, 1861-09-24

Of both The white and black rsce-Ix North
America Tia black IL enslayed By foece Of
lzw"she white By force Of o1sroK md
a1ssSR ahesr Rolite.i M e. tsiskm s The sne L fed aad
eAtse nsaa u bound 10 ,e49eet. We have food
and clothing, and many lawful rights.n be
sides personal liberty, and the right to select
sur maate1s; aad yet we, Ike tho African
slave, labor for their support, md arc almost
ta ttaans5s tEiekeA out Of tho slght Of SELECTING
convention" tricke1y, and the hattsry Of
seortls, we are compelled to tose for such politi-
clans or = available candidates" " Of party -
are selected for NJ, or throw our yotes away !!
Nsw and then, It II true, public opinion points
to1Hx NAE, and the politicians tAke him, aud
Keep him, but unce In their power, if natural
y honest, he cannot remain 50. There Is some
thing in The atmosphere Of politics aad poloer
that ursets everything like moral honeety, and
substitutas therefor .spolitical eapediency,"
and party and personal aggrsndizement- SO It
ha4 teen since the days Of WAsH1sGToS-our
Abe whom may God keep honest, and with
him end theraee fpasty Presidents. [Applause. |
And 1t Eow lcoks . little like It; for he is
hEad and shoulders above the tricksters
who gave us the opportunity to elect him
ard in the great work OF reconstruction,
which be knezrs he h.s to do, he may help to
"ipe out the bad combinations, which well
believe he depTec3tes, a. We 1o-some of his
BEgadler appointments" aud lewyer1lke
scruplee to the contrary, Notwithstanding.
!, And yet ne cs.n1ot, with all our respect for
tie President If these United Ststes-2ad his
Erose!bial Ere honesty Of parpose-,.disguise the
1aet, ttat our government Is Sell one OF poll
slclaEs sid laHyer-8ot Etaiezmen. There
seems TO be wonderful fear of Hurting ths
retele-and especially Of touching their great
domestic institution"--that may yet require
an lrunei3es CT Napoleon to set right. And
better him, than Was without an o6ject-and
lag better make " root end branch" work OF it
DOW, than have it all over again, as We must
have, If the causes and creators Of the present
var are rot "wiped out' with it. [AppIause.
ihe producing interests Of the North-aod
ch'efy agriculture-mu5t furnish the fighting
men, and pay the bills,-aad is it not about
time we began to enquire bcw our men and
money sre employed? And why, when 1--WE
sre in the midstf Of revoIution''- and
blcc6y-tLe laWs OF war sre not made to su-
pe1cede all others, while tic war Lasts? Jap.
p1ause1
We-the producing classes of the aation-
2re those who should make, ard uumake, gov
errmentA and laws; and while We support
what exiets, 1t is our right and our duty Is IN
qusze Into the operations Of both.
The following Feat allus;on to Geaerl Fro
mont, received with shouts Of applause, Is al1
ne hare space for, in conclusion:
- 0"1J noIs lnt 1Aoial m4As0 l1at D0s Bol3
the air ct Washington, cur men, soldiers and
statesmen, brestn freer and purer, see fartner
a1d cl7aIer, and act with vigorous prompt
net5 AID cefdtude that rattles the fleshIess
bones ct precedent and nepotism whick elm
Der the floors alike Of cabinet chamber, aad
department. h4l1. And here, if anJ#nere, va
may reasonably and hopefully LOOK for the
:acks sonian courage, eh1lking no responsible
ny, lhe ciear head and stout heart that shall
Jet 1ssd us out of our troubles, q II sR.thfader''
tor the Ar:erican naion, Moses for tbs slaye,
cthVt trlng him BY no dubious routa ont Of the
land OF Egypt, out Of the house Of bondage"