Aro we TO
Il lerate the idea that the defeatsd party Is to
resort 10 the sworda l understand II 70 be .
fundamental principle that the voice Of the poo
that in tho election Of . pmty candidate their
rights are not saie. What cvidencs have We Of
it2 1 dsfy any man to show q hct thst viii
ssbstaatists h What one set hAs bean omit.
ted which they can complain Off 30 far -
the rights ot ths South are concsrned-ths
rights Of slavsholdsrs-no oct has bean omit
tea Il which they can complain. Thsrs
Washngtel's insugurstfon down TO this NO
nsnt, vhsa ths rghts Of The South have
ssood frn~ under The laws Of tts land.
Thsrs nsvsr - the tims who's they had
Pot quite ~ good eause for dlsupion ~ now.
What specific grievances can they assign from
the days q Washington TO this momsnn II
they rsss 10 he territorial question, 1t is an
% our statute books limiting slavery In any
naapsr. II TO ths saforcsmsnt Of tho lava
ths only complaint b that too much has bean
dons-that We have been too eager 70 enforce
the fugitive slsvS law. Thsa ssk what sx-
cuss has the South for tho scheme which they
have concoetsd 10 wind up the Union The
slsvssy question is mere excuse. The cleo
tion of LnootS Ii bat prstsxt. The present
secession movement Is the result Of an enor-
nous conspsracy which was niatursd a. Year
ago. This conspiracy was ffs ffs->A---.-.a-
ers Of the fecsssion movement twelve months
ago, and they have used every means TO urge
II on. Trey have CAUSED q man ~ be esctsd
by sectional vote, to demonstrate that the
onion was divided; and whom tho history Of
the country, from the time Of the Lecompton
Constitution 10 the date Of LtScoLs's election,
maturing meantime which was for no end ex-
cept TO break up the Uaion. They desired to
break II up, and thsy used the slavery
question as a means. They desired 10
create psrely tectional vote, to damon
strste that tho the two sections could net live
together. The disunion card dictated that the
South was to carry its own election, and the
North was to elect LrSccLr. Then a united
South was to assail divided North, snd gain
an easy victory. This scheme was defeated by
tho overthrow Of tho dimnon candidates IN
Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Sill the
grand conspiracy existed, aid tho disuniou
movement was the result Of II. But hsvs no
time TO enter into details. Armies arc raised,
and war hss boon levied. There arc but two
sides % the question, and svery man must b' i
on tho side II the United States or against It
There cda Be none bat patriots or traitors ThsnI
God, Illinois Is not 70 be doubted on this quss
ton. They eonspirsd TO prodscs Q civil wa
among the Republicans and Democrats, expect
| ing TO step In and accomplish IA easy victory
Their schsms WIN involve civil war and bleod
] shsd IN tho United States, and the calamity
only to be averted by united action.
! repeat that 80 long as there was possibl
ity Of settling the trouble psacsfully, sver.
sacrifice was made and pIoposed, and nov, whs,
states TO the corn. fields Of Illinois, say tn
farther of the better. War ID . cad thing, bu
civil war must nov bs recognized n exptipl
in the United btates. We can no longer cl'i
our eyes to the solemn fact. In this exigenc
ths government must be maintained, and tn
more stupendous and ovefwhelming are ou
preparations the shorter will be the, struggle
But, NY coun',ymen, we must remsmosr tHs t
csrtain restriction, are 10 be dissolved. w
NUT not forget that we are Christians, an
that war must 10 waaed In Christian spirit
not against the rights Of 9 people-not agsin'
Ih- ughts VI women and children. Say ths
yol will sanction no war on rights, and say thi
never will you lay dosn your arms pntii tho'
&biCh you Claim as your own are recognize'
| We we're born under the Constitution Of q
Usited States. and Its provisions are our birth
right, Then be prepared TO enforce the inAliei
able rights which II confsrs. g
We have peculiar reasons why We cannot n
cognizs The bght 70 sscsds and Sreak up th
Unioo. Opos recognize Il aud you not onl
destroy ths Goysrnnsnt, but annihilAte ordel
and inaugurats anarchy such ~ dissrsced Il
history Of tbs worst days Of the French Rsye
luton. Ny friends, yoa have solemn dut
70 perform. Use all yosr power 70 maintsi
ths Consultation and the government wbic
our fathers gave u. Ths greater the unan
, nifty the less the loss Of life and property, an
l the sooner the est tsblAhment Of psaco. a
aware that we have some pr,judicss TO encoui
ter, but that does not surprise me. 1t Is but
few short months since We passed through
stormy election. and u takes some little time
drive out tho party contentious and substitu
patriotisp; and yet hs who would not saenfs
political differences does not deserve ths su
port Of his country. How, then, arc !,
, | 10 present. q unitsd front? Cease TO di'
| cues, cease TO criIninats and recriminsts. i
l dulge 10 NO tsunts ss to ~ho caused the troubl
waves over every inch Of our country, arg
| ths point of authorship. whsn we shall ha
| a government for our children TO live und'
} II will be time enough 10 discuss Its difhc'
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