Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-13
Fem ID. rnqu'Ter.
SPEECH OF EDWARD EVERETT.

We sllGdei this week to speech delivered by i !
w.Td Everett on the 4 b ct July, ia New York TIE
7mss OF that city j. lbilsn. over 1t ard inderd, Her
ace Greeley could him 10 70 no further Iii. jlsi'
hcaiion Of tho North is iu liz condemnation Of the
South urqnal fed and Lis thirst for srch az TO mate
him sih te able and excellent Henry Ward Beecher.
We copy from tAe Times a few paragraphs from biz
lorg bill OF Indictment which he introduced aud wound
up With al the stage poup Of exordium and pefofaon
As to the concessions of The NORTH Mr. Everett sa
The North has compromised until the very word has b.
como sickening Applause With respect 70 eyyry-
trg substantial ia The complaints OF tia Scuh sgsirst
tbe NORTH C,nr sss and the States have s,rded OF
{, ndered all oaable oil proper saiisfaction. .
Nothing satisfied her because there was an active party
in the coon-grovrg States led by ambitious men ce
,ermued on dsuniop who were resolved 10 be Pat
fed la one instance alone the South has suffered de-
feat The North for the frat time since tho orgshiIi.
tion of the Government has chosen President by her
unaided electoral vote ard that s the oceasoh OF the
present unnatural war; lCherrs / did not, as you
know contribute to that result but did enlist under
Tho bapner of "The Union the Constitution, and tb-
enforcement Of the Laws Cheers for Mr. Ev rett
Under that banner mean 10 .tand and with H. If il 10
struck down, an willing to falL-ILoud applsute.]
VIII tHouLD VIZ NOT REooGSlzs THE sEcrpISG sTATEs g
Ard let US rise from these disrsgrded sppeas to
the truth Of history and the wreched eubuetes OF the
accession school Of argument and contemplate the great
issue before u.s. In its solemn practical reality. why
should we not Il s asked "admit the claims Of tie
ccdug States, acknowledge their Independence, aud
put 40 end at 10 the wa;" why should We Dot:"
auss che question by asking another, why should We
What have we hope from the pursuit Of that ceus
Peace. But peace before. WY are Lot at
peace now The North has waged the wsr; il has
been forced upon u In sci ielerce and i, wilc they
had the Constitution and the laws, the Excessive, Coz.
grees add the Courts all controed by themselves the
South dissatisfied sbl gal projections God CONSTITUTION
al remedies has grasped the sword North ard South
hope live peace when the bonds OF union are broken
and amcable Of adjustment are repnSiaef Psaes
is the Gerry last thing mach secession II rseogai,sd eiH
qivs u': II Tip Cue nothing but koltoe lrucs
lime prtpdys he 'asans Of Ot.trags. IL ia
puy nature perpetual eduse Of hosli;g; an fteraa
neJer cancelled letter Of ria,9ue and rsprfseI,
ka ting proclamation Of BorGsr oar. Hos can peaGs
exist when all the Of discussion iud,hnsly
nultipec when unequal laws stall have led to
gigantic system of smDgElpg when general stampede
ofsaves shall take place aorg the border when -ro
,houf mt of rendop ard all the Thousand causes Of
muusl irritation sh-li be Gale into action, frontier
of 500 miles not mIrked by natural boundaries srd
not suit C. 10 a common jurisdiction Of insulating
power We did believe ia peace: fordly, efedrloas-
" believed that eementc1 by the mild umpirsg, ct
National Union, it might dwel forever beneath n, iclts
Of the star.spauglsd Banner aud the sscrcd shield
Of common Nationality That was the great areanisn
of policy; that was the State mystery into which ren
and angels desired 10 ioot; hidden from ages but
| veslod 20 DC:
which kirg, end proph's wa:d for,
And sou.Li bui never fJuad
After thrilling description CT the attack on Fort
Sumter and the eIting eiV Mr. Everett ecqncaiy
CO.. forth the cpormons cost OF the Territories ana thc
ter npossbiiy Of so sng apy foreign Power 20 occufy
auy portion Of those United Sates In s1y sse3t 80
control the outlet to the great Valley Of the Mississippi
The following is the peroraton: Y.-..g
Such feoH-ciz ns, a. | contemplate them, sre the
ctcst issues before the country nothing lees hsn wheh
or the works OF noble Ia hers of the revolutionary
aud constitutional age shall perth endure whether
this great experiment In national po!i.v which binds
family of FREQ republics in united Governmen.-thc
most hopeful pan for combining the home-bred bles-
sirrs of small State With ths ..atty and Pow &c.
great emp;re-sbal BE- reacher0usly and shsmetdliy
stricken down in the moment Of i.s mos. Hucccssil cpr
aton or whether 1t shall be brsvely, pario.cally,
triumphanily maintained. We wage Of
conquest and suijugaton; We aim at nothing but
TO protect our oy felow.citzsus. who, against fear
ful odds fighting the battles Of the Union in
the dssfected States and Establish not for
selves alone bu. for our misguided BRETHREN the mild
sray Of tho Constitution AID the laws Tho result
not be doubted Twenty mions Of freemsp, forgetting
their divisions, rclying as one MIN in support Of
their righteous csuse--their wiling hearts aud their
s,ror hands their fortunes and their lives laid up
on tho usr OF the country. Ne consrd fer the great
Inheritance of constitutional freedom transmitted from
our Revolutionary fahsrs We engage in the struggle
forced upon with sorrow, as sgaiost our misguided
BRETHREN but with high hoart and faith, war Tor
that Union which sainted Washington commended
10 cur dearest affections The sympathy Of the civilized
world is Oh our side, and will jim in PRAYERS TO
Heaven f4r the success Of Cur arus [Apr'suse
The sddrsss occupied o. hour and a half in s De-
livery and though listened with brsatbess a,tenioo
was repeatedly interrupted BY prolonged psudifs The
walls OF the Academy never before resounded with more
Ai,teripg estimoniss TO orator enthusiastic
patriotism.